December, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service will aid you 

 in planning your vacation trip 



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YS More Water 



raised and delivered by the 



"American" Centrifugal Pump 



than by others because the 

 impeller is accurately ma- 

 chined to the casing, prevent- 

 ing any sudden change in di- 

 rection of the water. Not an 

 ounce of power is wasted. 

 Every "American" Centrifu- 

 gal absolutely guaranteed. 

 Write for new catalog 120. 



THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS 

 Office and Works, Aurora, HI. 



First National Back Building, Chicago 



The Postoffice Department by 

 a recent ruling is experimenting 

 on the shipment of magazines by 

 freight instead of fast mail. We 

 are doing our utmost to send the 

 magazines as early as possible, 

 but if your magazine is late, take 

 it up with your local postmaster. 



C A \/I7 They are too precious to lose. Get expert tree surgeons 



O/A. V J—, to examine them and advise you as to what they need. 



Y/"\| ID Avoid tree fakers and tree butchers. Our free booklets 



I V/^JlX explain tree surgery the science founded by Tohn Davey. 



XDFI7C Write ior them. T1IF, OAVEY TKEE EXPERT CO., Inc, 



1 IVIjCiO 1512 Elm Street, Kent, Ohio 



THORBURN'S BULBS 



Largest and Finest assortment of high grade bulbs and 

 roots in America. Send for catalogue — mailed free 



J. M. THORBURN & CO., 33 Barclay St., New York 



FAIRFAX ROSES— ^ 



CANNOT BE EQUALLED Catalogue free 

 W. R. GRAY, Box 6, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VA. 



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DO J&$t TO BE A BETTER SHOT? 



Write us and we will give you some cood pointers. We ■will 



also send information about Guns and Rifles. 



J. Stevens Arms A Tool Co., Wept. 215, Cliieopee Fulls, Diana. 



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C1<f • Tfc • . 2ft. High, $15 per 1000 



ahtornia Privet 3i - a -* f yjft, oo 



SA VE 3 0% on THESE PRICES 



S. L. de FABRY. . Grower . LITTLE SILVER. N. J. 



BITDDEE/e SEEDS GROW 



J 9 \J XVX JLs JL/ k*7 If you _ want a copy of the 



Catalog, 



"Leading American Seed 

 for 1912, address BURPEE, Philadelphia. 



There's M 



oney in 



1 oultry 



Our Home Study Course in Practical Poultry 

 Culture under Prof. Chss. K. Graham, late of the 

 Connecticut Agricultural College, teaches how to 

 make poultry pay. 



Personal instruction. Expert Advice. 



250 Page Catalogue free. Write to-day. 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 



Irept. G-. P., SprliigGeld, Mass. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are in- 

 creased by employing a competent Gardener; if you want to 

 engage one write to us. Please give particulars regarding place 

 and say whether married or single man is wanted. We have 

 been supplying them for years to the best people everywhere. 

 No fee asked. PETER HENDERSON & CO., Seedmen 

 and Florists, 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



$1 or $2 per Acre per Month 



Buys a Sanford celery farm. Flowing artesian well 

 guaranteed. Sub-irrigation, fine drainage, good sub- 

 soil, proven district, no interest; water and rail transpor- 

 tation. Our liberal contract allows six years to pay out. 

 TITLE BOND & GUARANTEE CO., Sanford, Fla. 



U. S. Government Report 



(Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Bulletin 95,) 

 issued June 30, 1911, says of 



CYPRESS: 



"AS SIDING IT 

 PRACTICALLY 

 WEARS OUT 

 BEFORE IT 



D E CAYS." ( 



From page 44. 

 U. S. Government 

 Bulletin 95. 



) 



Same report says "CYPRESS shows paint well and holds it for many years, but lasts a long time without it. 



{You know the conservatism of Government Reports.) 



Here's a photograph (straight from 

 the wood) of a piece of Cypress Siding 

 taken from St. Charles College, La., 

 duly attested in writing by the presi- 

 dent, Father Maring. Built 1819— 

 Torn down 1910. NOT A TRACE OF 

 ROT. Note that the lower or exposed 

 edge, originally the thicker, has be- 

 come the thinner by the simpie 

 erosion of nearly a century of rains. 



CYPRESS SIDING SOUND AS 

 A DOLLAR after withstanding 

 the tempests of a century and willing 

 to start again ! 91 YEARS "ON THE 

 JOB. "WITHOUT EVEN PAINTING. 

 on a church in use till the day it was 

 razed to make room for a larger 

 building.and the CYPRESS LUMBER 

 COMPOSING IT THEN USED AT 

 ONCE to erect a new gymnasium ! 



THERE'S INVESTMENT VALUE WORTH WHILE! 



WRITE TODAY for VOLUME ONE of the CYPRESS POCKET LIBRARY, with Full Text 



of OFFICIAL GOVT. REPORT as quoted above. (Sent FREE PROMPTLY on request.) 



"WOOD THAT WILL STAND THE GREENHOUSE TEST 



WILL STAND ANYTHING." ASK FOR VOL. THREE ALS O— FULL OF VITAL FACTS. 



When planning new improvements or repairs to old ones, just remember — " With CYPRESS you BUILD BUT ONCE." 



Let our "ALL ROUND HELPS DEPARTMENT" help YOU. Our entire resources are at your service with Reliable Counsel 



SOUTHERN CYPRESS MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION 



1209 HIBERNIA BANK BUILDING, NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



INSIST ON CYPRESS AT YOUR LOCAL DEALER'S IF HE HASN'T IT, LET US KNOW IMMEDIATELY 



IRISH 



ROSES Fruit -VSs™ ental EVERGREENS 



Extra Sizes for Immediate Effect 



Liberal Discounts on Large Orders 

 Our Catalogue is a cyclopedia of information to the planter 



LANDSCAPE DEPT. 

 63 Hamilton Place 



ROSEDALE NURSERIES 



S. G. HARRIS 



Tarrytown, N. Y. 



We grow a general line of Nursery Stock; everything 

 required in this Northern latitude. We spend our time 

 and money growing the best stock possible, and very little 

 in advertising it. We have always depended upon satis- 

 fied customers to do our advertising and have never been 

 disappointed. Send for our catalog and price list. ^HEH^^^^^HBHHH 



The Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass. 



TREES 



