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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



May, 1914 



The roofing with real waterproofing 



Choose roofing whose waterproofing is a natural product. Man cannot make waterproof- 

 ing that equals asphalt made by nature. 



Genasco Ready Roofing is made and waterproofed with natural asphalt. This 

 Trinidad-Lake Asphalt waterproofing goes clear through. It doesn't crack in any weather. 

 Get Genasco for lasting protection and true economy. 



THE KANT-LEAK KLEET keeps seams watertight without cement and prevents nail-leaks — packed in rolls of smooth surface 

 Genasco. Ask your dealer for Genasco; smooth or mineral surface — several weights. Write us for the Good Roof Guide Book and samples. 



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Largest producers in the world of asphalt and ready roofing 



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Brown Lawn Fence and Gate cost leas than wood, last 



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■ For the summer home — the most harmonious and lasting finish 



H Of all homes, the mountain camp or seaside cottage should be entirely natural in its color scheme and 

 = harmonious with its surroundings. The desired effect can be best obtained through the use of the many 

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Bring out all the beauty of the grain and preserve the natural surface 

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 Not affected by intense heat, dampness or salt air. The high grade 

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How to Prune an Elm 



EARLY spring is perhaps the best time to prune 

 an elm although a branch may be cut off at any 

 time of the year and the wound, if properly made, 

 will heal over. In pruning an elm itis very imperative 

 that no stub be left 

 and that the cut be 

 made so as to shed 

 water rapidly, for elm 

 wood when moist and 

 in contact with the air, 

 rots rapidly. If this 

 precaution be not 

 taken especially in 

 removing a larger 

 branch, the rot will, 

 in a few years, work 

 its way down into the 

 heart of the tree. It 

 is better to chop down 

 an elm tree than to be 

 reckless in pruning it. 

 For this reason also, 

 painting a wound in an 

 elm is of greater help 

 than in some other 

 This elm has been properly trees. A wound made 

 pruned. Note the well-bal- m tne co [d of winter is 

 anced appearance of the naturally subject to in- 

 branches j ury by frost. 



An elm has a very marked tendency to cross its 

 branches. We must consider a troublesome branch 

 as being one which contributes nothing to the 

 symmetry or general outline of the tree nor adds 

 by its leaves anything to the shade cast by the 

 tree. Naturally, such a branch takes its share of 

 sap and plant food. An elm as a street or lawn 

 tree needs not a great deal of pruning at any one 

 time but just a little pruning and that not necess- 

 arily every year. Crotches in an elm while not 

 desirable, are no drawback; the elm wood is hard to 

 split. 



A branch once cut off cannot be stuck on again; 

 therefore view the tree from every angle before 

 cutting a branch. Have several good reasons for 

 making each cut: that the branch to be cut is 

 actually so awkwardly located that you cannot per- 

 mit it to remain; that its removal will not mar the 

 shape or shade of the tree; and that in years to 

 come the branch to be cut can be as readily dis- 

 pensed with as now. An open top is not to be de- 

 sired, yet the crown should not be so compact as to 

 rob many of the leaves of a fair share of sunlight. 

 The upward growth of an elm will take care of itself 

 pretty well so there is no need of keeping your trees 

 pruned more or less like a pole in order to induce 

 upward growth. 



The removal of a branch means an extra amount 

 of root pressure upon all the other branches of that 

 tree. This is an advantage when an elm is "leg- 

 gy," for then the removal of a large limb induces 



This tree needs pruning. Such long, ungainly branches 

 are likely to be broken in a storm 



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