March, 1 !) 1 ^ 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Rentiers' Service will Jiw you 

 suggestions for the care of tivt 



129 



The Milk Pail that 



Keeps 



Milk 



Clean 



Will you try 

 one 10 Days 

 Free ? 



We take all chances, for we know you will like it. Sent 

 on trial prepaid. If not satisfactory, return at our expense. 

 All dairvmen approve it. The 



Sterilac Milk Pail 



is the only one that is a real success at keeping milk clean. There is 

 no chance for contamination. N; ilk. pure and sweet, just as it is drawn 

 from tiie cow. g-oe-s strii^ht into the pail and it is all that does go there. 

 "Dirr ^helT" catches all hair, dust i>r tilth that falls from the cow or 

 udders. Milk "keeps" longer because it is really pure. The pail is 

 right shaped, strong, made to last. Easy to mash. You can't know- 

 how good it is till you see it and try it. Trice $2.50. Ask your dealers 

 If he hasn*t it we will send trial pail prepaid. Return if you don't like it. 



STERILAC COMPANY. 2 Merchant* Row, Boston, Mass. 



<rf fresh 



Mushrooms q™L 



g In your Cellar 



JA _i- in postage stamps together with the name of your 

 44V Cl>. dealer will bring you. postpaid, direct from the 

 manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 



Lamberts Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 



the best high-grade spawn in the market, together with large illustrated book- 

 on Mushroom Culture* containing simple and practical methods of raising, 

 preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not more than one sample brick will 

 be sen: to the same (tarty. Further orders must come through your dealer. 



Address: American Spawn Co., Dept- 2, St. Paul, Minn. 



FOR SEWING LEATHER 



[The Stewart Automatic Awl. Feeds wax threfldl 



I from 



I spool, Itdoesthe 



I work of a harness makers ma- 



I chine. Is indespensable for repair 



I work. Agents wanted. $1.25 postpaid. Send for cat. 



I STEWART-SKJNNeR CO. 28 Hermon Street, Worcester, Mass. I 



.*&&. MORE FRUIT K'SSfS^S 



Aphis, White Fly, etc., by spraying with 



lose scale. 



GOOD'SSKFISH OIL 



SOAP N?3 



Kills all tree pests without injury to trees. 



the soil and aids healthy growth. 



Our valuable book on Tree and 

 Plant Diseases. Write today. 



FREE 



JAMES GOOD, Original Maker, 931 N. Front Street, PhiUdclphia 



he CLIPPER 



There are three things that destroy 

 your lawns. Dandelions, Buck 

 Plantain and Crab Grass. In one 

 season the Clipper will drive them 



11 out. 



Clipper Lawn Mower Co. 

 DIXON, ILL. 



Roses Originated by 

 Jackson Dawson 



Write for pamphlet including prices 

 EASTERN MURSERIES 

 1090 Centre Street - - JAMAICA PLAIN, MASS. 

 H. S. DAWSON. Manager 



GLORY 



A beautiful new ruffled gladiolus of delicate cream pink 

 with crimson stripe in centre of lower petals. Very large and 

 pretty. One of these included in mv special offer ot 



15 Named Gladioli $1.00 



All splendid varieties, — no two alike — all labelled with 

 name and sent postpaid, Interesting pricelist free. 

 L1LLESAND, Box 7 Cambridge, Wisconsin 



Make Your Garden Work Easy With 

 AMES WHEEL HOE 



It can be used as a single or double wheel implement at 



will and is easily adjusted. It can be adjusted so that 

 it can be used by a child as well as an adult. As a 

 double wheel hoe it's a straddle row weeder. 



It has 1 pair LongBladed Hoes, 1 pair Short Bladed 

 Hoes, 1 pair Narrow Cultivators, 1 pair Wide 

 Cultivators, 1 Centre Cultivator, 1 pair Plows, 

 1 pair Rakes, 1 pair Vine Guards, and 1 

 Centre Tooth Holder. 



It makes gardening a pleasure 

 rather than a task. 

 Ask your dealer 

 for it. If he 

 can't supply 

 you, write u s 

 for Catalog 

 No. 1, giv- 

 ing us his 

 name. 



AMES PLOW COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS 



Plans For — Advice On 



Flower Garden, Vegetable Garden, Orchard 



Personal service by letter. If you take real interest in gar- 

 dening, you will take an expert gardener into your confidence. 

 Save space, money, and time by a practical planting plan. 



Write 

 GARRETT M. STACK, Horticulturist, Still River, Conn. 



Beautify Your Home with 



Choice Evergreens and Shrubbery 



Our methods of planting and conducting: business enable 

 us to offer higfh grade Ornamental Trees, Shrubs. Ever- 

 greens, Roses, Vines, Water-Lilies, Fruit Trees, Herbaceous 

 Plants, etc., at prices which defy competition. 

 Send for Illustrated Catalogue 

 MONTROSE NURSERIES 

 Montrose, Westchester County, New York 



x little green book 

 *** the Flower Garden 



'■ go.rd.e7D reminders. 



l^oent free "Write to-day 



I Paul Dove, WeUesley Mass. 



Co~cccesjo7* toHenfy <5. Adams.) 



"KANT-KLOG"^ 

 SPRAYERS i€H 



Spraying 



Guide Free 



Something New Sffi: 

 Gets twice the results—— 

 with same laborand fluid. 55 s 

 Flat or round, fine or coarse sprays ' 

 from same nozzle. Ten styles. For 

 trees, potatoes, gardens, whitewashing, 

 etc Agents Wanted. Booklet Free. 



Rochester Spray Pump Co. I^*™" 1 ™ 7 



Your Garden Three Weeks Earlier 



If you will start your lima beans, sweet corn, melons, 

 cucumbers, etc., in Paper Pots. They are entirely satisfac- 

 tory writes R. L. Watts, Prof, of Horticulture, Penna. State 

 College. Prices shipped flat: 500, for 75c, 1000 for $1.25. 

 Philip Crosby & Son Catonsville, Md. 



How about a manager for your country property? 



A hustling, practical agriculturist wishes position as country 

 estate superintendent. Expert in rural affairs, intensive farming, 

 soil conservation, handling labor, etc. Prominently identified with 

 popular movements for agricultural teaching and has an extended 

 acquaintance in agricultural circles. Twenty-seven years' ex- 

 perience. Perfectly familiar with requirements in field, orchard, 

 garden, poultry and bee yards, road building and developing herds 

 of pure blooded stock. Absolute teetotaler, upright and reliable. 

 Salarv wanted consistent with service given. References, photo, etc 

 Rockward A. Xusbaum, Blue Ridge College, Union Bridge, Md. 



Dexter Brothers 

 Petrifax Cement Coating 



should be used on all cement, brick, and stucco 



exteriors. Without it rain and dampness are sure 



to penetrate, causing unsanitary conditions and 



perhaps damage. 



Petrifax waterproofs the surface, will not crack, 



chip or peel, and is unaffected by climatic changes. 



Made in white and several colors. Write for booklet. 



Dexter Brothers Co., 110 Broad St., Boston, Mass. 



„ , 1133 Broadway, New York 



Branches: 2 18 Race St., Philadelphia 



Also makers of Dexter Brothers English 

 Shingle Stains 

 AGENTS.— H. M. Hooker Co., Chicago: Carolina Port- 

 land Cement Co.. Atlanta. Ga.: Birmingham and Mont- 

 gomery, Ala.. lacksonville. Fla„ Charleston, S. C. and 

 New Orleans, La.; Sherman Kimball. Srm Francisco; 

 Hoffschlager & Co., Honolulu; and DEALERS. 



1 



Be sure 

 the 'word 



PETRIFAX 



and our 

 name 

 are on 

 every 

 barrel, 

 keg and 

 can 



