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The Readers' Sen-ice will give information 

 about the latest automobile accessories 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1912 



50,000 Owners Know — 



It's the record of actual performance that should influence your selection of a water supply 

 system. 



Nearly 50,000 owners of "Reeco" Systems can tell you their records of actual performance, 

 covering in hundreds of cases, 20 years or more continuous service. 



Thus you have much more to go by than a manufacturer's unsupported claims. There's a 

 "Reeco" owner near you, ask him. We know of thousands of "Reeco" Systems that have 

 been in service 20 years or more without requiring any important repairs. 



"REECO" Water Supply Systems 



are fool proof and trouble proof — the most substantial and most economical systems made. 

 "Reeco" Systems are equipped with elevated or pressure tanks and operated by the famous 

 "REECO" ELECTRIC PUMPS or the "Reeco" Rider and "Reeco" Ericsson Hot Air Engines. 

 No steam, no noisy exhaust. We make complete installa- 

 tions for country homes, hotels, factories, etc., and when 

 desired supply all equipment and assume full responsibility. 



70 years' experience back of our methods. 



Important Price Reductions 



Owing to our greatly increased output and the reduction 

 in cost of manufacture, we have made liberal reductions on 

 all "Reeco" Systems. 



Write nearest office for Catalogue U 



RIDER-ERICSSON ENGINE CO. 



Mew York. Boston. Philadelphia. Montreal, P. Q. Sydney, Australlt 

 The ''Reeco" Pumps are in every State of the 

 Union and in every country on the Globe. 



ARE you interested in curios, 

 y\ objects of art, antiques, 

 and things hand made 

 for the art side of home life? 

 Perhaps you would like to know 

 where to find something along 

 these lines that you have in 

 mind. Perhaps you would like 

 to dispose of a part of your 

 own collection. However it 

 may be, if you have any query 

 that you wish to make in 

 regard to curios, antiques, etc., 

 we will do our best to help 

 you find the answer. Write 

 The Readers' Service, Double- 

 day, Page & Company, Garden 

 City, Long Island, New York 



Plant Peonies Now 



Pick out the spots 

 where you would like 

 to see them blooming 

 and plant now. Next 

 spring you will be re- 

 warded with their beau- 

 tiful fragrant flowers 

 and they will increase 

 in size and profusion of 

 bloom fromyear toyear. 

 This climate and rich 

 soil are particularly 

 adapted to Peonies. Our 

 Peony roots are full of 

 real life and vigorous 

 promise. No flower can 

 be grown with greater 

 ease or less attention. 

 No matter where you 



are we are near to you who want the best. 



Send for our catalog now and plant them early. 



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In order to get good blossoms keep the plants cool 



Tobacco stems around the pot will act as a pre- 

 ventive. After the flowering season, gradually dry 

 off the plants by withholding water, and put them 

 away in a dry place until they are wanted again. 

 Massachusetts. Luke J. Doogue. 



The Grape Leaf-Hopper 



THIS pest of the vineyard was abroad in un- 

 usual force this season. While it is now too 

 late to attempt much active work against it, 

 special precautions must be taken to prevent its 

 destroying the crop next year. 



This fall thoroughly clean up the vineyard, 

 burning all trash in order to destroy the hibernat- 

 ing adults of the hopper. 



In the spring, large numbers of the hibernated 

 adults can be caught by sticky shields carried 

 along each side of the rows of vines, the insects 

 being frightened out by shaking the vines. Do this 

 early in the season, before the eggs are deposited. 

 A light wooden frame is made seven or eight feet 

 long by four feet high. To the crosspiece at 

 the bottom, which is about a foot from the ground, 

 fasten several stiff wires shaped like the teeth of 

 a hayrake, so that the points curve inward and 

 downward to the ground. The whole framework, 

 including the wires, is covered with oilcloth coated 

 with a mixture of one quart of melted resin and 

 one pint of castor oil. 



The eggs of the hoppers are laid just beneath 

 the epidermis on the undersides of the leaves. 

 The young live, as the parents do, by sucking the 

 juices from the leaves, first on the lower surfaces 

 and later spreading all over the vines. Whale-oil 

 soap solution, in the proportion of one pound of 

 soap to ten gallons of water, is effective in des- 

 troying the young, wingless hoppers. Spray 

 thoroughly, covering the under sides of the leaves, 

 beginning just as soon as the nymphs become com- 

 mon. Only those are killed which the spray 

 actually touches. 



This Month's Cover 



THE dahlia is essentially a September flower, 

 and, despite all that is urged against it — its 

 short season, the uncertainty of results because of 

 the gamble against the weather, and the care that 

 has to be given throughout the year, including the 

 winter — maintains a tight hold in favor because 

 of its glorious colorings, Modern fancy runs 

 towards the cactus types, of which one is shown on 

 this month's cover. 



The essential care of the dahlia comes in attend- 

 ing to it every winter. After killing frost has cut 

 down the tops, the roots should be dug from the 

 ground and slightly dried off. The entire roots 

 must then be stored in a place where they will not 

 be frozen nor will not be warm enough to start 

 growth, and there must also be moisture enough to 

 keep the tubers from shrivelling. A good practical 

 method is to put the roots, as soon as they come 

 from the field, into boxes with coal ashes and put 

 them in a cellar. Keep the ashes moist. Sand 

 could be used equally well. Maintain a tempera- 

 ture of about 45 degrees. 



