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The Garden Magazine, April, 1920 



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"See, this is a Conard Star Rose. The Star Tag shows the /* 

 genuine — and besides, it helps me tell my roses apart. The 

 name of each variety is printed on the Tag. This is the fa- 

 mous Dr. W. Van Fleet:' 



As leading American Rose Specialists we are able to offer un- 

 usual facilities to all rose lovers. 



Garden beginners and prominent rosarians everywhere rely 

 both on Conard Star Roses and Conard Rose Service. 



ONARD 



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They are guaranteed to bloom or your money refunded 



One of the most beautiful Conard Roses is the celebrated 

 climber. Dr. W. Van Fleet. A delicate flesh pink, exquisite in 

 form. Flowers often 4 inches across, bloom singly and in groups 

 on steins 12 inches or more long Ten times as many blooms as 

 the average bush rose. Exceptionally hardy; grows 12 to 15 feet 

 a season. Excellent for bouquets and hedges and for covering 

 archways, garage, fences, etc. 



Note these SPECIAL, INTRODUCTORY OFFERS 

 $1.50 WORTH FOR $1.00 



1. Strong 2-yenr, field-grown Star size plant, Dr. W.Van Fleet, 

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Also illustrated Booklet, ^'SUCCESS WITH HOSES" (usual 

 price 25c), containing complete Information, easy to follow 

 — when, bow and what to plant, proper soils, culture, etc. 

 Also o2-page t A I A LOU I I., Conard Star Koses »nd other 

 choice flowers. 



Also a 2oc. return check good when returned with first order 

 (of not less than $1.) from CATALOGUE. 



ALL, THE ABOVE FOR $1.00 



2. Jnst the Booklet "SUCCESS WITH ROSES" and CATA- 

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S. CATALOGUE alone EKEE on request. 



Planting time is nearly here. Write to-day to 



CONARD * ROSES 

 & Jones Co., Box 24, West Grove, Penna. 



Robert Pyle, President Antoine Wintzer, Vice Pres. 



This tag is your 

 guarantee and 

 shows the genu- 

 ine Conard Rose. 



Send for this free 

 Catalogue. See 

 spec ial offer 

 above. 



Reverse gives name 

 of rose — a perman- 

 ent label on your 

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HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL 



In spring when buds begin to sprout 

 And plants arc pushing toward the sun, 



With ne'er a droop and ne'er a pout, 

 Then gardening is glorious fun. 



By June we've started in to spray, 

 The fun has changed to fungicide. 



Scab, blight, and beetles, day by day 

 Arise and will not be denied. 



Anthracnose comes upon the bean, 



And San Jose upon the fruit. 

 The Rose is thick with aphis green, 



And other enemies to boot. 



Hurrah, for winter! We forget 

 Our disappointments then, and toil. 



The pests by which we were beset 

 In next year's gardening we shall foil! 

 Kate B. Burton. 



CREOSOTE LENGTHENS LIFE 

 OF FENCE POSTS 



SIMPLEST METHOD IS TO BRUSH ON THE PRESER- 

 VATIVE BUT DIPPING IN BATH GIVES LONGER LIFE 



POSTS of any non-durable wood can have 

 their lives greatly lengthened if properly 

 treated with creosote, say men who have tried 

 the experiment. The treatment is simple and 

 inexpensive. The post must have the bark en- 

 tirely removed and be thoroughly seasoned. 

 Particular care must be used to remove the thin 

 skin of inner bark, says the department of forestry 

 at the state college of agriculture at Ithaca, as 

 this skin prevents the creosote from entering the 

 wood. Seasoning will require from two to six 

 months, depending upon the climate and time 

 of year. These methods are suggested: 



BRUSH METHOD SIMPLE 



The most simple, least expensive, and likewise 

 least effective method of treatment is applying 

 hot creosote with a brush. The creosote or oil 

 should be heated in a receptacle to a temperature 

 of 1 50 degrees F., or more. Several coats should 

 be given; each coat should be dry before the next 

 is applied. The great drawback in this method 

 is that the coating of oil is on the surface, and if 

 further seasoning takes place and checks develop, 

 the untreated interior of the post is exposed to 

 the decay-producing agencies. The brush treat- 

 ment is advised only when the other and the more 

 thorough methods cannot be used. 



Dipping the post into the hot oil is a much 

 better method. This requires some large vessel, 

 such as a small tank, or empty oil drum, in which 

 a large quantity of creosote can be heated. The 

 oil penetrates every check and crack of posts 

 plunged in this bath and a complete covering 

 of the preservative is assured. 



HOT AND COLD BATH BEST 



Better still is the hot and cold bath treatment, 

 in which the post is allowed to remain in the hot 

 oil one to three hours. Then the posts are taken 

 out and plunged at once into a tank of cold oil, 

 or they can be left in the first tank to wait until 

 the hot oil becomes cold. Although it takes more 

 time and costs more, this method will result in a 

 much deeper penetration of the oil and conse- 

 quently a longer period of life for the post. 



Costs will vary with the kind of post and the 

 method of treating. The best creosote now costs 

 45 to 50 cents a gallon in barrel lots, and in the 

 hot and cold bath treatment from | to § gallon 



(.Continued on page /50) 



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Evergreen 

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Easily the best climber you can obtain 

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