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T II E G A R 1) E N M A G A Z I N E 
. February, 1917 
Quality 
Lawn Mowers 
T HE longer you use a 
“PENNSYLVANIA” 
Quality Lawn Mower the bet- 
ter satisfied you are with 
your judgment in buying it. 
The cutting knives (both flat and ro- 
tary) are made exclusively of crucible 
tool steel, oil-hardened and water- 
tempered. Being self-sharpening there 
is no “dollar a 
year lor re- 
grinding. 
The simplicity 
of adjustment en- 
ables you to keep 
the bearings just 
right for easy, 
quiet running. 
That is why at 
the end of a few 
years a “PENN- 
SYLVANIA” 
Quality Mower 
has cost less than 
a “cheap mower.” 
C ._1 “How to Care for thi 
iJCUl rice a practical booklet by 
an authority, mailed on request. 
Look for this mark on the 
handle of all "PENNSYL- 
VANIA’' Quality Mowers. 
"Pennsylvania” 
"Great American” 
"Continental" 
"Pennsylvania, Jr.” 
"Keystone” 
"Shock Absorber” 
•’Golf” 
"Putting Greens” 
“Horse” 
"Pony” 
"Undercut Trimmer” 
“Braun Grass Catcher” 
"Lawn Cleaner” 
Pennsylvania Lawn Mower 
Works 
1617 N. Twenty-third Street 
Philadelphia 
DAHLIAS 
Novelties Only 
The rare Dahlias listed in my catalogue are 
the choicest novelties of the ten leading European 
specialists. They will win admiration in your gar- 
den and carry the highest honors against greatest 
odds wherever exhibited. They really represent 
the aristocracy of all the latest and best in Dahlias. 
Prices, 25 cents to $10.00 each 
Catalogue on request 
J. H. BOWMAN 
497 Broadway Paterson, N. J. 
(Concluded from page 52) 
trees should have guards placed around them, 
something substantial, something that will 
prevent horses from getting at the bark. 
As to orchard trees, I have tried splints 
such as are used for making wooden baskets, 
lath, wired or tied on with binder twine, tarred 
paper and building paper, all these are fairly 
good — better than nothing — but they decay, 
or break down, or for some other reason have 
to be replaced in one to three years. The 
guard that pleases me best is made of gal- 
vanized hardware cloth of one-half or three- 
fourths inch mesh, the former preferred where 
mice are troublesome, the latter where rabbits 
are abundant. The height of such a protector 
should vary with the kind of animal to be 
fenced out — six or eight inches might be high 
enough where only mice are to be kept out; but 
where rabbits are numerous and large, the 
guards will have to be at least eighteen inches 
above ground and even more where snow is 
likely to be deep or to drift. I generally have 
In spite of protection, mice have girdled the tree. The wire 
had a hole beneath it and the mulch encouraged the mice 
mine extend two or three inches below ground 
and twenty-one or twenty-two inches above, at 
least where six to eight inches of snow may fall 
and remain during the winter. 
It is a good policy to make the protectors at 
least six inches in diameter when finished. 
This will require that the cloth be cut in 20- 
inch widths so the ends may be bent and locked 
rather than fastened by wire as shown in illus- 
tration. When the trees have grown so they 
nearly fill the cylinders of wire cloth, the locks 
should be opened so there will be no danger of 
girdling the trees. With apple trees this may be 
expected to be necessary about the sixth year. 
After the trees get enough bark they will be 
fairly safe from rabbit attack, but mice may 
still do damage. To prevent this it is a wise 
policy to keep all grass and rubbish out of the 
orchard so there will be no winter harbors or 
nesting material for the little animals to hide 
under. I have known apple trees as thick as 
my body to be seriously gnawed at the ground 
surface where straw had been placed around 
them for a mulch. In the tree here shown not 
only had straw been placed around the tree, but 
the wire guard had been left with an opening 
beneath it. The white patch shows part of the 
injury which mice wrought. 
. M. G. Kains. 
A New Way of 
Watering Your Garden 
Turn on the water; point the sprays 
in the extreme side position; then your 
part is done. Go away and forget 
about it. 
The line of spray will gradually travel 
across the garden, watering it thoroughly 
and evenly. No beating down of plants. 
No packing of soil. When watering is 
done, automatically shuts off. It turns 
itself and stops itself. 
Made, with hand turner, as well as 
the automatic. 
For full particulars about this Skinner 
System troubleless, botherless kind of 
watering, send for booklet. 
THE SKINNER IRRIGATION CO. 
219 Water 
Street 
TROY. 
OHIO 
INNER 
YSTEM 
THE 
LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR ; 
PASSED THIS WAY 
I 
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one finds among beautiful landscapes 
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the really baffling kind. A motor 
romance, by C N. and A. M Wil- 
liamson. which marks the return of 
their famous “Lightning Conductor” 
hero. 
LIGHTNING CONDUCTOR 
DISCOVERS AMERICA 
At all bookstores. Illustrated. Net $1.50 
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., Garden City, N. Y. 
Pulverized Sheep Manure 
Best for Lawns and Gardens 
Nature’s Own Plant Food. For all 
crops. Especially good for lawns, 
gardens, etc., where quick and cer- 
tain results are neccssaiy. Used 
extensively for small fruits, shrub- 
bery, etc., Rich in nitrogen, phos- 
phoric acid and potash; also adds 
humus. 
Sheep’s Head 
Sheep Manure 
guaranteed absolutely clean — nothing but sheep manure 
seeds, which arc k died by heat. Dried and pulverized for easy application 
200 lbs. delivered anywhere east of the Missouri River for $4.00, cash with 
order. 200 lbs., enough for lawn and garden, delivered for $4. 
Natural Guano Co. Aurora, III. 
If a Problem grows in your garden write to the Rcaders > Service for assistance 
