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T II E G A R D E N M A G A Z I N 
TOWNSEND’S 
TRIPLEX 
The Public is learned not to purchase 
mowers infringing the Townsend Patent 
No. 1.209.519. Dec. 19th. 1916 
The Greatest Grass- 
cutter on Earth, cuts a 
Swath 86 inches wide. 
S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. 
23 Central Ave., Orange, N. J. 
Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, the 
TRIPLEX MOWER will mow more lawn in a day 
than the best motor mower ever made, cut it better 
and at a fraction of the cost. 
Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, it will 
mow more lawn in a day than any three ordinary 
horsedrawn mowers with three horses and three men. 
Floats over the uneven ground as a ship rides the 
waves. One mower may be climbing a knoll, the 
second skimming a level and the third paring a hollow. 
Does not smash the grass to earth and plaster it in the 
mud in springtime nor crush out its life between 
hot rollers and hard, hot ground in summer as does 
the motor mower. 
Send for Catalogue illustrating all types of TOWNSEND MOWERS. 
ENTERPRISE PROTECTIVE FENCE 
protects and beautifies 
An Enterprise fence is an unclimbable barrier — security against tramps, 
prowlers, thieves and other undesirable persons. In addition to giving 
ample protection, it beautifies and lends distinction to city homes, country 
estates, etc., etc., and enhances property value. 
Investigate — Send for Illustrated Catalog 
Write today for illustrated catalog. It describes hundreds of styles, quotes prices, and. ex- 
lains our free offer to make a blueprint showing all details of fence needed to protect and 
eautify your premises. 
ENTERPRISE IRON WORKS, 2422 Yandes Street, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Specialists for 33 years in All-Iron and Send today for 
Iron-and -Woven -Wire protective fencing this catalog 
Stable Horse Manure 
WELL ROTTED 
Dried and Pulverized or Shredded 
In Bags or Bulk in Box Cars 
Odorless, nutritious, conveniently packed. 
For use of Florists, Landscape Gardeners, 
growers and general farming purposes. For 
grass and lawn, vegetable and flower gar- 
dens, also potted plants. Long Island trade 
a specialty. 
M. McGIRR’S SONS COMPANY 
264 W. 34th Street New York City 
OUR SPECIALS FOR MAY 
What $1.00 Will Do 
6 Shrubs for $1.00 
Rose F. K. Druschki Bush Honeysuckle Weigela 
Butterfly Bush Hydrangea Clematis paniculata 
10 large packets flower seed for $1.00 
Aster Sweet Alyssum Hollyhock 
Zinnea Sweet Peas Four o ’clocks 
Verbena Nasturtium Marigold 
Candytuft 
16 large packets vegetable seeds for $1.00 
Lettuce Radish Swiss Chard Parsnip 
Cucumbers Parsley Turnip Cabbage 
Sweet Corn Peas Carrots Kohlrabi 
Beets Beans Squash Onions 
"Your garden lacks nothing we cannot supply.” Catalogues on request 
SULLIVAN SEED CO., P. 0. Box 84, West Somerville, Mass. 
May, 191 
( Concluded from page 258) I 
ways supposed to be, but hardly ever is 
namely, really educational to the public. 
To President Saltonstall, who originated the 
idea, the thanks of the unskilled public was un 
stintingly accorded. 
California Dahlia Growers Unite 
Y\/T 1 H the object of combining activitie; 
’ * so as to act as a unit in popularizing 
the Dahlia in the West, the two California 
organizations devoted to the interest of the 
Dahlia (The California Dahlia Society and the 1 
California Dahlia Growers’ Association) have 
been merged into one organization under the ’ 
title of the Dahlia Society of California. 
The bulletin services united. 
The Dahlia planting season in California I 
corresponds exactly with that of the East, 
the season being late May and up to July j 
15th. 
The officers for 1917 are: President, T. A. I 
Burns, San Francisco, Cal.; Vice-President, I 
Pierson Durbrow, San Francisco, Cal.; Treas- I 
urer, F. C. Bums, San Rafael, Cal.; Corres-' j 
ponding Secretary and Editor, Newell F. Van- ■ 
derbilt, 725 Fifth St., San Rafael, Cal.; Finan- 
cial and Recording Secretary, C. S. Quick, 
Berkeley, Cal. The Annual Exhibition will be 
held at St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, Sep- 
tember 2 1st and 22nd. 
A Spraying Calendar for Roses 
f I 'HE Talbot Garden Club of Trappe, Md., 
(Mrs. P. B. Spring, Pres.) h as covered 
in the convenient form of a card for hanging 
on the wall directions for spraying Roses as 
follows: 
Early in the spring, before growth begins, 
spray dormant rose bushes and soil thor- 
oughly with scalecide or some form of lime 
sulphur. 
As soon as the leaves begin to push out 
spray weekly with bordeaux, to which add 
arsenate of lead, 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon; 
or use Pyrox, a compound of these two. 
Beginning May 1st, spray every 10 days 
with 1 ounce Potassium Sulphide, 2 gallons 
water, for mildew, throwing spray on under 
side of leaves as far as possible. 
For aphis or green fly use strong tobacco 
water, dipping the affected branches into it 
when possible. Also dust tobacco on to leaves 
when moist. 
For slugs or worms use a “contact” insecti- 
cide — kerosene emulsion, or whale oil solu- 
tion; also white hellebore (fresh) — 1 ounce 
hellebore, 3 gallons water. 
The following remedy for rose bugs is 
recommended and is worth a trial: 3 pints 
sweet milk, 3 pints kerosene, 1 quart water. 
Shake well together. Add \ pint to 1 gallon 
water, stir well and spray the Rose bushes, 
wetting the ground thoroughly over the 
roots. Use every 10 days during the bug 
season. 
A radical policy pursued in one garden for 
several years has greatly diminished the an- 
nual crop of rose bugs. The season of the bug 
is only about three weeks, and by the time it 
appears the height of the Rose bloom has 
passed m this particular garden. 1 he blos- 
soms are all promptly cut off except the very 
green ones, when the bugs appear, and a star- 
vation blockade established. The discour- 
aged bugs disappear, and by the time the 
Roses begin their second bloom the pest is 
over. 
After June all sprays may be used less fre- 
quentl} - . 
If a problem grows in your garden write to the Readers' Service for assistance 
