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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
If the Germans Had Irrigated — 
In a recent article in Literary Digest, attention was called to the fact that the potato shortage in 
Germany, which is one of the most critical shortages the* people. are- facing, was occasioned solely 
by drought. It went on to say that if the Germans had been more familiar with irrigation and 
practised it to a greater extent, this shortage luould mot hate occurred. 
And therein lies a valuable lesson for every one of us w T hose interest is garden-invested. 
Let us not neglect to fully profit by it! 
Make Your Garden Crop a Sure Thing with a 
Skinner System Sprinkling Line 
"VOUR garden simply must “do its bit” this year. Drought can 
stop it from doing it. But on the other hand, you can stop 
drought from stopping it. 
The Skinner System Sectional Sprinkling Line is the solu- 
tion. With it installed in your garden, you can, by simply 
turning a valve, bring down on your garden at any time,, 
for as long a time as you like, a gentle, uniform^finely 
broken up spray like the beneficent rains of Heaven. 
A spray that is scientifically designed to make 
plants grow, and does it. 
Furthermore, theSkinner System Sprinkling 
Line car» be installed without digging or 
trenching in the garden injuring the crop 
after it is started. It simply involves the 
setting of a few posts, with no possible chance of hurting a thin 
$15.75 buys a complete Sprinkling Line that will water 2,500 
square feet (50 x 50 ft.). You can increase its length to exactly 
fit your garden, at the rate of $5.40 for each 18 foot section 
added. For $15.50, you can equip it with an automatic 
turner that will start the sprays watering on one side if 
your garden and gradually turn them completely over 
to the other side, and then automatically shut off 
the water. Its turning speed you control. 
Don’t “trust to luck” for enough rain for 
your garden, when you can so easily control 
the situation yourself. , 
Send for 50 foot line, as a starter Our 
catalogue you are indeed welcome to 

The Skinner Irrigation Co. 
219 Water St,, Troy, Ohio 
WING’S BEAUTIFUL PEONIES 
Our collection includes the best distinct varieties, both old 
standard sorts and new introductions. 
Fall is the best time to plant. Once planted they last forever 
and become more beautiful every year 
Following are just a few representative varieties: 
Duchesse de Nemours. White. 50c 
Edulis Superba. Mauve pink. Best for Memorial Day. 50c 
Madame Bucquet. Dark crimson amaranth. 75c 
Madame Emile Galle. Opalescent shades of lilac, flesh and cream. $1.00 
Therese. (See illustration). Violet rose. $5.00 
Mons. Jules Elie. Pale lilac rose. $1.00 
Mons Martin Cahuzac. Dark purple garnet. The darkest Peony 
grown. #5.00 
Mary Holley. Rosy Magenta. 75c 
Modeste Guerin. Light Solferino. 50c 
We have many others, all of which are described in our catalogue. 
Send for free copy. 
THE WING SEED CO., Box 1626, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
La Fiancee Pure White Single Peonies 
Plan to Plant Peonies 
for masses of rich and varied bloom. Your choice of 
nearly 200 varieties- — old and new — single and double. 
Not divisions but strong, 1, 2 and 3 year plants. Prac- 
tically every one of our plants blooms in the nursery the 
first year, some having 3 or 4 flowers. Such stock is 
bound to give you satisfaction. Liberal discounts on 
quantities and reduced prices on many costly varieties. 
The high quality of our stock is proved by our sales to many other 
peony specialists, one of whom writes: “I bought of seven or eight 
prominent peony growers in America and Europe last fall and your 
roots were among the best I received.” 
Our 1917 Peony Catalogue will offer many help- 
ful suggestions. It’s free. Write to-day. 
S. G. Harris, 
Box A, 
Tarrytown, N. Y. 
Peonies 
are Easy 
to Grow 
Will Bloom 
for Many 
Years 
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