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The Garden Magazine, October, 1920 
An Exceptional Bargain 
at Roselle, N. J. 
Owner will sell at sacrifice, this beautiful 
stucco, old English residence, having every 
modern improvement, including Ruud 
automatic system of hot water supply; 
12 rooms, 4 baths, 4 open fireplaces, large 
porches, enclosed sun parlor. 
On corner lot 200' x 180', with trees, shrubbery, flowers, vegetable gardens, 
brick summer house, 3 car garage. Location on Main Street, in the most select 
section of historic Roselle, N. J., good water supply and finest of schools; 
8 minutes from station; half mile irom golf and country club; 35 minutes 
(14 miles) from Liberty St., N. Y. 
Price $35,000, which is less than pre-war building price. Write for photographs, 
or appointment to inspect. P. O. Box 33, Roselle, N. J. 
Moss Aztec Pottery 
Offers a wide choice of objects, from simple fern 
dishes and bud vases to impressive jardinieres 
and plant stands. Its predominating charac- 
teristic is refined elegance in designs and colors. 
A post card request will bring you the “Moss 
Aztec” cata- 
logue and 
name of near- 
est dealer. 
PETERS & REED 
POTTERY 
COMPANY 
So. Zanesville, O. 
Up In a Jiffy — Waters 
2500 Square Feet 
Here’s a rain-machine ready to use the mo- 
ment you attach your hose and turn on the 
water. It’s 50 feet long, and waters 25 feet 
on each side — 2500 square feet in all. 
One watering ample for a week. 
Takes but a few minutes to shift to another 
part of grounds. 
Send for our new book — Irrigation for Home 
Grounds. Tells about our watering systems 
for lawns, gardens and grounds of all kinds 
and sizes. 
The Skinner Irrigation Co. 
KINNER 
YSTEM 
OF IRRIGATION 
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are cut down and removed, there are other meas- 
ures that can facilitate the work of elimination 
and increase its chances of success, among them 
the treatment of the vines — through the roots — 
with caustic or otherwise destructive substances. 
One of these is kerosene which, according to 
the Cornell Forestry Department, is effective 
but suitable for use only where there are no nearby 
shrubs or trees that might be injured bv the 
treatment. Arsenate of soda can be used to kill 
Ivy on trees more than six inches in diameter 
without hurting them, or Ivy on walls. 
From Ohio come suggestions recommending 
common salt at the rate of three pounds to a 
gallon of w ater, iron sulphate, or calcium chloride, 
either one to be applied, however, as a spray in 
June and again in midsummer. 
What might be called the most heroic method, 
since it offers the greatest danger of becoming 
infected or poisoned, is that of grubbing out the 
entire plant and as much of the root as possible. 
This is the job for which the present is the time. 
Of course, the wise grubber or sprayer at any 
time protects his hands with heavy gloves and 
his body with overalls or other old clothes that 
can be promptly cleaned afterward. In addition 
prompt washing of the hands, face or any exposed 
parts with plenty of soap and water, and thor- 
ough rinsing, usually prevent poisoning except 
in the case of the occasional supersensitive people 
— and for them, the only safe course is to keep 
away from all Poison-ivy. 
A NOVEL TRICK WITH A 
PUMPKIN 
A CURIOUS thing to do with a growing 
pumpkin, marrow', or gourd is shown in the 
photograph. These fruits develop very fast and 
although they seem so soft and juicy yet they 
are really quite strong. 
When the fruit is quite small, and while it i' 
still on the plant, put a glass jar over it. Th< 
pumpkin will keep on growing in the bottle and 
soon will (ill it right out. Still, the fruit swells 
and you wonder what will happen. Well, do 
you know eventually the force of growth is so 
great that the pumpkin breaks the bottle just 
as you see in the picture. You would not 
think that a pumpkin could crack a thick glass 
jar, but this is what really happens. Try and 
see. The great thing is to get the whole of the 
fruit into the bottle with a little bit of the stalk. 
If any of the fruit is left outside the growth will 
mostly be out that way, and the jar is not so 
likely to be cracked. 
