HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1913 
420 
old well Lawn Mowers 
Weight 
about 
300 lbs. 
Ships in two 
sections. 
Easily 
set up. 
Water-proof 
roof. 
Wide arms 
can be used 
for plant 
boxes. 
Seats four 
persons. 
Almost a 
house. 
Correspondence 
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Rustic Cedar WREN HOUSES by Parcel Post, 
prepaid. Your choice tor $1.25, three for $3.50. 
May is not too late for Wrens. They appear about 
Apr. 15th in the latitude of New York, hut you will 
see them hunting for a suitable habitation all during 
May. Then, too, there are those looking out a 
place for their second brood, and those disturbed In 
their first selection. 
We are about to put a Sparrow trap on the 
market. A Parcel Post' scheme too. 
THE CRESCENT CO. Box 252, Toms River, N. J. 
CANOPY SETTEE 
You can buy this famous Rustic piece 
from the original designer and maker 
F. O. B. Toms River, N. J. $20 
A Practical Demonstration 
The photograph reproduced here shows TWENTY CARLOADS of 
Cold well Combination Rollers and Motor Lawn Mowers — sold and await¬ 
ing shipment. 
This represents only a part of what the Coldwell Company has manu¬ 
factured and sold this year. Throughout the country there are more than 
1,000 of these Mowers. Still others are being shipped to England, South 
America, the Philippines, Australia, India — all over the world. 
There could be no better proof of the worth and the quality of the Coldwell 
Combination Roller and Motor Lawn Mower. 
For use on large stretches of turf, it is the 
best and most economical machine ever made. 
A catalogue of the complete 
Coldwell line, horse and hand, as 
well as motor mowers — 150 differ¬ 
ent styles and sizes — will be sent 
prepaid on request, together with prac¬ 
tical booklet on The Care of Lawns. 
It will pay you to write today. 
"Always use the BEST. The BEST is the 
Cheapest. Coldwell Lawn Mowers are the 
BEST." Demountable-Cutter Horse Mower. 
COLDWELL LAWN MOWER COMPANY 
Philadelphia 
NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 
Chicago 
. 
not encountered in too great numbers they 
can be quite rapidly dispatched by knock¬ 
ing them with a small paddle made from a 
shingle into a can of kerosene and water. 
Fungus —This appears in several forms, 
all of which are controlled by thorough 
spraying with Bordeaux mixture. Where 
discoloration of the foliage is objection¬ 
able, one of the specially-prepared fungi¬ 
cide spray materials upon the market may 
be used. It should be kept in mind, how¬ 
ever, that to be really effective any treat¬ 
ment of this sort must be used as a pre¬ 
ventive rather than as a remedy. 
Mildew is the result of some sudden 
check or shock given to the plant, such as 
a draft of cold air from a window, or, out¬ 
doors, a sudden change in the weather. 
Some plants, such as roses, are very read¬ 
ily affected, and upon others it never ap¬ 
pears. It is easily recognized as it causes 
the tender new leaves to curl up and be 
discolored, and covered with what seem 
to be a white powder. Spray the plants 
until wet with plain water or Bordeaux, 
and dust thoroughly with flowers of sul¬ 
phur. 
One of the chief reasons why insects are 
more apt to do damage in the garden than 
in the house or in the flower garden is be¬ 
cause the plants growing there are as a 
rule not so carefully watched, and when 
the intruders come they are allowed to get 
too much of a start before anything is 
done to combat them. I cannot emphasize 
too strongly that the first and most impor¬ 
tant step toward having a garden free 
from troubles of this sort is to keep a con¬ 
stant and sharp watch for the very first 
signs of any danger. And when it ap¬ 
pears, no matter what else is demanding 
your attention, attend to it at once. 
Aphids — Conditions out-of-doors are 
not usually favorable for the plant lice, of 
which there are several sorts and colors, 
to develop to any great extent. During 
dry weather or where plants are growing 
crowded together, a sharp watch should 
nevertheless be kept, and kerosene emul¬ 
sion or tobacco dust or both used at the 
first sight of one. 
Asparagus Beetle — Clean cultivation and 
cutting the stalks below ground will usu¬ 
ally prevent these fellows from doing 
much damage. If they do put in an ap¬ 
pearance, however, use strong arsenate of 
lead very thoroughly. 
Caterpillars — The most common and 
troublesome of these is the medium-sized, 
green caterpillar which attacks cabbage 
and other plants of the cabbage group. If 
possible, capture and kill all the small 
white and yellow butterflies which may 
always be seen hovering over these plants 
early in the spring. If worms do appear, 
spray them with Paris green or arsenate of 
lead before the heads begin to form and 
put a quick stop to them. In later stages 
of growth hellebore may be used. There 
is little danger in using these poisons on 
cabbages because the heads form from the 
inside and the outer leaves are always dis¬ 
carded in cooking. The light green cater¬ 
pillars which eat the leaves of carrots. 
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