March, 1917 
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Rain When and Where You Want It 
Cornell Systems of Irrigation 
C ORNELL Overhead and Underground Systems equipped 
with patent adjustable Rain Cloud Nozzles provide thor¬ 
ough, scientific, economical and effective irrigation where 
and when it is wanted and do away with the inefficient and 
troublesome garden hose. 
Cornell Systems are inexpensive and economical in operation 
and represent a distinct saving in water consurnption and cost 
of labor, by reason of even distribution and simplicity of control, 
the turning of a valve being the only operation. They can be 
installed at any time without injury to lawns or gardens. Our 
systems have no unsightly overhead piping to mar the landscape. 
Our services include a survey of your property, together with 
plans and estimates covering the complete installation of our 
systems—also water supply and pumping plants. We also manu¬ 
facture portable sprinkling apparatus to cover areas of from 
25 to 85 feet in diameter. 
Write today for illustrated booklet. 
Union Square 
W. G. CORNELL COMPANY 
ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS 
Plumbing, Heating, Lighting, Automatic Sprinklers, Water Supply 
Systems, Sewage Disposal Plants, Automatic Sewage Ejectors. 
New York 
CHICAGO 
BOSTON 
WASHINGTON 
Railway Exchange 
334 Shawmut Ave. 
923-12th St., N. W. 
NEWARK 
CLEVELAND 
86 Park PI. 
Leader-News Bldg. 
BALTIMORE 
Munsey Building 
TOWNSEND'S TRIPLEX 
The Greatest Grass-Cutter on Earth 
Cuts a Swath 86 Inches Wide 
Floats over the uneven ground as a ship rides the 
waves. One mower may be climbing a knoll, the sec¬ 
ond skimming a level and the third paring a hollow. 
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 horse- 
drawn mowers with three 
horses and three men. (We 
guarantee this.) 
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. 
The Public is warned not to purchase mowers infringing 
the Townsend Patent No. 1.209,519, Dec. 19th, 1916 
Send for catalog illustrating all types of Townsend Lawn Mowers 
S. P. TOWNSEND & CO., 
The Iris 
The Loveliest.Border Plant 
in the Whole World 
Perfectly hardy. Unexact¬ 
ing in its requirements. The 
entire plant is decorative 
with handsome leaves and 
flowers of elegant form, ex¬ 
quisite te.xture, wonderful 
and varied coloring. For a 
trifling initial cost, one may 
have a bed or border that 
will last forever and in¬ 
crease in beauty from year 
to year. 
In our collection we number 
165 of the best varieties and 
species obtainable from 
America and Europe. It in¬ 
cludes bearded and beard¬ 
less German, Japanese, Si¬ 
berian, Interregna and 
Pumila. A selection from 
these will give a succession 
of bloom for many months. 
For $1.50 we will send you 
this beautiful collection. 
Actual value $2.00. 
MADAME CHEREAU 
Pure white with ruffled border of blue 
Collection A. Tall Bearded Irises 
Madame Chereau, white bordered 
blue 
Celeste, pale sky-blue 
Queen of May, rose 
Jacquesiana, fawn and reddish vio¬ 
let 
Foster’s Yellow, creamy yellow 
Kochii, deep claret 
Mrs. G. Darwin, pure white 
Violacea Grandiflora, bright violet 
Honorabilis, mahogany and gold 
Queen of Gypsies, dead leaf and 
dusky yellow 
Write for Our New Catalog 
It describes our Irises, Gladioli, Paeoiiies, Cannas, Hardy Phlox, Dahlias and 
many other plants and bulbs. It also lists all kinds of flower, field and garden 
seeds. 
THE WING SEED CO., BOX 1427, MECHANICSBURG, OHIO 
