XIV 



THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Meehan's Mallow Marvels 



Not merely Mallows, — but Mallow Marvels. :Marvels in shape — beauti- 

 ful cup shape ; Marvels in size — flowers 7 to 10 inches in diameter ; Alarvels 

 in color— White, Pink and Red; Marvels in grace — attractive foliage and 

 growth ; ?^Iarvels in blooming period — July to September ; Marvels in hardi- 

 ness — live outside all the year round. 



Fall is an Excellent Season to Plant 



2 year 



each per 10 



American Beauty Pink 



Pink 50 4.00 



White 50 4.00 



Red 75 6.00 



Not labeled Mixed Colors 35 3-00 



4 year 

 each 



2.00 



•75 

 1. 00 



I. GO 



THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS, 



6766 CHEW STREET 



GERMANTOWN, 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



Paralyzingly Bland! 



We have a new slogan, and for it are 

 indebted to two young women whose in- 

 terest in nature we hope ArcAdiA may 

 sometime stimulate into something 

 greater and better than chewing gum. 

 But even with their slight interest in na- 

 ture, as manifested by a visit through the 

 premises with an attendant, we are in- 

 debted to them for an extremely good, 

 though paralyzing bland, statement. 



We have three or four specimens of 

 the tallest Turk's-cap lillies that any one 

 has ever seen, so far as we have been able 

 to ascertain. They are more than eight 

 feet in height, and we have expected 

 every visitor to go into ecstacies over 

 such unusual growths, but the aforesaid 

 young women gazed rather indifl^erently 

 at these towering specimens, and one of 

 them paused in her diligent gum chewing 

 and nonchalently said : "Kinder beautiful, 

 ain't it? Why don't cher have a lot of 

 'em ?" 



The attendant was resuscitated by a lib- 

 eral supply of cold water and stimulants, 

 but the fun that these young women have 



provided for the regular workers at 

 ArcAdiA is more than they realize and 

 worth all it cost. Everything that occurs 

 nowadays and is extremely good or un- 

 usual is "Kinder beautiful, ain't it? Why 

 don't cher have a lot of 'em?" 



If ever I go to Washington and my 

 guide points out a tall and graceful monu- 

 ment I shall be ready for him : "Kinder 

 beautiful, ain't it? Why don't cher have 

 a lot of 'em?" 



I hope sometimes that I may climb to 

 the top of Pike's Peak. If ever I do, I am 

 ready for the situation. I shall wave my 

 hat and shout to the thirty-two points of 

 the compass, "Kinder beautiful, ain't it? 

 Why don't cher have a lot of 'em?" 



Recently I was staying at a hotel in a 

 distant city. In the ofitice I saw a man 

 with some traveling show, who was in- 

 deed the tallest man I have ever seen. 

 He was several inches more than eis^ht 

 feet in heis^ht. I was glad to respond to 

 the introduction, and I cordially pressed 

 both his hands, shaking them heartily and 

 exclaiming: "Kinder beautiful, ain't it? 

 Why didn't vour mother have a lot of 

 'em?" 



