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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



FIELD GROWN CARNATIONS 



NOVELTIES AND STANDARD VARIETIES 



Send Us a Lisi of Your Wants and We Will Quote Prices 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



Madison, N. J 



family a home in which they can enjo)' all of the com- 

 forts of civilization and many of its luxuries. When 

 farm work is slack he will have leisure for reading farm 

 papers and the agricultural literature so freely placed at 

 his disposal by State and Federal Governments, and. 

 finallv. he will have the satisfaction of knowing that, in 

 all that he does and in every increase in the materials in 

 food and clothing that he brings about, he is w(jrking 

 not onlv for himself, hut for the good of all mankind. 

 To attain these results he will not have to spend his days 

 and often parts of his nights toiling in a shop or factory 

 or at a desk. His life and his work will be largely in 

 the open air, surrounded liy the stimulating effect of 

 green fields and wooded hills. 



THE NEED OF SPRAYING. 



I'r(.)f. John Craig, of Cornell Agricultural Experiment 

 .Station said : 



"The annual loss arising from the incursion of destruc- 

 tive insects iii the Cnited States exceeds many times the 

 yearly output of all the gold mines in the United States. 

 The reduction in the value of the apple crop of New York 

 State due to insect injury, cannot be less than thirty per 

 cent, per year. This is a heavy tax on the fruit growers. 

 The injury, however, could be lessened at least fifty per 

 cent, by an e.xpenditure of not exceeding two per cent, on 

 the \-alue of an average apple crop. The need for spray- 

 ing is therefore evident. This need will probably in- 

 crr:i-t' a< times g<T i>n." 



Of Personal Interest 



THE personal element enters largely into all business transactions 

 and one buys where there is confidence in the man who sells. For 

 this reason we have added to our staff to handle our growing 

 private trade Alexander Gumming, Jr.. who has for the past few 

 years been busy making Elizabeth Park famous for its Rose Gardens and 

 its Hardy Perennials. 



Next season, in addition to the regular stock we have always handled, 

 we will include Perennials. Some of the best things to be offered in 1914 

 we shall handle. 



Killarney Brilliant, the new forcing rose. 



Matchless, Philadelphia, Gloria and Princess Dagmar, the new carna- 

 tions. These from pots for the private trade. 



Our catalog will be one of the finest ever printed. We want you on our 

 mailing list. Send us your correct address. 



A. N. PIERSON, Inc. 



CROMWELL, CONN. 



