418 GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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I DO YOU WANT THE NEW PLANTS? I 



BUDDLEIA HYBRIDA EVA DUDLEY is one of the best. 

 It has the form and color of "B. MAGNIFICA" and the 

 sweetness of "B. ASIATIC A." Both the parents were col- 

 lected by Mr. E. H. WILSON. 



W rite for our 1920 catalogue, offering many of the Arnold 

 Arboretum Plants and other recent introductions. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY 



6 So. Market Street, Boston, Mass. 



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is a rteld that would be- attractive to ilie 

 most materialistic mind. 



The potential wealth hidden away await- 

 ing the experimenter and investigator is 

 tremendous. Some of our insignificant 

 common weeds may have great wealth 

 stored away in them, which only awaits 

 the discoverer. 



At one lime the potato and tomato were 

 semi-poisonous weeds. The call has al- 

 ready pone out for some plant from which 

 to make paper. Forests are fast being used 

 up and some plant other than trees will 

 have to be found for this purpose. There 

 are thousands of acres of swamp land that 

 are available for the purpose if the right 

 kind of plant can be found that will make 

 suitable pulp or libre. 



There are thousands of unknown drugs 

 and chemicals still hidden away awaiting 

 the investigator; edible fruits to be in- 

 vestigated, grown and exploited. Praise- 

 worthy efforts are being made in many of 

 our schools, colleges and experiment sta- 

 tions to arouse the interest of the young 

 men of the country and to teach them the 

 importance of the science -of botany in its 

 economic aspect. — National Nurseryman. 



THE WEED PROBLEM. 



The surprise is that more discussion and 

 more attention is not given to the weed 

 problem. Weeds decrease our crop yields 

 to such an enormous extent, they interfere 

 so seriously with our farming operations, 

 and they cause such tremendous losses in 

 dollars, that concerted effort should be di- 

 rected to their reduction and eradication. 

 Any community, large or small, that sets 

 itself the task of practically eliminating its 

 weeds and adopts and sticks lo a program 

 of action can work wonders. It is quite cer- 

 tain that everyone knows what a "weed" is. 

 Probably no one of us has had the term 

 defined but our conception of its meaniny 

 is very clear. It may be that at one time 

 in our early days we were told lo pul! the 

 weeds in the corn field or garden ; to mow 

 the weeds along the fence ; and at such a 

 time it is certain that no words of expl.-iiia- 

 lion were needed to indicate which the 

 weeds were. We have come to consider 

 as "weeds" those plants which lend to prow 

 where they are not desired: plants which 

 tend lo resist man's cflforfs to subdue them ; 

 plants which resist frost, heat, dryness; 



NEW DECORATIVE IDEAS 



WITH ME EH AN PLANTINGS 



We have a large, diversified stock on hand from which choices 

 of rare discrimination can be made. 



Whether the grounds are large or limited in extent there are un- 

 doubtedly among our stock trees or shrubs that would make an 

 attractive addition. 



Our 62 years' experience as Nurserymen assures the quality of all 

 stock and the soundness of our knowledge of nursery art. 



We will be glad to send you our Hand Book of Trees and 

 Hardy Plants. 



A personal talk is often more satisfactory; an experi- 

 enced nurseryman will call on postcard request and 

 d'scuss, without obligation^ our new stock. 



'^komas MFFHAN S-Sons 



THE PIONEER NURSEBvYMEN OF AMERICA 



6765 Chew St., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Farr^s 



WW J A treatise on the lianly 



riClTdy garden, containing- informa- 



n/ A. tion on upward o[ 500 vari- 



"i-ClTlt eties of Peonies (the most 



Q • Js.*^g, complete collection in ex- 



jpGClQltleS istcnce), Lenioine's new and 

 rare Deutzias, Philadelphus 

 and Lilacs, and the Irises (both Japanese 

 and German), of which I have all the 

 newer introductions as well as the old- 

 time favorites. 



An abridged edition will be for- 

 warded to garden lovers tvho do 

 not have a copv of the regular 

 Sixtli Fditiou, {s.'nted in 1919. 



BERTRAND H. FARR 



Wyoinissing' Nurseries Co. 

 Ill GarBeM Ave., Wyomissing, Pa. 



ANDORRA 



Evergfeens, Trees and 

 SHruDS of d i sti nction 



ANDORRA NURSERIES 



Wm. Warner Harper. Prop. 

 Chestnut Hill. Phi la., Penna. 



