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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



lilue, but a lavender suggesting 

 stokcsiii. It is better so, for we 

 like to tbink of old lavender 

 and lace. 



Tbis is a new flower bred 

 from one wbich came originally 

 fr(mi Tun'opc, tnit wbich is now 

 growing wild among us, mak- 

 ing pretty birds' nests as it 

 seeds. Yet as we look at tbis 

 exquisite new flower witb the 

 dainty sparkle to its bloom we 

 tbink of ladies of an older day 

 when Nathaniel P. Willis and 

 Charles Sprague wrote. We 

 will lea\-e the rosebuds to the 

 debutantes, the daisies to the 

 children, but let the old ladies 

 tuck these dainty blooms into 

 their white kerchiefs holding 

 tbem in place by their cameo 

 brooches over their black satin 

 gowns. Are there any such 

 dear old ladies left? Remem- 

 ber there is a sparkle to these 

 lavender blooms. — HorticuUnrc 



JAPANESE BARBERRY 



The JapancM- barberry is one 

 of the best and most popula- 

 of the low growing shrubs. It 

 is extremely hardy, has beauti- 

 ful foliage and makes an idea! 

 low hedge. Can be trimmed to 

 most any shape desired or it is 

 very attractive when allowed 

 to grow up untrimmed. The 

 common barberry and the pur- 

 ple variety of common barberry 

 are not planted to any great 

 extent on account of their sus- 

 ceptibility to acting as a host 

 plant for the wheat rust. On 

 account of its similar name to 

 the Japanese barberry, some 

 people have confused this splen- 

 did plant with the common 

 barberry, but there is absolutely 

 no danger of wheat rust from 

 the true Japanese barberry and 

 it can be planted witb entire 

 safety. T!ie government and 

 (litTercnt state authorities 

 brought out this point when 

 they were carrying on the 

 wheat rust campaign and at 

 that time told the public that 

 there was no reason to stop 

 planting the Japanese barberry 

 as it was entirely harmless and 

 is one of the best shrubs. 



Other points of value in the 

 Japanese barberry hedge are the 

 in-illiant coloring of the foliage 

 in .\utumn and the red berries 

 that hang on throughout the 

 Winter and until Spring. Early 

 in the Spring when the small 

 green leaves appear, the con- " 

 trast of the red berries and the 

 bright green of the leaves is exceedingly at- 

 tractive. Yon can plant these in a single row 

 hedge or in a double row with tlie plants 

 zig-zag, so that each plant hi one row is 

 opposite the space in the adjoining row. 

 The double row will give a thicker hedge 

 in a quicker time and the small thorns of 

 the plant make it an excellent protective 

 hedge. You can trim barberry into a round 

 ball or otlu r shapes. 



COMPETING FLORISTS 



In a principal street of a country town 

 there were two florists' shops ,uid the ri\ airy 

 between Ibeni was keen. They ilealt in 

 potted jdants and cut flowers and abuse of 

 each other. 



This takes the perplex 

 out of paint perplexities 



Ever wished you had some sort of a book that told you in 

 a right to the point way just what to do wheny'ou wanted to 

 do some painting, varnishing, enameling or staining ? 



Ever wished you knew what made paint peel or chalk off 

 and how to prevent it ? 



Ever wished you knew the kind of floor paint or varnish to 

 use on old floors and the best way to treat a new one ? 



Ever wished that some one would write a little book about 

 just these things and do it in an interesting, chatty kind of way, 

 so you could find out the things you want to know and be told 

 those you ought to know ? 



In short, you have wished over and over for a book that 

 would take the perplex out of paint perplexities. 



The Happy Happening Book is your answer. 



It's a tale of inside and out, told by one who has had a score 

 of years' personal experience with exactly your kind of problems; 



He tells it to you just as if he were sitting right here by you 

 and having a friendly chat. 



Send 10c. in stamps for this Happy Happening Boola 



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Business was rather slack and W'iiite, 

 whose shop w'as No. 21, thought to wake 

 things u]) by offering a packet of seed, 

 "guaranteed to grow" something, with each 

 pot plant be sold. 



He was quite pleased with the result un- 

 til one morning he saw a new placard, 

 large and liold, outside the shop of Black, 

 liis rival at No. 27. This read : 



THE EARTH GIVEN AWAY 

 WITH E\T£RV PLANT. 



— Horlicnlliire. 



THINK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS 



The ke\' to success today has not 

 changed from what it was flfty or a 

 hundred years ago. It still is right think- 



ing which has its application in action — 

 action that results in the correct decision. 



The truism that brains are superior to 

 brawn never needed more emphasis 

 than it does today. The business man 

 who thinks logically, makes unerring de- 

 cisions, and then has the courage of his 

 convictions to act boldly on those deci- 

 sions is the man who will forge ahead 

 and attain his goal. If he thinks along 

 the wrong lines, if his reasoning power 

 is weak and his judgment warped, his 

 clecisioiis will be incorrect and the result 

 will be failure. 



The keen business mind cuts a straight 

 passageway through all obstacles to suc- 

 cess. — Spur. 



