For March, 1922 



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GLADIOLUS OF MERIT 



I With Prolific Habits 



I Margaret — 



I (';iiiiiiiu' witli white blotch and 



I viuh-t lints 3 for $.65 



E Detroit— 



I (iiiiiir Ilower with orchid colorings. 3 for 2.75 



I Ponliac— 



i I'rin'f'ps seedling as strong stalk 



I a-i Sihwahen. Taller spike than 



I KiTi;; 3 for 2.75 



I Europe — 



I Whit*- 3 for .SO 



I Golden Measure— 



I Kinibt .vclii.w Each 2.00 



I Desdemone — 



I Ashy rose, dark blotch, edged 



I "white, very hirge double-row 



I flowors 3 for .80 



I Florence — 



I Very tall spike, bright lilac 3 for 1.2.j 



I Field Marshal Haiff— 



I LiL'hi s:ilnion-pink, red blotclied. 



I rullled . 3 for 1.25 



I Mrs. H. A. Caesar — 



I America seedling, lavender shad- 



i ing to lilac Each 1.00 



1 Vaughan White (1922)— 



i Earlier, larger than Europe and 



i as prolific as America Each 2.00 



I VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE 



1 CHICAGO NEW YORK 



VWRADISHES 



Sweet and Tender ! 



Tbat's tlie sort to etow, and 

 you can — large, tender, swel 

 and crisp; the sort you love to 

 eat. by using Stim-U-planT tab- 

 lets. Highly concentrated fer- 

 tilizer for all flowers. vegL-tables, 

 fruits, ornamental plants and 

 trees. Great for Lawns. Clean 

 iind easy to use; no dirt, stain, 

 or smell. There is no substitute. 



Price 75c. I^ey 100; 

 $.'.50 fcr 1,000. Postpaid. 

 if your seed dealer hasn't it, or- 

 der from 



Earp - Thomas Cultures Corp. 

 80 Lafayette St., New York 



inches ffom the ground ; during the follow- 

 ing years all the laterals must be cut back, 

 leaving them about 20 or 25 inches in length. 

 This should be done as soon as the leaves or 

 buds start in the Spring. — Farm Life. 



SALUTE TO THE TREES 

 By Henry van Dyke 



Many a tree is found in the wood 

 And every tree for its use is good: 

 Some for the strength of the gnarled root, 

 Some for the sweetness of flower or fruit; 

 Some for shelter against the storm, 

 And some to keep the hearth-stone warm; 

 Some for the roof, and some for the 



beam, 

 And some for a boat to breast the 



stream; — 

 In the wealth of the wood since the world 



began 

 The trees have offered their gifts to man. 



But the glory of trees is more than their 



gifts: 

 'Tis a beautiful wonder of life that lifts, 

 From a wrinkled seed in an earth-bound 



clod, 

 A column, an arch in the teinple of God, 

 A pillar of power, a dome of delight, 

 A shrine of song, and a joy of sight! 

 Their roots are the nurses of rivers in 



birth; 

 Their leaves are alive with the breath of 



the earth; 

 They shelter the dwellings of man; and 



they bend 

 O'er his grave with the look of a loving 



friend. 

 I have camped in the whispering forest 



of pines, 



Rain When ^Vbu Want It 



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The American doughboys are marvel- 

 ing at this French gardener. He gets 

 the results — but just see how he does 



it! 



If it pays the Frenchman to water by 

 hand, it will pay you infinitely more to 

 water with the Skinner System. So 

 simple, a child can operate it. A gentle 

 rain at your will. Great labor saver 



greater crop producer. Intensely 



practical for the great estate and the 

 small home garden. We build them to 

 fit. Easy to put in. 



Write for catalog of unusual interest. 

 If you care to, mention size of garden. 

 By the way, we water flower and vege- 

 table gardens, lawns, golf courses, polo 

 fields, and greenhouses. 



The Skinner Irrigation Co. 



229 Water St. 



Troy, Ohio 



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High Grade Stock 

 of Ornamental 

 Trees and Shrubs. 



Catalog on request. 



ANDORRA NURSERIES 



WM. WARNER HARPER, Prop. 



Chestnut Hill Philadelphia 



For Spring Planting 



Rhododendron Catawbiense 

 Rhododendron Carolinianum 

 Rhodendron Maximum 

 Kalmia Latifolia 

 Fruit Trees and Fruit Plants 



Correspondence solicited. 

 Price lists upon request. 



THE MORRIS NURSERY CO. 



1133 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 



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DORMANT ROSES 



For Garden Culture 

 Bloom from June until November. 

 Walsh's Roses include the choicest 

 and hardiest varieties in the several 

 classes ; also Walsh's world-famed 

 Ramblers, Baby Ramblers or Poly- 

 anthas, Rugosa, etc. 



All strong, dormant, two- 

 year-old, field-grown plan s. 

 My catalogrue with descriptions and prices 

 mailed on request. 



M. H. WALSH— Rose Specialist 



J't-indlo HUMUS 



For the Price is the Best and Cheapest 



'^Gir-tilitt/ mja.£iGV 



Sample and price upon application 



H. B. PRINDLE 



70-C E. 4.5th St. New York 



Woods Hole, 



Massachusetts 



"A Garden for Every Home." 

 MULLER-SEALEY CO.. INC. 



I 45 West 45 th St. New York City 



And now, when the morning gilds the 



boughs 

 Of the vaulted elm at the door of my 



house, 

 I open the window and make salute: 



"God bless thy branches and feed thy 



root! 

 Thou hast lived before, live after me, 

 Thou ancient, friendly, faithful tree." 

 — From Scrihnci-'s Magamnc. May, 1921, 



copyrighted by Charles Scribner's Sons. 



