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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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ruws at both ends. No other trap like this. MjuU- of stroii,u:. electrically ^ 



welded wire; hists a lifetime. Price $(i.(i(t, f. n. b. Cbieago. Tlie old-style M 



I>o(lson Trap has been successful for two years — thousands iu use. = 



Tbis is notably LeUer. Brinish sparrows and native birds will return p 



to your garden. Ibe sparrow is a quarrelsome pest. U. S. Dept. of g 



.•\;,'rionlture I^iilletiu advocates destruction of Englisb Sparrnws. § 



Sp.u'rows are good for on? thing only — they're good to eat. Often 5 



^^^'l■ved as Rted Birds. Write for S^pai-row Trap booklet nnd for Dod- 5 

 an Bird Book, which tells bow to ^viii native birds to live in your 



The Metropolitan Greenhouse Display at the New 

 York Flower Show— A Pronounced Success 



y;ai-deu — both free. Mr. Dodson. 

 Si>eiety, has been building bird 

 houses w i n 

 birds. 



Write to 



11 i rector of the Illinois Audubon 

 houses for 2o years. Dodson 



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I Competent Gardeners | 



I *| The comforts and products of a country home are | 



I increased by empioying a competent gardener ; if you | 



I want to engage one, write to us. | 



I ^1 Piease give particutars regarding pface and say | 



1 whether married or singie man is wanted. We have | 



I been supplying Ihem for years to the best people j 



I everywhere. No fee asked. I 



I PETER HENDERSON & CO. | 



I Seedsmen and Florists | 



I 33 and 37 Cortlandl St. NEW YORK CITY j 



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Florists and Gardeners were attracted by the general ap- 

 pearance and utility of the Metropolitan greenhouse display. 

 The graceful and artistic lines were commented upon by 

 everyone. The practical and solid construction was quickly 

 noticed by the "knowing ones." 



Put Your Greenhouse Problems Up to Us. 



Let us submit plans and pricei. We go anywhere in the TJ. S. A. 



Metropolitan Material Company 



1.^96-1412 Metropolitan Ave. 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



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JNO. JAY HOWE I WILLIAM F. LEARY 



Rustic Architect and Builder | 



Landscape Gardener | 



Any desired effect can be had by Distinctive, | 



Artistic and Permanent Structures, Ornaments | 



and Furniture made from Cork, Trees, | 



Branches and Roots in their Natural State. | 



Rustic Bungalows, Log Cabins, Play Houses, | 



Bath and Boat Houses, Chinese, Japanese, | 



Tea and Summer Houses, Swiss Chalets, Per- | 



golas. Rose Arches, Benches, Tennis Court | 



Back Stops, Umbrellas, Lamp Posts, quickly | 



constructed. | 



In stock large quantities of Benches, Chairs, | 



Tables, Canopy Settees. Bird Houses, Flower | 



.Stands, Vases, Tubs, Athenian and Spartan | 



Furniture, Decorations and Ornaments, made | 



of Red Heart Cedar, California Red Wood, | 



Silvery Birch, Chestnut and Locust. | 



232-234 PEARL STREET GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL | 



Telephone : John 5056 Telephone : Murray Hill 7720 | 



NEW YORK, N. Y. | 



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I SPRAYING, PRUNING, CEMENTING | 



I SPRAYING INSURES THE LIVES OF YOUR TREES | 



i Contracts taken in any part of the United States i 



I TREES MOVED | 



I 212 MAIN STREET, Y. M. C. A. I 



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No Adulteration-No Weed Seedsi 



THIS mark stands for the clean- 

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 — no pig manure, no adulteration — 

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 ' and pulverized, and all weed seeds 

 killed. We guarantee it absolutely 

 clean. Shipped in 100 lb. bags. 

 Write for prices, delivered. 



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