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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



Sli^ Contents— May, 1015 



Page 

 Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, England . . 219 

 Individuality in Garden Making .... 220 



The Yews 220 



Making a Rock Garden 221 



A Weeping Standard Rose 221 



The Butterfly Bush 222 



Winter Damage to Evergreens .... 222 

 Views of London Parks ..... 223 

 Pheasant Bearing and Hatching. 



By Jno. W. Talbot 224 

 Increasing the Soil's Fertility .... 225 

 Growing Rose Seedlings. By John Cook 226 



Flowers and Bulbs as Food .... 226 



Agricultural Value of Lime 227 



Impressions of San Francisco Exposition. 



By Chas. H. Totty 228 

 Do Something for Our Birds . . .229 



Why Do Birds Migrate? 229 



How to Attract the Birds 229 



The Season of the Daffodil 230 



The Month's Work. By Henry Gibson 231 



Here, There and Everywhere .... 232 

 Hardy Ornamental Plants for Unfavorable City 



Conditions. By L. P. Jensen 234 

 Prairie Plants 235 



Page 



Editorial 236 



Cleveland Flower Show ..... 236 



The Grower of Flowers ..... 236 



National Association of Gardeners' Notes . . 237 

 Among the Gardeners ...... 237 



American Association of Park Superintendents' 



Notes 238 



Park Department Personals .... 238 



The Parks of Los Angeles 



By Laurie Davidson Cox 239 

 Selecting a Good Nursery Tree .... 242 



Women's National Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Association ...... 243 



International Garden Club ..... 243 



State Flower Show, Columbia, Mo. . . . 243 



American Dahlia Society ..... 243 



Queries and Answers ..... 244 



Directory National Associations .... 245 



Directory Local Societies 245 



Directory Garden Clubs 246 



Horticultural Events 247 



Nassau County Horticultural Society . . . 247 

 New London Horticultural Society . . . 247 

 Westchester and Fairfield Horticultural Society 247 

 Connecticut Horticultural Society . . . 248 

 Horticultural Society of New York . . . 249 



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GLADIOLUS - LILIUMS - SUMMER HYACINTHS 



TO PLANT NOW 



ht pink. 35c. per doz., 

 violet liluc. 75c. per 



AMERICA— .\ splendid li 

 S-'.5() per lOO. 



BARON HULOT— Rich 

 dnz.. $5.00 per 100. 



EMPRESS OF INDIA— Rich, dark-brown red, 

 splendid for contrasting with the variety 

 Peace. $1.00 per doz.. $7.00 per 100. 



FLORENCE— .^ uniform soft lilac, with Idotch 

 on lower petals which greatly enhances its 

 color. .$.v50 per doz., $28.00 per 100. 



MRS. FRANCIS KING— A brilliant flamingo 



pink. Mazed with vermilion red, lar.ge flowers, 

 iH.rnc on l.iny s])ikes. 50c. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 



MRS. FRANK PENDLETON— One of the most 

 exquisitely colored and formed gladiolus; deli- 

 c;ite flush salmon pink, tliree lower petals blotch- 

 ed rich crimson. $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 



PEACE — A white varietv with pleasing lilac feather- 

 ing; lar-e size. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



WILLY WIGM AN— Large flower of beautiful 

 blush tint, with long, bright crimson blotch 

 on lower petals. $1.30 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 



LILIUMS (Hardy) 



SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM— This Speciosum 

 Lily is an improvement on the varieties 

 Rui)runi, Roseuni, i.ir Melpomene. .\ few 

 bulbs planted in your .i^arden this Spring will 

 give you a splendid Summer display. 9 to 11 

 inch bulbs, $2.25 per doz., $15.00 p"er 100; 11 

 to 13 inch bulbs, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 



AURATUM— The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan. 

 Flow-ers pure white, thickly studded with 

 crimson spots, while through the centre of 

 each petal runs a golden band. May be used 

 in similar manner to the preceding lilium. 9 

 to 11 inch bulbs, $2.25 per doz., $15.00 per 100; 11 

 to 13 inch liulbs. $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 



HYACINTH US CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) 



Luxuriant, free-growing summer-flowering plant; spreads 2 to o feet, throwing up 

 great, tall spikes, 4 to 5 feet in height, each bearing twenty to thirty lar.ge, white, bell- 

 shaped flowers. From our own personal trials we desire to advise our patrons against 

 so-called "Jumbo" bulbs of this delightful plant, as this size frequently decays in the 

 center after being planted. Choice bulljs. 10c. each. 75c. per doz.. $5 per 100. 



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