THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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SOME time ago wl \vi rr awanK.l a contract tn liiiild 

 the Greenhouse sliown aliovc on tlie right, which 

 then adjoined two smaller ones. After comparing the 

 results in the three, we were ordered to tear down the 

 old ones and replace them with another of ours — that's 

 the one on the left. 



Had the original houses heen properly designed and 

 properly constructed they would not have been doomed 

 to the scrap Iieap. 



In the selection of a Greenhouse Builder an Owner 

 must use discrimination or take the consequences. 



Under tliese circumstances, why take chances? We 

 design and huild them right in the first place. 



Put Your Greenhouse Problems Up To Us. 



We go anywhere in the U. S. to submit plans and prices 



METROPOLITAN MATERIAL COMPANY 



1396-1412 Metropolitan Avenue 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Nothing adds more to the beauty and attractive- 

 ness of your grounds than a good, substantial 

 fence. Permanency is of prime importance, too. 

 Select the fence that defies rust and withstands 

 all weather conditions. 



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fences are made of big, strong wires with clamped joints 

 which prevent slipping, sagging or twisting. This exclusive 

 feature assures unusual rigidity under the most severe strain. 

 Excelsior Fences are dipped in moilen zinc which makes 

 them practically indestructible. Write for Catalog J from 

 which to select the style best suited to your needs. Ask 

 your hardware dealer for Excelsior " Rust Proof " 

 Trellises, Flower and Tree Guards. 



WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Ma... 



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The Danprs in Using Unprepared Hunius 



4tT TXMOUIFIED" or "unprepared humus" is 

 II nothing liut water-logged, sour swamp 

 muck. Its use increases the acidity of 

 tlie soil, endangering the destruction of the bac- 

 teria, so absolutely essential to all soil fertility. 

 No plant foods are added to make it a balanced 

 soil enrichment. 



Altho sold from dry samples, it generally comes 

 to you in its original water-logged condition, 

 making an expensvie way to buy water. 



Contrast it with the sweet, dry, granulated, rich 

 Alphano with its record of wonderful successes. 



Our Convincement Book tells the complete 

 story. Send for it. 



AlpKarro r"iutTLU.s Co. 



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Established 1905 

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NEW YORK CITY 



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HitcKinsfs^ Company* 



General Offices and Factory — ELIZABETH. N. J, 



^M New York 

 ;^J 1170 Broadway 



Boston 



49 Federal St. 



Philadelphia 

 iO S. 16th St. 



