THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



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Choice 



Carnation Stock 



Pot Plants 



OWING to the many demands made upon 

 us from private estates during the past 

 years, we are this year prepared to make 

 delivery of young stock from two-inch pots of 

 the varieties Hsted below. Stock to be all of 

 COTTAGE GARDENS QUALITY and 

 packed in the most careful manner. Deliveries 

 to begin March 1st. Stock will be sent by 

 either express or parcel post. If by parcel 

 post, transit charges will be added to the bill. 

 Order early to insure prompt delivery. 



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MATCHLESS 



Our own unsurpassed white, disseminated last 

 year. It is making good in every way. 



From 2-inch pots, $1.50 per dozen 

 $10.00 per hundred 



CHAMPION 



Another of the recent introductions that are 

 "making good." Disseminated by Dorner, it 

 easily leads the reds. 



From 2-inch pots, $1.50 per dozen 

 $10.00 per hundred 



pink 



I GOOD CHEER 



1 Dorner's introduction for 1915. A dark 



j that is unsurpassed for large production. 



I From 2-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen | 



1 $20.00 per hundred | 



I ALICE I 



P The latest introduction of the incomparable | 



i Peter Fisher. A flesh pink variety, the largest 1 



I producer Fisher has sent out. | 



I From 2-inch pots, $2.50 per dozen | 



I $20.00 per hundred | 



I PRINCESS DAGMAR | 



i Patten's beautiful crimson. A flower of won- | 



i derful size and stem. Introduced last year. 1 



I From 2-inch pots, $1.50 per dozen I 



|- $10.00 per hundred | 



I MRS. C. W. WARD | 



I Description of this popular pink is unnecessary. 1 



f One of our own introductions. 1 



I From 2-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen | 



I $5.00 per hundred 1 



I BEACON I 



I Another variety a description of which is need- i 



I less. Introduced by Peter Fisher. The most | 



i popular red. | 



I From 2-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen | 



I $5.00 per hundred 1 



i ENCHANTRESS | 



I The most easily grown carnation of all. Intro- S 



I duced by Fisher. Flesh pink. i 



I From 2-inch pots, $1.00 per dozen | 



I $5.00 per hundred | 



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I COTTAGE GARDENS CO. I 



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i Carnation Specialists | 



I QUEENS NEW YORK | 



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$150,000 FIRE ATI 



CEDAR ACRES | 



II YEARS A! CEDAR ACRfS J 



Gladioli Exclusively 1 



l(;:;y variclifs undfr cuilivatlon last = 



.M';ir, anil niir cntalogui; lists a selec- = 



liiiu of the best of these — giving you ^ 



I lie beuctit of our cxpcrieuce. = 



A Letter from Mr. Tracy to the ^ 



Readers of House & Garden: M 



My Ki-i(MHls: M 



liefore the smoke had blown away g 



:-fier the big lire at Cellar Acres, on M 



I lie mornin-; of November 2;jrd, we ^ 



ucie busy making plans tor continu- ^ 



iii'„' the business. ^ 



'J'lirough tlio many expressions of ^ 



^.vnipatliy whii-h have eome to us, we M 



:in* given the courage to start over = 



;iL;iin. We have the aiivantage. this ^ 



lime, of all our past experience ami ^ 



1 he knowleilge of Glaillolns culture ^ 



iliat these years have given. s 



One of tlie greatest factors of our M 



liiss was till- (h'sfruction of all mail- ^ 



inir-list.^. oidiTs iilaced thrnii;;h the = 



^timnier. anil. in facl, Jill nijiie = 



leei.rds. m 



If yon or your friends are inter- = 



rsied iu Clailinlns we would be very M 



■j.\-m\ to receive names ami addresses. M 



I 'inly on a j-oslal card, so that we ^ 



ii.iy send our new catalogue. ^ 



With thanks to yon for all your ^ 



i-t enurtei-ies, both to Mrs. Tracy = 



iiil to myself, I am, ^ 



Sincerely yours, ^ 



(Signed) B^ Hammond Tracy 1 



I'.ir years I have devoted all my time ^ 



:ind thought to improving the Gladio- M 



Ins and raising better bulbs. It is M 



liiith my business and my pleasure. ^ 



1 will friadly answer any questions in ^ 



regard to the "Orchid of the Oar- m 



den," lis culture, Ihe best varieties, = 



vir 



will 



eliar;: 



B. Hammond Tracy, Wenham, Mass. 



Cedar Acres, Box 5, 



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I Suffragette Cosmos | 



j It lilossoms in early July till frost, and no variety of | 



I fall cosmos surpasses it in size of blossoms, long stems, | 



I or luxuriance of bloom. | 



I A long list of high-class gardeners, everyone knows 1 



j them, say: "It is the best cosmos we ever saw; it takes | 



I the place of summer and fall varieties." j 



I Send for booklet and see who they are and what they | 



I say about the "Suffragettes." Plants only. Your money | 



i Ijack if you are not entirely satislied. 1 



I EDWARD LEWIS I 



Cosmos Specialist 



DERBY, CONN. | 



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I WATER LILY PONDS | 



j For Private Estates and Public Parks j 



I Consult me before planting and let me su.g.gest to | 



I you the varieties best suited for your conditions. i 



j If you will tell me the size of your pond, whether | 



I artificial or natural, I will submit a list of plants, | 



I that, with ordinary care will prnduce splendid | 



i flowers for you. | 



I Write for my new book containing illustra- | 



I tions and descriptions of my new varieties. = 



I WILLIAM TRICKER | 



i WATER LrLY SPECIALIST g 



I Box W ARLINGTON, N. J. | 



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