1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



21 



California 

 Grown 



Few people have any knowledge of the magnilude 

 o( the Seed Industry in California, where thousands 

 of acres are tilled annually to supply the markets of 

 the world. 



NATIVE FLOWER SEEDS. 



15 varieties, each of which would be a treasure to any 

 grounds. Some are rare, and dirticult to obtain. They 

 include the wonderful Matilija Poppy, by many con- 

 sidered the Queen of all Flowers. Also the superb 

 California Poppy, iwhose Spanish name is Copa de 

 Oro— Cup of Gold. 



Send 50c for 15 packets, containing 15 varieties 

 of California flower seeds, and we will send them to 

 you postpaid. The regular retail price of these is $1..^5. 



General Seed and Plant Catalog sent free 

 on request. 



(Established 1871) 



Germain 



SEED AND PLANT CO. 



Dept.H LOS AII6ELES, CALIFORNIA 



"REGENERATED" 



Swedish Select 



OATS 



Bred liy Carton Bros.. England, 

 from the famous Swedish Select, 

 the "Best American Oat." 



Finest Oats ever seen in this 

 country. 60 lbs. per bu., and 

 ^aranteed absolutely pure. 



First Premium Oats at 111. and 

 Minn., State lairs, VJaS, from 

 Hnsflish seed Inst sprini;. 



We offer both I-ii^lish and 

 American grown stock. Samples 

 free, *^ 



Ask also for 88-Pjige Catalog 

 Oats, Corn, Barley, Potatoes, Gar- 

 den Seeds, etc. 



LL. Olds Seed Co. 



Drawer G. Madison. Wis. 



(Formerly Clinton, Wis.) 



AT HALF PRICE. 



True to name. Free from dis- 

 ease. Twenty grafted Apple-trees for $1.00. Twenty-five bud- 

 ded Peach-trees, $1.00. Forty Concord Grape-vines for $1.00. 



Twenty-five-cent Due Bill and Catalog Free. - 

 RATEKIN'S SEED AND NURSERY CO., Shenandoah, Iowa. 



10 



Strong, Hardy, Two-year-old 



Grapevines 



$1.00 



Postpaid. 



Best varieties— red, white and black. Just the kind 

 for planting around the honse, along fences, or in the 

 garden. We also offer five three- .year-old vines for 

 $l.o«». Will bear year after planting. Our valuable 

 book, how to plant, cultivate and prune, free with every 

 order. Grapes are easily grown and should be In every 

 garden, x. 8. HUBBARD COUPAMV, erapeWne Speelalltti. 



KiUblished 42 Teari. FBKDOMU, N. ¥. 



Burpee's 



"Silent Salesman" of The World's 

 Largest Mail^Order Business in 



C/^x^^^ will be mailed Free to all who 

 ^^^^^^ appreciate Quality in Seeds. 



A book of 174 pages. It tells the plain trtith about the Best ^eeds that can be 

 grown,— as proved atourfamous FORDHOOK FARMS,— the most complete trial 

 grounds in America. With hundreds of illustrations from photographs and 

 carefully written descriptions, it is A SAFE GUIDE to success in the garden 

 and should be consulted by everyone who plants seeds. Kindly name this paper 

 and address 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Building, Philadelphia. 



^&, TWO MONEY MAKERS' ^#^ 



SCARFF'S SMALL FRUITS 

 and bees are an ideal combination for bee-keepers 

 or farmer.i. Order early and plant a generous quan- 

 tity of these fruits. The bees poUenize them, mak- m 

 ing them produce In luxurious abundance, and at the 

 same time lncrea.se amount and value ot honey. % 

 Hmall Fruit Plant Free. I want to prove now 

 well-roote<l, strong and vigorous my plants are. I will • 

 send free one fine plant (my selection) if you will write * 

 r my new I'Xia free catalog. Some of my customers 

 m.iko over $300 an acre with my plants. Book on "Trans- 

 planting and Afterculture" free with all orders. I sell a 

 arire variety of nur;iery stock, grown on an sno-acre farm. 

 Ask for Catalog E. W. JJ. 8CARFF. New Carlisle. Ohio 



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