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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



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URPEE'S Seeds Grow! 



Burpee Business Grows! 



And 

 the 



We shall be 

 pleased to 



send The Silent Salesman of the World's I^argest Mail-order Seed Trade,— if yoii ask for it, 

 with the statement thnt yon value Quality in Seeds. Au elegant Kook of 174 pages, it tells 

 the plain truth about the Best Seeds that can be 'rkVTrkrk'B-iT-i T-k-a.** ja 1 «_• 

 Grown. Do you want a copy? If so address^ oURPtti, PllllaClelpllia 



OQD SEEDS 



BEST INTHE WORLD 



PRICES BELOW ALL OTHERS 



I give a lot of new sorts for 

 trial with every order I fill. 

 AGrand Big Catalog EDCC 

 illustrated with over rilEC 

 ^^ '^00 engravings of vegetables 

 ^ ,-_ and flowers. Send yours and 

 your neighbors' addresses. 

 R. H. SHUMWAY, Rockford, Illinois 



I A Grapevines Ql\ A A 



-■■" Sent Postpaid <5|?JL#"" 

 — Strong, Hardy, Two- Year-Old Vines — | 



A remarkable collection of grapevines at an ex- 

 exceedingly low price. Hest varieties— red, white, 

 black— just what the town man or the farmer needs 

 for planting along fences and buildings. Vines can 

 be arranged to cover unsightly places with beauti- 

 ful foliage and at the same time furnish fresh 

 grapes for the table. We also offer 



5 Three-Year-Old Vines for $1.00 



These are strong, hardy vines, and will bear the 

 year after planting. Order now and vines will be 

 gent proper time to plant. With every order is sent 

 free our valuable book how to plant, cultivate and 

 prune. Grapes are easily grown ana should be in 

 every garden. 



T. S. HUBBARD COMPANY. 

 Crapevine Specialisls, Fredonia, N. Y. 



EtlabHthed Ifi veart. 



m 



J prijvc that 



.r "Bliz. 

 zard Belt 

 Kvergreens 



will grow in all parts 

 of the covintry we offer to 

 send 6 tine Spruces ^ to ^ 

 ft. tall, free to property ownersT 

 Wholesale \alue and mailing expense 

 over 30 cents. To hel[), send 5 cents or 

 not as yoii please. A postal will bring the 

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 photo plates of our choice Blizzard Kelt Fruits, 

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 and it will pay you to get in touch with our Hardy Bliz- 

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TBE GARDNER NURSERY CO., Box 26. Osatie. Iowa 



Nobody 

 can know every- 

 thills'. To become expert 

 means; to specialize. We are spe- 

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 Sent free on request. Address 



D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT. MICH, 



FREE! 



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 and have .vou liecome acquainted with our Guaran- 

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 a.a. BERRY SEED CO., Box 266, Clarinda.la 



EVERY HOME 



should be adorned with 

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 flowering plants. We haye 44 

 ' Breenhonses full. Also haye 

 . hnniirccls of onr lots of 

 FRI 1 T and OK> AM i:KT- 

 ALTHKKS. Seeds, Plants, 

 Roses. Vines, Bulbs, small 

 size Shrubs and Trees 

 mniled postpaid. Snfenrriynl 

 and satisfnction gnnranteed. 

 Immense stock ot SIJPKRB 

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 65 years. 44 greenhouses. 1200 acres. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co.. Box 161 Painesville, 0. 



p A P|C Q FLORALMM, VoWL'SS 



I /lllIK Ualso Aster, Phlox, Coxcomb. ?ansy.Plnl(, 



wo rth 50 c. All Free if you write me a letter, not a postal. 

 ngP'AND WHEN WRITING why not enclose 10 cts for 



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 monthly, bright as a Marigold, I year, with iikt Double 

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^^m. 



bearing Trees alone 

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