THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1906 



Twenty Years' Experience 



in close practical touch with large and small estates in all parts of the country enables us to offer to every owner of Grounds and 

 Gardens our special help in Designs and suggestions for the improvement of such, and with greater economy and saving than can 

 be secured in any other way. We study to meet the individual requirements of each place, and supply both Plans and Material 

 in the most economical manner. H Whether in Iowa or Maine our practical suggestions enable you to plant your Lawn, your 



Garden, or any other portion of your place, with a great saving, 

 and we ask you to write us and we will help you, giving our 

 time to accomplish something for you in a practical and pains- 

 taking fashion. IT We send men of experience at any time at 

 nominal rates to advise upon every leading question of Land- 

 scape work. Drainage, House location, Road making, Formal 

 and old-fashioned Gardens and every feature of Landscape 

 work, we give close and careful attention to. We will refer 

 to many hundreds of private properties which we have brought 

 to perfection. IT Our Nurseries are among the largest in the 

 United States, and we ask but one profit in supplying our 

 clients, selling at lowest rates possible. IWe offer every 

 known hardy form of 



Trees, Shrubs, Rhododendrons, 



Evergreens, Herbaceous Plants, 



Vines, Dahlias, Bulbs, Etc. 



at prices which, after you investigate, will attract your close 

 attention. K If you have any problem to solve ; any diffi- 

 culty to meet in the way of Landscape work and Gardening we are willing to assist, and will be elad to have you write us. 

 From all parts of the country we have had inquiries in past seasons and with good results, and we invite correspondence 

 with those who wished of an expert character. .WRITE US, FOR CATALOGUES, which are the most valuable printed. 



THE SHADY HILL NURSERY CO. 



155 Milk Street, Corner Broad BOSTON, MASS. 



No. U Double Wheel 



Planet Jr. Tools 



No. 4 Combined Ofdt 



are known and used the world over, because 

 they make Planting, Hoeing and Cultivating 

 easy. Our new 1906 Catalog describes and illus- 

 trates Seeders, Wheel Hoes, Harrows, Riding 

 Cultivators (one and two row), Sugar Beet and 

 Orchard Cultivators, etc. No. 4 Planet Jr. is 

 the most popular combined tool made. A per- 

 fect seeder, wheel hoe, weeder, cultivator and plow. Sows seed in continuous 

 rows or in hills 4, 6, 8, 12 or 24 inches apart. Easily changed and is useful at every stage of the garden work. 

 No, 12 Double 'Wheel Hoe will enable you to hoe every day two acres of onions or any similar crop and do it faster and better than 

 three men with hand hoes. It runs either astride or between the rows and kills all weeds. Our igo6 Catalog shows many garden 

 scenes at home and abroad that will interest you. o T A T T TTXT C f^/~\ "D O C dl *1 j i i ■ t» 



Be sure and get it. We mail it free on request. O. L>. AL/L/.L1N <X \^KJ., BOX IIOOO, rniladelphia, ra. 



HEALTHY, NATIVE-GROWN FRUIT TREES 



ORNAMENTAL TREES, VINES, SHRUBS, ETC. 

 It pays you many times over to take pains to get reliable and healthy stock. The well-known Dwyer stock can always be 

 relied on, for it is all selected stock, grown on our home grounds and receiving constant expert inspection. |WE GUARANTEE 

 that every specimen is true to name, free from disease, and sure to grow. We also do landscape gardening. Write now for our 

 FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE T. J. DWYER & COMPANY, Box 4, Cornwall, N. Y- 



Special Offer — Baby Rambler Rose 



(THE PERPETUAL EVERBLOOMING DWARF CRIMSON RAMBLER} 



EVERYONE will want this phenomenal new rose this year. Blooms outside 

 all summer and inside all winter. Never without flowers, throwing truss 

 after truss of huge bouquet-like clusters of forty to sixty flowers each. Indi- 

 vidual flowers and trusses larger and brighter crimson than Crimson Rambler. 

 Hardy as an oak. Insect-proof. 



SPECIAL OFFER of this Gold Medal Rose at this low price to get my 

 catalogue of 700 varieties of seeds and 100 kind of bulbs in hands of flower lovers. 



5 FOR 50c, POSTPAID- 



PRICES: STRONG, GUARANTEED PLANTS, 15c EACH, 

 TWO-YEAR-OLp PLANTS, 40c EACH, 



FOR 

 1 FOR jji.oo 



MISS MARY E. MARTIN, FLORAL PARK, NEW YORK 



Ferry's Seeds are best becanee BO 

 successful years have been spent in 

 their development— half a century 

 of expert care in making them 

 superior to all others 

 We are specialists in growing 

 flower and vegetable seeds. 

 1906 Seed Annual free. 



D. M.FERRY & CO., 

 Detroit, 

 .Mich. 



FERRY5 



SEEDS - 



PAEONIES 



A choice collection 

 of 200 varieties to 

 select from. The best in the world. Lists free. 



E. J. SHAYLOR, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 

 NEW, RARE AND 

 BEAUTIFUL PLANTS 



From the World Over 



Choicest Palms, Ferns, and all Deco- 

 rative stock; Tropical Fruit and Econo- 

 mic Trees ; Bamboos, Orange Trees, 

 Conifers, Aquatics, etc. Established in 

 1883. Send for unique and interesting 

 Catalogue. Our naturally grown plants 

 are much superior to hothouse stock in every way. We send by 

 mail, express and freight to all parts of the world, every week in 

 the year — safely. 



REASONER BROS., Oneco, Florida 



BIG PRIZES 

 TO SEED USERS. 



WRITE for our interesting 1906 Cata- 

 logue of Seeds for the garden, farm 

 and lawn, and read pages 2, 3 and 4. Get 

 the book and read it — the quicker the better 

 for you. It tells how you can secure 



$1 



Worth Vegetable 



or 



Fl 



ower 



Seeds 



FREE 



These are our specialties of unupual value, offered with the 

 view of acquainting seed users with their rare merit. Read ihe 

 full details of these striking offers in our free catalogue before 

 you invest a penny in seeds. 



Our catalogue tells the plain truth about seeds and quotes 

 prices on eve y variety you can possibly want. 



We want everybody to get the benefit of these splendid offers. 



$1,000,000 



GRAIN GROWERS' 

 CONTEST 



If you plant wheat, cor?i or oats, read page 2 of the free 

 catalogue and learn how you can compete for the greatest prizes 

 ever offered grain growers. By all odds the most colossal 

 prize competition ever conceived in this or any other country. 



OUR CATALOGUE IS FREE 



Address just like this 



NORTHRUP, KING & COMPANY 



113 Northrup-King Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. 



Oiifounia5eeds 



are H\e best. WHY? 



25c. 

 25c. 

 25c. 



Because California's superb growing cli- 

 mate and soils insure a plumper seed with 

 more vitality, and hence having positive germin- 

 ating qualities. Be convinced of this fact by sending a 

 rial order for one or more of these superb collections of 



SURE-GROWING SEEDS 



6Pkts. California Nasturtiums, all 

 named, three tall and three dwarf 

 varieties .... 



6Pkts. California Sweet Peas, 

 the finest named strains, full 

 weight 



6 Plus. California Wild Flowers, 

 such as Escholtzia, Tidy-Tips, 

 Cream Cup, etc. 

 The Three Collections only 50c. 



together with a copy of our monograph giving cultural 

 directions, descriptions and illustrations of Call 

 fornia flowers and vegetables, together with 

 our special list of strong field-grown 



CALIFORNIA ROSES 



F. GILMAM TAYLOR SEED CO. 

 tmm GLENDALE,CAL. 



It Is Worth While 



Buy a machine that does the work right — 

 that cleans its strainerautomatically with 

 a brush, mixes liquid mechanically so that 

 foliagre is never burned, but gets its due 

 proportion. 



Empire King, and 

 Orchard Monarch 



do these things. They throw finest spray, 

 are easiest to work and they never clog. 

 You ought to know more about them. 

 Write for instruction book on spraying, 

 formulas, etc. Mailed free. 



FIELD FORCE PliMP CO., 

 No. 48 lltli Street, Elmira, N. Y. 



A THRIFTY GARDEN 



whether large or small, needs proper tools for seeding and cultivating. 

 We make garden implements of all kinds, a tool for every purpose. 



MATTHEWS' NEW UNIVERSAL 



HAND SEEDERS AND CULTIVATORS 



singly or combined with Hoes, Plows, Rakes, 

 Markers, etc. Over 20 styles. Free Book- 

 let giving description, prices and valuable 

 information mailed to any address. Send for 



it now. 



Garden Tools for Every Purpose 



AMES PLOW CO., 20 Market Street, Boston, Mass. 



