March, 1906 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



107 



A Fine Collection of Cypripedium 



The tropical Lady Slippers have always held a remarkable 

 fascination for lovers of choice and interesting plants. Con- 

 noisseurs oftener make collections of Cypripedium than of 

 any other kind of orchids. This is partly because of their ease 

 of culture, for they can be grown in potting soil since they do 

 not get their food from the air. But the real secret of their 

 popularity is the beauty of their form and the extraordinary 

 range of colors. In some species the foliage is beautifully 

 tessellated after the fashion of the mosaic. 



The following collection has been specially made for readers 

 of The Garden Magazine. It comprises the most distinct 

 types, the lower priced species and the kinds that are most 

 easily grown by the beginner. 



As a special inducement we offer this collection of 8 strong 

 plants for the round sum of $15.00: / Cyfirifiedium callosnm, 

 1 C. Charlesworthii, 1 C. hisig'ne, 1 C. Javanicum, r C. Lau- 

 renceanum, 1 C. Leeanum x 1 C. Spicerza.7ium, 1 C. Venustum. 



We have many other kinds of Cypripediums and are spe- 

 cialists in Orchids. If you are a beginner we will help you 

 ■elect the best varieties. If you are an expert, write us about 

 any rare plant which you cannot get elsewhere. 



JULIUS ROEHRS COMPANY 

 Exotic Nurseries Rutherford, N.J. 



SWEET CORN 



WOULD YOU LIKE TO RAISE THE MOST 

 DELICIOUS CORN EVER GROWN? 



Then you should plant none but ORDWAY'S GOLDEH, 

 because this wonderful variety has the leading qualities of 

 the ideal com which win favor at every well-ordered dinner 

 table — early, tender, juicy and sweet. Testimonials from 

 a large number of customers verify the assertions we make, 

 and assure us that we cannot praise ORDWAY'S GOLDEN 

 too highly. Carefully selected seed of this variety sent by 

 return mail on receipt of price. Trial packet containing 

 enough seed for thirty-five hills, 10c; half-pint, 20c; pint, 

 35c; quart, 65c 



O. P. ORDWAY, 



SAXONVILLE, 



MASS. 



Fence, Hitching and Clothes Posts 



Standard Steel Fence Posts for supporting 

 lawn and field fencing and for hitching 

 posts, clothes posts and street signs. Far 

 more durable and handsome than wooden 

 posts and can be set by driving into the 

 ground, thus obviating the digging of holes. 



Write for catalogue and price list. 



J. H. DOWNS, 235 Broadway, New York 



WANTED 



Capital to develop a 

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 that will appeal especially to the 

 readers of The Garden Magazine. 

 Business has been established twenty 

 years and will easily pay 12 per cent, 

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1 GROWN 

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E PRIZE GARDENS OF 1905 



MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTTSh^s^ 



"The Seeds That Keep Faith With You" 



ITTDC'T' PRI7F* ^/"H Was given Mrs. Geo. W. Crane, of 833 Harrison Street.Topeka, Kansas, for the finest lawn and flowers 

 •P^"-' grown from Miss Lippincott seeds in 1905. She spent less than $5 to produce such results — the beautiful 

 Salvia hedge is alone worth five times that amount. As her home occupies the most prominent residence lot in town, facing the State House 

 Park, this beautiful lawn has naturally attracted much attention. Mrs. Crane has always found my seeds free germinaters, resulting in 

 flowers much healthier than the average, due to my always providing fresh seeds. 



Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong, 1087 Parker 

 Ave., Chicago, was awarded one i of the fifteen 

 $1 prizes. With less than a dollar's outlay, she 

 transformed a back yard, with soil none too 

 rich, into this bower of beauty, and has brought 

 pleasure to many an invalid with its treasures. 



Mrs. T. W. Moulton, South Road, Athol. 

 Mass., was awarded one of the three second 

 prizes of $10. This wealth of bloom was 

 secured with $2 worth of seeds without the 



d of a hot house. The picture, she writes 

 me, does not do the flowers justice. 



George Tanner, Albion, Pa., was awarded 

 another of the fifteen $ 1 prizes. This beauti- 

 ful lawn and terrace, 2 1 feet long, were pro- 

 duced by a bushel of my lawn mixture. The 

 terrace is at an angle of 45 degrees. Yet 

 in six weeks it was ready to mow. 



I show above four of the 28 prize gardens grown with my seeds in the season of 1905. It would be a pleasure to reproduce 

 illustrations of all, but I can give only the names of the successful competitors: 



$10.00Mrs.G.W. Moulton 

 $10.00 Thomas Lord - 

 $10.00 Mrs. Clarissa Cannon 

 $5.00 Mrs. L. A. Miller - - 

 $5.00 Mrs. E. E. Hefflefinge 

 $5.00 J. Wm. Eckhardt - - 



$20.00 MRS. G. W. CRANE. Topeka. Kansas 



- Athol, Mass. $5.00 Mrs. L. D. Toliver 



- New Haven, Mo. $5.00 Miss Louise Stake - 



- Emporia, Kans. $2.50 Mrs. Jas. V. dishing - 

 Waucoma, Iowa $2.50 Ralph B. Preison 



- Harrisburg, Pa. $2.50 Mrs. Jacob Crosmer 

 Baltimore, Md. $2.50 Jno. P. Calvin - 



- Abilene, Kan. 

 Granby, Minn. 



- Loveland, Ohio 



- Casey, 111. 

 Tripp, So. Dak. 

 Seattle, Wash. 



The names of the fifteen one dollar prize winners will be furnished if requested. The same prizes will be given this season. 



Time To Think About Your Lawn 



The rarest flowers and plants, the most sightly beds lose much of their charm 

 unless surrounded by stretches of soft velvety turf. A beautiful lawn itself is 

 enough to make a home attractive. If you are making a new lawn this 

 spring or reseeding the old, you want my famous Lawn Grass Seed — a carefu 1 

 mixture of various grasses best adapted to produce a permanent satisfying turf. 



Per quart, 25 cents; two quarts, 45 cents; peck, $1.15; bushel, $4.00. 

 Peck or bushel by express at purchaser's expense. A bushel will seed 

 one fourth acre and other quantities in like proportion. April first is the 

 best time to make lawn — be prepared. 



FREE— "Floral Culture," my 14th Annual Catalog-, with its great 



list of rare seed bargains and details of $100 prize offer for 1906. 



All FREE for the asking. Write me today — not tomorrow. 



MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 



Pioneer Seedswoman of America 

 706 10th Street, South, :: Minneapolis, Minnesota 



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ASPARAGUS 



Six varietes of Healthy, Thrifty, one and two yeat old Roots. Also a 

 full line of Trees Plants, Vines, California Privet. Garden Tools, Spray 

 Pumps and Mixtures. Write for catalog and valuable Spraying Chart. 

 It's free. Arthur J. Collins, Box N. Moorestown, N. J. 



7 BEAUTIFUL PORCH VINES, 25c 



The best vines for quick growth do to 25 feet in the season), dense shade and profuse bloom 

 are Thunbergia, Giant Nasturtiums, Perennial Pea, Cobea Scandens. Japanese Giant 

 Morning-Glories, Japanese Variegated Hop, White Moonflower. A full-size packet 0/ 

 each — 7 in all — 25 cents. 



Five Fine Annual Hedge Plants, 25c. 



The best Plants for Hedges are The Gorgeous Dwarf Crimson Zinia Jacqueminot, The 

 Symmetrical KochiaScopariaTricophylla. The Flowering Vihca or Perriwinkle, The Well- 

 Known FourO'-lock and the Dwaif Bush New Sunflower Stella. A full size packet of 

 each, enough in each packet for 50 feet of hedge, five pacKets in all, 25 cents. 



SPECIAL 25c. Seed Collections 



"Grandmother's Garden," 10 pkts., 25c. I Hardy Border Collection, 8 pkts.. 25c. 

 " Fragrant Favorites " 10 " 25c. | " White Cemetery " 10 " 25c. 



Any collection 25c; any 3 collections 6cc; all six collections for $1.00 

 Large Illustrated Catalogue Floral Gems, Free. Address plainly. 



The McGregor Bros. Co., Box A, Springfield, Ohio 



