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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1914 



Plant Peonies Now 



Pick out the spots 

 where you would like 

 to see them blooming 

 and plant now, Next 

 spring you will be re- 

 warded with their beau- 

 tiful fragrant flowers 

 and they will increase 

 in size and profusion of 

 bloom fromy ear toyear. 

 This climate and rich 

 soil are particularly 

 adaptedtoPeonies. Our 

 Peony roots are full of 

 real life and vigorous 

 promise. No flower can 

 be grown with greater 

 ease or less regular at- 

 tention. No matter 

 ■where you are we are near to you who want the 

 best. Send for our catalog now and plant this fall. 



Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Box 514. Sarcoxie, Mo. 



GROWING BULBS 



by Maurice Fuld 



is the name of a book just published that is 

 needed by every reader of the Garden Mag- 

 azine. It shows you how to use 20th Century 

 Methods in planting and caring for bulbs, 

 and is written so as to help the Amateur Gar- 

 dener to get the best results. Describes 

 Original Cultures in complete detail, by an 

 eminent Bulb Specialist. A necessity to 

 every one who has a garden and wants to 

 enjoy the beauty of bulbs next Spring. 



Send for your copy to-day 



KNIGHT & STRUCK COMPANY 



1 Madison Avenue, New York 



Price 



$1.°° 

 postpaid 



Baltimore Nurseries 



California Privet 



Any quantity, size and age. No better grown. 

 Shade and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Vines. 

 Full line of Fruit Trees and plants. 



Get our prices and catalog 



Franklin Davis Nursery Co. 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



PEONIES 



Fifteen fine named Peonies for $2.50, or 25 for $5.00 all 

 different and truly labeled, a chance to obtain a fine 

 collection at half price, comprising such varieties as 

 Festiva Maxima, Felix Crousse. Delachei, Achillea, Lady 

 L. Bramwell, Couronne d'Or, Prolifica Tricolor, Louis 

 Van Houtte, and various other fine sorts. With any 

 order of above for $5.00 I will include one plant of 

 Baroness Schroeder, free. I have the largest stock in 

 America of Lady Alexandra Duff (absolutely true) and 

 many other fine varieties. Send for catalogue. 



W. L. GUMM, Peony Specialist 



Remington, Indiana 



" We grow our own trees' * 



Evergreen Seedlings and 

 Transplants 



For Fall Planting 

 Forest Tree Seeds 



It will pay you to get our Fall Pricelist. 

 The North-Eastern Forestry Co. 



Cheshire, Conn. 



Bulbs For Indoor Use 



FOR several years I have had a continuous 

 succession of blooming bulbs in the house, 

 from December to May. By planting in the usual 

 deep bulb pots, about five bulbs to each pot, in 

 early October, the first variety comes into bloom 

 in December, and the rest follow in unbroken suc- 

 cession. I plant lightly, not firming down as for 

 outdoor planting, and I sift the soil. Then put in 

 a dark, cool place, water occasionally, and as each 

 variety shows green tips I bring it to the light. 



The following list has always proved very satis- 

 factory: Paper white and poet's narcissus, white 

 Roman hyacinths and Dutch Roman hyacinths, 

 early French daffodils, Golden Spur, Emperor and 

 Barri conspicuus daffodils. 



Connecticut. E. M. F. 



An Excellent Double Tulip 



LAST October I planted as usual 100 bulbs of 

 the double-flowering tulip Murillo, massing 

 them along the edges of the borders in our little 

 front garden. The results, as is always the case 

 with this reliable variety, were most satisfactory; 

 but to my surprise, I noticed while the plants were 

 at the height of their bloom that each bulb had 

 thrown up a second flower-bud that looked fairly 

 promising. After the main crop of flowers had 

 faded, they were carefully removed and a liberal 

 dose of manure water applied to the bulbs. 



This seemed to encourage the plants to greater 

 effort, for the new flower stalks shot up strong and 

 straight; the buds swelled, and I was rewarded 

 by a second crop of blossoms which, although smaller 

 and less double than their predecessors, made a 

 very creditable garden effect, and prolonged the 

 tulip season for about eight or ten days. 



Although, as a rule, I do not admire double tulips, 

 Murillo could scarcely fail to please the most critical 



The double tulip Murillo, which opens pure white and 

 changes to soft rose as the flower fades 



taste. On first opening the flowers are pure white; 

 then as the days grow warmer, they become faintly 

 flushed with delicate pink, which in turn changes 

 to a beautiful soft rose that suffuses the entire 

 flower. The blossoms remain in perfection for 

 nearly three weeks, being much more lasting than 

 the single varieties, and I have always found that 

 a thorough soaking of the roots at the close of a 

 warm spring day helped wonderfully to retain their 

 freshness. 



When fully expanded under the hot noonday 

 sun, the tulips resemble great wide-open, pink water 

 lilies; during the early morning and twilight hours, 

 they look like delicate peonies, or even suggest great 

 tea roses. 



Pennsylvania. H. M. Goodkop. 



HorsfordV 



Cold Weather Plants 



Bulbs for fall planting, Lilies, Iris, 

 Ferns which are hardy but better be 

 set in spring, all the better class of 

 Old-fashioned Flowers, Paeonias, 

 Day Lilies, Plantain Lilies, Tril- 

 liums, Shrubs, Trees and Vines. 



When you get plants that have 

 wintered in Vermont, you know 

 they are hardy. Don't fail to send 

 for the Horsford catalogue and 

 fall supplement before placing 

 your orders. It will save many 

 disappointments. 



F. H. Horsford 



Charlotte, Vermont 



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Byzantine 



% ' 



Wonder Lily 





Introduced by us in 1908. 



i 



Blooms without soil 



& 



or water. Color, rose 



JL 



to rosy lilac. Needs 





only warmth and sun- 





shine. Unique table and 

 house decoration. Ready 





now. 



1 3 6 12 

 $0.20 $0.50 $1.50 $1.75 

 .30 .80 1.50 2.75 



Large Bulbs . . 

 Monster Bulbs . . 



Jumbo size very scarce — $.40 



Delivery included. All 



our Bulbs are in from Eurorje: 



narcissi, tulips, hyacinth: 



, etc. Send for our bulb book. 



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70 Warren St., NEW YORK 



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DWARF PEAR TREES 



DWARF PLUM TREES 



DWARF CHERRY TREES 



DWARF PEACH TREES 



Also a Full Line of Standard Fruit Trees 



Fall Planting Bulletin Free 



THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 



W. L. McKAY, Prop., Box G, Geneva, N. Y. 



Successful growers use Brandywine 

 Spawn. Send "$i for enough to cover 30 sq. ft. 



' Int wii-,... inctrnrfiAnc . ,-, , ■...-,.. />nn f/illi-nxr 



1 iui cuougn to cover 30 sq. u. 

 instructions anyone can follow. 



West Chester, Pa. 



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