THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1915 



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Dig it around your shrubs. 

 Encourage root growth for 

 next year's bloom increase 



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^ Mid-summer Sense 



About Your Gardens and Lawns 





y^UGUST is the month when gardens and 

 f\ lawns begin to show signs of wear and 

 tear. Summer is starting on the down 

 hill. Are you going to just sit back and let 

 it go at that this year; or will you stir about 

 a bit and see if something can't be done to 

 prolong their vigor and further continue your 

 enjoyment? What most plants, shrubs and 

 lawns need right now is some tangible en- 

 couragement in the form of soil enrichments. 



They want some fresh food. 



They want some new back- 

 bone building material. 



They want more friability to 

 the soil, more air and moisture 

 about their roots. Any depend- 

 able gardener will tell you this 



$12 a ton in bags 



$8 by the carload in bulk 



F. O. B. Alphano, N. J. 



For accomplishing every one of these re- 

 quirements Alphano is ideal. It is a plant 

 stimulant, a root food, a permanent soil builder. 



It is a granulated, odorless enricher that 

 nature has been thousands of years in the 

 making and that takes us months to prepare. 

 Order some. Dig it around your plants and 

 shrubs. 



Spread it on your lawn and rake it in. 

 Bolster up the thin spots. It costs so little 

 you can use it freely. 



Send for the Convince- 

 ment Book, which both shows 

 and tells you exactly what 

 Alphano will do for you, as 

 proven by what it has been 

 doing for others in the last 

 io years. 



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Established 1905 



17 C Battery Place 



New York City 



I The Gay 

 Daffodils 



with cups of gold. Tu- 

 lips, Hyacinths and 

 Crocus — these are the 

 flowers that make our 

 gardens cheerful after 

 the cold winter. 



Plant the bulbs this fall. 



are not expensive, and are 

 to give more real pleasure 

 almost any flowers you have 

 garden. 



Baur's Booklet 

 of Bulbs 



is different from many lists ; it was 

 compiled by a practical bulb man, 

 who selected only the varieties 

 that are sure bloomers, and 

 worthy of a place in any garden. 

 Send your name and address for a copy. If you are 

 interested in planting shrubs, trees, or hardy plants 

 ask for our general catalogue. 



Baur Floral Co. 



15 East Ninth Street Dept. A Erie, Pa. 



To Spring Flower Lovers 



AS A LOVER of Spring flowers, I want you to 

 /-\ confidently feel when you read my Ads, that 

 Vanderbeek' s Imperial Quality Bulbs are so 

 much more desirable than the ordinary kinds, that 

 you will be anxious to give them a trial. 

 Your own garden results will then prove to your 

 entire satisfaction, that our claims for their superi- 

 ority are, if anything — understated. 

 With this in mind, let me make you this 



SPECIAL OFFER 



While they last, I will gladly send 

 you, any or all of the following 6 

 collections, made up of io each, of 

 io choice named varieties, care- 

 fully packed and labeled. 

 Names of each variety furnished 

 on application. 



100 Single Early Tulips $1.00 



100 May Flowering Tulips $1.50 



100 Darwin Tulips $2.00 



100 Crocuses (4 varieties) $1.00 



100 Hyacinths (Bedding size) $3.00 

 100 Narcissus $1.50 



If the entire 6oo bulbs are ordered at 

 Sio.oo, I T ,vill prepay the delivery to any 

 part of the United States. You to pay 

 the delivery on smaller orders. 

 Send today for my Bulb Book and list of the varieties 

 included in this special offer. 



1 72 Broadway 

 Paterson, N. J. 



Peterson's 



Perfect 



Peonies 



The standard by which 

 others are judged 



Catalog on application 



George H. Peterson 



Rose and Peony 

 Specialist 



Box 50 

 Fair Lawn, N. J- 



Peony and Iris Clumps 

 For September Planting 



All the choice varieties including 

 Festiva Maxima, and Queen Victoria. 



Send for free list and colored 

 plates. 



HEADS BERGENFIELD NURSERIES 

 Bergenf ield, N. J. 



Peonies 



From the Cottage Gardens 

 Famous Collection 



\J(/E OFFER a selection of over 

 three hundred of the choicest 

 varieties in one, two and three year 

 old roots. 



Do not fail to send for our FREE 

 CATALOGUE which gives authentic 

 descriptions. It also tells you how to 

 plant and grow this beautiful flower 

 successfully. 



Shipping season commences September 

 1st and continues during the Fall months. 



COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. 



NURSERIES 



QUEENS, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 



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