October, 1915 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



97 



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Bulb Catalogue 



CEND for your copy. Our bulbs 

 ^ are full size, true to name, and 

 very beautiful. 



We have a really wonderful assortment of 

 66 of our choicest bulbs for $i .oo. You may 

 send a dollar bill pinned to your order at our 

 risk. 



To those who love flowers and "growing 

 things," our Bulb Catalogue will be a reve- 

 lation. Send for it today. 



J. M. THORBURN & CO 



53B Barclay St.. through to 54 



Park Place, New York 



, Iris, Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissus 



and all other Fall Bulbs 



Paeonies, Phloxes p^aKo 



Shrubs and rare new Fruits for 

 fall planting. New window or win- 

 ter blooming plants. Boston Ferns 

 in great variety. Salvia Greigi. 

 double - flowered orange, and many 

 other startling novelties. 

 We are the largest growers of Lilies and 



Iris in America. 

 Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free 



John Lewis Childs, Inc. 



FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 



Big Rose Offer 



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nt a rose hedge this fall. Cover your fen- I 

 ces with the Queen of Flowers. Beautify with ■ 

 our red, hardy, climbing rose Excelsea. We offer ■ 



3 Two-Year Old Excelseas For $1.20 1 



guaranteed to grow and bloom. This offer also includes a 

 ourbook often delightful chapters,"How to Grow ■ 

 Roses." Thousands of homes en- 

 joy our gorgeous roses — you should too. 

 Try them — accept our liberal offer now. 

 Send for Autumn Floral Guide — free. 



The CONARD & Jones Co. 



Rose Specialists — 50 Yrs. Experience 

 Box 24, West Grove, Pa. 



Remember, our roses are 

 guaranteed to grow and bloom. 



IRISES 



EXCLUSIVELY 



Plant them from August to November 



Catalog on request 



THE GARDENS DAYTON. OHIO 



IRISES 



Our beautiful illustrated 

 treatise — The Iris — mailed 

 upon request. Our large 

 collection contains some rare species suited to 

 milder climates, as well as a large collection of 

 the hardier varieties. 



THE DEAN IRIS GARDENS 

 Iris Specialists Moneta, California 



Iris, Lilies, and Japanese Garden 

 Specialties. 



We have one of the largest stocks of Iris, etc., in this Country- 

 Over 400 varieties of Iris. 



August to November is the time to plant Iris, Lilies and 

 other perennials. Send for Catalogue. 



1 980 Montreal Avenue 

 St. Paul Minnesota 



Rainbow Gardens 



KRELAGE'S BULBS 



For Fall Planting 



After the close of the import-season, on Sept. 

 27th, we have arranged to supply our pat- 

 rons with a limited quantity of choice hya- 

 cinths. Narcissi, Darwin Tulips, etc., in popular 

 assortment from stock in New York. A list of these 

 will be sent free on request by 



J. A. de VEER, 100 William Street, New York 



Sole Agent for E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland 



Tulips, Daffodils, 

 Paeonies 



These are 



'The flowers that bloom 



in the Spring" 



provided you 



plant in the Autumn 



FALL 

 EDITION 



"Gardening Illustrated 



with photos of all spring bloomers in bulbs and 

 plants (fifty-six pages), the best in each class. 

 All lists revised and improved with new and 

 reliable varieties. We send out only the 

 biggest and best, in all bulbs and plants. 



This book mailed FREE everywhere 



50 Darwin Tulips . . . . . $100 



("Specials" from named kinds) 



40 Daffodils ....... igp 



("Specials" from named kinds) 



1 Paeonies, White, Red and Pink 302 



(Named Kinds) 



Vaughan's Seed Store 



CHICAGO, 31-33 W. Randolph St. 

 NEW YORK, 43 Barclay Street 



DWARFISM 



APPLE 

 PEAR 



TREES & 



Best for 

 Home Garden 

 Bear Quicker 

 Less Room 

 Finest Fruit 

 Also Full Line 



Standard Fruit Trees 



CHOICE STOCK 



Fall Planting Bulletin Free 



The VAN DUSEN NURSERIES 

 W. L. McKAF, Prop. Box G. GENEVA, N. Y. 



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PEONIES 



Fifteen fine named Peonies for S2.50, 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, Delachei, Achillea, Lady L. Branrwell, 

 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 Lad}' Alexandra Duff (abso- 

 lutely true) and many other fine varieties. Send for catalogue. 



W. L. GUMM, Peony Specialist 



Remington, Indiana 



Cellar Winter Vegetable Garden 



Grow choice Asparagus, crisp Rhubarb and delicious Witlnof Chic- 

 ory or French Endive in your cellar during the fall and winter 

 months. Easily grown. Need only my selected roots and a little 

 earth. Write for prices of the above roots in dozen, hundred or 

 thousand lots. Have some roots of the new forcing root Orchid 

 Lettuce — forces a beautiful pink. Also Sea Kale roots for forcing. 



Warren Shinn Forcing Root Specialist Woodbury, N. J. 



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 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



HARDY PHLOX 





There are no other 

 plants that bloom all 

 season through like the 

 Phlox. 



300 varieties. 





Send for list 



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W. F. Schmeiske 



Box 7, Hospital Station 



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Binghamton N. Y. 



WAYSIDE GARDENS 



QUALITY LIST OF 



Hardy Plants and Bulbs 



FOR FALL PLANTING 



Makes Selection Easy 

 MENTOR, OHIO 





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Have You Gardening Questions? Experts 

 will answer them free. If a plant fails, tell us about 

 it and ask help from Readers' Service. 



SHEEP WIZflRh MANURE 



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ATTTRE'S best and purest fertilizer. Rich in plant 

 food — just right for every kind and condition of soil 

 and all that grows out of it. 



Pure Sheep Manure — dried at a temperature exceeding 

 1000 F. Weed seed, fungus and bacteria all destroyed. 

 Makes wonderful lawns, gardens, fruit and field crops. Use 

 it this fall. Ask for booklet with prices and freight rates on 

 a bag or carload. 



The Pulverized Manure Co. 



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