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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1905 



The Cottage Gardens 



contain the finest assortment of selected 

 specimen Evergreen, Deciduous Trees 

 and Shrubs procurable, and its Land- 

 scape Department is at your service in 

 arranging them. Price list ready now. 

 Has tables of the best herbaceous plants, 

 giving common and botanical names, 

 height, color and season of bloom. Sent 

 free. All inquiries cheerfully answered. 



COTTAGE GARDENS CO., 



QUEENS, L. I. 



Fruit and Ornamental, 

 Shrubs, Roses, Bulbs 

 and Plants. 



Catalogue No. i free to pur- 

 chasers of Fruit and Ornamental 

 Trees. No. 3 free to buyers of Holland and 

 other Bulbs, Hardy Plants and Vines, Roses, Ferns, 

 Palms and Greenhouse Goods in general. Try us. We will 

 give you a square deal and guarantee satisfaction. Correspondence 

 solicited. 52 years, 44 greenhouses. 1200 acres. 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Box 39, Painesville, Ohio 



The Agricultural Experts Association 



GEORGE T. POWELL, President 



120 Broadway 



NEW YORK 



EXAMINATION of soils to determine condition and methods 

 for improvement. Laying out of country estates, including 

 architect's services, residences, greenhouses and other buildings. 

 Building and landscape gardening. Problems relating to engineer- 

 ing and sanitation. Selection and purchase of blooded stock. 

 Consultation on all land problems. Correspondence invited. 



FRANK NORRIS'S 



BOOKS 



The Responsibilities of the Novelist. Net, 



$1.25. Postage, 12 cents 

 A Deal in Wheat. $1.50 

 The Pit. $1.50 

 The Octopus. $1.50 

 A Man's Woman. $1.50 

 McTeague. $1.50 

 Blix. $1.25 

 Moran of the Lady Letty. $1.00 



Published by 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



LWLB 



A Bulb That Blooms in August 

 Without Any Leaves 



IT ALL'S amaryllis (Lycoris sqiiamigera) , 

 *■ -*■ formerly grown as Amaryllis Hallii, is 

 a rather uncommon, hardy bulbous plant with 

 attractive foliage and bright flowers. As will 

 be noticed in the illustrations, these do 

 not appear at the same time. The leaves, 

 some three to six to a bulb, are fully grown 

 here in April and entirely disappear in June. 

 About the middle of August the flowering 



272. A singular bulb thai comes out of (he naKed 

 ground in August. Hall's amaryllis {Lycoris squamigera) 

 bears a cluster of rosy lilac, fragrant flowers, each 

 three or four inches across 



stems appear, make rapid growth, and are 

 soon furnished with a cluster of amaryllis-like 

 flowers, white, flushed with pink, with a bluish 

 hue (or perhaps bright rosy lilac would best de- 

 scribe them), and very attractive, also fragrant. 



This bulb seems to have been originally 

 brought from China by Dr. George R. Hall, 

 of Bristol, R. I., in the late sixties, and was 

 introduced by a Boston florist, but apparently 

 not very extensively, as it seems to be un- 

 known outside of New England. 



Later supplies have come via England, 

 with several other species of the family, but 

 none of them appear to be hardy here except 

 L. sanguined, a small-flowered kind with a 

 muddy, dried-blood color, not very effective 

 and not especially desirable. 



The Chinese L. aurea is seemingly tlie 



The FERRIS 



HAMS*»» BACON 



Have persistently maintained their 



High Reputation for Superior 



QUALITY, and are therefore 



used as the 



Standard of Comparison 



Do not accept other 



brands claiming 



to be "Just 



as Good as 



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cTr^d Silver Pin, 50c. 



The Swastika Cross is the Good Fortune symbol 

 of the Navajo Tribe. This pin is hand wrought 

 from pure silver engraved by Navajo work- 

 ien and set with a genuine turquoise. Very 

 odd and pretty. We send this stick pin 

 prepaid 50c. to introduce our big" assort- 

 ment of Mexican drawn work, Navajo 

 blankets and other goods of native 

 make. Other mountings in this design 

 of pure silverware; rings with turquoise in 

 cross 60c, without 50c; state size. Hat pin 

 1. 00. 5-inch teaspoon, Swastika Cross handle, 

 $1.25. Catalogue alone, 4c. 

 The Francis E. Lester Co., Dept. S 94, Mesilla Park, N. JVL, 



KFRUITBOOK 



shows in NATURAL COLORS and 



accurately describes 216 varieties of 



,- ' fruit. Send for our liberal terms of distri- 



"bution to planters. — Stark Bro's, Louisiana, Mo. 



SZKant Department 



A special low rate is made in this department for 

 the convenience of readers to advertise for a 

 gardener, or for gardeners to offer their services. 



Situations Wanted 



FOR 

 Gardeners, Farmers and Estate Superintendents 



I am constantly receiving applications from trustworthy and com- 

 petent men desiring positions. Twenty years acquaintance among 

 them has given me exceptional knowledge of their individual capa- 

 bilities. No Fee— My sole desire is to be of service to employer 

 and employee alike. Arthur T. Boddington, Seedsman, 342 

 West 14th Street, New York. 



Gardeners' Register 



High-class men, with good records, can be 

 obtained at VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE, 

 14 Barclay Street, New York City. No fee. 



Competent Gardeners 



The comforts and products of a country home are increased by 

 employing a competent gardener; if you want to engage one, 

 write to us. Please give particulars regarding place and say 

 whether married or single man is wanted. We have been supplying 

 them for years to the best people everywhere. No fee asked. 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO.. Seedsmen and Florists, 35 and 37 

 Cortianat Street, New "ioric i_.^_ 



