January, 190 6 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



293 



KHant ^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. 



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 

 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 



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 VAUQHAN'S SEED STORE, 

 14 Barclay Street, New York City. No fee. 

 84 Randolph Street, Chicago. ^^^^ 



WANTED 



A Competent, Practical, Thoroughly Trained and 

 Experienced Expert 



COMMERCIAL ROSE GROWER 



I am about to build a good sized establishment for gTowing- com- 

 mercial roses, and want a man as Superintendent of it who not only 

 thoroughly understands the practical side of the business but who 

 also is capable of making the proper rough plans for the most im- 

 proved, up-to-date establishment. I prefer a man who is at the 

 present time a responsible assistant in some going concern. To the 

 right man suitable wages will be paid, and he will also be given free 

 house rent and, while employed in the establishment, a small con- 

 tingent interest in the annual net earnings. 



All answers to this advertisement will be treated as confidential. 



Address with full particulars as to age, training, family, wages 

 wanted, practical experience, scientific training, if any, etc., 

 "E.G.S.," care President, Eliot National Bank, Boston 



To Grow Ferns 



AN authoritative little 



handbook, will be found 



in G. A. Woolson's volume 



entitled Ferns and How to 



Grow Them. It deals with 

 the growing of hardy ferns, 

 both in the garden and in- 

 doors, and is uniform with 

 " Roses and How to Grow 

 Them." Profusely illus- 

 trated. 



(1.10 postpaid) 



THE GARDEN 

 MAGAZINE 



COVyURY LIFE , 

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THE WORLDS 

 WORK 



DOVBLEDAY PAGE * CO AIEW YORK 



LEE-J^URPEE <V (0 



Seed 



OF THE 



o BURPEE 

 O QUALITY 



costs a little more,— BUT are worth much more ! Planters 

 everywhere are invited to send for the New Thiktieth 

 Anniveksary Edition of 



BURPEE'S 

 1 906 Farm Annual 



Long known as "The Leading American Seed Catalogue,"— 

 this is now brighter and better than ever before. An elegant 

 book of 168 pages, it tells the plain truth about the 



Best Seeds That Grow! 



The illustrations are from photographs and the colored 

 plates painted from nature. It offers most valuable Ex- 

 clusive Novelties, which cannot be had elsewhere, — 

 including "A New Floral Wonder" raised by our friend 



LUTHEK BlRBANK. 





TO ALL WHO IN- 



H V\=>/=» TEND TO PLANT 

 1 ICC BURPEE'S SEEDS 



Others who simply want a handsome 

 book, (out ot curiosity?) will kindly remit 

 ten cents, which is less than cost per copy 

 tons. WRITE TO-DAY! (a postal card 

 will do)— but DO NOT DELAY! Name 

 this magazine and address. 



W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Philadelphia. 



HORICUM 



KILLS SAN JOSE SCALE 



M g; ,e HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT WORKS, "**"}-»*-"■. 



SOLD BY SEED DEALERS OF AMERICA. SEND FOR PAMPHLET 



BRIDGEMAN'S CATALOGUE OF 



HIGH GRADE BULBS and SEEDS 



for Fall Sowing. Mailed Free 

 HRIDGEMANS SEED WAREHOUSE, 37 East 9th St.. New York City. 



CHARMING P A LIVI J 



Ferns and all Decorative plants: Fruit 

 and Economic plants and trees for 

 Tropic and Sub-Tropic planting. Bam- 

 boos, Conifers, etc. We ship to all 

 parts of the world every week in the 

 year — safely. Send for large interest- 

 ing catalogue. 



REASONER BROTHERS 

 Oneco, Florida. 



T A XTT 1ADV The Month of Resolves 



JiVlM *J/-\.1V I and Plans for the Year 



Decide on 



Hardy Perennials for Spring Planting 



We offer a Choice Collection. 



Place order for Chrysanthemums (Our 



Specialty), and other Tender Stock 



Illustrated Catalogue Issued This Month. 



NATHAN SMITH & SON. 18 %^K. strett 



Pleasure Gardening: 



demands that the work of soil preparation and cultivation 

 be made so easy that it becomes a recreation and delight. 

 With the help of the Iron Age Implements, gardening is 

 a real pleasure, with no disagreeable or laborious work. 



No. 1 Iron Age 

 Double and Single 

 Wheel Hoe. 



IRON ACE 



{■ Garden 

 Implements 



No. 6 Iron Age 

 Combined Double 

 and Single Wheel 

 Hoe, Hill and Drill 

 Seeder. 



are adjustable to even' need of perfect gardening. With a No. 6 Iron Age Combined 

 Double and Single Wheel Hoe, Hill and Drill Seeder, yon can. with one pair of handles 

 and the interchangeable attachments, open the ground, distribute the fertilizer, plant 

 and cover the seed, roll, rake, weed, plow, hoe and cultivate your garden. No. 1 Iron 

 Age Double and Single Wheel Hoe (the wheel hoe form of the No. 6 combined tool) 

 appeals to the amateur gardener. It has a full equipment of hoes, plows, rakes, etc., 

 and with all these interchangeable parts you can do the work of cultivation easier and 

 quicker than ever before. These are only two of the many famous Iron Age Imple- 

 ments. Our valuable 1906 Iron Age Book is full of interesting information. Do not 

 fail to get it. Free copy mailed on request. 



BATEMAN MFG. CO., Box C, Grenloch, N. J. 



