THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



August, 1917 



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Peonies for Pleasure" 



and the Business back of it 



In a beautiful printed booklet "De Luxe," Mr. Good tells 



how, without being either an expert or a specialist, but guided 



by the love for Peonies, he assembled the aristocrats of 



Peony-dom about him. These 



elect sorts now inhabit nearly 50 



acres, with almost a million 



roots, representing the greatest 



collection of quality kinds and 



the largest stocks of these 



varieties in the world! Annual 



sales of 50,000 Festiva Maxima, 



25,000 Edulis superba, 20,000 



telix Crousse, etc., etc., attest 



to this. 



To accomplish this "feat," all the resources 



of the Good & Reese Company — one of the 



largest nursery organizations of this country 



— were pressed into service. With a will to 



work and win, the house gradually acquired 



600 top-notchers in Peonies from among - the 



world's most famous growers and specialists. 



All had to measure up to certain standards 



in color, size, stem, form, substance and 



fragrance. Charming kinds of unique beauty 



are found in both, 



The Good & Reese Company's Famous 

 Challenge Collection Masterpiece Collection 



Covers the entire range of form and color 

 in the Peony. We challenge comparison as to 

 their great beauty and to the very low prices 

 we offer them. 



128 - Couronne d'Or $0.60 



119 - Docteur Boisduval 60 



4 - Floral Treasure 60 



67 - Golden Harvest 60 



28 - Ladv Leonora Bramwell 60 



159 - La Perle .60 



117 - Leviathan .60 



197 - Madam de Vatry ". .60 



276 - Margaret Gerard 60 



10 - Marie Stuart .60, 



181 - Tri. de Hxpo. de Lille 60 



322 - Van Dyck 60 



Total Value S? -o 



Special Offer: — Any six for S3.00; the twelve 

 Challenge Collection for $5.50 



Among the finest of all Peonies. Every one 

 a masterpiece. 



262 - Admiral Dewey S°-75 



102 - Asa Gray 75 



228 - Augustin d'Hour. 75 



132 - Avalanche 75 



97 - Dorchester 75 



93 - Eugenie Verdier 75 



25 - Felix Crousse 75 



168 - Livingstone 75 



139 - Madame Emile Lemoine. 75 



301 - Marie d'Hour 75 



246- Masterpiece 75 



48 ■ Monsieur Jules Elie .75 



Total Value $9.00 



Special Offer: — Any six for $4.00; the twelve 

 Masterpiece Collection for 57.00. 



The Challenge and Masterpiece Collections for $11.00 



Springfield, Ohio 



THE 

 FLORAL CENTER 

 OF THE WORLD 



20 Million Plants Sold 

 Each Year, Seven Mil- 

 lion of which are Roses 



Send for "Peonies for Pleasure" to-day — you will find it a book well 

 worthy of a place in your horticultural reference library and all it costs 

 is the stamp it takes to ask \ox your free copy. 



T'l fy 1 fl /"" Rose and Peony 



1 he uood & Keese Lo. specialists 



Box 75, Springfield, Ohio 



A Man 



and His Hobby 



Some men cultivate hobbies, others 

 are born with them. When one of 

 those, whose hobby reaches clear to 

 the marrow of their bones, takes the 

 matter so seriously aSj to make his 

 hobby his business, things generally 

 "happen. ' : 



Springfield, Ohio, holds one of the 

 biggest JPeony-hobbyists in this coun- 

 try. John M. Good grows Peonies 

 primarily because he loves them. He 

 cultivates his hobby to the extent of 

 millions of flowers. About fifteen 

 years ago he became interested, 



enthusiastic and "peony-mad" in rapid succession. To-day he has 

 gathered about him one of the greatest collections in the world. 



Eremurus for September Planting 



The enormous demand 

 for these wonderful Eremu- 

 rus encouraged us two 

 years ago to plant a large 

 number of clumps in our 

 trial gardens. They have 

 bloomed for us and we can, 

 therefore, guarantee that 

 they will bloom for you. 

 Imported clumps generally 

 reached us in November — 

 too late for planting in this 

 country in the. fall. With us on 

 Long Island the clumps mature 

 early in September, making 

 transplanting in the fall both 

 desirable and practical. Clumps 

 transplanted this fall will flower 

 next spring, since plants become 

 firmly established before winter. 

 Eremurus are among the no- 

 blest of all hardy plants. They 

 bloom in graceful spikes, 6 to 10 

 feet high. The flower spikes 

 proper average from 2 to 4 feet 

 long, and well established plants 

 bear hundreds of them. They 

 thrive under ordinary garden 

 conditions and their beautiful 

 colors, pink and white, harmo- 

 nize spendidly with other flowers 

 blooming during July. 



Extra Strong 

 Acclimated Clumps 



Eremurus clumps in full bloom, less than one year *>^j r/\ i 



after planting in our Lrookline, L. I., trial gardens. «J>4.0U eaCH 



Ready for shipment early in September, Himalaicus, Himrob, Robus- 

 tus, Robustus Elwesianus, other varieties at higher prices. 



John Scheepers & Co., Inc. Fl s ° P TiJ£s 



2 Stone Street 



New York 



iipifl i 





You will find it full of interesting information on 

 growing under glass with helpful hints on what, when, 

 and how to plant. It contains illustrations of some 

 of the most beautiful conservatories in America from 

 which you can get many valuable suggestions for 

 your own indoor garden. 



We will be glad to send you this booklet, free of 

 charge, with sketches and estimates on any green- 

 house work you are contemplating. 



JOHN C. MONINGER COMPANY 



CHICAGO NEW YORK 



924 W. Blackhawk St. 814 Marbridge BIdg. 



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