Ferns for 

 Ground Covers 



One customer of 

 ours recently used 

 40,000 of our hardy 

 ferns to create a per- 

 fect ground cover and 

 give a proper finish 

 to a massive planting. 

 I can fill orders of 

 that size, beginning 

 with the middle of 

 September. 



About 

 Rock Gardens 



The Rockery idea 

 in gardening is rising 

 rapidly in popular 

 favor. Those who 

 love the dainty fern 

 and many other at- 

 tractive forms of 

 plant life found in the 

 rock garden, will find 

 me well stocked with 

 plants for rockeries 

 of all descriptions. 



The Lure of New England's Hardy Orchids 



To many readers of The Garden Magazine Hardy Orchids will sound like a paradox. Orchids generally awaken 

 thoughts of greenhouses and conservatories, of prices for the flowers that are beyond the reach of the average. And 

 yet, there are Orchids that are so hardy that they live outdoors through the most severe New England winters. Year 

 after year they delight us with their quaint and curious flowers. The lovely Lady's Slippers or Moccasin Flowers, 

 the Orchis, Ladies' Tresses and Rattlesnake Plantain, how they please us by their faithful coming again and blooming. 



For years hardy orchids have been my hobby. 

 First I collected them because I loved them. Later 

 I grew them to sell again, to get others to under- 

 stand them as I do. After all these years, my 

 favorites are still 



The Picture Above 



The Lady's Slippers 



Their botanical name — Cypripedium — is their 

 worst handicap. Cypripedium acaule is often 

 called the Red Lady's Slipper, but the flowers are 

 really rose-purple, as shown above. It thrives in 

 any well-drained, light weight soil. I grow it in a mixture composed of 

 three parts sand and two parts leafmold. See prices alongside. 



C. parviflorum or Small Yellow Lady's Slipper is particularly charming growing in 

 masses, in shady positions, left undisturbed for years. 20c. each; $2.00 per dozen; 

 $10.00 per hundred. 



C. pubescens or Large Yellow Lady's Slipper needs ample moisture, a shady spot, 

 but it prefers well-drained soil composed largely of humus and leaf-mold. 20c. each; 

 $2.00 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred. 



C. spectabile, the Showy Lady's Slipper is the finest and most showy of all. I 

 grow it to perfection in pure spagnum moss, spread 4 to 5 inches deep on top of 

 ground where there is constantly much moisture. 25c each; $2.50 per dozen; $15.00 

 per hundred. 



rJjWAlvD (jlLL/lll 1, Wila^Flower Specialist 



shows Cypripedium acaule thriving to per- 

 fection in its native haunts. Well-mulched 

 with a thick layer of pine needles, it is a 

 subject of unlimited beauty and wide use- 

 fulness. One-crown plants 20c. each, $2.00 

 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred. Two-crown 

 plants 30c. each; $3.00 per dozen ; $15.00 per 

 hundred. Single and dozen lots postpaid. 

 In 100 lots by express only. Plant this fall. 



WildFlowers, the Woodland'sCharm 



Do you recall the "posies" of childhood days 

 when, as a youngster, you used to ramble through 

 the woods in search of things that appealed to the 

 childish imagination? Do you remember the 

 Bloodroot and Dogtooth violets, the Snakeroots, 

 Trilliums and Hepaticas? In common with many, 

 I, too, fell in love with these fascinating children 

 of the wild flora. Now, as a full-grown man, I 

 grow them by the thousands so that their charms 

 may be enjoyed by others sharing my sentiments. I have kinds for all 



soils, for sunny or shady places, for wet or dry situations. Write for my catalogue or 

 tell me which most appeal to you among wild flowers. I shall t gladly help you in 

 working out any planting ideas you may have. 



Fall Planting Insures an Extra Year of Flowers 



Nearly all the plants growing in my nursery can be transplanted in the fall with 

 full assurance that they will grow. Plant Trilliums, Lilies, Cypripediums. etc.. now, so 

 they can start blooming early next spring. Write for my free catalogue describing all 

 and illustrating many of the unusual plants I grow. If you have in mind the planting 

 of a wild or woodland garden, a rockery or any other garden scheme of unusual charac- 

 ter, let me send a competent man to confer with you. A post card brings the Catalogue. 



3 Main Street, Southwick, Mass. 





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