September, 1917 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



61 



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IF YOU could see the Gladioli in full bloom at 

 Cedar Acres (75 acres of glory) you would just 

 have to have Gladioli in your garden. 



You can see the blossoms, if not the fields, and you 

 can choose your varieties from the actual blossoms. 



I will deliver to you in perfect condition a large 

 box of Gladioli spurs in full bloom, adequate for se- 

 lecting bulbs to plant next Spring for One Dollar. 

 A greater variety for Two Dollars and a Half. 

 Each variety labeled and priced for immediate order, 

 and early Spring delivery. My fascinating booklet 

 on Gladioli accompanies each box. 



Buy now after you have seen the actual blossoms. 

 Present prices are low. Stocks of Gladioli will be 

 limited next Spring and prices high. 



B. Hammond Tracy (Box 21) 



WENHAM, MASS. 



/I Bulb 



Catalog 



. of Value 



Do YbuyVattf-to 

 Know all /I bo 



May Flowering Tulips — Darwin 

 Breeders, and others — their or 

 and history? 



Are you particularly interested in the various 

 Types of Iris? 



Have you ever had difficulty in distinguishing the 

 Daffodils from the Narcissus? 



Can you tell the difference between a "Bomb- 

 shaped" and "Rose" Peony? 



V1 « PntolAfT ' s tne most valuable book of 

 UT V/dldlOg i tsk i n dp U bli s hed. It con- 

 tains all the above and much other information of value 

 to you. It is a book you will want to keep for reference. 

 Write for it to-day. Ask for Bulb Catalog 



WOOD, STUBBS & CO., Louisville, Ky. 



INCORPORATED 



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Brand Peonies 



are the Choicest Productions of 



America* s Forem ost Peony Specialists 



The lover of good peonies is constantly on the 

 look-out for something new and choice. 



The seventeen years which we have spent in 

 originating new peonies, place us now in a position 

 to supply just this demand. 



By the most careful and painstaking methods, 

 we are constantly working to bring forth year after 

 year new sorts of peonies. 



We find that ten years from the planting of the 

 seed is the least possible time in which the worth of 

 a peony can be determined. 



A variety to be retained by us must be healthy 

 in root, stem and foliage. It must be not only 

 beautiful but profuse in bloom and this bloom must 

 come true year after year. 



The careful and methodical testing of varieties 

 along these lines permits us now to offer the public 

 a line of peonies which are entirely to be depended 

 upon. They are beautiful in bloom and entirely new. 



A Few of Brand's Superb Originations 



Three of the "Greatest in the World" 



Martha Bulloch — Pink. This famous beauty, as pictured 

 above, was the subject of considerable attention at the exhibition 

 of the Peony Society in Philadelphia, June 13- 14th reported in 

 Garden Magazine for July. Along with other first-class sorts, it 

 was found worthy of praise because of its "superlative" qualities. 

 Elizabeth B. Browning — White. Frances Willard — White. 



Our Finest Reds 



Richard Carvel, Longfellow, Lora 

 Dexheimer, Mary Brand. 



MIDNIGHT— The Black Peony, a 

 single four year root of which sold 

 this season for one hundred dollars. 

 ($100.) 



Others 



Archie Brand, Louisa Brand. Ches- 

 tine Gowdy, Florence Nightingale, 

 Harriet Farnsley, William Penn — The 

 monstrous, sweet scented deep pink. 



And many other new ones, just 

 coming out. 



Descriptive Literature on request. Write to'day 

 while stocks are complete 



BRAND PEONY COMPANY 



540 Lumber Exchange, Desk B, Minneapolis, Minn. 



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