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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



September, 1917 



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Hardy Plants 



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Transform your shady spots into harmonious 

 color pictures by colony planting of hardy primulas! 

 Our stock Qf rare and beautiful kinds is unique in 

 this country, both in number of varieties and quan- 

 tity as well as quality of plants. Plant them this 

 fall for spring bloom in your garden. 



A modest booklet describing all our plant treas- 

 ures is yours free to command. Write for it. 



WOLCOTT NURSERIES Jackson, Mich. 



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Fairfax Roses 



Do you want an abundance of roses all 

 summer? Then plant Fairfax Roses. They 

 are grown slowly under natural conditions 

 (not forced) will bloom the first season for 

 you under ordinary care, and will be a con- 

 stant delight for many years. 



Book on request giving instructions as to 

 the proper method of growing roses. 



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GRAY 



Oakton, Virginia 



Putting Color in the Landscape 



Evergreens provide the solid colors that lend permanency to the otherwise constantly changing 

 aspect of the landscape. Add unusually beautiful tints to the permanent pictures created with 



Evergreens and the near - ideal in landscape building 

 may be attained. Of all the Evergreens with effective 

 colors, we best like 



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Blue Spruces for 



Beauty and Symmetry 



Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens glauca) varies 

 in shade from light green to intense steel blue. Of uni- 

 form shape and habit, reaching a height of 25 feet, when 

 fully developed. Carefully selected blue seedlings, 2 ft. 

 high, each $1.50; 3 ft. high, each $2.50. Koster's 

 Blue Spruce is a particularly fine strain of intense 

 blue, permanently retained by grafting. It is uni- 

 formly more reliable in holding the color, and the needles are 

 . longer. Height 20 feet when full grown. 2 ft. high, each £2.50. 



%^ A 3 ft. high, each #4.50. 



Ready for transplanting now. Plants will be carefully 

 t, packed and safe arrival is guaranteed. 



Free: Treatise and Catalogue 



The treatise contains practical suggestions how to choose and 

 plant Evergreens. Our complete catalogue is ready to acquaint 

 you with the vast resources of our extensive nurseries, backed by 

 overacentury'sexperienceinthe business. Write us TO-DAY. 



AMERICAN NURSERY COMPANY, Inc. 



800 Acres— at Flushing, L. I. and Springfield, N. J. 



Sales Office — Singer Building, N. Y. 



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Fall Planting Service 



consists of definite recommendations what 

 you may plant this fall in your location, 

 climate and soil. It includes the furnish- 

 ing of plants, shrubs and trees, critically 

 grown and handled with particular care to 

 make them adaptable to fall transplanting. 

 For transplanting during September we 

 recommend 



Peonies, Irises and Evergreens 



These form a large part of the very complete assort- 

 ment of stock growing in our nursery. Nearly 

 twenty years of continued growth and better service 

 have seen this nursery grow from a smaller begin- 

 ning to a large enterprise supported by the loyalty 

 of thousands of satisfied customers. Any plants 

 that grow and thrive under the greatly varying 

 conditions in our nursery, will grow well anywhere. 



Our Free Catalogue will help 



to familiarize you with our plants, their sizes and 

 prices. You will .find it full of frank statements 

 concerning the type of plants we offer and the kind 

 of service that goes with every sale. Let us get 

 acquainted! Write for your free copy of our cata- 

 logue NOW! 



WILLADEAN NURSERIES 



Sparta, Kentucky 



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Deming 



Water Supply 



for 



Country Homes 



32-page Bulletin of water-supply facts and installation 

 suggestions gladly mailed free: describes Deming air 

 pressure systems — convenient, dependable, simple — 

 operated by motor, hand pump, gasoline engine or 

 windmill. Write to-day to 



THE DEMING COMPANY 

 119 Depot St. Salem, Ohio 



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A Garden Library for a 

 Dollar and a Quarter 



Bound volumes of THE GARDEN MAGA- 

 ZINE represent the last word on gardening. 

 It is really a loose leaf cyclopedia of horti- 

 culture. You are kept up to date. Save 

 your copies of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 and let us bind them for you. There 

 is a new volume every six months, and Vol. 

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 have not kept all of the numbers, we will 

 supply the missing copies at 25c each, or 

 we will supply the bound volume complete 

 for $2.00. THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 

 can be of more service this year than ever 

 before, and you can get most out of the 

 magazine when you bind it, and keep it in 

 permanent form. Address: 



Circulation Department 

 GARDEN MAGAZINE, Garden City, N.Y. 



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