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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1917 



TULIPS NARCISSI 



HYACINTHS 



FALL is here and it is time to secure your bulbs if your spring 

 garden is to be the delight you would have it. 



Let me supply your needs. I have all the finest varieties; the quality 

 is the best and I know the results will please you. 



Send to-day for my catalogue "Your Spring Garden." 



172 Broadway 



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Paterson, N. J. 



DON'T TAKE CHANCES 

 WITH YOUR TREES 



Let us take care of thein now. We will know 

 what to do and do it right. Experts in cavity 

 filling, blocking, bracing, etc. Representatives 

 available everywhere. Send for "Tree Talk" — 

 the tree lover's manual. 



THE F. A. BARTLETT COMPANY 

 538 Main Street Stamford, Conn. 



OSES Sf NEW CASTLE 



— the most authoritative book on rose planting, cultiva- 

 tion and pruning ever published. Beautifully printed in 

 colors, this valuable guide gives special prices and tells 

 all about our famous Roses, Plants and Bulbs. It's the 

 lifetime experience of America's largest rose growers. 

 You will be astonished at our low prices. Tells how 

 we prepay express charges anywhere in the U. S. and 

 guarantee safe delivery. Write to the Rose Specialists 

 for your copy to-day. 



HELLER BROS. CO., Box 1021, New Castle, Ind. 



Narcissus Bulbs Ready 



Mixture, composed mainly of varieties Poeticus Ornatus, P. 

 Poetarum, P. Pheasant's Eye, single and double yellow Incom- 

 parabilis, Stella, Barrii conspicuus, Mrs. Langtry, Dolly Cup, 

 Minnie Hume, with occasional bulbs of other varieties. $1.00 

 per ioo, #8.00 per icoo, postage or express paid. Prices on 

 larger quantities furnished on request. 



Oronogo Flower Gardens Carthage, Mo. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 

 Orchids in the United States 



Send twenty-five cents for catalogue. This amount will be refunded 

 on your first order. 



LAGER & HURRELL 

 Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N. J. 



A Charming Birdbath 



w. 



of Artificial Stone 



fifteen inches square, three 

 inches thick, hollowed out round 

 two and one half inches deep in 

 centre sloping to three-eighths 

 at edge. Inexpensive, Practical, 

 Artistic. 



Price $2.00. Three for $5.50, f. o. b. Verona. 

 VERONA BIRD HOUSES. SEND FOR LIST 

 H. BAYLES Verona, New Jersey 



Irises, Hardy Plants, Lilies and 

 Japanese Garden Specialties 



Send for our new 1917-18 Catalogue 

 Over 500 fine varieties of Irises 



Rainbow Gardens 



1980 Montreal Avenue 

 St. Paul, Minn. 



SUNDIALS 



Real Bronze Colonial Designs 

 From $3.50 Up 



Also Bird Baths, Garden Benches, Fountain 

 Sprays and other garden requisites. 

 Manufactured by 



The M. D. JONES CO. 

 72 Portland St. Boston, Mass. 



Send for illustrated Price-List 



Traxler's Collection of Fragrant Peonies 



This collection contains all of Mr. Brand's "America's 

 Best," all of the world's best, and nothing but the best. 

 Nothing but fragrant varieties and only the best of these. 



You cannot ship bulbs from Holland. Why not plant 

 peonies instead? 



Send for descriptive folder and price list. 

 JOHN A. TRAXLER, 225 West 24th St., Minneapolis, Minn. 



THE BEAUTY 



of Hardy Phlox can not be imagined. 

 They must be seen both in color and Show. 

 I have over 300 varieties. Send for list. 



W. F. SCHMEISKE 



Hospital Station, Box 11 Bingham ton, N. Y. 



"^UJ,LlM*i,l.«ii"'» 



Beautify Furniture 



Protect Floor and Floor Coverings 

 from injury by using 



Glass Onward Sliding 

 Furniture Shoe 



in place of casters. 



If your dealer will not supply you 



write us. 



ONWARD MFG. CO. 



MENASHA, WIS. DEPT. T 



JLM Anr CO! TIT from your trees if you keep 

 IVlWlxH- ri\Ul 1 them free from San Jose 

 ^Scale, Aphis, White Fly, etc., by spraying with 



GOOD'SSSFISH OIL 



SOAP N?3 



Kills all tree pests without injury to trees. Fertilizes 



soil and aids healthy growth. 



rnrP Our valuable book on Tree and 

 r I\L«Li plant Diseases. Write today. 

 JAMES GOOD, 2111-15 E. Susquehanna Ave., Phila. 



Underground Garbage Receiver 



Lynn »»„ OI » M .„» mass, installed at your home — means less danger from infantile pa- 

 ralysis germs. Act NOW — for your protection. Eliminate the dirty garbage pail. Be- 

 fore buying send for our catalogue. It will pay you. 



12 years on the market Look for our Trade Marks Sold direct factory 



C. H. STEPHENSON. Manufacturer. 40 Farrar Street. Lynn, Massachusetts 



III 

 "BUFFALO" PORTABLE POULTRY RUNWAYS 



= enable you to make any size yard or runway desired. Can be moved to other locations at will. Prices as follows: 



= 7 ft. long x 5 ft. high $3.75 per section 8 ft. long x 2 ft. high $2.00 per section 



|H 2 ft. 6 in. long i 5 ft. (Gate) 1.60" «< ft. long x 2 ft. high 1.00 " " 



^ Above prices are for orders consisting of six sections or more and are F.O.B. cars Buffalo, N. Y. Best article on the 



= market for young- chicks, ducks, geese, and other small fowl or animals, also for enclosing small gardens in season. 



= Place your order to-dayl You will be well satisfied. Send check, money order or New York draft and we will send 



= you the greatest article on the market for poultry or dog kennel purposes. Booklet 67A describing this system will = 



g be mailed gratis upon request. BUFFALO WIRE WORKS CO. f Formerly Scheeier'» Sons) 46? Terrace, BUFFALO, N. Y. j 



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Women Horticulturists' Meeting 

 at Chicago 



PHE Woman's National Farm and Gar- 

 den Association, organized to promote 

 the practical training of women in outdoor 

 occupations, will hold its annual meeting in 

 Chicago, October 3rd, 4th and 5th at the 

 New Morrison Hotel, Corner of Clark and 

 Madison Streets. The President of this 

 Association, Mrs. Francis King of Alma, Mich- 

 igan, is well known to our readers, and its 

 membership includes upward of 2,000 women 

 actively engaged in a large way in farming, 

 gardening, poultry and cattle raising. A cor- 

 dial invitation is extended to every woman to 

 write to the Secretary, Miss Hilda B. Loines, 

 600 Lexington Avenue, New York City, for 

 further information. 



Big Events for St. Louis in 191 8 



"D Y A radical change of plans the Society of 

 - L ' American Florists' has taken a decidedly 

 progressive step in arranging that its annual 

 Convention for 1918 shall run simultaneously 

 with the great biennial National Flower Show 

 at St. Louis, April 6th to 15th. Mr. C. H. Totty 

 is elected President for 1918, and in 1919 the 

 Convention will go to Detroit. The united 

 gatherings at St. Louis next April should be 

 the greatest meeting of horticulturists, florists, 

 and gardeners ever brought together. 



Some Bulbs Assured 



T I 



HE bulb situation this year is very 

 -"- complex and from indications, at this 

 writing (September 15th) there is little likeli- 

 hood of any Dutch bulbs even arriving in this 

 country before the first week in October. 

 Under normal conditions the bulbs are usually 

 here about the latter part of August or the first 

 week in September, and the dealers anticipate 

 an enormous congestion of business in the ef- 

 fort to fill in six weeks orders that ordinarily 

 are spread over twelve weeks. "Just now," 

 writes one large dealer, "in fact I hardly see 

 how the thing can be done." The purchaser 

 must indeed possess himself in patience, and 

 be considerate in the matter of delays, etc., and 

 not blame too much to the dilatoriness of the 

 dealers, who this year at least will possibly 

 be entirely innocent. 



About three weeks ago a report appeared in 

 the newspapers to the effect that the Holland 

 government had prohibited the exportation 

 of bulbs. Retail catalogues were ready for 

 distribution and had to be held up pending 

 further advices. Quick action on the part of 

 the trade through the Holland Ambassador and 

 our own State Department at Washington 

 disclosed that this embargo referred only to 

 small bulbs which had been sent last season 

 to Germany for the feeding of cattle, and that 

 there was no embargo on the normal supplies of 

 the class of bulbs handled in this country. The 

 only difficulty was the transportation. 



Large quantities of bulbs have undoubtedly 

 been on the docks in Rotterdam since early 

 in August, and we understand that 26,000 

 cases left on board the S.S. Waaldyk Septem- 

 ber 7th, due to arrive about the time this issue 

 of The Garden Magazine is published. 



Now, while the dealer will of course do all 

 in his power to get off all shipments when the 

 goods arrive, the purchaser must be patient, 

 but before all else he must needs also act 

 promptly in placing his order if he does not 

 want to run the risk of "getting left," for 

 "first come first served." 



