November, 



1917 



THE 



GARDEN 



MAGAZINE 137 





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|| A Woman's Idea 



| that Proved a 



| Business Inspiration 



Just about 5 years ago at this time, one of our esteemed clients, 

 Mrs. F. N. Doubleday, of Oyster Bay, L. I., called on us for aid to 

 carry out a most unusual idea. Knowing her husband's sentiments 

 toward trees, also the beneficial and restful influence exercised by their 

 presence, she decided to give him Trees for a Birthday Gift! Three 

 stately Evergreens she selected at our Nursery, trees 30 years old, 

 ready to immediately produce the effect for which nature created them. 

 We planted the trees within sight of Mr. Doubleday's office window 

 and there, they have ever since fulfilled the mission for which a 

 thoughtful woman intended them. 



HI • 1 • i r T r 11 T irO ness Men who are in a position to look over these "Gifts" and select what most ap- I 



ere, then, is the idea or guts or an unusual character. Instead or | 



Christmas Gifts of Unusual Character for the 

 Busy Business Man 



j The following special offers should prove of particular interest to New York Busi- 



peals. We are always glad to look after the details of delivering and planting, 

 jewels, taneStrV, etc., think Of living trees as the greatest of all gifts COm- 1 "Live" Screens to Shut oT a Noisy Street, in form of a Wall of Green, 8 ft. tall, I 

 I L- ■ ■ r I' • 1 L j • • • -1 1 $3.18 per running ft., $318 per 100 ft. 



^| Dining USetulneSS With beauty and interpreting Sentiment in the mOSt I A Wall of Green, that Saves IO Years' Waiting, $6.60'per running foot. 



ml delicate degree. In expressing your sentiments, call to your assistance | A G ™"£ u f he ^ s f ZlhVp* s f | 3 r 6 ^ oundation Plantin s> 32 Specimen plants of| 



BB | | A Little Fruit Orchard , containing our own choice of a "Home Use Fruit Collection" 1 



= '■»■-¥■• 1 ? /T^l •» -r rr\1 ? - | of 13 Trees for $6. 



II Hicks— The Nursery Thats Prepared \ a ^^^^ f ^ c ° ii ^^°^^^^^ Roots, 170^*30^ 



^ I • ^_^^^__™^^-^^^^_ I A Grove of Big Shade Trees, composed of kinds with particularly brilliant foliage f 



Bi •\T7 ll • 1 /■ ■ 1 ■ r • r I at different seasons, 12 Well-shaped Specimens for $10. 



||j We have been getting ready for JUSt thlS type Of Service for Over a | These are but a few of the many remarkable offers you'll find in "Shade," I 



m* quarter Century. Acorns We planted have developed intO Stately Oaks, I the booklet described below, which is yours free for the asking. Whynotl 



si j i j • i ii i 7-. I take us into your confidence and let us help you select the tree or plant gift I 



^| ready to become some ones pride on the home grounds. Evergreen I that win best please the recipient? 



1| I hedges tall enough to furnish immediate seclusion; symmetrical shade * 



^| trees that will make the new home as restful and cool as the old estate; Pine windbreaks that will add many degrees of comfort 



||| to homes in windswept sections — these and many other large trees developed for specific purposes are ready at this nursery, waiting 



HI to perform the duty which your ingenuity may assign to them. There are tree gifts to suit all purses. Attractive groves of 

 H| b shade trees are available for $50. — Every dollar invested in Hicks' Large Trees stands for a 



I substantial saving of time. 



"Shade" 



A Booklet "De Luxe" 



Hicks' Trees are Guaranteed to Grow 



Hi 1 Points the way to tree gifts for 



ml I every purpose and occasion. A | 



Hi J cozy, shady nook, made to order \ 



BI 1 at Hicks' for the grandchildren; a I 



■]| J living hedge, more economical and I 



At this nursery, men, methods and sentiment combine to help nature produce trees and 

 plants of extraordinary character. We ourselves love trees — that's why we understand 

 their needs for perfect development. This we encourage by frequent transplanting, repeated 

 pruning and such other cultivation as each tree deserves. The 100-point product thus 

 obtained is dug with particular care, packed, as many decades of experience have taught 

 ■ j J more beautiful than stone or iron I us how and shipped or delivered in such a manner as to bring the trees to their new home 

 J I j fences; the Boundary Line Beauti- j m a thriving condition. Hicks' Trees must grow for you or new trees will be supplied with- 

 al j ful of Hemlocks or Pines, these are | out charge for any that do not grow satisfactorily. 

 j([ j but a few of the subjects fully des- | 



~~ cribed and illustrated. All are ready | "Troll T PflVP^" ^° us ' . trees an( * plants are living things, to be treated with con- 

 at Hicks' to serve people of dis- J CLLX ULClVCo sideration and to be fitted to the environment that best suits 



crimination in search of the un- I them. We find trees to be ideal material with which to produce color harmony around the home. Particular!}' happy- 

 examples of trees put to ideal uses are illustrated in our new folder "Fall Leaves," telling about Trees for November 

 and December planting. To the man or woman looking for practical examples of good tree plantings, this booklet 

 will prove an inspiration. A limited number are still available to fill quick-action inquiries. 



Hicks Nurseries, ££* m Westbury, L. L, N. Y. 



usual in gifts for all seasons. Both, | 

 "Shade" and "Fall Leaves" are | 

 mailed free on request. Editions | 

 limited — write TO-DAY. 



? Phone 68 



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Iris and Phlox 



With a selection from the choice varieties 

 listed in my Hardy Plant booklet, you can 

 have flowers from spring until frost. This 

 fall is the time to set Iris and Phlox, for, if 

 you do so, they will bloom next year. 

 If you cannot come in person to select 

 your plants, send your name and ad- 

 dress for a copy of the booklet. 



Adolf Muller xSUftS. 



,NoiTistown,Perui.a. 



THE most complete stock of 

 hardy plants in America. Illus- 

 trated catalog of hardy plants, shrubs, 

 trees and bulbs sent free on request. 



ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY 



326 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Hardy Plants of 



=UnusuaI Character= 



Antirrhinum glutinosum "Copper King" 



Antirrhinum glutinosum "Crimson King" 



Aquilegia Silver Queen 



Campanula barbata 



Canterbury Bells 



Rock Pinks — 18 varieties 



Foxglove — "Ayrshire White" 



Myosotis "Welwitchii" — New 



Polyanthus — Bush Primrose — Finest Strain 



Verbascum — Miss Wilmott 



Descriptive Booklet FREE 



WOLCOTT NURSERIES, Jackson, Mich. 



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