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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



NOVEMBEH, 1917 



$ 150 Metropolitan Sectio nal Gr eenhouse 



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Quantity Production Makes This Low Price Possible 



In this Metropolitan Sectional Greenhouse, size 8 ft. 6 in. wide by 12 ft. 

 long, you can grow your favorite kinds of flowers and vegetables in and out 

 of season. Can be connected with the residence or garage, or put up as a 

 detached house. Has two glass ends, with door in each, plant benches and 

 ventilating system. Anybody who can handle a hammer can assemble it. 

 Crated complete, with all hardware. Printed instructions for erection in- 

 cluded. Price $150 F.O.B. Brooklyn. With heating pipe $50 extra. With 

 heating pipe and boiler $100 extra. The quality, style and construction 

 of this house are of the very finest. Our immense production makes 

 this low price possible. Booklet on request. 



MetrojM>litai)Materictl(Z 



1309-1319 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, New York 



PoTtery 



GIVES ENDURING CHARM 



Sbncfforour illustrated—-' 

 'catalogue of FlowerPots. 

 Boxes,'Vases,Benches. Sundials. 

 GazingGlobes, Bird Emts'and 

 other Artistic Reces for Garden 

 and Interior Decoration. 



GAEOmYTERM&TTAG). 



3214 "WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA. 



ROSES 



The aristocrats of rosedom are Fairfax 

 roses grown on their own roots under 

 slowly natural conditions (never forced), 

 they are heavy, stocky and vigorous, and 

 will bloom the first season under ordinary 

 care. Send for my free booklet which gives 

 valuable information for those wishing an 

 abundance of roses next summer. 



W. R. GRAY 



Box 6 



Oak ton, Va. 



Now for 1918! 



IRON AM 



Now that the crops are gathered, 

 it's time to take stock and prepare 

 for an even better garden next year. 



Garden 

 Tools 



will make your work a lot easier and 

 enable you to accomplish more in 

 less time. 38 combinations. 

 Write to-day for free booklet. 



BATEMAN M'FG CO. 

 Box 35C Grenloch, N. J. 



INGEE POSFSI 



Sturdy as Oaks MWJhJLltJ 



Dingee roses are always grown on their own roots 

 — and are absolutely the best for the amateur planter. 

 Send to-day for our 



"New Guide to Rose Culture" for 1917 



—it's free. It isn't a catalog — it's a practical work on rose 



growing. Profusely illustrated. Describes over iooo varieties 



f roses and other flowers, and tells how to grow them. Safe • 



delivery guaranteed. Established 1850. 70 greenhouses. 



I H I DINGEE & CONAKD to.. Box 1137, West Grove, Pa. 



lEDAGE'S 



1—1 GLUE £Z. 



STRONGEft THAN NAILS IO<? 



Send for. 



Book^f^ 



FREE 



Buy Your Greenhouse Ready-cut! 



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Wholesale prices. Comes glazed, in sections. 



"Easybilt." Erect it yourself. Any size. Highest grade 

 materials supplied complete. Shipped promptly anywhere. 

 Send for our Greenhouse and Hot Bed Sash Booklet. FREE. Write NOW! 



2328 



Gordon - VanTlne C6. 6303 Case Street 



Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Back Davenport, Iowa 



Brooder for 50 to 100 chicks 



No. 3 Poultry House for 60 hens — 2 units 



Setting Coop 



HODGSON PORTABLE HOUSES 



The various models of these houses are arranged after the most scientific methods of raising poultry. Years of experience have proved 

 this. The brooder can be operated outdoors in zero weather. The poultry house is made in sections that can be quickly bolted together 

 by any one. The setting coop keeps a hen by herself while setting. All neatly painted. Send for illustrated booklet. 



Room 311, 116 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 

 6 East 39th Street, New York City 



E. F. HODGSON COMPANY 



Plant for Permanency 



Since 1790, this institution has preached the gospel of 

 permanency and stability in gardening. Our services to 

 the American public during the past century are visible 

 to-day on some of the finest estates in the country. 



Trees, Shrubs, Plants 



of Proven Merit 



abound in our 800 acre nurseries. Before we offer 

 anything, it must prove its value with us. If found 

 worthy, it finally is offered through our Complete Cata- 

 logue, which you will find well worth asking for. It 

 is Free. Write TO-DAY. 



American Nursery Co., s w! g cr New York 



TOWNSEND'S TRIPLEX 



The Greatest Grass Cutter on Earth 

 — Cuts a Swath 86 Inches Wide 



Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, the 

 TRIPLEX MOWER will mow more lawn in a day than 

 the best motor mower ever made, cut it better and at 

 a fraction of the cost. 



Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, it will 

 mow more lawn than any three ordinary horse-drawn 

 mowers with three horses and three men. 



Send for catalogue illustrating all types of 

 TOWN SEND MOWERS 



S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. 



23 Central Ave. Orange, N. J. 



FOR CHRISTMAS 



Cedar Acres Gift Box of selected bulbs is a rare present, full 

 of sentiment — a promise of glory sure to be fulfilled in next 

 summer's blossoms. Sent anywhere for $l. 



Let me send these boxes to your friends. Order now. I will 

 deliver to any address with your card — Christmas. 



B. HAMMOND TRACY, Box 27, Wenham, Mass. 



OF ALPINES AND ROCK 

 PLANTS from the rugged slopes 

 of the Rocky Mountains will con- 

 dense more joy into a small space 

 than any other style of Fall Gar- 

 dening. The list includes rare and 

 choice varieties of Anemone, Co- 

 lumbine, Clematis, Delphinium, 

 Gentian, Evening Primrose, 

 Pentstemon, Yucca, Hardy Cacti, 

 and many others not commonly 

 cultivated, all hardy and easily 

 grown. 



Besides native plants, we grow 

 and catalogue all the best orna- 

 mentals for the Northwest, in- 

 cluding trees, shrubs, evergreens 

 and hardy flowers. Either cata- 

 logue free. 



Rockmont Nursery, Boulder, Colo. 



Scientific 



Rupture 



Appliance 



BROOKS 

 275C State 



Brooks Rupture Appliance 



is the culmination of our 30 

 years of experience as experts 

 in the treatment of Hernia. It 

 is recommended by physicians 

 in all parts of the United States, 

 England and Australia. 



New scientific invention that has 

 proven a Godsend to rupture-tor- 

 tured humanity. Durable, cheap. 

 Sent on trial to prove its worth. 

 Made to measure — for adult or child. 

 Suffer no longer. Write for measure 

 blanks and full particulars. 



APPLIANCE COMPANY 

 Street Marshall, Mich. 



The Readers' Service will give you suggestions for the care and purchase of cats and dogs and other pets 



