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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



January, 1918 



FLOWER gardens in these war times must meet the needs of 

 the Nation's soul as well as of its body. Never was the 

 Country in greater need of flowers and trees and Tgrowing 

 plants to delight the sight and lift the thoughts and cheer the heart. 

 Plan and plant with a flower lover's instinct. 



Wagner's Flower Catalogue 



The annual number is now ready with valuable suggestions to guide you in 

 the selection, planting and care of roses, hardy flowers, shrubs, evergreens and 

 trees for every decorative purpose. This book will be mailed to you without cost 

 or obligation, bringing with it the assurance of success with things that will make 

 your surroundings a place of delight. Write today for Catalogue 76. 



WAGNER PARK NURSERIES 



Box 946 Sidney, Ohio 





WAGNER 

 LANDSCAPE SERVICE 



Plans and executes the 

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 and for public institutions, 

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 Correspondence direct 

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NOW — for your protection and stop the constant renewal expense of the frozen garbage 

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



Residence of C. D. MacDougall, Esq., Auburn, N. Y. 



IRON FENCE AND ENTRANCE 

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FOR ALL PURPOSES, 

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The Stewart Iron Works Co., Inc. 



"The World's Greatest Iron Fence Builders" 

 655 Stewart Block Cincinnati, Ohio 



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"Mastodon" Pansy Seeds 



'"FHE finest pansy strain in the world. Sep- 

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 shades and varieties and of great size — up to 

 3 in. in diameter. Seed is not plentiful. 



Price, pkt. 15c. 



Glorious Delphiniums 



Gold Medal Hybrids and Belladonna Seeds 



The finest strain of hybrids ever offered. We grow Del- 

 phiniums by the thousands. Price, pkt. 15c. 

 HP* Send for list. Order your Seeds NOW. 



THE PUDOR FARMS, Puyallup, Wash. 



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Buy from the world's largest producers. The Pitts- 

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Prices based upon immediate acceptance. If prices 

 drop we will give you the advantage. Great chick 

 shortage, yet the Government says raise and eat 

 more poultry. Order early. 



Safe Delivery Guaranteed. Write for prices and 

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 282 Main Street Holliston, Mass. 



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Write for copy of our Summer Cata- 

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R. &. J. Farquhar & Co. 

 9 S. Market St. Boston, Mass. 



Relief From Rupture 



The Brooks Rupture Appliance 



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Flowerbulb Specialists 

 2 Stone St., New York City 



LET'S END THE WAR! 



of insects and worms in our garden — "Over there somewhere" 

 place your "relief canteen" for the birds. Suet and grain for 

 these efficient soldiers early and late at their posts! Let the 

 first scout "over the top" see your weather- cock feeding shelf 

 and he and all his kin enlist for good to save your trees and 

 crops for the World Democracy to enjoy. 



Evans Bros., 230 Main St., Evanston, III. Homes, shelters and food. 



FEAR OF COLOR 



Send $i.oo for our booklet "Fear of Color. Fear of Plants, Fear of Plants 

 as Weeds." Will revolutionize the growing of vegetables, increase pro- 

 duction, impel much greater consumption of vegetables. Sou seeds and 

 plant sets in wide rows, wide beds. Nohandweeding.no hand thinning, 

 earlier maturity, better quality, 2 to 4 fold greater yield, less than half 

 the usual labor. Onions, carrots, beets, etc., 1,500 to 2,000 bus. per acre. 

 With special tools, triturate your garden soil before and after planting, 

 enabling the soil to absorb from the air and yield to the plants ten fold 

 more nitrates. The tools, $1.00, J1.25, $1.50 each. The set, 8^.50. Cuts 

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 its fruits 4 to 5 weeks earlier from usual time of planting. 



Only &A per cent of all foods consumed in the average American home 

 are succulent roots, tubers and bulbs— the green vegetables. Above 85 

 per cent of the food consumed in the average American home are CON- 

 CFNTRATED and CONSTIPATING FOODS. The most constipating 

 foods are most largely used and most highly recommended by physicians 

 and dieticians. Our booklet gives list and per cent used of these foods 

 and tells why they are constipating. The very best medicine is preven- 

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Berried Shrubs Attract Birds 



Seedling berried trees and shrubs 5 to 25c each. Seeds 35c per large 

 pkt., 4 puts, fi.oo. List of seedlings and seeds free. Booklet 'Art in 

 Landscape Gardening" 50c coin or stamps. 



A. H. & N. M. Lake, Nurserymen, Box 107, Marshfield, Wis. 



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