152 THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
OctToBER, 1906 
[2 Best Tulips 
[2 Best Hyacinths 
12 Best Daffodils 
12 Best Crocuses 
MONG many hundreds of varieties of these beautiful flowering bulbs (all having some merit), the amateur is lost 
in bewildering confusion when he attempts to select the few really Vest kinds for the home gardener. 
Therefore we have made the following selections of twelves. No need for you to pore over pages and pages of the 
stereotyped catalogue descriptions. ‘Take our selections and our assurance that you are getting the most desirable, 
selected by an expert. { Our bulbs are selected, first size, and are of the very finest quality imported. 
DWELVE BEST VARTETIES OF | TWELVE BEST VARILETIES OF 
TULIPS ee Ee NARCISSUS eee Satan 
Belle Alliance, fiery scarlet. . $0.50 $3.00 Poeticus, single white . $0.20 $1. 00 
Canary Bird, bright yellow : ; 30 2.00 Emperor, single yellow trumpet : . 1,00 7.00 
Cottage Maid, whited-edged rose . a 30 2.00 Empre "single yellow and white. pel O00) 7.00 
Duchess de Parma, red and yellow . : 30 Lei: Golden Spur, single yellow trumpet . ; .90 6.00 
Joost van Vondel, cherry red . 30 2,00 Henry Irving, frilled yellow trumpet 5 .90 6.00 
Keizerskroon, deep crimson, yellow ‘border .30 2.00 Horsfeldii, very large, pure white’. 5 -90 6.00 
La Reine, white, tinted rose. ; 25 1.75 | Sir Watkin, light yellow, large j B -90 6.00 
L’Immaculee, pure white, yellow b: ise Z -20 1.50 Single Jonquil, single yellow 5 5 Ail AG) 
Proserpine, rich, silky rose : 4 0 ray) 3.50 Van Sion, double yellow (Daffodil) . : 50 3.00 
Rembrandt, rich crimson z f 30 2.50 Paper White, single white clusters . p 40 2.00 
Rose Luisanthe, extra large, rose ¢ olor 5 60 4.00 Soliel d’Or, single yellow clusters. i fo 3.00 
Thomas Moore, orange, sweet scented ; 335. 2.50 Orange Phoenix, double orange and white . 3.00 
1 each above 12 varieties, 50c.; 12 each | 1 each above 12 varieties, 75c.; 12 each 
above 12 varieties, 144 bulbs, $4.00. above 12 varieties, 144 bulbs, $6.00. 
TWELVE BEST VARIETIES OF CROCUS 
HYACINTHS DOT 00 In the 12 Best Named Varieties 
Gertrude, rosy pink : - $1.00 $8.00 | 20c. per doz. 80c, per 100 $6.00 per 1000 
Moreno, dark pink : ; : . 1.00 8.00 : a 
Rosea Maxima, clear rose 1.50 10,00 ‘ a 
Roi des Belges, bright red 1.25 9,00 A Few Specialties 
Blanchard, pure white . 1.00 8.00 ioe 100 
L’Innocence, pure white, large bells 1.50 10.00 | ¢ aoe iy ES CNIS 
Baroness van Thuyll, snow white 1.25 9.00 Choe grees, siuele : ‘ : : eae rie 
Voltaire, clear, waxy white 1.00 8.00 Rreesia Jumbolbulbs ® : y g 50 3°00 
Grand Maitre, ultramarine blue ny Benn Lilium Candidum, mammoth . 3 . 1.50 10.00 
Queen of the Blues, porcelain blue 1.25 9.00 Roman Hyacinths, mammoth 5 5.00 
Lord Derby, light porcelain blue 1.25 9.00 0 . 9 
King of the Blues, rich, dark blue "3 
00 8,00 | We import a complete variety of ail flow= 
1 each above 12 varieties $1. 50; 12 each 
above 12 varieties, 144 bulbs in all, $12.50. | ¢timg bulbs. Before ordering your Fall 
Hyacinths in the best mixed under color: supply, send for our illustrated bul cat= 
per doz., 75c.; per 100, $5.00. alogue, mailed on request. 
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The Fall Care of Lawns 
EPTEMBER is the time in which to do 
the most effectual and lasting work on 
the lawn. The past summer has been un- 
usually favorable to the growth of grass. 
In spite of this there is an abundance of crab 
grass. This is the most pestiferous weed 
that ever grew on a lawn. Besides this 
there are plantains, dandelions, docks, and 
many creeping weeds that mar the beauty 
of the sward. 
The only method of destroying the deep 
rooting weeds, such as the dandelion and 
dock, is to dig them up with a weeding gouge 
| or spud, taking care to go deep so that the 
plant may have no chance to grow again. 
| This work is simple, requiring only time 
and patience. Crab grass, the worst enemy 
of the lawn, presents a more difficult problem 
as it is an annual—the plant makes its growth, 
matures its seed, and dies all in one season. 
Therefore if the seeds are not destroyed 
before they ripen a new crop will be already 
sown for next season. The seeds germi- 
nate during the warm days of June, and 
by August the plant may be found in greater 
or less quantity on almost every lawn, its 
broad, pale green leaves making it very con- 
spicuous. Toward the end of August its 
long stems, creeping closely to the ground, 
have crowded out and to a large extent killed 
the good grass. At the first approach of 
cold the crab grass assumes a bronze color, 
darkening as ‘the cold increases until the 
first frosts, when it is killed, leaving unsightly 
brown patches upon the lawn. 
There is only one method of eradication, 
and it is expensive and laborious. When 
the grass has thrown out its creeping stalks 
they must be pulled to the surface with-a 
sharp-toothed rake and followed with the 
lawn-mower, the knives of which must be 
set as close to the ground as possible so as 
to cut off the flower heads. It is useless 
to cut the grass closely unless the stems have 
been previously raked to the surface, for the 
mower will simply remove the leaves and 
cause the stalks bearing the seed to grow 
and root still closer to the ground. 
The weather immediately succeeding the 
season in which crab grass dies is the most 
favorable of the year for the growth of lawn 
| grasses, so that however badly a lawn may 
have been devasted by weeds, if properly 
cared for, the good grass may be completely 
restored before frost. Don’t be afraid now 
to dig deep for dock, dandelions, the small 
roots of the plantain, or to tear up any creep- 
ing weed. 
It is needless to say that the tearing out 
of weeds, particularly crab grass, leaves 
many bare patches. These must receive 
immediate attention. Stir the soil with a 
digging fork or similar implement and sow 
the seed. This will germinate quickly and 
soon cover the bare spots, and will make 
sufficient growth to live over winter. 
If these suggestions have been followed 
the condition of the lawn toward the end of 
October will be better than at any season of 
the year. It is better to clear out the weeds 
in the fall rather than in the spring as we 
are liable to get continued spells of hot, dry 
