February, 1907 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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33 REASONS Why you should visit our Nurseries to buy our Stock 



BECAUSE 

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Roses 



New. rare and old-fashioned kinds are found in our collection. During the 

 shipping season, tens of thousands of rose plants can be seen in our store- 

 houses, sometimes more than five hundred kinds. 



3 Evergreens and Conifers 



Our collection of these is conceded to be the most magnificent ever made 

 in America. The kinds and varieties are all thoroughly tested and hardy. 

 We dig these plants with a ball which is burlapped at the time of digging. 



4 Rhododendrons and Mountain Laurel 



Are growing by the thousands in our grounds. English and other hybrids. 

 This stock looks so much at home that visitors frequently ask if they are in 

 their native habitat. 



5 Blue Spruce, Roster's 



We have four thousand handsome specimens, including several hundred 

 weeping trees, of this now the most popular Conifer ever introduced. 



6 Standard Flowering Shrubs 



Are now being used extensively in all kinds of effeciive planting. We have 

 them in large variety. 



7 Flowering Shrubs 



Are seen in erery garden, and no garden can be called a garden without 

 them. Many acres are planted with upwards of three hundred and fifty 

 varieties in our nurseries — kinds that grow everywhere. 



8 Hardy Azaleas 



We have many thousands in a great variety which we have collected from 

 all parts of the world. These very striking flowering plants are now being 

 usetl in all kinds of planting and in gardens of every size. 



9 Magnolias 



Are the most highly ornamental and popular flowering deciduous trees 

 known. We have a large stock in many varieties. A Magnolia Sou/an- 

 gtana tree, covered \vith_delightful fragrant blooms in early spring, should 

 be planted on every lawn. 



10 Boxwood 



Is so well known that little need be said. The reader will no doubt look 

 back to the old Boxwood bush or hed^e at home, and, with some imagina- 

 tion, inhale that familiar and delica'.e aroma, which, once known, is never 

 forgotten. 



11 Berberis Thunbergi 



This very attractive Japanese Barberry has become within the last few 

 years one of the most useful of all shrubs. It is now being extensively used 

 for low hedges and boundaries. We have thousands of plants growing in 

 our Nurseries. 



12 Japanese Maples 



We have the finest lot in this country. Have with one bound jumped into 

 popular favor on account of their proven extreme hardiness and brilliant 

 coloring ot their foliage. We have thousands growing in our Nurseries, both 

 in pots and open ground, 



13 California Privet 



For ornamental planting; clipped in shapes. Ball and Pyramidal forms are 

 becoming very popular for effective planting. We have several thousands 

 from which to select specimens to put in any location. 



Because we have everything to make your grounds beautiful and 

 BECAUSE 

 14 Shade Trees 



Are one of our greatest specialties. In addition to having large blocks of 

 handsome straight-stem Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin and Golden 

 Oaks, we have a Lirge quantity of other trees in great variety, that are par- 

 ticularly adapted for urnamental lawn and street planting. 



15 Hardy Vines and Climbers 



Are indispensable for covering verandas, walks, fences and unsightly 

 places. Their graceful habit and infinite variety of beautiful flowers and 

 foliage make them charmingly attractive all through the season. We grow 

 large specimens in pots, of all the most popular kinds which can be planted 

 from early spring until late fall. 



16 Hedge Plants 



We can supply all kinds generally used for this purpose. California 

 Piivet, the most called for, we have growing in large quantities. We can 

 quote low prices for large plantings. 



17 Weeping and Standard Shade Trees 



Of these we have a large variety. Parties intending to beautify their 

 grounds should inspect these before deciding as to the kind of trees to plant. 

 No lawn can be perfect without a few of this class of trees. 



18 Trailing Vines and Creepers 



Are a necessity on almost every large or small estate, being useful for cover- 

 ing bare spots or shady nooks, where ordinarily other plants will not grow. 



19 Fruit Trees 



IN TRAINED AND ORDINARY FORMS 

 Trained fruit trees have become very popular since we introduced them 



but a few years ago. They are one of the most attractive features of 



European gardens and certainly will become more popular, mainly through 



our introduction. 



Ordinary fruit trees, in all kinds and varieties, we sell in quantities. Any 



one desiring to plant orchards will do well to ask our advice. 



20 Small Fruits 



Have a place in our Nurseries. Everybody having a small strip of land 

 can grow these fruits. We offer a splendid assortment from which you can 

 make your own selection, 



21 Bay Trees 



Were our first specialty and still remain at the head of the list. The illustra- 

 tions on page ti of our General Catalogue will give the reader an idea of 

 the immense stock we usually have from which to select trees ordered by 

 our patrons. Many times we have imported between one and two thousand 

 trees at one time. We have upward of two thousand trees in our store- 

 houses at this time. 



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your gardens useful. 

 BECAUSE 



24 Decorative and Flowering Plants 



Our 50,000 feet of greenhouses give us facilities for carrying a magnificent 

 lot of plants for conservab ry, dwelling and exterior decoration. The stock 

 of Palms we ofler this season has never been surpassed for beauty and 

 perfection in. this rountry. We wish to impress upon the reader that, while 

 we are nurserymen, we ire extensively in the florist business. 



25 Hardy Old-fashioned Flowers 



Of these we have the most complete collection in the country, having 

 many acres of plants with hundreds of distinct attractive kinds for old- 

 fashioned gardens, pond-side planting and plants for every position. 



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Herbs, Kitchen and Salad Kinds 



01d=fashioned Gardens 



The laying out and planting of these favorite old-time gardens is one of 

 the specialties of our Landscape Department. The management of this 

 department has made a life-long study ot these popular plants, and knows 

 the practical and artistic value of every plant, and so, as old fashions 

 become new again, we gladly assist in the reinstatement of old-time hardy 

 flowers, ornamental grasses and ferns. 



23 We have Bulbs and Roots 



For every place and purpose. Every flower garden can be enhanced in 

 beauty by free use of Japanese Lilies, Gladioli, Tuberous-rooted Dahlias, 

 Begonias, Tigridias and others. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS, Nurserymen and Florists 



On account of the constant demand for herbs for cooking and salads, we 

 have raised a large quantity, in many varieties, for all purposes. These are 

 listed in our General Catalogue. 



27 The Peony 



Is the recognized Queen of Hardy Flowers and cannot be surpassed in 

 exquisite beauty and superior usefulness. Its marvelous range of color is 

 infinite, running from the most delicate tints to the most attractive and 

 gorgeous shades. Our immense collection, comprising the richest and most 

 charming varieties, remains unequalled and cannot be fully appreciated un- 

 less viewed during the Flowering Season. 



28 Ivies, English and Irish 



Can be seen in our storehouses by the thousand; plants for covering banks 

 and ground where other stock will not grow; also handsome specimen 

 Pyramidal and Globe formed plants that can be used for Formal Gardens 

 and decorative purposes. 



29 Large Leaf Evergreens 



English Laurel, Aucubas and other attractive kinds are features seen only 

 at our Nurseries and which every visitor should not fail to inspect. 



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If you buy from us and want us to do the planting, we have a complete 

 staff of foremen and planters to place at your command. This is important. 



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Increased space, increased facilities and increased stock are seen in every 

 part of our Nurseries in readiness, earlier than ever before, to fill Spring 

 orders promptly. 



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All of this material necessary to beautify the home grounds is growing 

 and can be inspected in our Nurseries with quaniities of other stock, and is 

 described in our new General Illustrated Catalogue. Same will be mailed to 

 serious inquirers. 



Do not fail to visit us before deciding what class of material you intend 

 to use. 



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Visitors are made welcome at our Nurseries, which are located only eight 

 miles from New York City Hall. The macadamized roads are exceptionally 

 fine leading to Rutherford; an automobile run to our Nurseries is frequently 

 enjoyed by our visitors. Our Nurseries can be reached by electric cars 

 from Hoboken, by taking the Christopher and Barclay Street Ferries, and 

 by the main line of the Erie Railroad from New York City, Rutherford 

 being the first station on the line. 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN 



depends on the kind of fertilizer you use this Spring. 



Ordinary barnyard manure is dangerous and a nuisance, 

 because of weed seeds and abundance of refuse. 



WIZARD BRAND 



Pulverized Sheep Manure 



has 100 per cent, pure fertilizing strength and is absolutely free 

 from foreign matter, weed seeds or waste. One barrel is equal, 

 in fertilizing efficiency, to two wagon loads of barnyard manure, 

 and is the most convenient of all fertilizers to handle. 



Large barrel Wizard Brand Sheep Manure, with full instruc- 

 tions for applying, delivered, freight prepaid, anywhere in the 

 United States east of Denver for $4.00. Remittance must accom- 

 pany the order. 



Write for quantity, prices and 

 manures for sale. 



booklet. All kinds of 



THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



19 Exchange Ave. 



Union Stock Yards, Chicago 



Standard 

 arliest Fe 



This is the earliest wrinkled 

 pea grown. Pods are about twice 

 the size of ordinary extra early- 

 peas with 6 to 10 large marrow 

 peas. Sweet, and of a delicious 

 flavor. Vigorous and prolific. 



15 cts. half pint; 25 cts. pint; 

 40 cts. quart, postpaid 



"Stokes' Standards" represent 



my new way of 

 selling seeds 



They are my [selection from the 

 choicest varieties of each kind of vege- 

 table — the result of 25 years of practical 

 experience and constant tests at my 

 Floracroft Trial Grounds. They place 

 you on a level with the most expert 

 gardener, so far as knowledge of 

 varieties is concerned. 



Send for my new 1907 Catalogue of vege- 

 table and flower steds — a book you are sure to 

 appreciate. It not only shows actual photo- 

 graphs of what my seeds have produced, but 

 gives you complete directions for successful 

 growing. 



Write for the catalogue now. Write me 

 any time about any of your garden troubles. 



STORE, 219 Market St., Philadelphia 



":es, of the late firm of Johnson & Stokes 



