March, 1919 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



49 



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Hundred of Acres of Ornamental Nursery Stock 



as the result- of twenty-five years of effort. In 

 1894 we made our first planting. We have spent 

 a very small amount of money telling about it 



and yet our 

 "business 

 1 has grown 

 i fromnothing 

 to some- 

 thing. How 

 has it been 

 done? Sim- 

 ply by pleas- 

 ing our cus- 

 tomers. Giv- 

 ing "Value 

 for Value" is 



our motto. To do what we have done would 

 have been impossible without the co-opera- 

 tion of our patrons, and our patrons would 

 not have 

 co-operated 

 if both our 

 stock and 

 our methods 

 of doing 

 business 

 were not 

 right. "The 

 proof of the 

 pudding is 

 in the eat- 

 ing. 



Our stock comprises a great variety 



Shade and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, narrow and broad- 

 leaf varieties in sizes from small to large (See cut), Flowering 

 Shrubs, Roses, Vines, Rock Plants and hundreds of varieties 

 of Hardy Perennials. All at reasonable prices. Now is the 

 time to send in your lists. We will guarantee satisfaction. 



We have a catalogue which will enable you to make an intelligent selection. 

 If you are genuinely interested a copy will be mailed you upon request. 



The Bay State Nurseries 



678 Adams Street North Abington, Mass. 



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General Pershing" Watermelon 



THE LEADER OF THEM ALL 



In naming this wonderful new watermelon we could find no name that would more 

 appropriately suggest its true leadership than to name it after the Greatest Gen- 

 eral the world has ever known, that true hearted, red blooded, 100 per cent. 

 American, General Pershing. 



"General Pershing',' Watermelon is without question the finest watermelon, 

 taken from every standpoint, ever developed. The productiveness is wonderful, pro- 

 ducing more fine, large delicious melons, under the same conditions than any other 

 melon. It is the best to stand dry weather. Produces no culls. The vines resist 

 insects. It is a long melon, well filled out at both ends. The eating quality is un- 

 equalled. The sparkling red flesh is as sweet as honey, fairly 

 melts in your mouth.. The flavor is delicious, sweet and satis- 

 fying. "Red to the Rind." It is entirely free from hard 

 centres and stringiness, yet the flesh is very firm and 

 compact. Color of rind a bright Pea Green. Ripens 

 much earlier than any other melon and will keep 

 in good condition for a much longer time after 

 picking. The rind will not sunburn and will keep 

 in good condition for days in the Sun after be- 

 coming ripe, while all dark rind melons will blister 

 on top. It is the best home melon as well as the 

 best shipper. Pkt. 25c; % lb. 75c; l / 2 lb. 

 .35; lb. $2.50, Postpaid. 



Bolgiano's New 1919 Seed Annual. 



Shows the Four Branches of the Service 

 The Army, The Navy, The Nurse, The Producer of Food 



All beautifully lithographed in colors 

 It also contains a full list of Bolgiano's "Big Crop" Seeds 

 illustrated and fully described. It will wonderfully help 

 you with your 1919 garden. We will be pleased to send 

 you a copy if you write us. 



BOLGIANO'S SEED STORE 



fo B r ig ov£°£cS£ Dcpt. 100, Baltimore, Md. 



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