April, 1919 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



143 



Does The Work. 

 Of Ten Men - 



The large wheel and "double curve" elevate 



the draft of this garden plow and make it 



easier to operate than any other hand tool on 



the market. With the several interchangeable 



tools you can plow, open furrows, cover them, 



and cultivate quicker and better than ten men 



could with spade and hoe. 



The Leader Garden Plow 



is readily adjusted for children — just the thing for 

 families where everyone helps in the garden. Your 

 hardware dealer car- 

 ries them and you A 

 will be surprised 



how reason-^^r ^%r Descriptive folde 

 able they s^u^^ ^r sent on request, 



are in 



HARDY 

 AMERICAN 



RHODODENDRONS, 

 KALMIAS, AZALEAS, 



, Hollies, Leucothoes, Best 

 EVERGREENS) Conifers, Galax, Arbutus, 

 Etc. Also many beautiful deciduous trees and 

 shrubs. Why plant cheap, gaudy ephemeral trash 

 when such noble, sterling material is at hand? It 

 lasts your lifetime, growing handsomer each year; 

 it shuts out winter storms; it blooms with riotous beauty 

 through spring and summer. Grown in a hardy climate 

 on the slope of the Alleghanies. Sample dollar collect- 

 ions to nearby zones, postpaid. Mention your prefer- 

 ences. Booklet free. 



HARDY EVERGREEN GARDENS 

 Route 1 Old Fort, N. C. 



DAHLIAS — Latest Importations 



Robust, well rooted plants of four grand exhibition cactus dah- 

 lias, given highest awards by Royal Hort. Soc. and National Dahlia 

 Soc. of England: Sir D. Haig, tints of pink; British Lion, bur- 

 nished yellow, "tawny:" Washington, glowing crimson: Madonna, 

 white hybrid cactus. $3 per set; prepaid in zones 1-4, 2 sets, $5. 

 Such plants are preferable to tubers for exhibition flowers (see March 

 Garden Mag.) Other unusual offerings in dahlias and gladioli. 

 F. P. WEBBER, Homeacre, R. F.D. 2, Newport, R. I. 



SAY IT WITH DAHLIAS 



A garden full of beautiful flowers, within the reach of all. Take 

 a chance, you run no risk. Invest a dollar in our famous dahlia 

 collection. 20 choice double dahlias, no two alike, beautiful 

 colors, all named, ajid labeled. Sent postpaid anywhere for 

 one dollar. HARDTOBEAT for the money, or send for cat- 

 alogue, it's free, and make your own selection. 



HARRY L. PYLE, Enterprise Dahlia Farm, ATCO, N. J, 



CONCENTRATED PULVERIZED 



MANURE 



m Superior quality — dried and sterilized 

 B in high temperature driers — finely pul- 

 m verized — unequaled natural fertil- 

 U izer for lawn, fruit, vegetable or 

 M flower garden. Makes big profits on 

 , m field crops because it gives the soil what it 

 M needs to make things grow. 

 U Ask for booklet, prices 



U and freight rates to-day. 



m The Pulverized Manure Co. 



m 20 Union Stock Yards Chicago 



MICHELLS^^GRASS SEEDS 



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Used on many of the finest estates in America, because of 

 proven superiority. Rigid tests for purity and germination — 

 and our development of special formulas to meet every growing 

 condition, assure your complete satisfaction. 



Our Grass Seed experts are always at your service — state your 

 problems, let us help solve them. 



Michell's Seed Book 



contains 160 pages 

 profusely illustrated. 



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Describes and lists the best grass seed for every purpose, every condition 

 — for city, suburbs or seashore; for average lawns, for shaded places, for 

 golf courses, etc. Covers every garden and farm need. Tells when, what 

 and how to plant. Write to-day for your copy — FREE. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 520 Market St., Philadelphia 



GLADIOLI 



Send for catalogue of all the best "varieties. Twenty finest 

 blooming bulbs of varieties : Peace, War, Schwaben, or Mrs. 

 Frank Pendleton mailed.postpaid, for One Dollar. Above are 

 the very finest kinds. 



SUMNER PERKINS, 



Danvers, Mass. 



IRISES and YELLOW LILIES 



1 Each of 12 Broad-leaved Irises $1.00 



6 Each of 12 Broad-leaved Irises 4.00 



1 Each of 4 Siberian Irises .50 



6 Each of 4 Siberian Irises 2.00 



1 Each of 5 Yellow Day-lilies 1.00 



1 Each of 2 Eulalias and 1 Calamus .50 



Price includes postage. For rates on larger quantities see 

 price-list. A postal card will get it for you. 



ORONOGO FLOWER GARDENS, Carterville, Mo. 



BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME with 

 TASTY PLANTINGS 



We furnish planting suggestions Free 



3 Everblooming Hydrangeas, 5 Dwarf Deutzias, 

 5 Dwarf Spireas, 3 Weigelias, 5 Dwarf Barberry. 

 21 Hardy Shrubs, 2-3 ft., $10.00 with planting 

 plan. 



Five 2 yr. Roses, $3.00 Postpaid. 



CI. American Beauty, Cr. Rambler, Everbloom- 

 ing-Cochet (pink), Radiance (red), Mad. Plantier 

 (white). Guaranteed to bloom first season. 

 Gardening "Manual" with each order FREE. 

 HORTICULTURAL GARDENS, Unadilla, N. Y. 



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Catalogue Free 



DAHLIAS are the wondrous results of years of hybridizing exper- 

 iments in crossing and recrossing the choicest English, French and 

 Holland varieties. They are marvelously beautiful in both coloring 

 and form, have strong stems and are excellent as cut flowers. 



1660 DERBY STREET 



PORTLAND, OREGON 



M. G. TYLER 



Colour In My Garden 



By LOUISE BEEBE WILDER 



A practical colour manual, with exquisite paintings made from 

 author's own garden. Net, $10.00 



DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. Garden City, N. Y. 



Horsford's 



Cold 



Weather 



Plants 



F. H. 



The best plants for cold cli- 

 mates are those which have 

 been tried in the North. Many kinds which 

 will do in Southern N. Y. or N.J. will not al- 

 ways winter in Northern New England. My 

 25th anniversary annual offers about all the really 

 hardy shrubs, trees, vines, herbaceous plants, 

 lilies, wild flowers, hardy ferns, &c., suitable 

 to Northern New England. Ask for cat- 

 alogue N. 



HORSFORD, CHARLOTTE. VT. 



The New York Botanical Garden 



INSTRUCTION IN GARDENING 



Practical instruction is offered in vegetable, flower 

 and fruit gardening, greenhouse and nursery prac- 

 tice, together with lectures, laboratory, field and 

 shop work in garden botany, zoology, pathology, 

 landscape design, soils, plant chemistry and related 

 subjects. 



The curriculum is planned for the education of 

 any persons who would become trained gardeners or 

 fitted to be superintendents of estates or parks. 

 Students may be admitted at any time. 



Circulars and other information will be mailed on application. 



THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 

 BRONX PARK, NEW YORK CITY 



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