June, 1919 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



215 



A BIRD BATH 



on your lawn or among your flowers will attract the birds 

 and add to the charm of your garden. The bath illustrated 

 is a new design affording a broad, shallow bathing area 

 which can be enjoyed by fledglings quite as much as by older 

 birds since it is but 4^ inches from the ground. Repro- 

 duced in frost proof, Pompeian Stone. Diameter <t7 (\(\ 



i6\ inches. Price (F. O. B., N. Y.) Y • «W 



Send for catalogue illustrating all types of Pompeian Stone 

 garden furniture. Special facilities for designing in marble. 



The ERKINS STUDIOS 

 219 Lexington Avenue New York 



A June Carol 



Give the birds a Forest City- 

 Home in your garden. They will 

 pay their rent many times over with their cheerful song 

 and industrious ways. 



FOREST CITY BIRD HOMES, 1810 W. Slate Street, Rockford, IU. 



MRS. J. P. KING, Garden-Architect 



Hexenhutte Farm, West Nyack, N. Y. 



Invites correspondence with owners contemplating 

 alterations or the laying out of new gardens; 

 especially owners of small places. No charge for 

 first examination and preliminary report. 



The Glen Road Iris Gardens 



Grace Sturtevant, Prop. 



Wellesley Farms, Massachusetts 



GROWERS AND ORIGINATORS OF FINE VARI- 

 ETIES OF BEARDED IRIS 



Japanese Gardens 



Specially made for 

 summer house 



Gardens are a necessary part of 



world reconstruction. 



T. R. OTSUKA 



300 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IU. 



$1.25 



Three for $3.50 



Back to Nature for the Birds 



If wanted by Parcel Post include 

 Postage; 3 weigh 1 lbs. 



CRESCENT CO. "Birdville" Toms River, N. J. 



$1.00 each 



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^r A5\ You Can Change the Location I 



of your | 



"Buffalo" Portable Fencing 



as easily as you change the hands of your watch || 



MADE in sections entirely of steel which enables you to expand B 



your yard by merely adding the number of sections necessary. m 



Can be taken down by simply pulling out of the I 



ground. No post hole digger, maul or fence stretcher M 



needed. Ideal for fencing in baby chicks, duck- ■ 



lings, geese, as well as for grown chickens, ducks, ( 



geese, etc. Also for fencing in young dogs, rabbits ■ 



and other small animals. ■ 



rices as 



folic 



7' long x 5' high 



2' 6" " x5' " (gate) 

 8' " x2' " . . . 



6' " x2' " . . . 



$4.13 net per section 

 ,1.76 " " 



2.20 



1.76 " " " 



These prices are for orders consisting of six sections or more 

 and are F. O. B. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Send a trial order for six sections of any one of the sizes mentioned above and we are sure that you will be 

 highly pleased with the results obtained from the use of this system. 



Booklet No. 70 C will be mailed upon request with six cents in stamps to cover postage. 



467 Terrace 



BUFFALO WIRE WORKS 



(Formerly Scheeler's Sons) 



CO. 



Buffalo, N. Y. I 



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Moss Aztec Pottery 



Offers a wide choice of objects, from simple fern dishes and 

 bud vases to impressive jardinieres and plant stands. Its 

 predominating characteristic is refined elegance in designs and 

 colors. A post card request will bring you the "Moss Aztec" 

 catalogue and name of nearest dealer. 



DISTINCTIVE FERN PAN $1.50 



is square with 

 separate liners 

 measuring 7x7 

 inches by 4 inches 

 deep. Order as 

 No. 495. 



PETERS & REED 



POTTERY 



COMPANY 



So. Zanesville, O. 



SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE 

 FOR WOMEN 



Ambler, Pennsylvania 



18 miles from Philadelphia 

 SUMMER COURSE— Vegetable gardening, 

 floriculture, fruit, canning, and preserving. 

 August 4th to 30th. 



Vegetable and Bower gardens, greenhouses, 

 orchards, ornamental trees and shrubs, dem- 

 onstration kitchen, apiary, poultry plant, 

 live stock. Lectures and outdoor prac- 

 tise. Two year diploma course, beginning 

 &\ January, 1920. 



ELIZABETH LEIGHTON LEE. 

 Director. 



Dog Kennel 

 pOULTRY thrives in Hodgson Portable Houses. Their 

 - 1 - sturdy, close fitting construction gives certain protection 

 against draughts and weather. They are designed so that 

 excellent ventilation is assured. This isof great importance 

 to the health of poultry. 



Cleaning is simplified by the convenient construction. 



No. 4 Poultry House for 200 hens — 5 units No. 3 Poultry House for 30 hens 



Vermin-proofed red cedar sections of the house you order 

 are shipped all ready to bolt together. No building knowl- 

 edge is required to set them up. Write for catalogue to-day_ 



E. F. HODGSON CO., Room 311, 71-73 Federal Street, 

 Boston,. Mass. — 6 East[S9th Street, New York City. 



HODGSON PORTABLE HOUSES 



The public is warn 

 not to purchase Mow- 

 ers infringing the 

 Tozvnsend Patent No. 

 I,20Q,SIQ Dec. IQ, 



iqi6. 



Townsend TRIPLEX 



CUTS A SWATH 86 INCHES WIDE 



Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, the 



TRIPLEX will mow more lawn in a day than the 



best motor mower ever 



made; cut it better and at 



a fraction of the cost. 



It will mow more lawn than any 

 three ordinary horse-drawn mowers 

 with three horses and three men. 

 Write jor catalogue illustrating all 

 types of d,awri^Mowcrs 



S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. 



23 Central Avenue, Orange, N. J. 



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