7/ you are planning to build, the Readers' 

 Servicecan give you helpful suggestions 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1909 



Made of wire that is 

 life and strength — wire 

 that stretches true and tight 

 and yields just enough under impact 

 to give back every jolt and jam it j 

 receives. J 



Made of materials selected and tested Jj 

 M in all the stages from our own mines, 

 '> through our own blast furnaces and rolling jfjjjgjf 



and wire mills, to the finished product. Our 

 employment of specially adapted metals is jM 

 of great importance in fence wire; a wire ■ 

 that must be hard yet not brittle; stiff and springy yet / 

 flexible enough for splicing — best and most durable 

 fence material on earth. 



To obtain these and in addition apply a quality of gal- 

 vanizingthat will effectually protect against weather y 



conditions, is a triumph of the wire-maker's art. 



Thesearecombined in the American and Ell wood 

 fences — the product of the greatest mines, steel _, 

 producing plants and wire mills in the world. ,/ 

 And with these good facilities and the old 

 and skilled employes back of them, we 

 maintain the highest standard of ex- 

 cellence possible for human skill 

 and ingenuity to produce. 



Dealers everywhere, carry- 

 ing styles adapted to every 

 purpose. See them. 



American Steel 



& Wire Co. 



Chicago 



New York 



Denver 



San 



Francisco 



BEAUTIFUL HARDY EVERGREENS 



SHADE ORNAMENTALS AND SHRUBS 



Fine large specimens 2 to 10 feet tall. 

 ig Evergreens Hard ^Vooded trees. 



We offer EVERGREENS in all sizes. 

 Thousands of hardy small trees and Seedli 

 together with nut trees for forestry planting. 



Spruces 

 Pines 

 Firs 



Hemlocks 

 Cedars 



Beautiful Grafted 

 Blue Spruce 



Beautiful Purple 



Maple 

 Blood -leaf Beeches 

 Lindens 

 Elms 



Flowering Shrubs 

 Fruits Roses 



Wtile foz illusizated and descriptive catalog, it is / 'zee 



D. HILL, Evergreen Specialist 



DUNDEE, ILLINOIS, Box 106 



We Prepare 



Special Planting Lists 



of trees and shruhs to plant 

 complete, The City Yard, The 

 Town Lot, and especially The 

 Suburban Home. We dig, pack 

 and deliver to the R. R. station 

 at prices that -will surprise you. 

 $5.00, $10.00, $25.00 per list. 



MAYS 



* m THE BEST 

 F0RMARHET0R 

 HOME USE. 



FIRST OF ALL 



TOMATO 



FREI 

 FROM 

 HARD 

 CORE 



Matures a week to 10 days ahead of any other 

 known variety ; fruits of good size, smooth, solid, 

 bright red color and finest flavor. Although a 

 large number of so-called early sorts have been 

 introduced of late years on test— side-by-side— 

 not one has equaled First of All for earliness, 

 hardiness, size and uniform shape. 

 Price, Large Pkt., 10c; oz, 40c, Postpaid. 

 FREE BOOK, "Northern - Grown Seeds" 

 Plants, Bulbs, Fruits and Trees. Contains all the good 

 things for ihe Garden and Farm worth growing at the 

 right prices. Don't fail to secure the Book. WRITE 

 TODAY. L. L. MAY, St. Paxil, Minn. 



Jersey Reds are Lively Growers 



and lively growing pigs are quick money-makers. Jersey Reds are the most 

 satisfactory, all-round breed. Those who have tried them say so. Fatten 

 easily and quickly, are small-boned, long-bodied, vigorous and prolific; quality 

 of meat unsurpassed. Have some choice offerings now. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Write quickly. Free Catalog. Arthur J. Collins, Uox 'J', Moorestowii, N. J. 



YOUNG 



ABSORBIN 



will reduce inflamed, swollen Joints, Bruises, 

 Soft Bunches, Cure Boils, Fistula, or any un- 

 healthy sore quickly. Stops Lameness; Allays 

 Pain. Does not blister under bandage or re- 

 move the hair, and you can work the horse. 

 A safe and pleasant remedy for any painful 

 affections, Swellings, Bruises, Strains, Swollen 

 or Enlarged Veins; pleasant to use; $2.00 per 

 bottle, at dealers or Delivered. Book 7 1) free. 

 P. D. F., 152 Monmouth St., Springfield, Mass. 



r- CHUBBY CHICKS-! 



hatch jig profits. The Reliable, Incu- 

 bator hatches chubby clucks. Write today 

 for our Free, interesting, illustrated Poul- 

 try Book, which will instruct you in every 

 branch of poultry raising and tell you how the 

 Reliable has smashed World's hatching 

 records continuously for the last 12 years. 



RELIABLE INCUBATOR & BROODER CO. 

 Box I> 7 Uuincj, 111. 



Send for our 1909 Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 

 catalogue of Dahlias a Specialty 



MILLS & CO. 



Mamaroneck, N. Y. 



FivePa^ 1 to you 



<l\ m '■'■ ce ' v ' 



^TW-'l 



my handsome 1909 catalog 

 o one in your family has re- 

 ved a copy and you so state) I 

 will send you a coupon good for five full 

 packets to be sent postpaid, your choice 

 from 40 popular kinds I list in my catalog 

 at Sets, each — provided you send me the 

 addresses of two other flower growers. 



Write now — a postal — why not? 



MISS EMMA V. WHITE, Seedswoman 



3014 Aldrich Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. 



