Apsi l, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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The New Book of 



Biltmore Nursery- 



" Flowering Trees 



and Shrubs— 



Should be in your hands before you buy for spring 

 planting. It gives full information as to the habits 

 and characteristics of this class of ornamentals, and 

 shows many of the best kinds as grown in typical 

 gardens, lawns, and yards. In this way it suggests 

 numerous pleasing ideas for planting home grounds, 

 large and small, describing the flowering trees and 

 shrubs best adapted to the purpose. 



A Hint of What this New Book Is Like 



Herewith we reproduce in miniature the cover and one of the illus- 

 trations of this book. Flowering Crab Apple, shown in the lower pic- 

 ture, is thus described by the book ; "With perfume-laden — sweet fra- 

 grance with every breath wafted here and there by spring's soft air ; 



with harmony of color — blushing pink and rose from opening bud to falling flower so bright and fair; this is the 

 call of the Wild Crab-Apple. The answer, gentle reader, you know too well, for who has not responded? Their 

 dainty flowers, with enticing sweetness, make fast friends everywhere. They are very hardy and thrive in 

 almost any kind of soil, making both ornamental and desirable specimen trees for lawn or garden." 



How You May Get a Copy Free 



" Flowering Trees and Shrubs" has 64 pages and covers, is printed on 

 fine book paper, has been carefully written from ripe experience of 

 the management of Biltmore Nursery, and is illus- 

 trated from specially made photographs 

 used by no other nurseryman. It cost a 

 great deal of money to produce this book — 

 some thirty cents a copy — and each 

 copy takes three cents postage. No 

 promiscuous distribution to persons 

 not interested in home ground deco- 

 ration is practicable, therefore, but 

 we will gladly send a copy free of 

 all charge to any one who owns a 

 home or expects to own one soon 

 and wishes to plan the planting of 

 its grounds. 



BILTMORE 

 NURSERY 



Box 442, BILTMORE, N.C. 



THIS IS HOW OVR TREES 

 MAKE A PLACE LOOK 



They grow away from the smoke and gases of cities on 

 fertile agricultural lands, so well suited to the healthy vigor- 

 ous growth of plant and tree life. 



SPECIALTIES FOR THIS MONTH 



Evergreens and Shrubbery of large size, that does away 

 with years of waiting for results. 



Shade Trees in endless variety, Vines, Roses, Old Fashioned 

 Flowers; in short, "Some Hardy Plant for Every Place and 

 Purpose." 



Write us about these; send for our catalogue. 



THE WM. H. MOON COMPANY 



Philadelphia Office. 



Room L, Stephen Girard Bldg. 



Makefield Terrace 



Morrisville, Pa. 



Fair's Superb Hardy Phlox 



Includes all the best and most recent novelties of the noted European specialists. The 

 sight of a big bed of Hardy Phlox in full bloom is one not to be forgotten. Next to the 

 Peonies and Irises, Phloxes are the most magnificent and useful perennial plants we 

 have, and for late summer and early autumn blooming, they are not equaled by any 

 other flower of the garden. They increase so rapidly that one can soon have great 

 beds of them. No flower has been more wonderfully improved of late years, and the 

 immense blooms, perfect form, and brilliant coloring of the new varieties will be a reve- 

 lation to those who only know the old-fashioned kinds. 



Phloxes Are a Specialty With Me 



For they are favorites of mine, and I grow them by thousands at Wyomissing. The 

 cut below shows a part of one of my fields of strong, field-grown plants that will be 

 sure to bloom this year and fill your garden with a splendor you never knew — 

 that is, if you have never grown Phlox. Their coloring can hardly be described — from 

 the pure snow white of "Von Lassburg," to the rich, glowing crimson-purple of "Von 

 Hochburg," it ranges through all shades of rose, violet and scarlet. 



You Get Just What You Pay For 



When you buy plants of me. I never substitute — never send "something just as good." 

 If I have what you order you will get it; if I am out of it, I will frankly say so. 



IRISES — Mv collection has been pronounced the finest in this country. 



PEONIES — 600 varieties of the world's best and rarest. Guaranteed true to name. 

 I have spent years collecting them, and know every one I sell. 



My Catalogue free. Write today for a copy, and let us become acquainted 



BERTRAND H. FARR, Wyomissing Nurseries 



809 D Penn Street READING, PA. 



"BULBS THAT BLOOM" 



Cedar Acres Gladioli Are Better Than You 

 Have Ever Seen — You Can Grow Them 



Cedar Acres Gladioli command 

 in the cut flower market a 

 price six times as high as the 

 regular market rate, because 

 the flowers are larger and finer. 

 With my bulbs and cultural 

 directions you can grow them. 

 They are as easy to raise as 

 potatoes. 



For flowers of stately magni- 

 ficence, richness and diversity 

 of coloring, the gladiolus has 

 become the queen of the gar- 

 den. From the old-time scrag- 

 gly spike it has been developed 

 into a magnificent plant, bear- 

 ing a wealth of color as delicate 

 as the finest orchid. For cut 

 flowers they are unequaled in 

 beauty and last for nearly ten 

 days, gradually u n f o I d i n g. 

 Ease of culture makes them almost necessary for the home garden. 



For many years I have made the gladiolus a specialty and my new 

 seedlings have been awarded many medals and certificates of merit. 



Booklet Free, showing Harvard in full colors, and many other new 

 varieties, with the real truth about each one. Send for it today. 



B. HAMMOND TRACY 

 Cedar Acres Box 176 Wenham, Mass. 



