April, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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GILLETT'S 



Hardy Ferns and Flowers 

 for Dark Shady Places 



NO corner is so shady but that certain hardy ferns 

 and flowers will thrive there. There is no soil so 

 light and sandy but that some of these plants will 

 beautify it. For 25 years we have been growing these 

 hardy ferns and flowers and know something of the 

 conditions necessary to their growth. Have you a shady 

 nook, a bit of woodland path, a brook or swampy spot, 

 or a rocky hillside you wish to reestablish and grace with 

 ferns and flowers and rhododendrons and so bring out the 

 natural charms? Do you wish the little wooded path 

 bordered with bright hepaticas, bloodroots, trilliums, 

 wood-violets, and dainty yet hardy ferns; or the low 

 marshy place brightened with brilliant lobelias, yellow 

 marsh-marigolds and bright blue gentians? We are in a 

 position to help you, and shall be glad to send our de- 

 scriptive catalogue which may aid you in selecting. 

 Pictures of some of these wild wood plants have been taken 

 by us here and are shown by half-tones in the catalogue, 

 including the clump shown in this ad. of Aspidium 

 Goldianum and Asplenium Angustifolium. 



EDWARD GILLETT 

 Box C, Southwick, Mass. 



A shady corner at Gilhtt's showing a clump of Hardy Ferns and Rhododendrons 





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■^^rfSw^_^ A YMJTwm is the record made last year in growing: tomatoes by the Potter Method. The cut herewith shows the appearance of such a money-making: tomato patch. 

 B^tjja^ "JgSlA* ^jafcj^fcj The Potter Method is a simple, practical way of growing tomatoes right and is just as valuable to the home gardener as it is to the grower of large quantities. 



B§i§fl[ Growing Tomatoes for Quality, Quantity and Earliness 



j is the name of the best booklet ever issued on the subject of tomato culture. It contains 30 pages and illustrations fully describing - the Potter method 

 1 of raising* tomatoes. By this method you can have bigger and better fruit and weeks earlier than otherwise. It teaches the secret and science of tomato 

 1 culture: forcing - the fruit by systematic cultivation and pruning. This bonk is invaluable to every gardener, whether he grows one dozen or one thousand 

 1 vines. The subjects covered are: History of theTomato; Its Nature and Habit; Tomato Culture in General* The Potter Method; Plants and Planting; 

 Home-Grown Plants; Preparing the Ground; Setting the Plants;Cultivation; Pruning and Staking the Vines; Picking the Fruit; Ripe Tomatoes at 

 ^9 1 Christmas; 40 Tomato Recipes; Best Tomato Seeds. The information is condensed and to the point — just what every grower wants. 



The cut herewith shows one of a large number of vines in my garden this season. Notice that each stalk is loaded with large, perfect fruit 

 1 from top to bottom. This is the result of my method. It is easy to raise this kind of fruit when you know how. Just send for my book — price 

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FREE SEED. — To everyone ordering my booklet within the next 30 days I will send FREE with each book one package each of the best 

 1 varieties of early and late tomatoes. I make this offer so that you will get ready now for your spring gardening. Don't wait until the last 

 1 minute when the rush is on. Send for my booklet to-day and I know you will be thankful that you mnde such a wise investment. 



" CELESTIAL LOVE APPLES." We have just received a very limited quantity of the seed of a wonderful new variety of tomato by the above 



1 name. It is a very perLct and delicious fruit but it is anon-acid tomato and is most desirable for invalids anddyspeptics who ordinarily cannot eat the 



jm tomato. We will send twelve (12) seeds to each one ordering our booklet on tomato growing. If you don't receive them you will know the supply is out. 



T. F. POTTER, Tomato Specialist, Box C, DOWNEKS GROVE, ILL. 





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