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^iXttlViJsl^^Tnl THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1909 



$£50 



Nature's Own Finish— 



the smooth, rustic bark — that's one thing makes 

 people like "Old Hickory" so — for Art abhors 

 painted wood. 



Besides, it's so •wholly comfortable. 



No furniture made is so much the vogue — so 

 endurable — yet feels so good when you sit in it, as 

 an "Old Hickory" chair. 



It breathes a spirit of the woods— a quiet hint 

 of rest and perfect peace. 



To porch, lawn or library, its simple touch of 

 nature lends charm and beauty. 



Its easy grace — its suggestion of the forest 

 primeval — makes it the ideal furniture of true 

 home lovers. 



For golf clubs, resorts, etc., as well as for homes 

 in country or town, nothing suits so well as 



Old Hickory Furniture 



Famous places like"Claremont-on-the-Hudson," Old 

 Faithful Inn, and the splendid West Baden Hotel, are 

 fitted out with it. 



From early days, when pioneers made these chairs 

 with their own hands, "Old Hickory" has found favoi 

 with the American people. Men of long agro— Clay, 

 Calhoun and Webster— sat in chairs like these. 



Andrew Jackson liked his chair so well people nick- 

 named him "Old Hickory." That's our trademark, 

 burned into every piece of furniture we make. 



We keep 7,000 acres of hickory trees growing all the 

 time— that's how we get the smooth, hard poles for 

 legs and rungs. 



From bigger trees we peel the stout inside bark in 

 long strips, strong and smooth as rawhide. This 

 makes the easy, springy seats and backs, which we 

 weave by hand. 



In some plantation homes down South "Old Hickory" 

 chairs are still in use after fifty years of service. 



Get "Old Hickory" in your home— learn what comfort 

 really is. 



Write today for our Free Style Book, showing 150 

 types of "Old Hickory" and telling all about it. 



The Old Hickory Chair Co., Box B 4, Martinsville, lad. 



MORRIS NURSERY COMPANY 



Specialties for Spring 1909 



Rhododendron hybrids choice hardy vars. and colors 

 18-24" and 2-3'. 



Rhododendron maximum 1-8' selected plants in car lots. 



Kalmia latifolia 1-5' selected plants in car lots. 



Blue spruce Koster variety 4-5' and 5-6'. 



Evergreens in assortment 1 _ 6'. 



Cal. Privet 20-30"; 2-3' and 3-4' X— all 2 yrs. old. 



Carolina poplars 10-12', 14" dia. 



Azalea mollis 15-18" bushy plants well budded. 



Norway maples 10-12', 14" dia. selected. 



Norway maples 12-14', 2-24/' dia. selected. 



Norway maples 14-16', 2i-S" selected. 



Box dwarf 5-6". 



Box dwarf 6". 



For our general stock write for our new edition of 

 catalogue. Prices quoted upon receipt of list of wants. 

 Correspondence solicited. 



MORRIS NURSERY CO., 

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This tree might have been made low headed if 

 properly pruned -when one year old 



reasons for pruning: The removal of dead, dying 

 or broken branches; the reduction of the annual 

 growth for the purposes of correcting the habit of 

 the plant and to reduce the crop in proportion to 

 the tree; the removal of branches in order to prevent 

 the breaking or disfigurement of the tree in later 

 years; and the removal of branches and fruit spores 

 for protection against infectious diseases. 



Georgia. " S. W. Cole. 



Bacteria in Relation to Country Life. By 



Jacob G. Lipman. Macmillan Company, New 

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An excellent book which has long been needed. 

 There is scarcely any important practical occupation 

 of man in which beneficent or destructive bacteria 

 do not help or hinder. This book explains the 

 relation of germs, not only to public and private 

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 bread-making, soil inoculation, fertility of the 

 soil, and many other subjects. 



Roses and Rose Growing. By Rose G. Kingsley. 

 Macmillan Company, New York, 1909; pp. 164, 

 profusely illustrated. Price, $2.00 net. 



A book by a rose-growing amateur from the 

 English standpoint, dealing entirely with roses in 

 the garden and of garden effects. The practical 

 details of planting the rose garden, pruning, and 

 propagation are told minutely, with "how to" 

 illustrations. The color plates of typical roses 

 are remarkably life-like and true in color. Inas- 

 much as the exhibition standpoint is disregarded 

 by the author, we find abundant reference to the 

 old-fashioned and garden roses, including the 

 singles, briars and Wichuraiana hybrids. Ameri- 

 can rose fanciers will find this book a really useful 

 addition to their library. 



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