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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service will give information 

 about the latest automobile accessories 



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Bobbink & Atkins 



World's Choicest Nursery Products 



Spring Planting 



Intending purchasers should first visit our Nursery and inspect the material we have to 

 offer. The quality of our products must be seen to be appreciated. Having two hundred 

 acres of the most fertile ground under cultivation places us in a position to fill orders of any 

 magnitude. 

 ROSES — Our collection consists of new, rare, ordinary and old-fashioned kinds. We have 



more than 100,000 in several hundred varieties in two-year-old strong field-grown plants, 



to fill orders this spring. These can be inspected in our store-house at this time. Special 



prices on quantities. 

 RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM, CATAWBIENSE AND ENGLISH HARDY HY- 

 BRIDS — Quantities of handsome, hardy specimens are growing in our Nursery. 

 EVERGREENS, CONIFERS AND PINES— Many acres of our Nursery are planted with 



the most attractive specimens ever produced. 

 HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS— For New and Old-Fashioned Gardens,. Beds 



and Boiders. We have the largest quantity and most complete collection in the country. 

 ORNAMENTAL SHADE, WEEPING AND STANDARD TREES — Thousands of 



handsome, straight-stemmed trees in all varieties and sizes are growing in our Nursery. 

 FLOWERING SHRUBS AND HEDGE PLANTS— In many acres of our Nursery are 



cultivated useful and attractive varieties. » 



TRAINED, DWARF AND ORDINARY FRUIT TREES AND SMALL FRUITS— 



We carry at all times large quantities of the best varieties. 

 HARDY TRAILING AND CLIMBING VINES — In all varieties for every place 



and pergola. 

 BOXWOOD AND BAY TREES— We have a large quantity of these attractive Decorative 



Trees in all forms and sizes. 

 DECORATIVE PLANTS FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EFFECTS— We grow 



in our 100,000 feet of greenhouses. 

 BULBS AND ROOTS — For Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter flowering. 

 LAWN GRASS SEED— B. & A. Rutherford Park Evergreen Mixture. 

 TUBS — We manufacture them in all shapes and sizes. Ask for price list. 

 OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOG No. 25 will be a helpful guide to 



intending purchasers. It describes each article, giving prices. Will be sent upon 



request. 



THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC GROUNDS AND 

 PRIVATE ESTATES A SPECIALTY 



WE PLAN AND PLANT GROUNDS AND GARDENS EVERYWHERE 

 VISITORS TO OUR NURSERIES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME 



Nurserymen, Florists and Planters, Rutherford, N. J. 



This Spirea Hedge 

 is in its Second Year 



Yet it is filling the purpose for which it was planted as well as 

 most hedges do after 'six or eight .years. The Spireas which compose 

 it were hearty, thrifty specimens when planted. They were supplied 

 by Nelson's Nurseries and had been grown to large size and unusual 

 vigor for immediate effect. Everything that we grow has special culture 

 and care with this end in view — results without delay. 



Our New Tree and Plant Book 

 "Landscapes Without Waiting ,: 



Describes the kinds which we know to be dependable in the Central West, and gives con- 

 crete suggestions as to best uses of each ; " Landscapes Without Waiting " tells how immediate 

 planting effects may be secured, and the pictures give many pleasing examples. Every copy costs 

 us over Si.oo, but the regular price has been made 50 cents postpaid — this amount to be rebated 

 on first order : for $5. If you live West of Pittsburg and East of the Rocky Mountains, however, 

 and own a home with garden, yard or grounds, we will send a copy, free. Write today. 



SWAIN NELSON & SONS CO., 863 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, III. 



A New Berry- 

 Himalaya Giant 



THIS new berry is a new arrival 

 from the north slope of the 

 Himalaya mountains, 6,000 

 feet above the sea level. It is black, 

 but not a blackberry. For many cen- 

 turies the natives of that country 

 have been making wine of it, and 

 only the recent invasion by British 

 troops has brought this delightful, 

 luscious fruit to our civilization. 

 The vine is a vigorous grower, 

 making a growth of from 20 to 30 feet 

 in one year, which can be trained on 

 a fence or arbor similar to grape 

 vines. The enormous clusters of 

 large-sized berries ripen all summer, 

 making the Himalaya the most pro- 

 ductive of all varieties known. They 

 have no core, and the flavor is sweet, 

 of unusual richness and, when ripe, 

 will literally melt in your mouth. 

 For pies and jellies, the Himalaya 

 berry is a perfect success, being ahead 

 of any similar fruit. The severity of 

 their native climate has made the 

 berries hardy, and both plant and 

 fruit will stand extremes of heat 

 and cold better than any other 

 variety. It is hard for you to realize 

 what a treat a dish of these new 

 berries would be. We believe they 

 will be in great demand as soon as 

 they are known and enough grown 

 in the United States to supply the demand. There has never been a complaint from parties 

 growing the Himalaya, but all praise it above all other berries and say it's the finest berry 

 ever introduced. A Mr. Minor picked from two plants in 1908 £31.00 of berries at 5 cents per 

 quart. In 1909 he picked over 554.00. The Himalaya has no dead wood, but fruits on the same 

 wood for years; but it is necessary to prune some of the old and young wood away each season, as 

 it makes a heavy growth of wood each season. One plant in one year will give from twenty-five 

 to fifty young plants a season. 



Send for Descriptive Catalogue Today \ 



Strong Rooted Plants, prepaid, 3 for $1.00; 12 for $3.50 



The Himalaya will stand 30 degrees below zero 



BERRYDALE EXPERIMENT GARDENS 

 Route 1, Box 54 Holland, Michigan 



A Helpful Little Book 

 LITTLE GARDENS 



FOR 



BOYS AND GIRLS 



By 



Myrta M. Higgins 



A SMALL, convenient book, 

 giving just the information 

 needed for the making of small 

 gardens. It is written for the 

 large number of boys and girls 

 in ordinary circumstances, 

 whose gardens must be limited 

 as to position, extent, cost, 

 etc., yet it will be equally use- 

 ful to those of larger means 

 who wish to find out for them- 

 selves the joys of a little garden. 



Simple directions are given for choosing the site, laying out 

 beds, selecting seeds, planting, raising, caring for and harvesting 

 the flowers and vegetables. A goodly number of illustrations 

 add to the book's interest and usefulness. 



Square 12 mo, $1.10 net. Postpaid, $1.20 



Bo„. n HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY ^^ 



THE RIGHT WAY TO TAKE A WEED OUT 

 OF THE GROUND 



