September, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



71 



Trees treated now by Davey 

 Tree Experts will show 

 marked improvement next 

 spring. 



The splendid condition of the trees of 

 many of America's and Canada's 

 finest estates, on the Capitol grounds 

 at Washington, in the public parks of 

 numerous cities, bear testimony to 

 the skill and thoroughness of 



Davey Tree Experts 



Many of these trees were weak— Some 

 were far advanced in decay and 

 disease, but through proper treat- 

 ment were enabled to withstand the 

 severest ravages of the terrible 

 storms which wrecked so many trees 

 in your vicinity this year. 



Let a Davey Tree Expert Examine your trees now 

 and report on their condition. This we will 

 do without cost or obligation to you. Write 

 for booklet "C" and state when it will be 

 most convenient to have this expert examin- 

 ation made. 



The Davey Tree Expert Co. , Kent, 0. 

 Branch Offices with Telephone 

 ^Connections: New York. Chicago, 

 ' Montreal, San Francisco. 

 Accredited Representatives 

 Available Everywhere. 

 Men Without Credentials 

 Are Impostors. 



JOHN DAVEY 



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The Hardiest Plants 

 in the World 



It's dollars in your pocket to use only 



the hardier kinds of plants. Take no 



chances by buying tender plants that 



may kill back the first cold winter. 



Make success a certainty by using 



HorsforcPs 



Cold-Weather Plants 



We've the greatest variety you could 

 imagine — Old-fashioned Flowers, 

 Bulbs for autumn planting, Home- 

 grown Lilies, Wild Flowers, Ferns, 

 Trees, Shrubs, Vines, etc. 



Don't fail to send for Hots ford's 

 Autumn Supplement before placing 

 fall orders. It 's Free. Write today. 



F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vt. 



A Special Peony Proposition 



You who are interested in 

 Peonies can't afford to miss 

 our special offer for early 

 orders. Write for it now, 

 pick out the spots you would 

 like to see them blooming 

 and plant now. You will 

 be rewarded next spring 

 with their beautiful, fragrant 

 flowers and they will in- 

 crease in size and profusion 

 of bloom from year to year. 

 Wild Bros. Peonies have 

 had the benefit of ideal 

 climate and rich soil, are 

 full of real life and vigor 

 and give results. 



Write now 



WILD BROS. NURSERY CO. 



Box 514 



Sarcoxie, Mo. 



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A Convincing Comparison 



or why Alphano Humus is better and 

 cheaper than other fertilizers for 

 your lawn, shrubs and plants. 

 Now is the time to use it 



THE more root growth you can 

 induce this fall, the greater will 

 be the top growth next spring. 

 Taking advantage of this established 

 fact, then fall fertilizing of your lawn, 

 shrubs, trees and plants, is the com- 

 mon sensed thing to do. The illustra- 

 tion above shows a pile 

 of Alphano Humus at 

 the left and one of 

 barnyard manure many 

 times larger at the right. 



$12 a ton — $8 by carload 



The pile of Humus will go just as far as 

 the pile of manure and costs no more. 

 It has the added advantage of being 

 odorless and in powdered form, so that 

 it can be easily dug in and mixed 

 with the soil or raked into the grass. 

 For greenhouse use, the results are 

 highly satisfactory. Al- 

 phano Humus is a nat- 

 ural product, prepared 

 ready for use. It is not 

 a chemical mixture. 



Send for Humus Book 



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We Will Make Your Garden Bloom From Springtime Until Frost 



Fall is the time to plant Spring is the time to enjoy your garden. Wagner Plants put into 

 your ground now, according to Wagner Plans, will begin to blossom before the robins build their 

 nests in your shade trees next spring. They will continue to delight you with their fragrance and 

 beauty until tbe frosts of November put them to sleep for the winter. If you wait until spring before 

 planting you will lose an entire season's growth. So write today for Wagner's lists of bulbs, shrubs, 

 evergreens, vines, and hardy perennials for fall planting. A«k for Wagner Catalog No. 4. 

 THE WAGNER PARK NURSERY CO., Sidney, Ohio. Nurserymen, Landscape Gardeners, Florists 



Wagner Landscape Plans will give to your grounds the same unity and 

 harmony that your architect has embodied in your house. A sk/or particulars 



The Readers' Service is prepared to advise parents in regard to schools 



