The Garden Magazine, April, 1922 



85 



CALIFORNIA DAHLIAS 



The Big Prize Winners 



At all the shows from the Atlantic to the Pacific 

 are from creations originated at the world renowned 

 Bessie Boston Dahlia Farm, San Mateo, California. 

 Many of the leaders featured in the Dahlia catalogues 

 East and West are Bessie Boston creations too. 



PALACE HOTEL SHOW 



SAN FRANCISCO 



Took 23 prizes, including Gold Medal, for most 

 meritorious display and twelve first prizes. 



SHUDOW'S LAVENDER 



(A Bessie Boston Creation) 



Took first prize at Los Angeles for best Dahlia in 

 the show. 



TWENTY NEW VARIETIES FOR 1922 



Including four new Pinks. Every Dahlia en- 

 thusiast who wants to be fully informed and who 

 desires the best should write for our new catalogue. 



BESSIE BOSTON DAHLIA FARM 



(on the Highway) 

 SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA 



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Helenium Autumnale Rubrum ( 



The Hardiest of The Family 



The color is old gold suffused with bright terra-cotta, 



changing to wall flower red. $5.00 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



Complete Catalogue to America's Largest Stocks of 

 Hardy Plants free on request. 



WAYSIDE GARDENS 



Largest Growers of 

 Perennials in America 



Mentor, Ohio 



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Tackle the Season's 

 Big Job Right! 



It is one thing to make a garden and another to keep that garden going! 

 There is no question but that gardening enthusiasm is easily squashed when 

 the work of cultivating the growing crops becomes a hardship. Old fashioned 

 tools stand for backaches and meager rewards for hard work. Lucky indeed 

 is the gardener who has at his disposal: 



Gilson Garden Tools 



The Equipment for Greater Crops 



In most soils, cultivation is more necessary than fertilization. Given a 

 good average garden soil, the matter of crops will be determined entirely by 

 the amount of cultivation given the plants. Of the vast number of garden 

 cultivators available, none serve in better fashion than 



GilsOtl The Safe Tool for Gardeners of 



M/ J ^ Ages 



V V eeaerS No other tool ever invented has made good on 



as big a scale as Gilson Weeders. It is the tool with 

 which every stroke counts. Back and forth the 

 double edge rocker blade travels through the soil, 

 cutting off weeds, pulverizing the soil. Absolutely 

 the safest garden tool for children, who can use it 

 as effectively as grown-ups. 



Made in four sizes, as follows: 



Si in. Blade for narrow rows $1.05 



5 in. Blade for heavy soil 1.15 



6 in. Blade for lighter soil 1.25 



8 in. Blade for wide rows 1 .35 



If your dealer does not handle Gilson Tools, we will supply the Weeders 

 at above prices, postpaid with handle. 



Liberty T\\e Adjustable Cultivator for 



/-» I • All Round Gardening 



\*WlltVQZOTS The Liberty stands foremost as the greatest 



advance made in the scientific shape of cultivator 

 teeth. These teeth sink into the soil naturally, no 

 downward pressure needed. They cut the weeds, 

 besides uprooting them. By removing center tooth, 

 both sides of seedling row may be cultivated at once. 



Liberty Cultivators are made in 3 sizes, with 5, 7 and 

 9 V shaped cutting teeth. Made either as a hand cultivator, 

 or, attached to a light yet exceedingly strong wheel frame, 

 becoming a most powerful Wheelhoe. 



Prices, 5 Tooth Liberty Hand Cultivator, $1.15; 7 Tooth, $1.45; 9 Tooth, $1.70. 



Wheel Outfit, 14 inch Wheel with 7 Tooth Cultivator, $3.70. 



Hand Cultivators, delivery postpaid, with handle; Wheel Outfit by express. 



The Gilson ^he All-Round Combination for 

 _, . - Every Man's Garden 



*■ TlpieX Distinctly a man's cultivator, because of its 



weight. It combines all the advantages of the Gilson 

 Weeder, the 9 Tooth Liberty Cultivator, and a Plow- 

 share. All these are arranged in unique fashion on a 

 pivot axle, easily locked and unlocked without tools, 

 by a hand 

 lock nut 

 as shown 

 in illus- 

 tration 

 to right. 



Price of 

 Gilson Tri- 

 plex Wheel Outfit, Express prepaid East ' 

 of Rocky Mountains $8.75 



Instructive Booklet Free 



"Bigger Crops Through Cultivation" 

 will give you some valuable hints about the 

 relative importance of cultivation as a sure | 

 way to greater crops from every square foot 

 of soil. Besides, it will bring to you facts 

 about the best type of tools for different 

 soils, crops and seasons. Incidentally, it 

 is an index to the entire Gilson line of 

 garden tools including a dandelion digger, 

 scratch weeder, tools for the lawn, etc. 

 Please afford us the chance to send you 

 this booklet by asking for it to-day. 



J. E. GILSON COMPANY 



102 Valley Street Port Washington, Wis. 



