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The Garden Magazine, August, 1922 



This is the Month to Plant 



Your IRIS Garden! 



If you have an Iris Garden, this is the month to enlarge it. 

 If you do not have one as yet, then this is the month to 

 start it. A row of Iris or a whole garden full, you can not 

 go wrong on this magnificent hardy perennial. Every year 

 sees its value and beauty appreciated to a greater extent, 

 and the day will come when Iris, rare named varieties, will 

 be as common throughout America as the field Daisies are 

 right now. And imag- _^ mm ^^ 



Since Time is 

 ^ Here Right Now 

 ;*! to Plant Them, 

 *A Let Me Suggest 

 that You 



Make Out Your 

 | Order Right from 

 this Adv. 



ine what much 

 greater beauty 

 they will bring 

 to the gar- 

 dener. 



Here are some good ones: 



Monsignor - - - - 

 Mrs. G. Darwin 

 Mrs. H. Darwin - - 

 Nibelungen - - - ■ 

 Mme. Chereau - - 

 Perfection - - - 

 Queen of May - - 

 Rhein Nixe - - 

 Rose Unique - - - 

 Sherwin Wright 

 Victorine - - - - 

 Walhalla - - - - 

 Walneriana - - - 

 Siberica Alba - - 

 Siberica Orientalis - 

 Siberica Snow Queen • 



Alcazar - - $1.00 



Amas .... .25 



Arnols .... .25 



Aurea - - - - .25 



Carthusian - - - 1.50 



Darius .... - .25 



Dr. Bernice - - - - .25 



Halfdan .25 



Helge .25 



Her Majesty ... .35 

 Ingeborg ----- .25 

 Isoline - - . . . .75 

 Lohengrin ----- .35 

 Loreley ----- .25 



Mithras .25 



Mrs. G. Reuthe- - - .25 



$ .50 

 .25 



- .25 

 .25 



- .15 

 .35 



- .15 

 .50 



- .50 

 .35 



- .25 

 .25 



- .25 

 .15 



. .25 

 .25 



15% off on orders of $3:00 or more received dur- 

 ing August. No order filled for less than $1.00 



IRIS in choice mixture,100 for $5.00; 1,000 for $45.00 



My customers I consider my friends and I 

 treat them as such. Here is what one man 

 says: "I see your ad. in the Garden Maga- 

 zine says you are 'still growing.' . . . Your 

 'prompt, cheerful and careful attention' to 

 my previous orders is such that I am 



depending on you for a few good things this fall 



provided your prices are right." 



I'll guarantee You a 

 Fair and Square Deal 



I'll assure you the same liberal and fair treatment as is 

 enjoyed by thousands of my customers throughout the 

 country (and beyond) if you will join their ranks. A 

 modest little catalogue awaits your call as well. 



Geo. N. Smith, Wellesley Hills 82, Mass. 



| Your Last Chance 



To get these Extraordinary Bargains in Quality Bulbs 

 at Import Prices. Don't fall into the error of suppos- 

 ing that Bulbs are just Bulbs ! There is a vast differ- 

 ence, — and the results show. Get these superior top- 

 notch-quality Bulbs at the price of the ordinary kind! 

 An advance order means a very considerable saving ! 



Remarkable Values in Bulbs for Outdoor 

 § Planting 



*100 Darwin Tulips, finest assortment $4.00 



*100 Breeder ("Art") Tulips, finest assortment.. 4.50 



■ 100 Single Early Tulips, finest assortment 3.00 



100 Double Early Tulips, finest assortment 3.50 



*100 Parrot or Dragon Tulips, finest assortment 4.50 



H 100 Hyacinths, Red, White, Blue or assorted.... 6.00 



100 Daffodils, Double Varieties 6.00 



100 Daffodils, Large Trumpets (Jonquils) 5.50 



100 Poets Narcissi 3.50 



100 Crocus, Finest Assorted 1.50 



Total value .$42.00 



Special Offer for Above Collec 



■ tion of 1,000 Choicest Bulbs 



■ $38.00 (or 500 at $20.00) 



■ Delivered FREE within 30 miles 

 m (beyond, add SI. 00) 

 = Delivery Is not guaranteed, nor will those 

 ^ prices hold good if your order is not received 



in August. Itnlbs delivered In yon as soon as 

 si they arrive from Holland in September. (Spe- 



ig| eial 5% discount If you send cash with order.) 



1= Our "Bulb Book" free with every order 



!■ To avoid disappointment, please order 



■ immediately I 



24 West 59th Street 



■ New York 



•Bloom in May 

 and June. All 

 the rest bloom in 

 April and May — 

 the Crocus earl- 

 iest of all, as soon 

 as the snow melts. 



The House of Childs' 



and 



=~ GLADIOLIi== 



We are told that August Garden Magazine is to be 

 a Manual of the Gladiolus. Many readers know the 

 part which our establishment has played in popularizing 

 this magnificent bulbous flower. Others will be in- 

 terested to learn that we are among the Pioneer 

 growers of America and one of the largest producers of 

 high class "Glads" in the world! 



Study "Glads" at Headquarters 

 This Month, and Next 



You are cordially invited to visit our Show House 

 at Floral Park, or, if you desire to see fields with 

 thousands upon thousands, motor to Flowerfield, Long 

 Island, on the Jericho Turnpike. Study the many 

 splendid strains and varieties at first hand at the home 

 of glorious "America" and Childsi Gladioli. 



Incidentally, you'll find hundreds of worthwhile 

 hardy plants ready for inspection, and courteous service 

 ready to help you plan more glorious gardens. Those 

 unable to call will oblige us by asking for copy of latest 

 catalogue. 



JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, Inc. 



Floral Park Long Island, N. Y. 



