The Garden Magazine, August, 1922 



395 



^Mf& Puget Sound Iris Excel 

 y LEST YOU FORGET! 



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August and September 

 are the two months for 

 starting that beautiful Iris 

 Garden! 



I also offer now for summer de- 

 livery (don't wait for late fall 

 arriving Holland bulbs) fine 

 healthy Puget Sound Grown 



Daffodils, Narcissus, Scillas 



(Wood Hyacinths). Also some new 

 and noteworthy plants and seeds from 



my private garden, as 



Delphiniums — My wonderful "Glory' of Puget Sound" 

 strain. 



Columbines — -Beautiful long spurred hybrids. 



Lupines — Pink beauty grows 6 ft. tall. 



Pansy Seeds — (for immediate sowing) of Steele's wonder- 

 ful strain of Mastodon Pansies — I offer just two new 

 wonderful shades. 



A descriptive price list of all these Choice Garden Treasures || 



free for the asking to all interested garden lovers. 



O. M. PUDOR, A Lover of Iris PUYALLUP, WASH. 



The Smiling Crocus 



A saucy little flower, braving the cold of 

 March and bursting into bloom at the first 

 touch of the spring sun. 



150 Bulbs for $2.00 



For two dollars we will mail you, postpaid, 

 fifty each of blue, white, and yellow crocuses 

 or one hundred and fifty bulbs in all, enough 

 to dot your lawn with starry bloom. 



Send for our new and interesting cata- 

 logue of Tulips, Hyacinths, Peonies and 

 other bulbs and roots for fall planting. 



L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY 



Drawer' 26 Madison, Wis. 



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SHADE! 



NOW that the intense summer sun 

 intensifies your appreciation of 

 shady retreats, — saunter over your 

 lawn, decide where you might well 

 have some shady spots — havens of 

 coolness — and then ask us to provide 

 them! 



Moons' Nurseries 



Morrisville Pennsylvania 



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Iris Specialist 



Very large collection of Bearded, 

 Crested, Spuria, Siberian and 

 Japanese Irises. 

 Catalogue free on request. 



MRS. FRANCES E. CLEVELAND 



Sunnybrook Iris Garden 



Eatontown, New Jersey 



An Opportunity to Secure Unusual 

 Specimen Evergreens! 



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BEFORE Quarantine 37 became effective, we imported a large 

 and choice selection of AMERICAN HEMLOCK and 

 KOSTER'S BLUE SPRUCE. Grown in our rugged New 

 England climate, with ample spate, and expert care, these trees 

 have developed into bushy, symmetrical specimens with brilliant 

 coloring and vigorous root systems. Each tree will be packed for 

 shipment with a large ball of earth, carefully burlapped, F.O.B. 

 railroad or express station, Ridgefield, Conn. 



Koster's Blue Spruce 



Picea Pungens Kosteri 



3 feet $ 9.00 



3M " 12.00 



4 " 14.00 



4H " 16.00 



5 " 18.00 



American Hemlock 



Tsuga Canadensis 



6 feet $ 8.50 



7 " 10.00 



8 " 13.00 



9 " 17.00 



10 " 22.00 



Prices on larger sizes or in quantities on application. 



Everything of the highest quality 

 from trees to -perennials. Catalogue. 



Outpost Nurseries 



Maplewood Road Ridgefield, Conn. 



Irises, Peonies and Gladioli 



The Flowers that Bloom from April until October 



Order Irises and Peonies now for early fall delivery. We grow over 600 varieties 

 of Irises and 85 varieties of Peonies of the finer sorts including the choice new 

 importations. Our rich black soil enables us to grow the finest of roots and bulbs. 

 Our stock is grown under Minnesota climatic conditions and is therefore acclimated 

 to grow well in all parts of the United States and Canada. 



Our free illustrated 34 page catalogue offers numerous Special Collections of each 

 of our specialties at very special prices, with 25 pages of Iris lore and valuable 

 cultural hints. Send to-day for our Free, Illustrated Catalogue {4-th Edition) 



RAINBOW GARDENS 



701-2 COMMEPXE BUILDING ST. PAUL, MINN. 



