August, 190 9 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service will give 

 information about automobiles 



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Grow 

 Chestnuts 



Like This 

 For Profit 



Covers a 50c. piece. 



Whether you have one acre, or a hun- 

 dred, you can get bigger profits per acre 

 from Sober Paragon Chestnuts than from any 

 other crop you could plant. 



Hardy, rapid, symmetrical growth ; luxuri- 

 ant foliage ; spreading boughs ; clean trunk ; 

 stateliness , immunity from parasitic blight — 



These qualities have been combined and de- 

 veloped by science to a degree that closely bor- 

 ders perfection, in the new 



SOBER PARAGON 



Mammoth, Sweet Chestnut 



A single crop, Fall of 1908, brought S30.000 

 (5,000 bushels ® $6. 00 a bushel). And that or- 

 chard was only 7 years old, 



The only large siveef ch estnut in the world. 

 United States Pomologist, G. B. Brackett, says 

 "The Sober Paragon comes the nearest in quality 

 to the native chestnut of any of the cultivated 

 varieties that I have examined. It is of large 

 size, fine appearance and excellent flavor." 



The Sober Paragon bears the second year — a 

 5-year old tree grew 500 burrs in 1 year. The 

 nuts average 1 to 2 inches in diameter — and 3 to 

 5 nuts in a burr. 



We offer 3 to 5-foot grafted trees for delivery 

 Fall, 1909, and Spring, 1910. Orders being 

 booked now. 



Testimony from growers, commission mer- 

 chants, Forrestry Experts, etc., given in our free 

 booklet, together with prices and particulars. 

 We own exclusive con- 

 trol of the Sober Para- 

 xon. This copyrighted 

 metal seal is attached 

 to every genuine tree, 

 when shipped. 



Write today for the booklet. Address "Desk B" 



GLEN BROS, Nursery, Sole Agents, 

 ROCHESTER, N. V. 



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SUN-DIALS 



PEDESTALS 



WITH OR 

 WITHOUT 



Send for illustrated 

 price list H 29 



HARTMANN-SANDERS CO. 

 Chicago, HI. 



New York Office, 1123 Broadway 



Paeonies 



The best in the world. 

 All the choice vari- 

 eties from every source. Lists free. 

 E. J. SHAYLOR 



Paeony Specialist 

 Wellesley Farms. Massachusetts 



EUREKA 

 Ha rness Oil 



Ever compare 

 the pulling power 

 of a trace, dry, checked, 

 brittle, with that of a 

 trace, soft, pliable and 

 full of "snap" .? 

 EUREKA HARNESS OIL 

 will keep a whole harness 

 soft, black, and in best 

 possible condition for 

 years. All that's neces- 

 sary is an occasional 

 application of the oil. 



Ask your dealer for "Eureka" Oil. 



STANDARD OIL COMPANY 



(incorporated) 



If It's Artistic, 



Isn't A Tight Roof Best? 



IMAGINE a roof of diamond tiles, 

 slightly variegated in tone; a red 

 roof, deep and positive in color, but 

 harmonious — an Indian red — warm, rich 

 and with the quality of permanently 

 pleasing. This is Zolium — the instant 

 you see it you concede its beauty. 



But, after all, it's the tightness of a 

 roof that's important. Zolium is tight 

 because we have entirely gotten away 

 from the old idea of merely shedding the 

 rain water. Shedding does very well 

 until a green shingle warps, exposing 

 one of the cracks of which there are 

 thousands on an old style roof. Then 

 you have a leak — and pay for new ceil- 

 ings or wall papers — new furniture — new 

 draperies. 



Zolium does away with treacherous 

 cracks. Each Zolium tile is an integral 

 part of a pliable, impenetrable sheet of 

 bonded fibre, extending practically from 

 gable to gable. These tiles are lapped 

 three deep. The rain is not only shed, 

 it is forever excluded. 



Zolium will not catch fire from sparks, 

 it is very durable, needs no painting, and 

 is economical. It can be laid over old 

 shingles. There is no other roof like it. 

 An interesting booklet tells all about 

 Zolium. May we send it to you without 

 charge? 



J.A.&W.BIRD&CO. 



29 INDIA STREET, BOSTON 



PATENTED TILE ROOFING 











AMATITE ROOFING 



Mineral surfaced. Needs no painting. Send for free sample. 

 BARRETT MANUFACTURIN G CO., New York, Chicago. 







EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT 



is 10 per cent finer ground than any other cement; therefore it is the 

 best. Manufactured by 



EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY 

 1> :> 1 St. James Building:, New YorL. 



STRAWBERRIES 



Plant pedigree pot-grown Strawberries during July, August and Septem- 

 ber, and next year you'll have a full crop of the finest fruit. 

 Six Standard Varieties: Nick Ohmer, Marshall, Gandy, Glen Mary, 

 Success, and Michell's Early. 

 Prices: 6oc. per dozen; $3.50 per 100; and $30.00 per 1,000. 



Prompt shipments. All stock guaranteed highest grade. Cultural directions Free with 

 Catalogue. Don't delay. Order today. 



- Arthur J. Collins, Box T, Moorestown, New Jersey 



