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 suggestions about garden furniture 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1909 



A PARTIAL VIEW OF OUR HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL GROUNDS, SHOWING 

 MASSES OF HARDY PHLOX IN THE REAR 



Plant Hardy New England Grown Nursery 

 Stock for the Home Grounds 



Perennials in September 

 Deciduous Trees and Shrubs in October 



We have a great variety. Our Evergreens are several times trans- 

 planted. Herbaceous Perennials are strong, field-grown plants. Trees 

 and Shrubs arr well rooted, strong and thrifty. 



CATALOGUE MAILED FREE 



THE BAY STATE NURSERIES 



North Abington, Mass. 



Extra-Selected Daffodils 



We have been importing; these Bulbs from the same grower for fifteen 

 years. Evidence of the fact that they have given satisfaction to customers 

 who demand the BEST ALWAYS is shown in the repeat orders which we 

 receive season after season. No other bulbs imported into this country equal 

 these in blooming quality, and a trial will cause y-ou to join our list of yearly 

 customers. Send in your order for them at once. 



Trees, Shrubs and Roses 



Place your orders with us now — you will get a more favorable selection than if you 

 defer the purchase until later. We will ship at the proper time to plant; — some varieties 

 should be set. in the Fall, while others are better if left until Spring— and we will see that 

 you are treated right. 



Of 480 trees shipped to Massachusetts last April, only one failed to grow ; in 

 another shipment of 350 trees, every one made a handsome growth. This is 

 the kind of trees you should buy. Good stock properly packed, prompt service and 

 fair prices make our customers so enthusiastic they are our most effective advertising. 



Write for our illustrated Catalogue, which gives sizes and prices. It's Free. 



S. G. HARRIS 

 Rosedale Nurseries, Box 63, Tarrytown, New York 



We Are Digging Now 



PEONIES and IRIS 



September and October are the best months 

 to plant them. 



We have specialized on peonies for 

 20 years. In 1888 we had 300 named 

 varieties ; since then we have grown and 

 studied 1,000 others. Now we offer 99 

 Varieties that we know are the best, 

 and we have a very large stock of these 

 choice sorts. 



No poor sorts; no weak or shy blooming 

 plants. 



Send today for descriptive catalog. 

 When it comes order at once, and we will 

 ship without delay. 



PETERSON NURSERY 



Established 1856 



Wm, A. Peterson, Proprietor 



Lincoln and Peterson Aves. Chicago, 111. 



Fair's Hardy Plant Specialties 



For October and Early Fall Planting 



Of the tried and true things that are so essential to the hardy garden, I recommend as espe- 

 cially adapted for October planting : 



f*IT|11\T jpc My collection has a world-wide reputation for variety and dependability. 



* *->Vl^»a-iiJ I have ready this fall more than 100.000 strong roots, in some 420 kinds, 

 which will be sure to bloom next year. At the annual exhibition of the American Peony Society 

 last June my flowers were awarded the fTBST prize — for largest and best collection shown, be- 

 sides six other prizes in special classes. 



fDWCITC Admittedly my surpassing collection has no equal in America. Tt embraces 



■■■■**'-"-"-' every good one of the innumerable varieties in the 170-odd known species. 



I have hundreds of kinds that can be found nowhere else in this country, all of proved merit. 



PHI AVfC A superb assortment, embracing all the latest novelties. A specially 



* «»J"-'*»-"J fine stock of healthy young plants. Just right to produce the largest 

 beds of bloom next season. Special prices on application. 



np 1 ! l*Hf 1VI I TlM^l The nn est lot of hybrid kinds I have ever grown or seen— 

 MMKjMjm iiiLiiuiiicj raised from specially selected seed of my own saving. 95 per 

 cent of them are double kinds, many of them the superior of all the named varieties. 



SPECIAL OCTOBER OFFER WHILE THEY LAST, of Farr's Hybrid Delphiniums 

 $3.50 per doz., $18.00 per 100. Stock limited. 



Shall I send you my Catalogue? It is free to all who are interested in hardy Plants. And 

 you will find it worth while. 



Bertram] H. Fair, wyomissing Nurseries, 809 D Penii St., Reading, Pa. 





