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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



October, 1909 



LAST CALL FOR PEONIES ipT HA G L ARDEN E MAGAZINE 

 Other Growers Ship in the Spring, and as Late in the Fall as You May Send in an Order 



We do not ship in the Spring and our Fall 

 Season closes Oct. 31st. — There's a good reason 



Purchase Your Peonies from TRUE Peony Specialists 



We Grow Peonies — 



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Offering Only the Choicest and Best Varieties, Guaranteed True, Vigorous, High-Grade Roots 



'OUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE QUALITY 



The liberal policy we have observed from 

 the outset, serves perhaps to sufficiently 

 explain the phenomenal growth of this busi- 

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 clientele is strikingly significant as evidence 

 of fair methods, and that "specializing" — in 

 this instance at least — is not an empty 

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OF OUR STOCK" 



From Chambersburg, Pa.: 

 " I have planted a good many 

 Peony roots, and some very 

 good ones, but the roots just 

 received from you are the 

 strongest and finest I have 

 ever seen. Thanks for your 

 generous dealing." 



From CollinsvilU , Ala.: 

 "The Peonies came yester- 

 day. They are very fine in- 

 deed. Most of them look 

 like two-year roots that other 

 dealers send out. I fully 

 appreciate the quality of your 

 stock and wish you a much 

 deserved success." 



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What Do these Balls Mean 



I SHALL never forget my first view of the accom- 

 panying picture because some one had made 

 the preposterous mistake of writing on the back of it 

 the name "Dahlia." Later I saw a strange bush 

 in a garden which I immediately connected with the 

 picture because it had the same curious balls of 

 white flowers. The mysterious appearance of these 

 flowers is due to the fact that they have no petals! 

 The showy part is composed of stamens. And 

 I was still further surprised to learn that this 

 singular shrub is a cousin of the witch hazel. 



Its name is Fothergilla major and it is native of 

 the southern Alleghenies. It attains a height of 



Fothergilla major, covered with curious balls of 

 flowers, is an Interesting sight in shrubberies 



six feet and blooms in spring, just when its leaves 

 are appearing. The leaves resemble those of the 

 witch hazel in form and also in their autumn 

 color, which is yellow. The plant thrives best in 

 a moist, sandy, peaty soil. Mr. Rehder says that 

 the seeds do not germinate until the second year 

 and layers require two years to root properly. 

 It seems unlikely, therefore, that gardens will be 

 overrun with this interesting and curious hardy 

 shrub. I presume it could be safely planted now. 

 The picture was taken at the Arnold Arboretum. 

 Pennsylvania. W. E. Pendleton. 



The Feathered Hyacinth 



ONE of the most astonishing transformations 

 made in a flower by cultivation is that of 

 the feathered hyacinth here pictured. I suppose 

 that everyone who reads this knows the common 

 grape hyacinth, which has clusters of blue, purple, 

 or white flowers in March or April. It is a lovely 



