September, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



For information regarding railroad and steam- 

 ship lines, write to the Readers' Service 



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The Lure of the Peony 



to him or her who happily knows it in its modern varieties, is irresistible 

 — an ever increasing charm and delight as the years come on. 



Think of a flower with a range and delicacy of coloring which a 

 de Longpre might well despair of imitating — a fragrance which a Colgate, 

 a Gallet might envy — and you have the Peony of to-day. 



Think too, of a flower easier to grow than a geranium — that 

 when once planted lasts, with yearly increase in volume and beauty, 

 aslong as the planter — and longer — and again you have, The Peony. 



And the wonder of it all is that perhaps you are still in ignor- 

 ance of the merits of this the most beautiful flower of our day — 

 that your knowledge is limited to the "Piny" of your childhood. 



Some day, by chance or otherwise, you will somewhere see 

 blooming PETERSON'S PERFECT PEONIES and then 

 regret that you did not know of them before. 



And then remember please that my Peonies represent the 



cream of the world's achievement — the best that money can buy. 



That their enviable reputation is due to eighteen years of 

 enthusiastic devotion — that for years, with no other business en- 

 terprise, I have given my entire time exclusively to this flower 

 and the Rose; and remembering all this, can you wonder that 

 ' Peterson Peonies" are spoken of as in a class by themselves? 

 And They Are. 



May I prove it to you ? 



My catalog, reflecting the quality of my Peonies, is mailed 

 on request. 



GEORGE H. PETERSON, Rose and Peony Specialist, Box 50, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 





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Matchless 



New Single ■ 

 Early Tulips 



Five varieties which 

 stand at the top of 

 their respective col- 

 ors. Wonderful im- 

 provements over 

 the best of the 

 older sorts, having 

 larger flowers of 

 such texture that 

 they remain in 

 perfect con- /i 

 dition for J|| 

 weeks. » 



■r Clear, attractive colors and strong, 

 f sturdy growth put them in a class 

 reserved for the finest only. 



Golden Queen. Rich golden yellow; 

 Joost Van Vondel. Finest white; 

 Pink Beauty. Rich rose pink, flushed with white; 

 Queen of the Netherlands. Soft blush pink: 

 Sir Thos. Lipton. Rich glossy blood-red crimson. 

 To introduce these "Matchless Tulips." we offer 

 them at the following specially low prices: 

 12 each of the 5 sorts for $2.00 

 25 each of the 5 sorts for $3.50 

 Our Autumn Catalogue for 191 1 i s now ready and contains a com- 

 plete list of all Bulbs, Plants and Seeds for Autumn Planting. We 

 will be pleased to send you a copy on application 



HENRY A. DREER 



714 Chestnut Street 

 PHILADELPHIA 





If you desire to have FLOWERS 

 for Thanksgiving and Christmas 



you MUST plant the bulbs NOW. 

 ence in the flowering of bulbs. 



A few days make all the differ- 



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The bulbs offered below will all flower in three months' time. 

 We send only LARGE fine bulbs SURE to flower. 



3 Doz. 100 

 FREESIAS SNOW QUEEN. Purest white large flowers borne on 



long stiff stems 



Freesia refracta alba white with yellow throat 



ROSE PIxK FREESIA. A great Novelty 10 



OXALIS. Giant flowering Grande Duchess, white, rose pink or lavender, 



separate 



Oxalis, yellow Bermuda Buttercup 



Roman Hyacinths. EASIEST grown, graceful pure white (Monster Bulbs) 



Large Bulbs 



Rose pink or blue Roman Hyacinths 



P-perwhite Narcissus. Large bunches of glistening white starry flowers 

 Golden Sun Narcissus. This magnificent sort is too little known. It is 



identical with the WHITE, but the color is a rich golden yellow. 



VERY early and profuse. LARGE BULBS 



Double Roman Narcissus. A beautiful double white flower with golden cup 



PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY 



To encourage our friends in planting 

 BULBS for HOUSE decoration we will send 

 as a "PREMIUM" with every order for 

 above bulbs amounting to $1.00 and over 

 onebulbofourBYZANTINEWonderLILY. 



The accompanying picture represents 

 this Lilv in bloom. The Bulb flowers 

 without "SOIL or water. Placed in a bowl 

 or on a dish preferably in a SUNNY place 

 the flowers develop in a short time. Exquis- 

 ite rosy tinted with golden stamens. Each 

 large bulb bears from nine to fifteen flowers. 



We have hundreds of letters praising the 

 BEAUTY of this bulb. 



each 3 12 100 



Large bulbs isc 40c Si .50 $10.00 



Monster bulbs. . 25 65 2.7s 

 Prices INCLUDE DELIVERY 



It will surely interest you. 



Send for our 191 1 Fall Catalogue. 



Address, H. H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren St., N. Y. Established 1878 



