October, 1911 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



139 



Dutch Bulbs 



from the Growers 

 direct to the Planters 



We have just received from 

 our nurseries at Sassenheim, 

 Holland, a supply of the very 

 best bulbs of every descrip- 

 tion — Hyacinths, Tulips, Nar- 

 cissus, Crocus, etc. We sell 

 none but absolutely the best 

 quality bulbs. Order early 

 while we still have full stock. 



Catalogue sent upon request 



FRANKEN BROTHERS 



DEERFIELD ILLINOIS 



M1PPFF\ SEEDS GROW 



■ 9 \J X\.X I -/ 1 -/ ^J If you want a copy of the 



Catalog, 



"Leading American Seed 

 for tqii, address BURPEE, Philadelphia. 



FAIRFAX ROSES 



CANNOT BE EQUALLED Catalogue free 

 W. R. CRAY, Box 6, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VA. 



Deciduous Shrubs That Will Thrive 

 in Shady Places. For Fall Planting 



FEET 



ARALIA PENTAPHYLLA will grow to 6-6 



FORSYTHIA FORTUNEII 8-10 



PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS (Mock Orange) will grow to 10-'l2 



RHODOTYPUS KERRIOIDES 4 -.5 



RUEUS ODORATUS (Flowering Raspberry) 4-5 



SYMPHORICARPUS RACEMOSUS (Snowberry) 4-5 



KERRIA JAPONICA 4-5 



SYMPHORICARPUS VULGARIS (Indian Currant) 3-4 



Any of ihe above in well furnished strong rooted 2-3 ft. plants at 35c 

 eich or $25.00 per 100. No agents — we sell direct to you. 

 Write for personal advice. 



Northern Nurseries Company 



523 Cutler Building, Rochester, N. Y. 



PEONIES AT WHOLESALE 



For massing effects, we offer established plants to 

 bloom next June, in pink, white, straw, flesh, salmon, 

 rose aud red. Double and fragrant at S10.00 per hundred. 



IRIS 



Khedive — lavender and orange, $7.00. Celestie — pale 

 blue; Chalcedonia — light purple; Klizabeth — pale lav- 

 ender; Aurea — golden yellow, S6.00 Flavescens — creamy 

 white; Madam Chereau — white frilled with blue; Mar- 

 golin — yellow and magenta; Marmora — lilac and pur- 

 ple; Nymph — lavender ; Pallida Speciosa — dark lavender; 

 Queen of May — rose, lilac, S5.00. Florentina — white; 

 Purple Queen, $4.00. Delicata — white and lavender; San 

 Souci — yellow and russet, S3. 50. Pumilla — (dwarf) pur- 

 ple; Siberian Blue — intense blue, S3. 00 per hundred. 



Two year old heavily branched Rouen lilacs for hedge 

 effect, S10.00 per hundred. 



Named Phlox — white, red, and lilac, S6.00 per hundred. 



Orange day lily, $4.00 per hundred. 



Hollyhocks — best varieties, $8.00 per hundred. 



No order filled for less than 50. 



The above represents surplus stock in one of 

 the finest collections in America. Orders filled 

 until exhausted. Can be planted any time 

 before the ground freezes. Catalog free. 



C. S. HARRISON'S SELECT NURSERY 



YORK, NEB. 



GOING TO BUILD 

 A HOUSE? 



Do you know all about building? 



If the architect got his Elizabethan 

 and Georgian details mixed, would you 

 know enough to stop him ? 



If the contractor used half as many 

 nails as he ought to, would you know it? 



If the lumber dealer sent you plain 

 oak flooring when quartered oak was 

 specified would you know that? 



Do you know the fundamental 

 principles of lighting, heating, plumbing, 

 fiieplace construction, concrete work, 

 roofing, decorating ? These are the 

 things we offer every month in 



CamxtsytMk 



in the Homebuilder's Supplement; and once 

 a year we publish a big, double number en- 

 tirely devoted to this sort of thing. If you 

 plan to build next spring, you need our 



Annual Housebuilding Number 



OUT OCTOBER 1st 



It include dozens of photographs of attractive country homes that 



are full of suggestion for you, and there will be the following articles: 



The Vfew Mission of an Old Farmhouse. By 



WALTER A. DYER, Photographs by Wallace Nutting. How 

 a New England clergyman, in his search for health and cr untry life, 

 took, up photography and fitted up a wonderful home that is a replica 

 of Colonial days. 



English Cottage Types in America. By HORACE 

 ALLISON. Photographs by Thomas W. Sears, Julian Buckly and 

 others. Horace Allison is merely the pen-name of one of New 

 York's leading architects, who analyses the English cottage style 

 and tells why it is well adapted to American country conditions. 



Monticello and the Jeffersonian Colonial Style. By 

 MILDRED STAPLEY. Photographs by Arthur G. Eldredge 

 and others. An interesting and practical stu'dy of the old Classic 

 brick homes of Albemarle County, Va. t and the lessons that may 

 be drawn from them. 



Successful American Gardens. By WILHELM MIL- 

 LER. Photographs by Arthur G. Elcredge. This one of the 

 series describes " Lyndanwald," the Hering estate at Abington, 

 Pa., which is full of architectural interest. 



Architectural Harmony on a La-ge Estate. By PHIL 

 M. RILEY^ Photographs by Julian Bv~kly. A model farm 

 where the main house, smaller cottages, and farm buildings are all 

 in perfect accord, and all architecturally interesting. 



An Artist's Long Island Home. By TOPIARIUS. 

 Photographs by Arthrr G. E'dredge. Describing Fleetwood, the 

 Oyster Bay home of Robert Sewell, and tel'ing how the effect of 

 an English country house of many years ago has been obtained. 



The Old Dutch Houses of Flatbush. By MILDRED 



STAPLEY. Photographs by Harry G. Bohn and others. How 

 to read the beauty in decrepit old houses, and how to make them 

 once more habitable. 



Two Barns of Unique Design. By C. B. EDWARDS 

 and A. L. ROLFE. Two new ideas in barn construction which 

 cost less to carry out in concrete than in wood. 



Hardwood F oors and Their Treatment. By MARY 

 H. NORTHEND. Photograprs by the author. What everyone 

 ought to know about floors and woods — not only people about to 

 build, but also those who wish to preserve the beauty and durability 

 of their floors. 



A Return to Roofing with Thatch. By PHIL M. RILEY. 

 Photographs by W. C. McCollom, Mary H. Northend, and Paul 

 Thompson. A picturesque roof that is becoming popular in this 

 country. How to make one. 



Gas Light for the Country Place. By CHARLES E. 

 WHITE, Jr. Drawings by the author. The merits and require- 

 ments of acetylene, gasolene, and liquified gas compared. 



The Doorknob Houpe. By LOUISE RICE. Photographs 

 by Kent Bromley, Alfred F. Loorms, and the auihor. An amusing 

 story of a li'tle home and i's old doorknobs and latches. 



Gate-Posts for the Country Home. By CLAUDE H. 

 MILLER. Photographs by the author. Practical directions for 

 making your own gate-posts and how to select the kind that will 

 harmonize with your house. 



The Deoartments. The Nature Club. The Amateur Photo- 

 grapher. Stock and Poultry, Stable and Kennel, Experiment 

 Station News, Real Estate. 



Special Double Number — at the newsstands — 50 cents. $4.00 a year, postpaid. 'Published twice a month 



DOUBLED AY, PAGE & CO., Garden City, New York 



TIME NOW TO PLANT 



Peterson's Perfect Peonies 



if you desire a fine show of blocm next June of the 

 grandest flower of our day. 



"€i)e jHotoer 16eauttfuP' 



tells you in detail all you'd like to know about the Peony, and 

 why, when you buy a plant that lasts as long as you do — and 

 longer — you should get the best that money can buy. 



Some day, by sheer force of mrrit, my Peonies will win a 

 favored place in your garden. Why not now? 

 Send for catalog — it's free 



rCHOrr U DFTCDCnM rose and peony specialist 



UbUKuH rl. I L 1 LIwUll Box 50. Fair Lawn. N. J. 



