BOBBINK & ATKINS 



World's Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 

 Early Spring Planting and Interior Decoration 



The proper way to buy is to see the material growing. We invite everybody interested in improving their 



grounds to visit our Nursery when we shall gladly give our time, attention and any information desired. We 



are growing the best Nursery Products in the market and when there are better grown, we shall grow 



them. Our Nursery consists of upward of 300 acres of highly cultivated land, and is planted with a choice selection of 



Ornamental Nursery Products, placing us in a position to complete plantings and fill orders of any size. 



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ROSES. We have several hundred thousand Roses. 



Order now from our Illustrated General Catalogue for 



Spring: Delivery. 



RHODODENDRONS. Many thousands of acclimated 



plants in Hardy English and American varieties are growing 



in our Nursery. 



EVERGREENS, CONIFERS AND PINES. More than 75 

 acres of our Nursery are planted with handsome specimens. 

 Our plants are worth traveling any distance to see. 

 HARDY OLD FASHIONED PLANTS. We have thous- 

 ands of rare, new and old-fashioned kinds. Special 

 prices on quantities. 



DECIDUOUS TREES AND SHRUBS. Many 

 acres of our Nursery are planted with several hundred 

 thousand trees and shrubs. It is worth while to visit us 

 and inspect them. 

 LAWN GRASS SEED. Our Rutherford Park Lawn Mix- 

 ture has given satisfaction everywhere. 



BOXWOOD AND BAY TREES. We have thousands of 

 trees in many shapes and sizes. 



PALMS, DECORATIVE PLANTS FOR CONSERVA- 

 TORIES, interior and exterior decorations are grown in 

 our 250,000 square feet of greenhouses. 



TRAINED, DWARF AND ORDINARY FRUIT TREES 

 AND SMALL FRUITS. We grow these for all kinds of 

 orchards. 



HARDY TRAILING AND CLIMBING VINES. We have 



them for every place and purpose. Ask for special list. 



ENGLISH POT-GROWN GRAPE VINES. For green- 

 house cultivation. 



BULBS AND ROOTS. We import large quantities of Bulbs 

 and Roots from Japan, Holland, and other parts of Europe. 



PLANT TUBS AND WINDOW BOXES. We manu- 

 facture every shape and size. Ask for special list. 



OUR NEW GIANT FLOWERING MARSH MALLOW. Everybody should be interested in this Hardy New Fashioned Flower. It will grow 



everywhere, and when in bloom is the Queen of Flowers in the garden. Blooms from the early part of July until the latter part of September. 



OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOGUE No. 25 will tell you about the above and all our other products for decorating Lawns and Gardens 



We Plan and Plant Grounds and Gardens Everywhere 



THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PRIVATE ESTATES A SPECIALTY 



VISITORS, take Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main Line, 3 minutes' walk to Nursery. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



Nurserymen, Florists and Planters 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



DREERS 



GARJDEISE BOOK 



T^VERYTHING that can possibly interest the 

 *-^ garden enthusiast, from the person who loves to 

 utilize the city yard to the suburbanite with an elaborate 

 garden, is treated in this book. 



Declared by a legion of American gardening enthusiasts — 

 amateur and professional— to be the finest and most complete 

 catalogue of seeds, plants and bulbs published. Has 288 

 pages Splendid photo reproductions on each page. Four pages 

 are beautifully colored and six are made from duotone plates. 



Full Directions Given 



for the growing of almost every plant and seed. Among 

 the many American and European novelties this year, are the 

 Splendid Cardinal Climber, Asters, Sweet Peas, Zinnias, etc. 



Complete lists of new plants, bulbs, garden and greenhouse 

 subjects — Fancy-leaved Caladiums, Cannas, Chrysanthe- 

 mums, Dahlias, Ferns, Gladiolus, etc. A large offering of 

 The World's Best Roses — strong 2 year old plants, that will 

 give a full crop this season. 



Dreer's Garden Book for 1912 is not a mere catalogue, 

 but is a work of valuable garden information for everybody. 

 Write for it today. Mailed free. 



HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA 



These 



Catalog 



Booklets and 



Will Help You 



in garden planning and making. 

 We try to help planters by sup- 

 plying "true blue' quality seeds 

 and dependable information 

 how to handle them. For many 

 years our 130 page catalog has 

 been considered a garden book 

 well worth having on account of 

 its squarestatements of facts, true 

 to nature illustrations and fair 

 prices. To supplement its neces- 

 sarily condensed culture direc- 

 tions, we issue leaflets, booklets, 

 etc. You are welcome to the 

 catalog and any of the special 

 booklets featured at the left. A 

 post card, stating which you 

 need, will bring them by return mail, with our compliments. 



Six "True Blue" Vegetable Specialties 25 c Postpaid 



You should try them to verify the 

 claims wemake for "true blue" seeds. 

 Every sort represents the best in its 

 class to date. Packets are of regular 

 size; collection comes to you postpaid. 

 Bean, Keeney's Stringless Refugee 

 — Semi-round, green, stringless pods, 

 prolific and tender. One of the 

 best new sorts. 



Beet, Crosby's Egyptian — Grows 

 quickly to good size. Rich, red, 

 tender and sweet. 

 Corn, Livingston's Early Sugar — 

 Large, handsome ears with pearly 

 white kernels of finest flavor. 60% 

 of stalks carry two ears. 





Lettuce, Livingston's Bon Ton — 

 Fine "cuily" sort with large, brittle 

 leaves of elegant quality. 

 Musk Melon, Livingston's Tip Top 

 — Salmon colored, thick flesh of 

 sweet aromatic flavor. 

 Radish, Cincinnati Market — Long, 

 crisp roots of attractive color and 

 mild quality. 



You could not get better sorts any- 

 where! We use them in our own 

 garden — a sign of how much faith 

 we have in their sterling qualities. 

 Try them. Send for this " true blue " 

 Vegetable Collection, the Catalog 

 and your choice of booklets to-day ! 



The Livingston Seed Co., 459 High Street, Columbus, O. 



