March, 1914 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



113 



Cowee's Gladioli will betke Joy of \our Garden 

 and the Delight of Your Heart the Summer through 



They cannot be otherwise, because of their wonderful beauty, infinite variety, vigor of 

 growth and little demand on your time and attention. They will bloom from early in July 

 until frost. For exquisite colorings and markings no flower compares with them save the 

 orchid. For adaptability to all kinds of soil they are unique. I am probably the largest 

 exclusive Gladiolus grower in the world. I have put my very life into the development 

 of this one flower, and by years of patient selection from among more than 25,000 varie- 

 ties have produced a strain which has won recognition as the best in the world. In addi- 

 tion to my own hybrids I control exclusively in this country the wonderful Groff hybrids, 

 and Mr. Groff stands alone as a hybridizer of Gladioli. 



In the Garden and in the House Gladioli Are Supreme 



It may be news to you that Gladioli have no equal for cutting, 

 but it is true. Cut and placed in water when the first buds show color 

 they will open every bud on the spike to the last one, and a spike will 

 last from a week to ten days as vigorous and handsome as if still on its 

 own roots. No drooping, no fouling of the water, no odor — it is the 

 flower par excellence for interior decoration, You will find in no other 

 plant so large a return for so little labor; such a wealth of beauty for 

 so small an investment in money and attention. No exacting soil re- 

 quirements; no pests to fight. Don't cheat yourself of a real pleasure 

 by letting another season pass without trying some of my Gladioli. 



Send Now For My New Booklet. A Copy Free For The Asking 



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It will tell you all about them — how I grow them; how you may grow 

 them; how to treat them after cutting; in short, all that you want to 

 know about them. It is beautifully illustrated in natural colors. It 

 fully describes the best varieties and my special collections. Just drop 

 me a card asking for it. 



Arthur Cowee, Meadowvale Farms, Box 142, Berlin, N. Y. 







Fairfax Rose Plants 

 Stand Winter Storms 



They are wintered out of doors, 

 where cold, ice and snow test 

 and -prove their hardiness. Their 

 long dormant period gives them 

 vigor and vitality. 

 Most rose plants are kept in hothouses 

 and forced to grow the year round. 

 Fairfax Rose bushes are not that kind. 

 They are grown for outdoor rose gardens. 

 They are propagated from hardy, thrifty, 

 free-flowering specimens, and grown slow- 

 ly — never forced — in good claysoilwhere 

 they develop vigorous canes and roots. 



My 1914 Rose Book FREE 



My new book, "Fairfax Roses," 

 describes "The Aristocrats of Rose- 

 dom" — more than 1 50 varieties that 

 will bloom profusely in the home 

 rose garden. It tells you how to 

 grow Fairfax roses just as good as 

 those shown above, and offers an 

 interesting collection of other 

 useful plants — Dahlias, Ferns, 

 Shrubs, etc. Write for your 



copy now — planting time is 



not so far away. 



W. R. GRAY 



BOX 6, OAKTON, FAIRFAX COUNTY ,VA. 



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"Good trees" for the money-making orchards are not always the best 

 trees to plant for a home supply of fruit, because the demands on the trees 

 are entirely different. 



At your home, plant trees that are big, straight and smooth in 

 trunk, that have all the roots it is possible to get, and that are 

 full of life and growth. Such trees grow with a certainty and speed 

 that give you good fruit with least waiting. 



You will find such trees at Berlin. Our climate puts great vigor into trees. Cold winds 

 from the Atlantic make them absolutely hardy. Our loose, warm, deep soil and long 

 growing seasons develops root systems and trunks that seldom are equaled elsewhere. 



Apple, Peach, Pear and All The Other Fruits 



At Berlin we grow plants and trees of all common fruits. Harrison-grown little 

 trees are budded from selected bearing trees in our orchards. They will produce 

 heavily, and begin earlier than most trees. 



For home planting we have big, smooth, handsome trees of the highest grade. 

 In some of the best varieties we have special two-year trees that are pruned and 

 trained by experts to exactly the right shape and height of heads. These trees will 

 give inexperienced planters correctly started orchards. 



The Harrison 1914 Catalogue Tells the Truth about Varieties. It describes 

 the good kinds, tells about the special trees mentioned above, and gives planting direc- 

 tions and much other information. A reference book for planters. Sent free on request. 



"The Why and How of Shade Trees and Evergreens," is sent on request. "How to 

 Grow and Market Fruit," sent postpaid for 50 cents. 



Write today for the Books you want and tell us about your planting plans and aims. 



HARRISONS' NURSERIES. Box 493, BERLIN. MD. 



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