March, 1914 



THE GARDEN M A G A Z I X E 



149 



A ROSE MESSAGE 



To the Readers of Garden Magazine 



Can you imagine the beautiful sight presented by all the wonderful varieties of £ 

 our splendid rose bushes when they are bursting into leaf and then into bloom ^jj&a 

 — it's really beyond thedescriptivepowerof words. Wecannot make cold black £ • 

 type glow with the glorious colors of the rainbow or throw off the delicious ^^J| 

 fragrance that enchants you as you view our thousands and thousands of 



"The Best Roses for America" 



However, you may have plenty of these beautiful, fragrant roses right in your own 

 garden. We bring you the glories of the best varieties selected from Germany, 

 France, Holland, England and Ireland. We have personally selected 14 of the choicest 

 roses introduced to the world during the past twelve months. Among these are the 



Prize Winners at the Greatest European Flower Shows 



Every reader who is interested in Climbers — and what lover of roses is not — will find 

 our Climbing American Beauty heading the list of the climbing varieties. We offer 

 plants of this variety in all sizes; one year old, 25c. postpaid; two year old, 

 60c. Star size $1 by express. Special prices on quantity orders. 



Free Rose Guide for 1914 



Without question, this book contains the largest and most complete assortment of good varieties 

 ever listed. Every Conard & Jones rose bush is not only a carefully chosen variety but is per- 

 fectly healthy and vigorous and grown on its own roots. We guarantee each bush to grow and bloom. 

 No other firm has dared do that ! Write today ordering some of these beautiful roses for your home 

 planting — get our 1014 Guide now, and plan for a better rose garden than you ever have had. 



The American Pillar Rose £555,5^ 



popular hardy, single climbing' variety of our own introduc- 

 tion and heads every list of single, hardy climbing varieties 

 in Europe and America. Its rich, rosy pink flowers are ex- 

 quisitely formed and produced in such abundance as to almost 

 hide the beautiful dark green, insect-proof foliage which covers 

 the plant from the ground up. This American Pillar Rose 

 may be kept pruned into bush form for the lawn if desired. 

 Prices: i-year old bush 15c. postpaid; 2- year old 40c. 

 extra sizes, 75c. and $1 by express. We 

 prepay express charges on orders for $% 

 or more. 



THE CONARD & JONES CO. 



ROSE SPECIALISTS FOR 

 OVER SO YEARS 



Box 24, West Grove 



School Gardens 



Children's Gardens 



Are You Interested in These ? 

 Give Each Child 



Frances Duncan's Garden-Making Chart 



and the work is clear and amusing to the 

 child ; the teacher's difficulties reduced one-half 



Suitable Plants Simple Garden Rules 



New and original planning chart (which makes 

 it impossible for the small gardener to go astray) 



Little Gardener's Time-Table 



all on a 9 x 10 inch sheet of kindergarten paper, so tough it's 

 not easily torn, so cheap it can easily be replaced, if spoiled 



"A really big thing; a boon to school gardens and 

 civic centres." Louise Klein Miller, Curator of School 

 Gardens of Cleveland, Ohio. 



$1.50 per hundred. Samples sent on receipt of 4 cents stamps 



Gardencraft Toy Co., Craftsman Bldg., 6 E. 39th St., New York City 



Workshop : / Milligan Place 



Maker of Gardencraft for Children, the new toy, endorsed by Montessori 



and the ablest kindergartners 



How To Make Your Garden 

 Thrive and Mature Early 



The kind of plant food required in your soil depends on the kind of a 

 crop you are to raise. In order to make your garden produce its maximum 

 yield at the lowest cost for fertilizer you should supply only those elements 

 which are immediately available and which will be absorbed by the plant. 



For Gardeners, Fruit Growers, Florists and General Use 



Comprise special distinct compositions of plant food elements for vege- 

 tables, small fruits, root crops, flowers, greenhouses, lawns and tree-crops. 

 They supply only the constituents your particular soil needs for some 

 special crop. For example our 



Early-Crop Odorless Fertilizer 



supplies your soil with the four plant food 

 elements in immediately available form needed 

 by vegetables and small fruits for quick growth 

 and early maturity. It is the most effective 

 and convenient fertilizer you can apply for 

 such crops and in the end — the most 

 economical. 



Write today for our free Fertilizer Booklet — it 

 is full of valuable information and is as valuable 

 as a text-book on soil fertility. 



Special Parcel Post Offer 



Our Mak-Gro Odorless Plant Food is a clean, 

 high grade granular fertilizer for indoor and out- 

 door use on potted plants, flower beds, small fruits, 

 lawns and small gardens. It is made especially for 

 the amateur and is pleasant to apply. We will 

 mail a five pound bag to any address for Si.oo. 

 Write today for special circular. 



We Sell Only Direct To The Consumer 



CONSUMERS FERTILIZER COMPANY 



313 Longacre Building New York 





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