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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Hicks' Rhododendrons 

 and Hardy Flowers 



For May Plantings 



NO better time than May time for the planting of 

 Rhododendrons (the way we dig and pack them). 

 Also Hardy Flowers, Magnolia, Boxwood, and 

 Evergreens. Don't think because it's late that 

 you must put off such planting until next Fall or Spring.. 

 Come right down to our Nursery in your car and pick 

 out what you need. 



Some of the Flowers you can take back with you — the 

 larger things we will carefully pack and ship promptly. 

 Evergreens we have in sizes from 3 inches to 30 feet. 

 Our Rhododendrons are hardy, bright colors, accli- 

 mated. For soil requirements see "Blueberry Culture" 

 —U.S. Deptof Agr. 



If you can't come — then send for our 

 booklets and catalog. Whatever you do, 

 you must do promptly, or it will soon be 

 too late to do anything. 



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Isaac Hicks &§>on 



Westburu . Lontf Island 



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TV^ILL Add CKarm icASur* 

 i».W Garden and be a Source of 

 ij Continual Delight 



<&£° Even the Smallest 

 - Jug:* r " > " ' Garden is Incomplete 

 ir^ without a SunDial.GazineGlobe 

 or Bird-Font Terraces.K>rches 

 and Cozy Nooks can be attract- 

 ively Furnished withTerraCotta 

 Tables and Benches while Artistic 

 Flower Pots and Vases will Ervo 

 h ance the Beauty of your Plants 



Our Catalogue which will be Sent 

 upon request is full of Suggestions 

 for Beautifying the Gardervi^ 



GaiiowayTerraGdTia (q. 



3214 WALNUT ST PHILADELPHIA. 



^r The Stephenson System of 

 Underground Refuse Disposal 

 keeps your garbage out of sight 

 in the ground, away from the cats, 

 dogs-and typhoid fly. 



Opens with the Foot Hands never touch 



Underground Garbage 

 and Refuse Receivers 



A Fireproof, sanitary disposal for oilv Waste and 



sweepings in your garage. 



Our Underground Earth Closet 



means freedom from polluted water. 



Sold Direct. Send for Catalogue. 



Beware of Imitations. 



In use loyrs. ft pays to look us up 



Thousands ol' Users. 



C. II. STEPHETJSON, Mfr. 

 40 Farr»r St., Lynn, Mass. 



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When you can buy fine husky, full rooted, potted 

 plants from Cromwell Gardens that will bloom this 

 very summer, why fuss around planting flower seeds 

 and then have to wait until next season for your 

 hardy plants to bloom? 



Hollyhocks — Canterbury Bells — Shasta Daisies- — 

 Phlox — Coreopsis— Gaillardia and dozens of other 

 kinds we have. 



Our catalog tells about them and gVes you some 

 good common sense suggestions to help you make 

 your garden the envy of your neighbors. 



Roses, either for your garden or your greenhouse, are also in the catalog — some one-hundred and fifty 

 varieties for outdoors and thirty-four for inside. 



Satisfaction Plants from Cromwell Gardens mean satisfaction plants — just that. Send for a catalog. 



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QprfwTLL GMPENS 



CnpMWELL Conn 



ALEXANDER'S S u *!! ty 



Dahlias 



The Twentieth 

 Century Flower 



"HE Dahlia of to-day is 

 of surpassing beauty 

 as a single iiower, exquisite 

 for private gardens, charm- 

 ing in masses, and ideal 

 for planting against shrub- 

 bery. 



Alexander's Up-to-date 

 Dahlias lead t he 

 \Y o rid ; because 

 they are perfect 

 in type and shape, 

 beautiful in color, and most important of all, Free-flowering. 

 Our many customers are satisfied : they receive good 

 stock; true to name, and best of all — Guaranteed to Grow. 

 All Flower Lovers are invited to send to the Dahlia 

 King for his latest Free Illustrated Catalogue, which 

 contains helpful descriptions and valuable cultural hints 

 on Dahlias, Gladioli, Roses and Cannas. 



J. K. ALEXANDER 



The Dahlia King 

 27-29 Central Street East Bridgewater, Mass. 



First-Class Garden Tools 



This quality trowel is made to last for years, 

 and to give service at its best. The blade is 

 made from highest grade crucible steel one-six- 

 teenth of an inch thick. The blade, n 

 shank and socket are forged from one \ 

 solid piece. The maple handle is 

 fastened to stay with a steel rivet. 



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Garden Tools 



are right in quality always and made 

 with infinite pains. This iight garden 

 t is fine for use by women who work 

 their own gardens. It is all that you 

 could ask in garden tool good- 

 ness. Ask to have it shown 

 to you. 

 Send for our Garden 

 Tool Booklet, No. 1646 

 If not at your dealer's, write us. 

 SIMMONS 

 HARDWARE CO. 

 St. Louis, U.S. A 



Garden 



Trowel 



No. K04 



with Bent 



Neck 



Price$0.75 



No.K05 



with 



Straight 



Neck 



Price $0.75 



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IRIS 



The Finest of Holland Bulbs 



Imported on Order 



I IMPORT the choicest selected bulbs grown by the most 

 expert growers in Holland, in any quantity you wish, 

 at the lowest prices possible for bulbs of the best 

 quality. Every bulb is TRUE TO NAME, and their blooms 

 are as appealing as this Little Kiddie. 



My list contains most of the new Exhibition varieties, as 

 well as all the old favorites. 



Don't order elsewhere before you have seen my Import 

 Price List. Send for it today as all orders for fall delivery 

 must be in my hands by July 15. 



A. B. VANDERBEEK, Paterson, N. J. 



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