March, 1914 



T HE GARDEN MAGAZ1N E 



Write to the Readers' Service for 

 suggestions about garden furniture 



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Sheep's Head Brand 



PULVERIZED 



Sheep Manure 



Nature's Own Plant Food. Ideal for all crops ; 

 especially adapted for lawns, golf courses and 

 estates. Growers of nursery stock, small fruits, 

 hedges and gardeners generally will find Sheep's 

 Head Brand the best fertilizer. Contains large 

 percentage of Humus and all fertilizing substances 

 necessary to promote Plant life. Tests place it 

 far ahead of chemical or other fertilizers. Readily 

 applied to the soil. Let us quote you prices. 



Send for our book, " Fertile Facts " 



Tells how to fertilize the soil so that productive crops may be 

 raised. Special matter for lawn and market gardeners, Florists, 

 Nurserymen and Farmers. Sent FREE if you mention 

 this magazine. 



NATURAL GUANO COMPANY 



Dept. 15, 301 Montgomery Avenue, Aurora, III. 



Standard 



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The 

 World 

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Well and Prospecting 

 Drilling Machinery 



43 years' successful operation. Used 

 in nearly all parts of the world. We 

 make a complete line of Drilling 

 Machines and tools for every con- 

 dition of earth and rock drilling and 

 mineral prospecting. Complete 

 catalogue No. 120 showing over 40 

 styles of machines free. 



The American Well Works 



Gen. Office and Works : Aurora, 111. 

 Chicago Office: First National Bank Building 



GROWN IN NEW JERSEY 



under soil and climate advantages, 

 Steele's Sturdy Stock is the satisfactory 

 kind. Great assortment of Fruit, Nut, 

 Shade and Evergreen Trees, Small- 

 fruit Plants, Hardy Shrubs, Roses, etc. 

 Fully described in my Beautiful Illus- 

 trated Descriptive Catalogue— it's free! 

 T. E. STEELE 



Pomona Nurseries Palmyra, N. J. 



LilyiSfttVallc 



§L Everybody loves Lily of the 

 > Valley. By far the most deli- 

 cately beautiful of all flowers. 

 They are perfectly hardy, easily 

 ' grown and require no attention 

 after once setting out. They grow 

 and mul*iply year after year. The 

 roots have usually been rather ex- 

 pensive, but we now offer choice, 

 large, well-grown roots, 



20 for 25 cents 



100 for 81. 00, 1,000 for SS.00, charges pre- 

 paid, with full directions for growing. 

 Tliey are nice to phi nt beside porches, in 

 borders, among shrubbery, in shady nooks 

 and in cemeteries. They produce an abun- 

 dance of lovely, pure white, bell-shaped 

 flowers, which are deliciously fragrant. 

 Large, descriptive catalog of all kinds of 

 plants, seeds and bulbs mailed free. 

 Ask for it. 

 IOWA SEED COMPANY 

 Dept. 26 Des Moines, Iowa. 



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Floors 



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WHETHER your floors are old or new, of 

 soft wood or hard, painted or unpainted, 

 stained or unstained, or covered with linoleum or oil- 

 cloth, you can easily keep them in a beautiful, bright, 

 sanitary condition with 



STANDARD VARNISH WORKS 



FLOOR FINISH 



Look for this Trade-mark on a Yellow Label. All others are imitations 



The One Perfect Floor Varnish 



ELASTICA is especially intended for use on wood floors, oilcloth 

 and linoleum. By following the directions on each can of ELASTICA, 

 you can easily secure a beautiful, sanitary, faultless surface which 

 defies the hardest sort of wear — a floor which is heel proof, caster 

 proof and boy proof. r~~^r- 



Send for Book 92 

 "How to Finish Floors" — Home Edition. Profusely illustrated rich 

 in suggestions for making and keeping floors beautiful. Also, ask 

 for a set of exquisitely colored postcards showing handsome in- 

 teriors, which will be sent with our compliments. Address 



^!MAI(DfARWSIllfOKRS 



29 Broadway, New York, 2620 Armour Avenue 

 Chicago, III., 301 Mission St., San Francisco 

 Cal., or Internationa] Varnish Co., 

 Ltd., Toronto, Canada. 



Peonies 



We have one of the finest stocks anywhere 

 in the country and should be very glad to 

 figure with you on your list ot wants. 



PETERSON NURSERY 



Stock Exchange Building, 



Mention The Garden Magazine when you write 



CHICAGO 



GRAPE VINES 



Best varieties for vineyard and garden. Millions of vines for sale. Send for 

 Our free book gives instruction for planting, cultivating and prun- F K E K 

 ing. Profusely illustrated. Issued by the largest growers of grape IS OO K 

 vines and small fruits in the country. T. S. Ilubbnrdl'o., Bui 55, Fndoniii, S.\. 



Light 



Durable 

 Adjustable 



CLARK'S "CUTAWAY" SMOOTHING HARROW 



Also used for grading and leveling 



With this light, handy tool any field can be made as smooth as a floor, and 

 the soil pulverized fine enough for a flower bed — makes a most perfect 

 onion bed. In twenty minutes you can easily smooth an acre as true as a 

 mill pond. 



It's a great road maker. A man with team can make a perfect trotting 

 track of any road. The driver controls entire action oi this harrow with one 

 adjustable lever. One horse, 6 ft.; two horse, 8 :"t. Made in other lengths, 

 if desired. Send for our new catalogue, "Intensive Cultivation." Free, of 

 course. Write us a postal to-day. 

 CUTAWAY HARROW CO. 902 Main St., Higganum, Conn. 



