THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



Febhttary, 1918 



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Cultivate 

 for Liberty 



with a 



LibertyWeeder 



Shake off the bonds of 

 hardship which a weedy 

 garden imposes upon you 

 year after year. The Lib- 

 erty Cultivator makes 

 short work of weeds. It 

 cuts themoff.besides loos- 

 ening the soil and pulver- 

 izing it. The unique shape 

 of the Liberty Cultivator 

 teeth thus stands f or 

 triple efficiency. 



Easily and 



Quickly Adjusted 



In addition to all the 

 recognized good points of 

 other garden tools, the 

 Liberty Weeder is easily 

 adjustable to any width, 

 from four to ten inches. 

 By simply loosening two 

 wing nuts, the arms may be 

 moved to the desired width. 

 It is one of the easiest culti- 

 vators to handle, because the 

 special construction of the 

 teeth makes downward pres- 

 sure of the tool unnecessary. 



Cultivates both sides of rows at once 



For straddling the rows, the centre tooth can be quickly detached. By 

 adjusting the cultivator to the width of the plants in the row the gardener 

 can come quite close to the plants, thus saving a 

 lot of handweeding. See the Liberty Weeder at 

 your dealers or send to us direct. Accept no sub- 

 stitutes. Comes with five feet,polished ash handle. 



FOUR HEIGHT 

 ADJUSTMENTS 



Price, $1.50 



Liberty Wheel 



Cultivator Weeder 



as shown 

 to left 



presents a combination of the hand cultivator 

 with a wheel frame. The Liberty Cultivator 

 is attached to the wheel frame by means of 

 a patent socket. Can be used with the wheel 

 directly ahead of cultivator for use between 

 the rows, or with the wheel offset, for straddling the 

 rows. Handle adjustable to different heights, cultivator 

 adjustable to different widths. 



Price Complete $3.00 



The Gilson Weeder Saves Backache 



A six-foot handle, attached to a combination scuffle hoe and 

 rake make the Gilson Weeder one of the most unique 

 garden tools available. The double edged, 

 oscillating steel blade 

 makes every stroke for- 



„ 1 i l J \' \ \ < ,*'~^ js^^**^ forweeding under snrub- 



ward or backward count. \\\- , , f „ — ; — r 



bery and in flower beds 



The Gilson Weeder cuts the weeds 



and loosens the soil and does the work 



of a rake also. Can be run quite close 



to plants and shrubbery, because the side arms 



act as fenders. Comes in four widths of blade. 



An ideal tool 



count. 



With it you can do four 

 times the work of the or- 

 dinary hoe, with half the 

 effort. 



Pfir-pc • 3"2 mcn blade, for narrow rows 8oc; 5 inch blade, forweeding flower beds, under 

 cs * shrubbery, and general work, 90c; 6 inch blade, for light soils, 95c; 8 inch 

 blade, for wide rows $1.10. 



\A/Vir£» fr\w Vv£±a I aoHa-I-c describing any or all of the Gilson Garden 



vv ri ic 1 ur r ree L,eanetb Tools Te u us which of above interests you 



most, and we will tell you which dealer in your neighborhood has them, or we will supply 

 direct. Plan right now to have the most productive garden this year. It will be easy if you 

 keep down the weeds with Gilson Garden Tools. Write us TO-DAY. 



J. £. Gilson Company, Port Washington, Wis. 



Founded in 1802 



'T^HIS house has been famous 

 ■*■ for the last 115 years for reli- 

 able seeds of all kinds. 



Seeds for the 



War Garden 



Large Estate 



Farm, Lawn 



etc. 



Send to-day for new 1918 catalogue, which is now 

 ready for mailing. It lists all varieties of vege- 

 tables, flower and grass seeds. Free on request 



J. M. THORBURN & CO. 



53 B Barclay Street through to 54 Park Place 



NEW YORK 



IRIS 



(Fleur-de-lis) 



If you have no planting of this 

 beautiful flower, you are missing 

 much of the richness of life. 

 Bearded Iris comes in bewilder- 

 ing array of colors, its petals as 

 delicate and as beautiful in form, texture 

 and color as fairies' wings. The form of 

 this flower has been remarkably im- 

 proved of late years, and modern varie- 

 ties show none of the stiffness of the old 

 sorts. The new varieties are a revelation 

 with their broad, rounded petals and 

 their beautiful, globular form of flowers. 

 Earliest varieties bloom the last of 

 March, and others follow up to June 

 15th, after which the wonderful and 

 stately Japanese Irises appear. 



Our collection includes nearly five hun- 

 dred varieties. Many of them are very 

 rare. 



For $1.55 we will send you this beau- 

 tiful collection. Actual value, $2.10 



Collection A 



Tall Bearded Irises 



Madame Chereau, White bordered blue 

 Celeste, Pale sky blue 

 Queen of May, soft rose 

 Jacquesiana, Fawn and reddish violet 

 Mrs.,Neubronner, Bright, golden yellow 



Kochii, Deep claret 



Mrs. G. Darwin, Pure white 



Violacea Grandiflora, Bright violet blue 



Queen of Gypsies, Dead leaf and dusky yellow 



Write for Our New Catalogue 



It describes our Irises, Gladioli, Paeonies, Cannas, Hardy Phlox, Dahlias and 

 many other plants and bulbs. It also lists all kinds of flower, field and garden 

 seeds and some new and rare specialties which we believe cannot be obtained 

 through any other American Seedsman. 



THE WING SEED CO., Box 1426, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 



(The House of Quality and Moderate Prices) 



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