



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



February, 1918 



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Little Trees at Little Prices | 



FOR EVERY PURPOSE 



from kittle Hnt jf arm* 



Birthplace of Little Trees That Live 



Why you should buy trees and shrubs this 



year and why you should buy them early! 



Before the war Europe supplied a large portion of the nursery | 



stock used in America. That source of supply is now cut off. ■ 



American nurserymen have curtailed production during the past ^ 



two years. Consequently there is bound to be a scarcity of ■ 

 planting material and prices will be correspondingly high. 



Be Forehanded — Save Money 



Buy little trees now, — plant them out for borders and edging |j 

 for your vegetable garden. Employ the Little Tree Garden 

 idea and set the trees out without additional labor; they will 



require practically no care; they will add beauty and charm to ^ 



your vegetable plot; and they will be increasing in size and |p 



value all the time. >£\ 



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A Little Tree Garden on Your Property 



means 



it is always planting season with you 



How many times while walking about your estate have you 



thought "A little blue spruce would 'brighten up' this corner" or 



"A few shade trees right here would be just the place to swing 



H a hammock this hot day," or "I wish that objectionable view 



■ on my neighbor's property was screened from sight, or "A mass 



■ planting of Japanese Barberry with its bright red berries would 

 be cheerful in the fall and early winter," or "A privet hedge is 



■ just what I need on the front of my property," etc? With a 



■ Little Tree Garden you can carry out these small plantings with 

 H your own stock when the spirit moves. 



Sample Bargain Combination for Little Tree Garden 

 52 PLANTS FOR $18.00 



This combination is comprised of eleven very desirable 

 species for American planting — all American-born and 

 American-grown. Below are listed the varieties, sizes and 

 quantities of each that make up the combination. 



5 Silver (Concolor) Fir 1\ to 2 feet tall 



2 Juniper; Red Cedar 2 to 3 feet tall 



5 White Spruce / to 1\ feet tall 



5 Blue (Colorado) Spruce 1 to 1\ feet tall 



5 Red (Norway) Pine 1 to 1\ feet tall 



5 Douglas Spruce (Fir) 1 to 1\ feet tall 



5 Arborvitae (White Cedar) / to 1\ feet tall 



5 Sugar (Rock) Maple 4 to 6 feet tall 



5 Red Oak 2 to 3 feet tall 



5 Japanese Barberry / to 1\ feet tall 



5 R egel's Privet 2 to 3 feet tall 



52 Plants for only $18.00 



This high quality stock has been twice transplanted and 

 root-pruned. These prices include packing and delivery to 

 the transportation company at Farmingham, Mass. 



2 of these combinations — 105 plants — for $ 34.00 

 10 of these combinations — 525 plants — for 125.00 



Send to-day for our new 1918 illustrated tree catalogue in which 

 are listed twenty million forest, shade and ornamental trees. 



Write for information ; tell us under what conditions you wish 

 to plant. We will help you select the trees and shrubs best 

 suited to your conditions and your objects. Your letter making 

 specific inquiry incurs no obligation and will have careful and 

 prompt attention. 



ILittit t&tzt Jfarmsf (near boston) 



NURSERIES OF 



American Forestry Company 



Division A, 15 Beacon St., Boston, Mass. 



The War-Time Flower Garden 



\T0 one, who has an atom of joy, or sympathy, 

 ^ ^ or love of the beautiful in his make-up, will 

 venture to classify Flowers, among the "Non- 

 essentials." Better another meatless or wheatless 

 day per week than Flowerless Days all summer. 



Resolve therefore to "Grow Flowers as Usual" — to grow 

 Asters and Sweet Peas, and Cosmos, and Nasturtiums and all 

 the other old time favorites. Grow them for the table and 

 living rooms to brighten somber days: grow them to give joy 

 to the heart on festal occasions: grow them to carry messages 

 of love and sympathy to those who are sick or sorrowful 

 and need their cheery companionship: and grow them for 

 inspiration, for mental relaxation, for health-giving exercise. 



Heatherhome Flower Seeds 



have proved a revelation to American Gardeners. We have in past years 

 developed many wonderful creations that have never yet been equalled. 

 This year we again have several marvelous novelties that all garden lovers 

 should grow and enjoy. In order that every reader of this magazine may 

 obtain these choice beauties and thus become intimately acquainted with 

 the surpassing merits of Heatherhome Seeds, we make the following 

 unusually liberal and attractive offer: 



Send Us One Dollar 



and we will forward post-paid the following Heatherhome Collection of New 

 Creations for 1918: If bought separately, these seeds would cost $1.35. 



1 large packet American Beauty Aster — a magnificent new variety of the 



late branching type. An unusually strong grower, with enormous blossoms of a 



rich deep pink, the exact color of the American Beauty Rose. Regular price 20c. 

 I large packet ofour new Midsummer Giant Crimson Cosmos, blooming 



from July to Frost. Flowers fully as large as the late sort and of a clear 



glowing crimson. Regular price 25c. 

 I ounce Sweet Peas, "Heatherhome Beauties." Not a mixture, but a 



blend of 120 distinct varieties grown separately — Includes all the latest 



novelties of merit. Regular price 25c. 

 1 large packet of the lovely Nelrose Snapdragon, with delicate pink flowers, 



of the same shade as the Hermosa Rose. Plants semi-dwarf: bloom from July 



to Frost. Regular price 25c. 

 1 large packet of the new and striking Calendula, Orange Glory — color a 



really glorious shade of brilliant golden orange. Blooms from July to 



November. Regular price 15c. 

 1 large packet of our special strain of Jumbo Zinnias: Monster flowers 4 



inches in diameter in white, pink, gold, scarlet and crimson. Regular price 10c. 



Special Inducement — With orders received 

 before March 1st, 1918, we will include free, a 

 large packet of our charming new Dianthus, 

 Pink Delight, the latest and loveliest Variety of the 

 popular Japanese Royal Pinks. 



Our 1918 Catalogue is Ready 



We have called it "The War-Time Flower 

 Garden." It lists nothing that is not well worth 

 growing: all undesirables have been discarded. 

 Yet it covers everything in Seeds, Plants and 

 Bulbs, that is essential to the perfect garden. 

 Shall we mail you a copy? Let us know quickly, 

 as stocks particularly of European-grown special- 

 ties, are limited and you must order early to 

 avoid disappointment. 



Heatherhome Seed and Nursery Company 



. 258 Fifth Avenue New York City 



The Readers' Service will gladly furnish information about Nursery Stock, etc. 



