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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1918 



Are Flowers Non-Essentials? 



DECIDEDLY NOT! They are essen- 

 tial as messages of love and sympathy 

 to the sick or sorrowful who need their 

 cheery companionship: they are essential for 

 the table and for room decoration, to brighten 

 somber days: they are essential on all festal 

 occasions; and growing them is essential as 

 a means of mental relaxation and healthful 

 exercise. Resolve therefore to ' Grow 

 Flowers as Usual" this year. ■ 



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 at- 

 tractive offer: 



Send Us One Dollar 



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

 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, like that of the American Beauty Rose. Regular price 20c. 

 1 large packet of our 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. 

 1 ounce Sweet Peas, "Heatherhome Beauties." Not an ordinary mix- 

 ture, but a blend of 120 distinct varieties grown separately — Includes all the 

 latest novelties of merit. Regular price 25c. 

 \ 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 Calen- 

 dula, Orange Glory — color a really glori- 

 ous shade of brilliant golden orange. Blooms 

 from July to November. Regular price 15c. 

 I large packet of our special strain of Jumbo 

 Zinnias. Monster flowers 4 inches in dia- 

 meter in white, pink, gold, scarlet and crimson. 

 Regular price 10c. 

 1 large packet of our charming new Dianthus t 

 **Pink Delight,** the latest and loveliest vari- 

 ety of the popular Japanese Royal Pinks. Reg- 

 ular price 15c. 



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? 



Heatherhome Seed and Nursery Company 



258 Fifth Avenue 



New York City, 



BUh„, 



Just a Specimen 



Page (in miniature) from our new 

 free book, "Home Landscapes," 

 to show how helpful it is — really 

 helpful to every degree of gar- 

 den-lover, from the merest be- 

 ginner to the most accomplished 

 connoisseur. Notice the photo- 

 graph on one side of the page, 

 and the planting layout on the 

 other. This particular page 

 deals with March-April shrubs 

 — there are similar pages for 

 other months, and for every 

 group of the flowers, shrubs, 

 evergreens, fruit trees, — every- 

 thing in fact, except seeds — 

 for the adornment and comfort 

 of the home grounds. Send for 

 your copy immediately. And if 

 you wish to take advantage of 

 the Special Offer below (for 

 March-April shrubs), enclose 

 your remittance. 



SWEET SMELLING GROUP 



Here are sixteen fragrant plants. Just 

 enough to plant around a garden seat: 



2 Mock Orange; 1 Sweet Kay Blagnoliu; 5 

 I. ilnc I Sweet Flowering ('rnl)s, Gltayberry, 

 all packed for shipment $8.00. 



I. HICKS & SON 



Sixty Years of Knowing How 

 WESTBURY LONG ISLAND 



Illllillll! 



EVERGREENS 



in sizes up to 18 feet — 60 varieties. Plant 

 them freely. They are decorative twelve 

 months in the year. That we offer 



Quality 



as well as 



Quantity 



is shown by the fact that 



All But 3 Trees Grew 



in an 



S,000 Dollar Order 



These were big trees, many of which were 15 to 20 feet high 

 — Pines, Hemlocks, Douglas Spruce, etc. 



Rosedale Nurseries are well stocked with both extra and 

 ordinary sizes of Hardy Trees, including Fruit (dwarf 

 and standard), Shrubs, Vines, Roses and Perennials. 



DOUGLAS SPRUCE ■ 



EVERBLOOMING ROSES 



(Our Other Spring Specialty) 

 Beautiful, fragrant, true to name. All field- 

 grown — heavy 2, 3 and 4-year plants. Ex- 

 tremely low-budded Irish Roses can be properly 

 set with bud or graft 2 inches below the surface 

 (as it should be), and still keep the root in the 

 rich, mellow surface soil. 



We will mail 3 helpful Catalogs — one in March, 

 one in June and one in August. Get your name 

 on our mailing list. Write today. 



S. G. HARRIS, 

 Prop. 



Rosedale Nurseries 



Box A Tarrytown, N. Y. 



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