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T HE (J A R I) E N MA(iAZIN E 



A p it i 



1918 



Gardening 



Efficiency 



is assured with LEONARD'S SEEDS 



and the Perfection Cultivator for 

 correct cultivation, which kills 

 weeds, aerates the soil and con- 

 serves the moisture. This is done 

 in the easiest manner with the 



Perfection Cultivator 



The lightest cultivator on the market, 

 hence easy to operate. A perfect machine 

 to do the job of cultivating completely; it 

 cuts the weeds, pulverizes the soil, throws 

 the soil to or from the rows. Leaf-lifters 

 prevent injury to plants. A simple change 

 ot bolts automatically adapts the machine 

 to shallow or deep cultivation, deep for use 

 on loam or shallow cultivation on heavy 

 clay. Of simplest construction and strong- 

 est workmanship. 



Any of 3 Sizes $3.50 each 



No. 1, with two discs, on which 6 inch or 7 inch 



knives may be used, will work rows, 9 to 11 inches 



wide. 



No. 2, with four discs for use with 7}^, SH and 8% 



inch knives, will do the work between II to 14 inch 



wide rows. 



No. 3, with four discs, and 10 or II inch knives, 



works 13 to 16 inches wide. 



Satisfaction guaranteed or money re- 

 funded. Order to-day — don't fight weeds 

 the old-fashioned way. Descriptive circular 

 free, as is also our catalogue of seeds for 

 present planting. 



Leonard Seed Co. 

 226-30 W. Kinzie St. Chicago, 111. 





YVATERWEEDS of all kinds are easily removed from lakes, ponds, 

 streams, etc., by the Submarine Weed Cutting Saw. Send for 

 particulars. Aschert Bros.. West Bend. Wis. 



MR. ROBERT PYLE— the well-known Garden Lecturer and 

 Rosarian invites correspondence from garden lovers and societies. 

 Subject — "The American Rose Garden" illustrated with finely 

 colored lantern slides. Address: West Grove. Pa. 



FAMILY Uh FOUR, one man, want position as care-takers on 

 country estate or farm. All experienced; willing; will work together 

 or separately in same locality. Best references, Cuban-Americans. 

 W. R. Bain. 626 Lenox Ave., New York City. 



BIRDS 



our 



GARDEN 

 ALLIES 



S3. 00 for the 

 set of three 

 Bird Houses. 



Weight 10 lbs. If by Parcel Post add Postage. 

 These houses occupy a unique position with Postage Stamps 



as they are the only things that have not raised in price. 



A. P. GREIM, "Birdville" Toms River, N. J. 



LOVE DAHLIAS? 



km Legions To Select From ■lll |¥ 



RUT, wouldn't you like to know which 

 really are the hest and most satisfactory 

 to grow of all the catalogued varieties? 



Perhaps it will surprise you to know that 

 there are only just about FIFTEEN, 

 that are worth while for the average 

 garden lover and amateur. 



Take the opinion and judgment of over 

 thirty of the largest growers and Dahlia 

 Experts in the United States — take their 

 word which really are the best, most pop- 

 ular Dahlias of to-day; we grow them 

 and they are named and described in our 



1918 Dahlia Catalogue 



We Have a Copy Waiting for You 



Ours is a perfect Dahlia climate. In no part of 

 the United States does this glorious flower 

 grow to a higher perfection than on this Pacific 

 Coast. Our climate and soil suits it exactly 

 and develops large, plump, healthy tubers that 

 will bloom perfectly in your climate. 



We Grow All the Leading Varieties of Dahlias jg 



THE PUDOR FARMS, Puyallup, Wash. 



Plant, Seed and Bulb Growers 



DeLues GOLDEN GIANT 



If- ^ 



iff SWEET CORN 



I Acclaimed the most important 



horticultural acquisition of recent 

 years. Awarded the only medal ever 



given for sweet corn by the Mass. Horti- 

 cultural Society in nearly a century. 



De Lue's Golden Giant is the result of 

 12 years* selection from the product of 

 Howling Mob crossed with Golden Bantam 

 and combines all the good points of both 

 parents —and then some. 



It excels all other early varieties in size, 

 productiveness and quality and all the late varieties in quality and 

 early maturity. It is the one corn for the home or market 

 gardener who desires the greatest amount of highest quality corn 

 in the shortest period of time. Illustrated Booklet "How to 

 Know and How to Grow Medal Sweet Corn " sent with order. 

 Price 60c. per V2 oz. ; $1.00 per oz. ; 6 oz. $5.00 postpaid in U.S. 

 For sale only by the originator 



FREDERICK S. DE LUE, M.D. 



Experimental Farm Needham, Mass., Dept. 1 



f^lYi/lpYplln S° me hundred thousand people read Miss 

 ' ' ! " MU Marjorie Benton Cooke's sparkling story of 

 ] (1T)P "Bambi." This new book is quite as bright, 



but it is a better piece of work and should 

 have a larger audience. Will you be one? 



Jc 



Published by 



Doubleday, Page & Company 



Garden City, N. Y. 



C , lD'p , 17 Write us, giving some idea of your spraying needs 

 *■ AV-CiJ-i anc | we w ji| forward absolutely free, a copy of our 

 valuable illustrated work on Crop Diseases, also full particulars of a 



SPRAMOTOR 



best suited to your requirements. We make SPRAMOTORS 

 from $7 up. Write us _, 



to-day. -4%» Spramotor Co. 



Made in U.S. A. f, 5 078 ErieS* 



Buffalo, N. Y. 



comes to 

 Greenhouses 



come to 



I HiicLin^s & Co. 



Send for Catalogue 



NEW YORK 

 1170 Broadway 



BOSTON 

 49 Federal St. 



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Gladioli 

 Phlox 



Dahlias Lilies 

 Iris Peonies 



and other Summer-Flowering Bulbs and 

 Hardy Perennials 



VIGOROUS HOME-GROWN STOCK 

 OF THE CHOICEST VARIETIES 



Send for Spring List now ready and receive our Fall 

 Catalogue later 



Box 450 



FRANKEN BROTHERS 



Deerfield, Illinois 



%OU^Dahlias 



are distinctly original; and famous for their 

 wondrous beauty of form and coloring. I 

 offer a limited number of 



"Fantastique" — Orchid Paeony . 

 "Geo. H. Mastick" — Hybrid Paeony 



@ $3.00 each 

 @ $3.00 each 



These were recommended for the "Award of Merit" (highest 

 award) by American Dahlia Society, New York, Sept., 1917. 

 Have other "Mastick" creations; also the best American and 

 Foreign varieties. Catalogue. 



M. G. 

 1660 Derby Street 



TYLER 



Portland, Oregon. 



inn nn:;!.ii st:i. 



BEGIN 



BEEKEEPING 



It is easy, it is profitable, it is fascinating, and in 

 this war year of 1918 it is a patriotic duty that 

 calls on you to help save some of the more than 

 $100,000,000 worth of honey nectar that goes to 

 waste annually in the United States. Your roof, 

 your back yard, your lawn, your orchard, your gar- 

 den, your farm, affords the opportunity. Write 

 us to L day for our booklet on "Beginning in Bee- 

 keeping and Beginner's Complete Outfits." We 

 will tell you how to begin right. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO. 

 139 Franklin St. New York City 



(For 50 years in the beekeeping business.) 



allium 1 1 I 111:1 



The Readers 1 Service will gladly furnish information abnnt Nursery Stock, etc. 



