Merry Garden 

 Auto Cultivator 



Does the work of four men 



That is what market gardeners tell 

 us. 



Cultivates from Y2 inch to 6 inches 

 deep, one or two rows at a time. 



Made to cultivate within Y2 inch 

 of plant. 



Perfectly balanced, easily handled. 



Can be operated by man, boy or 

 woman. 



Guaranteed to do all we claim for 

 it or money refunded. 



Price $185.00 f.o.b. Cleveland, 0. 



— Specifications — 



Wheel base 163^ inches, will 

 straddle 10 and 12 inch rows. 



Clearance to axle 9 inches. 



Wheels 20 x 3 inch face. 



Speed 1 20 to 200 feet per minute. 



Handles adjustable, clutch control 

 on left handle, spark control on right 

 handle. 



Engine water-cooled, 2 horse power. 



One gallon gasolene lasts from 4 

 to 8 hours. 



Capacity of tanks 5 quarts each 

 water and gas. 



THE ATLANTIC MACHINE & 



MANUFACTURING CO. 



CLEVELAND OHIO 



Agents Wanted 



LISTEN! I Sell IRIS and PEONIES 



But I don't want you to send me an order because of any misapprehen- 

 sion so I'll tell you something. 



My collection is not the largest in the world. 



My soil is not the best in the United States adapted to growing Iris 

 and Peonies. 



I am not the only grower from whom you can obtain good stock true 

 to name. 



My prices may not be the lowest in the country. 



Never the less I am in business to succeed and realize that to be 

 successful I must get and keep the good will of my customers and to do 

 so have adopted the following policy: 



To give my customers Prompt, Cheerful and Careful 



attention. 



To not disappoint them in any way but render 

 such service that every customer will become 

 an enthusiastic booster (see testimonials 

 printed in my modest little catalogue). 



I will endeavor to produce the best of 

 stock and sell it at a fair price. 



I will not sacrifice quality for profit. 



What are a few dollars compared with 



*jfr the pleasure — satisfaction — happiness 



of feeling that I am giving pleasure 



^2 to an ever growing army of 



customers and that my efforts 

 are appreciated as is shown 

 by my rapidly increasing 

 business. 



My Iris range in price 

 from 15 cts to {Si. OO, my 

 Peonies from 25 cts to $25 .03. 

 Shall I send you a price list? 



T 



Yours for a 

 'More beautiful America." 



GEO. N. SMITH 



Wellesley Hills, Mass. 



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THE, 



MAGAZINE 



AUGUST, 1919 



C O N T E NX S 



VIP 



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Cover Design — Bechtel's Crab - C. H. Gebfert 



PAGE 



Is 'this Summer or Winter? ------- 5 



Photograph by Henry Troth 



The Restfulness of Low Lines 6 



Photograph by E. J. Hall 



A Greenway Winter and Summer 7 



Photograph by Mary H. Northend 



The Summer Snowball of China ----- 8 



Photograph supplied by E. I. Farrington 



Entertaining in the Garden - - Grace Tabor 9 



Photographs by M. E. Hewitt, International Film 

 Studio, Underwood & Underwood 



Through the Garden Gate - Louise B. Wilder 16 

 Crabapples for the Garden - - John Dunbar 19 



Photographs by E. H. Wilson, E. J. Wallis, J. Horace 

 McFarland Co. 



Let's Have Panstes in the Spring ----- 23 

 Photograph by N. R. Graves 



"Masterly Inactivity" is Best for the Peony 



Reid Howell 24 

 Photographs supplied by John Scheepers 



Achieving Success with the Madonna Lily 



E. E. Trumbull 27 



Photograph by the author 



"Speaking Of — ■" -----------28 



Horticulture as a Profession — Peonies in the West — ■ 

 An Official Flower for the Nation — Effect of Bud 

 Selection on Tree Growth — Flowers and Reconstruc- 

 tion Work — Landscape Gardeners — American Peony 

 Society at Detroit — American Gladiolus Society 



EDITORL4L -------------30 



All Kinds of Snowballs - - - - - E.I.F. 31 

 The Open Column ----------31 



Fall Flowering of Iris Lurida — ■ Growing Tropical 

 Plants from Seed — The Burr Oak — Leaf Cuttings — ■ 

 A convenient Row Marker. 

 Photographs by C. L. Meller, and S. Leonard Bastin 



The Month's Reminder -------- 33 



Leonard Barron, Editor 



VOLUME XXX, No. 1. 



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