October, 1912 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' Service gives information 

 about automobile accessories 



89 



New Garden Effects 



— unlike your neighbor's 



may be had by the use of 

 some of the many rare and 

 unusual plants we now have 

 read}' for fall planting. 



Some of these distinctive 

 plants came to us years ago 

 others are of recent intro- 

 duction, a few are selec- 

 tions from Europe's best 

 nurseries — made personally 

 Dwarf Globe Norway Maple by Mr. Meehan this year; 

 —New, effective and quantity all are worthy of a place 

 limited. See our Specialty on the home grounds of the 

 Plant Book H. flower lover. 



Make your home grounds distinctive and worth see- 

 ing by a selection of a few from this group featured in 

 our new Specialty Plant Book H. A copy free on 

 request. 



58 years of plant growing 



insure your securing dependable plants above the com- 

 mon nursery product- 



As a suggestion. If your grounds are new, send us a 

 rough sketch of them, indicating size, present planting, 

 buildings, etc. A proposition from us will be the re- 

 sult. By this method we have helped hundreds of 

 puzzled beginners. 



Thomas Meehan & Sons 



Box 1 7, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. 



THE ESSENCE OF PLANT LIFE 



Is Walker's Excelsior Flower Food 



It will make your FLOWERS and VEGETABLES grow like the 

 proverbial "Green Bay Tree." All plant life 

 will mature from two to three week? earlier. 

 WILL DRIVE WORMS FROM THE SOIL. 



Endorsed by :such authorities as Eben Kexford, 

 Heller Brothers Co., Dingee & Conard Co.. and 

 many others. Ask your seed dealer or order direct. 

 Write for booklet. 



Small size can, makinslO gals. $0.30 postpaid 



Large " " " "20 " .50 " 



lb. 100 " '1.50 by express 



FLOWER CITY PLANT FOOD COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y., U.S.A. 



Hardy Ferns for Autumn Planting 



Send for list F 



North Shore Ferneries Co. 



Beverly, Mass. 



F> E IN IN SsV LVAN I A 

 Quality LAWN /VYO\A/ERS 



THE ONLY MAKE WITH CRUCIBLE TOOL-STEEL 

 BLADES THROUGHOUT 



GINSENG 



I'll teach you frei 

 Yields about 5000 1 

 T. H. SUTTON 



RAISING has made me thou- 

 sands of dollars on very little 

 capital and my spare time only. 



^_^^_^^^ It will do the same for yon, 



d buy all you raise. Worth $6 a lb. now. 



the acre. Write for my easy natural method. 



1100 Sherwood Ave. Louisville, Ky. 



RTTDpppX SEEDS GROW 



%J \J J.%. A I -« 1 > \J If you want a copy of the 



Catalog," for igi; 



"Leading American Seed 

 address BURPEE, Philadelphia. 



STANDARD 



J1KHS& 



EVERYWHERE 



Well Drilling Machines 



Tested, Proved Reliable 



by forty- four years' use in nearly all 

 parts of the world. Many men earn 

 big incomes with some one of our 

 59 styles and sizes. They use any power 

 for drilling earth, rock and for mineral 

 prospecting. Large catalog No. 120, Free. 



THE AMERICAN WELL WORKS 



General Office and Works : 

 AURORA, ILL. 



Chicago Office: First National Bank BIdg. 



Moons* Shrubs solve the problem of bare house foundations and ugly veranc 

 corners — Now in October is the time to plant them 



Not only do Moons* Trees and Shrubs solve this problem, but almost any other landscape problem that may arise, whet 1 er it be that of 

 planting an entirely new lawn, or some feature in an old one, such as a shrubbery border, hedge, windbreak, or additional shade trees. 

 Our catalogue "Moons* Hardy Trees and Plants for Every Place and Purpose" describes these and shows numerous illustrations of 

 results produced with Moons' stock. A copy will be gladly mailed upon request. s 



THE WILLIAM H. MOON COMPANY 



Philadelphia Office, Room 

 "B", 21 S, 12th Street 



Morris Heights 

 Morrisville, Pa. 



INCREASE THE VALUE 



OF YOUR PROPERTY 



by beautifying your home grounds 



I can help you in several distinct ways: 



1st. By giving you the benefit of expert advice 

 on your Landscape Problems. 



2nd. By supplying trees and shrubs of matured 

 growth, thereby giving you an immediate effect. 



You will profit by writing for my booklet on the 

 Art of Landscape Gardening. Sent upon request. 



ARTHUR R. LUETCHFORD 



540 Granite Building ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



Permanent Bulbs 



Here is something you can plant this fall and have forever 

 PerDoz. Per 100 



Tulips Darwin Finest Mixed 



- S .30 



$2.00 



Separate Colors 



40 



2.50 



Gesneriana Scarlet 



.30 



1.75 



Yellow 



.30 



200 



Parrot Mixed finest colors - 



.25 



1.50 



Narcissus Finest Single Mixed 



.25 



1.50 



Illustrated Catalogue and full directions for planting mailed free 



W. E. MARSHALL & CO. 



146 W. 23rd Street NEW YORK 



Important Hotlce:— We 



quarters Oct. 1st, to 166 



Pocket 



KIPLING 



Edition 



C, Bound in full flexible red leather 



Light and convenient to carry, easy to read. Each, net, $1.50 



Puck of Pook's Hill. 



Traffics and Discoveries. 



The Five Nations. 



Just So Stories. 



Kim. 



The Day's Work. 



Stalky & Co. 



Plain Tales from the Hills. 



Life's Handicap ; Being Stories of Mine 



Own People. 

 The Kipling Birthday Book. 

 Under the Deodars. The Phantom 



'Rickshaw and Wee Willie Wlnkie. 



The Light that Failed. 



Soldier Stories. 



The Naulahka (With Wolcott Balestier). 



Departmental Ditties and Ballads 



and Barrack-room Ballads. 

 Soldiers Three, The Story of the 



Gadsbys and In Black and White. 

 Many Inventions. 

 From Sea to Sea. 

 The Seven Seas. 

 Actions and Reactions. 

 Rewards and Fairies. 



A " Kipling Index " will be sent free to any one on request 



Garden City DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY New York 



