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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1912 



Two Blooming Beauties for 

 Welcome Christmas Gifts 



Imagine a bulb 

 blooming Abso- 

 lutely with- 

 out either 

 soil or 

 water. 

 r'^a /' ^5^^^ Placed in 

 V< ±-yp- light and 



" > «"^ ,'i warmth, as if by 

 ■11 \ - v ^j_\, magic, within a 



^H Pm9 Kb 9° wer 



^j B^ appear, grow 



tt, ;^^™ , , ., . taller, the buds 



I he Byzantine Wonder Lily in ' 



bloom, from Photo swell and ex- 



pand, opening into the most exquisite, 



lilylike flowers of roseate hue, golden 

 stamens filling center of chalLx, emitting a 

 delicate fragrance in the sunshine. As soon 

 as one flower fades, another pushes up, the 

 flowering period extending from 4 to 5 

 weeks. Place the bulb or bulbs in a pretty 

 dish, fill in with ferns or other greenery and 

 you will have the most unique Table 

 decoration for either Thanksgiving or Xmas, 

 a novel gift for your friends. The magic 

 blooming of this bulb is a perpetual joy to 

 invalids or shutins, who watch the wonder- 

 ful unfolding with daily interest and delight. 



If wanted for Thanksgiving or Xmas order at once. We re- 

 serve the bulbs for you and send at proper time prepaid. 



EACH 3 DOZEN 



Large bulbs S .20 $ .50 S 1.75 



Monster bulbs 30 .80 2.75 



JUMBO bulbs (very scarce). 40 1.10 



The picture of 

 Lily of Valley 

 shown here 

 was taken by 

 a Customer to 

 whom we had 

 furnished the 

 Pips and pre- 

 pared moss 

 fiber to grow 

 them. 



You can have 

 them just as 

 fine. It takes 

 only 3 to 4 

 weeks to 

 flower them. 

 See them 

 growfromday 

 to day, until 

 a mass of sil- 

 very pure 

 white bells 

 nod and blos- 

 som amongst 

 the tender 

 green of the 

 foliage. Per- 

 fume is deli- 



Lily of Valley in bloom 



We furnish "delivery paid" 



6 Valley Pips and moss to grow them S -35 



12 ' " " " " " " 60 



25 " " " " ' 1 .00 



Full directions "How to Succeed" with every order 



Address H. H. BERGER & CO. 



70 Warren Street New York 



corymbs, blossom about the first week in June. 

 The oblong fruits, rounded at both ends, and covered 

 with a dull red primose, glaucous bloom, ripens at 

 the end of October. 



There are a number of well developed individuals 

 of this most beautiful hawthorn, in the Arnold 

 Arboretum, in Franklin Park, and on private 

 estates around Boston. 



Two Hardy Shrubs 



AMONG our hardy shrubs there are probably 

 few which are easier to raise than Spircra 

 Van Houttei. We have one thriving specimen 

 which is planted in a situation most unfavorable 

 for the growth of bushes, but we had to put it there 

 so as to make a screen for the back yard, the lower 

 branches of our evergreen hedge having died. 



Not only is it in the direct course of the drainage 

 from the house roof, the water often freezing around 



A beautiful specimen of Spiraea Van Houttei growing 

 in a lawn. It is absolutely covered with blossoms 



it in winter, but it receives almost no sun. Except 

 very early in the morning, it is shaded by the house. 

 South of it is a tall, dense mass of evergreens; and 

 to the northwest is a buckeye tree, which grows 

 over it and almost completely shuts off the sun in 

 the afternoon. Even under these conditions it 

 has grown rapidly and blossoms as well as one 

 planted in the lawn. With its background of 

 evergreens it is very effective when in bloom. 



Close by is a pink weigela. Being nearer the 

 house the overflow from the eaves is often frozen 



In a most unfavorable location, this deutzia has 

 nourished for years 



on the branches in winter, but other than retarding 

 the growth on that side of the bush, there seems 

 to be no ill effects. 



We have another Van Houttei spirea which is 

 planted in the open lawn where it is free to grow 

 and develop equally on all sides. As it has a full 

 northern exposure the severe winter of last year 

 killed many of the small twigs, but it blossomed 

 profusely and during July was covered with new 

 growth. 



Ohio. Lou E. Hurst. 



We Have Just the 

 Greenhouse For You 



HAVING made such a sweeping statement, it 

 next follows that we must prove it up. This is 

 exactly what we want the opportunity of do- 

 ing. Of course, by far the most satisfactory way is to 

 come and see you, and in looking over together our 

 catalog of 104 pages, suggest such houses as will best 

 suit your particular needs and location. 



Then the question of price, how soon it can be erec- 

 ted and so on, can be discussed right then and there. 

 If you prefer to see our catalog before you see us, 

 then let us send you one at once. It is so thoroughly 

 illustrated and arranged in such an easy to under- 

 stand way, that a short perusal will give you a pretty 

 general idea of the greenhouse question. 



Hitchings & Company 



800 Louisa Street, Elizabeth, N. J. 



Cut&w& 



There is a big difference in the work done by a 

 Cutaway Double Action and the work done 

 by any other harrow. You can see it in your 

 crops; you can feel it in your bank account. Use 

 a Cutaway Double Action before plowing and 

 after plowing; use a Cutaway every time you 

 use a harrow; and let that be often. The Cuta- 

 way Double Action pulverizes the soil finer 

 than other harrows; it leaves the land smoother; 

 it does more work; it saves at least one man. 

 All four gangs are attached to one rigid main 

 frame ; its disks are forged sharp; its journals are 

 hardwood; it has datach- 

 able jointed pole ; it is 

 made in extension heads 

 for orchard work and 

 closes up 

 for gen- ' 

 eral field 

 use. 



CUTAWAY HARROW CO. 



90J Main Street 



HIGGANUM, CONN. 



Biltmore Nursery 



Ornamental Shrubs, Hardy Plants, Deciduous and Evergreen Trees. 



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 BOX 1422 BILTMORE, N. C. 



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