January, 19 13 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



225 



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E have a man in our office who 

 has a very interesting job. 



He receives letters from all over the world — and re- 

 plies to every one of them, not with a mere printed form ; 

 but with a personal letter carefully thought out. 



Some days he travels pretty much all over New York 

 looking for the right answer to a single letter. 



This man conducts our Readers' Service Department. 



If you come across something in any of our magazines 

 or anywhere else for that matter, about which you want 

 more information, just write him a letter 



He'll answer it — that's his job. 



Address — 



Readers' Service Department, Doubleday. Page & Company 

 Garden City, L. I., N. Y. 



ORCHIDS 



Largest importers and growers of 



Orchids in the United States 



LAGER & HURRELL 



Orchid Growers and Importers SUMMIT, N.J. 



Horsford's Cold Weather Plants 



and Flower Seeds that Grow ? 



Now is the lime to see what to buy. Try a few hardy tilings and 

 see how ueautiful and permanent many of them are. My list of 

 wild flowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, etc., would assist you inspect- 

 ing hardy kinds even when buying elsewhere. Plants that can 

 live in Vermont should be hardy anywhere in the U nited States. 

 Don't fail to see my free catalogue before making up your lists. 

 F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vt. 



uffresb MUShrOOmS Growing in ySellar 



vith the name of your 

 I bring- you, postpaid, direct from the 

 manufacturer, a fresh sample brick of 



Lambert's Pure Culture MUSHROOM SPAWN 



the best high-grade spawn in the market, together with large iU»strated book 

 on Mushroom Culture, containing simple 

 preserving and cooking mushrooms. Not i 

 be sent to the same party. Further orders 



Address: American Spawn Co., Dept. 2, St. Paul, Minn. 



nd practical methods ofr; 



Dre than one sample brick wi 



ust come through your dealei 



m,*s. .._.__ If you want a cheap, simple, abso- 

 NO MORE l»tely sure way to keep Evekv Rabbit 

 nd Every Borer out of_y< 



in, < in> irv n nr e ■ <"■'■ I'vi-:-i "•■ ""'" orchard, 



KAtjBllb paint vour trees with Sulfocide" 

 the new concentrated sulphur com- 

 pound. Simple to prepare. Cheaply and easily applied. 

 One application will last for six months. Absolutely cer- 

 tain. " Sulfocide V will solve the « T/ ~. nnr\ni7 

 rabbit problem. Write Today for hook- [NU MUKt 

 let, " Sulfocide — Sure Protection from ¥>f* p C O C 

 Rabbits and Borers." Address B. G. DUI\E.r\J 

 Pratt Co., 50 Church St., N. Y. City. 



Prepare for Next Spring 



by sending for our catalog of Garden Tools. It is 

 a complete guide to what you should have for 

 your garden next spring. Address Dept. 1 



Ames Plow Co., Boston, Mass. 



Quality Seed Potatoes 



That's all. Catalogue free 

 Johnson Seed Potato Co., Richmond, Me. 



R E IM IN S Y LWANJA 

 Quality L.AV1A/IN /V\0\A/ERS 



THE ONLY MAKE WITH CRUCIBLE TOOL-STEEL 

 BLADES THROUGHOUT 



BUNKER BEAN 



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BY 



HARRY LEON WILSON 



UNKER BEAN wore the best $18.00 

 suit in America and heartily despised 

 the detachable cuffs of his millionaire em- 

 ployer as he took dictation. He cultivated 

 the air of a wealthy amateur with a pas- 

 sion for typewriting, and admired in secret 

 the elegance of his friend Bulger, who was an 

 "advanced dresser." Yet he hadn't the courage 

 -^to wear anything but the most sober hues 

 himself. Altogether, Bunker was as timid 



Bunker Dean before -.. ° . 1 1 1 f 11 



h. s seance with the a male in maturity as could be round — that 

 urnid^mlalcourd 5 is he was until he found out through a 

 be found. clairvoyant that he had been Napoleon in a 



previous incarnation. From that moment 

 his life changed; the spirit of the Corsican 

 descended upon him from the bloody past, 

 and the youth who formerly shrank under the 

 gaze of a friendly policeman walked with 

 the memories of Moscow and Austerlitz for- 

 ever in mind. 



But we spoil Mr. Wilson's story. You'll 

 roar with the humor and cleverness of it. It 

 is supremely laughable and has so much 

 human nature in it that you'll be finding 

 counterparts of Bunker all the time. 



Net $1.25. Illustrations by F. R. Gruger 



To be published January 15 

 DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 



Garden City New York 



Bunker Bean, after he 

 learned from the clair- 

 voyant that he was 

 the reincarnation of 

 the " Man of Des- 

 tiny," defied the pow- 

 ers of Wall Street. 



DAHLIAS 



Exclusively. 

 Over 600 vari- 



_ eties. 1 grow 



the best Prize 

 Winners. 48 First Prizes in 1912. 

 19 13 Catalogues ready early in January. Free. Order one now. 



GEORGE L. STILLMAN, Dahlia Specialist 

 Box C-3 Westerly, R. I. 



Flowers in Winter 



Sheep's Head Brand 

 ™ of Sheep Manure. 



Pulverized. Can be used easily as a top dress- 

 no;, in liquid form or mixed with the soil. Will 

 not cause black spot. Free from weed seed. 

 Send for booklet and prices. 

 NATURAL GUANO CO. Dept. 15, Aurora, 111. 



If you wish information about dogs apply to the Recders' Service 



12 Fruit Trees F>"344 



class 

 k, 2 

 old. 



4 to $ feet high, fresh dug-: i Bnldivjn. r Delicious, i Trans- 

 cendent Crab; i Bartlett, r Flemish Beauty, i Duchess Pear, 

 r Montmorency, i Early Richmond, t Tartarian Cherry; 

 i Burbank. i Lombard Plum; i German Prune — all for 

 94 cents. Regular price, $2.45. Write for Free Catalogue 

 of other offers. 



L. W. HALL A CO. Established 1879. 



643 Cutler Bl<l c .. Rochester, N. Y. 



Make the Farm Pay 



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 Prof. Brooks of the Mass. Agricultural College. Prof. 

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