January ,19 13 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



261 



The Big City Buyers are Looking 

 For Holmes' Big Boston Lettuce 



Gardeners around New York and Philadelphia have built up a big trade 

 on certain varieties of lettuce, and grow many acres — but they can't supply 

 the demand. City buyers are always looking for the best truck to supply the 

 market. The home-grown crop is never large enough to furnish the big 

 city markets with all the vegetables the}' require. 



Holmes' Eclipse 

 Big Boston Lettuce 



This is the first time we have offered seed 

 of this Lettuce to home gardeners, for the 

 truckers took about all we could grow — but 

 this year we have a fair amount of select 

 1912 seed. This variety makes an ideal head, 

 solid and compact as a cabbage. The outer 

 leaves are deep green, while the center leaves 

 and heart are a rich buttery yellow. No 

 question about it — the finest type of Big 

 Boston on the market. Sold only under our 

 seal. Special price to gardeners, packet 10 

 cents, ounce 40 cents, -J lb. Si. 25, lb. $4. 



Holmes' Improved 

 Big Boston Lettuce 



A selection from the old type of Big Bos- 

 ton, and next to our "Eclipse" is the best 

 seller among all the Big Boston strains. The 

 heads are of uniform size, large and solid; out- 

 er leaves green, inner leaves and heart cream 

 color. The leaves are tender, free from bit- 

 terness, and will not turn red. The seed we 

 offer is grown in France, and we import it 

 direct from the original grower. The genu- 

 ine Improved Big Boston lettuce seed is sold 

 only under our seal. Market gardeners' price, 

 packet iocts., ounce 40Cts., \ lb. Si. 25, lb. $4. 



Holmes' Handbook of Tested Seeds 



This book is the real seed catalog of the year. It is packed full of mat- 

 ter that will interest gardeners and truckers everywhere. Send us a postal 

 for free copy — we will forward it by return mail. 



Holmes Seed Company, Dept. 124, Harrisburg, Pa. 



The 1913 Berrydale 



Berry Book is Ready 



New throughout — full of berry pictures, inspiration and guidance. 

 Only facts are given in the book and it is free. Nothing else like it 

 printed in America. There's a chapter on my experimental work; 

 another on my money-making ideas for every farmer or anyone who 

 can command a garden; and a third giving true descriptions of new 

 berries that soon will be as widely grown as Baldwin apples. 



Macatawa Blackberry and Giant Himalaya Berry 



Macatawa is a new Blackberry — introduced this year. Berries more than three 

 inches around, the largest ever known, and as good as they are big. 



The true Giant Himalaya withstood last winter's extreme cold and made a wonderful 

 fruiting record. You should see the pictures I took last summer. 



I am a Berry expert, and want to be your friend. I will tell you how to make your 

 orchard or farm or garden pay more than you ever imagine it could — write today 

 for book and full particulars 



A. MUTING, Berry Specialist 



BERRYDALE EXPERIMENT GARDENS, Garden Avenue, Holland, Michigan 



Cullen's Genuine 



Roeky Mountain Columbine 



The State Flower of Color- 

 ado. Hardy Perennial. The 

 flowers are three inches or 

 more in diameter. The outer 

 petals are long, deep blue, 

 center of flower creamy- 

 white, perfectly exquisite. 

 Grand for bouquets. See 

 photograph. Seed pkt., ioc. 



Cullen's Colorado Grown 



Flower and Vegetable Seed, 

 Bulbs, Plants, Roses, Grape 

 Vines, Small Fruits, Fruit 

 and Ornamental Trees. 

 Grown at an altitude of one 

 mile high, they have more 

 vitality and are hardier than 

 low land grown. 



They succeed everywhere 



,,,.., Cullen's Velvet Lawn Grass Seed 



Photograph of Cullen s Genuine 

 Rocky Mountain Columbine Be st on Earth. Quart 35c, Postpaid. 



We offer seed of the most beautiful native flowers of the Rocky Mountains 

 Valuable Catalogue FREE 



Martin J. Cullen 



ESTAItLl 



4572 Wyandot Street 



SHED 3~ YEARS 



Denver, Colorado 



DIAMOND JUBILEE EDITION 



GARDEN BOOK 



1913 



THIS book is a proof of our interest 

 in all the problems which confront 

 the man who wants a garden, be 

 he amateur or professional with acres 

 or a plot of grass to work on. 



Dreer's Garden Book 



is our seventy-fifth anniversary gift to anyone who grows 

 flowers or vegetables. It contains the accumulation of 

 seventy-five years of experience, and lists only tested vari- 

 eties of all the old-time favorites, as well as the dependable 

 novelties in flowers and vegetables. It also contains cul- 

 tural articles written by experts, has 288 pages with photo- 

 reproductions on each page, four color and six duotone plates. 



Dreer's Diamond Jubilee Garden Book 



is not just a catalog — it is a book of valuable information. 

 Sent free to anyone mentioning this publication. 



HENRY ADREER SSSSSSSHJS 



If a problem grows in your garden write to the Readers' Service /or assistance 



