"Hardy Garden Flowers" 

 Has 1 1 Illustrations 



A BOVE is one of them. All were made from photographs taken especially for 

 ^* Bihmore Nursery. They show the charm of hardy perennials, new and old. 

 The book has 64 large pages. It describes all the perennial plants that are used 

 to produce the pleasing landscape effects illustrated, and gives concisely and accu- 

 rately the characteristics and cul'ural requirements of many others. It breathes the 

 spirit of the charm of hardy gardens. It depicts the beauties of the modest Pink, 

 the brilliance of the Poppies, the charm of Peonies, the stately grace of Foxgloves and 

 Larkspur, and the striking effect obtained by masses of Hollyhocks and other plants. 



How You May Get This Book 

 At Once, Without Cost 



" Hardy Garden Flowers is too ex- 

 pensive for promiscuous distribution, since 

 each copy costs 30 cents and requires 3 

 cents postage. If you have a garden of 

 perennials or contemplate planting one 

 soon, and want to know how to select the 

 most beautiful kinds and use them to the 

 best advantage, we will be glad to send 

 you a copy by return post. 



Other Biltmore Books That 

 Will Show You How to Plant 



"Flowering Trees and Shrubs" a valu- 

 able companion to "Hardy Garden 

 Flowers" similar in style and helpfulness. 

 " The Iris Catalog" showing magnificent 

 flowers in natural colors. "Biltmore 

 Nursery Catalog," a guide to the culti- 

 vated plants of North America, most 

 valuable to those who have large estates. 



Ask for the book you need most. 



Biltmore Nursery, high in the mountains of North Carolina, has extremes of climate that give the 

 stock great hardiness. Biltmore Nursery products are bred, fed, trained and packed so they will 

 start into vigorous growth as soon as they are transplanted, anywhere in America. Biltmore Nursery 

 stock is offered in sizes and varieties sufficient to meet every requirement of purse or preference. 



BILTMORE NURSERY, Box 1534, Biltmore, N. C. 



ARE you looking for a novelty 

 in flowers or the latest im- 

 provement in vegetables? 

 Do you wonder where you can 

 find some special rose which de- 

 lighted you last summer — or the 

 most complete assortment of old- 

 fashioned garden plants or per- 

 ennials which are not kept in stock by the average dealer? 

 If your inquiry be made to a thoroughly posted amateur 

 or professional, the answer nine times out of ten will be: 



"You Can Get Them at Dreer's" 



The Diamond Jubilee Edition of Dreer's Garden Book 



describes and offers nearly five thousand species and varieties 

 of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs which include really everything 

 worth growing in this country. Many of the sorts are illus- 

 trated, and practical cultural notes on flowers and vegetables 

 make this book of greater value than any half dozen books 

 on gardening. 



Mailed free to anyone mentioning this publication 



DREER'S CARDINAL CLIMBER is the most beautiful, 

 brilliant and distinct annual climber ever introduced. It is a 

 strong-, rapid grower, with deeply lacinated foliage and cov- 

 ered with brilliant red flowers, which make it a blaze of 

 glory from mid-July till frost. 25c per packet. Dreer's Gar- 

 den Book free with each order. 



HENRYADREER^fSK. 



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BOBBINK & ATKINS 



World's Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 

 SPRING PLANTING 



OUR Products are of a higher grade than ever this season, placing us in a 

 better position to fill orders with a class of material that will give satis- 

 faction to all our patrons. Our Nursery consists of 300 acres of highly 

 cultivated land and a large area covered with greenhouses and storehouses, in 

 which we are growing Nursery and Greenhouse Products »or every place and 

 purpose. 



Roses. We have several hundred 

 thousand Rose Plants that will bloom 

 this year. Order now from our Illus- 

 trated General Catalog for Spring De- 

 livery. 



Rhododendrons. Many thousands of 

 acclimated plants in Hardy English and 

 American varieties are growing in our 

 Nursery. 



Ornamental Shade Trees and Flow- 

 ering Shrubs. We grow many thous- 

 ands of Ornamental Shade Trees and 

 Shrubs in all varieties and sizes. 



Trained, Dwarf and Ordinary Fruit 

 Trees and Small Fruits. We grow 

 these for all kinds of Fruit Gardens and 

 Orchards. 



Hardy Old-Fashioned Plants. We 

 grow thousands of rare, new and old- 

 fashioned kinds, including Peonies and 

 Iris in a large variety. Special prices on 

 quantities. 



Hedge Plants. We grow a large 

 quantity of California Privet, Berberis 

 and other Hedge Plants, adapted to all 

 parts of the country. 



Boxwood. Everybody loves the 

 aroma of old-fashioned Boxwood. We 

 grow thousands of plants in many 

 shapes and sizes. 



Our New Giant-Flowering Marsh- 

 mallow. Everybody should be inter- 

 ested in this Hardy New Old-Fashioned 

 Flower. It will grow everywhere and 

 when in bloom is the queen of Flower in 

 the garden. Blooms from July until the 

 latter part of September. 



Evergreens, Conifers and Pines. 

 Many acres of our Nursery are planted 

 with handsome specimens. 



Baytrees, Palms and other Decorative 

 Plants for Conservatories, Interior and 

 Exterior Decorations. 



English Pot-Grown Grapevines. For 

 Greenhouse Cultivation. 



Hardy Trailing and Climbing Vines. 

 We have them for every place and 

 purpose. 



Bulbs and Roots. We grow and im- 

 port quantities of Bulbs and Roots from 

 Japan, Holland and other parts of 

 Europe. 



Lawn Grass Seed. Our Rutherford 

 Park Lawn Mixture has given satisfac- 

 tion everywhere. 



Plant Tubs, Window Boxes and 

 English Garden Furniture. We manu- 

 facture all shapes and sizes. 



Strawberries, potted and field-grown, 

 in all the leading varieties. 



Our Illustrated General Catalog No. 75 describes our Products; is 



comprehensive, interesting, instructive and helpful to intending purchasers. Will 

 be mailed upon request. 



The Proper Way to Buy is to see the material growing. We shall gladly 

 give our time and attention to all intending purchasers visiting our Nursery and 

 invite everybody interested in improving their grounds to visit us. 



Visitors take Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main Line ; 

 3 minutes' walk to Nursery. 



We Plan and Plant Grounds and Gardens Everywhere With 

 Our "World's Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products." 



Nurserymen, Florists and Planters 



RUTHERFORD, N. J. 



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