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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



March, 1913 



p— These are Floral Masterpieces 

 -Luther Burbank's 1913 Origi- 

 nal Gladioli Creations. 



Only 50 sets of twelve of these extra-ordinary 



bulbs. 



Suppose you could collect one, two. three or four of the master paint- 

 ings of the world, or four or five of the finest diamonds in the world. 

 You would like to possess such treasures, wouldn't you? There is noth- 

 ing in this world so fine in bulbs — nothing as beautiful as Luther Bur- 

 bank's Gladioli. They are a new and distinct type — the largest, the most 

 brilliant, and the most varied ever created. The opportunity of securing 

 these exclusive creations is now yours, but as there are only 50 setsin all, 

 you must order at once to make sure. The varieties offered are especially 

 ricli in scarlet, salmon, and crimson shades — the rarest and most desired in 

 all collections. The rlowersare enormous, as remarkable for their size and 

 substance as they are brilliant in coloring. Burbank's Gladioli are the 

 most easily grown of all bulbous plants. They grow with vigor and free- 

 dom from fungous diseases. The growing season is very long. Plant in 

 cold northern climates from April to July; in California at any season. 

 Bloom in Summer. 





Prices: 



Each 



Per 10 





Prices Each 



Per 10 



I. 



Radioe 



81.00 



S^2.50 



7. 



Elegance $S.OO 



$22.50 



2. 



Opaline 



3.00 



22.50 



8. 



Signae 4.00 



30.00 



1. 



Esthetic 



2.50 



18.75 



9. 



Gigantic 1 



Sold 



4. 



Graceful 



3.00 



22.50 



10. 



Harmonious y 



only 



5. 



Symmetry 



3.50 



26.25 



11. 



Conquest i 



in 



6. 



Pinnacle 



4.00 



30.00 



12 



Dazzling 



set 



Six first named kinds plus Gigantic for J20.00— 7 bulbs. Eight first 

 named kinds plus Gigantic and Harmonious SW.00— 10 bulbs. Eight 

 first named kinds plus Gigantic and Harmonious, Conquest and Dazzling 

 for £50.00— 12 bulbs. 



A Luther Burbank 

 Garden for 



$1 



To have a garden that is not ordinary, you must have some of I.uther 

 Burbank's original flowers and plants. No matter how modest your 

 garden is, you can afford the exclusive Burbank features for cottage 

 garden as well as conservatory. The price now within reach of all. We 

 are sole distributors of Luther Burbank's horticultural productions. 



None original with* 



al. 



$2 



Burbank's Own Selection 

 of his own seeds — 10 packages 



Enough for a garden of extraordinary chancter and beauty — a genuine 

 Burbank garden. These seeds are of highest quality; prepared under 

 Burbank's personal supervision. The demand is so great that we advise 

 immediate response. The selection includes: Long Season; Sweet 

 Peas ; Rainbow Corn ; Scabiosa Major, Select double ; Gigantic Crimson 

 Morning Glory ; Giant Zinnia; Schizanthus Wisetonensis, very newest, 

 extra select largest flowers; Dianthis Imperialis, beautiful mixed very 

 large (Japanese Pink) ; Verbena, mammoth mixed ; New Lavender 

 Trailing Godetia ; New Gigantic Evening Primrose; Oenethera 

 "America." Owingto limited supply and great demand one or two 

 other Burbank flowers of equal merit may be substituted. 



Any 5 of the above, $1 



Not including Rainbow Corn 



The Garden Novelty of 1913 Bur- 

 bank's Rainbow Corn 



Beautiful and exquisite in colorings as Orchids — a flower in bloom from 

 the time the young shoots appear until the heavy frosts of autumn ; noth- 

 ing like it for decorative effects, for garden, cutting, or corsage bou- 

 quet ; leaves variegated with brilliant crimson, yellow, white, green, rose, 

 and bronze stripes; a bed of it in your garden looks like its name — 

 RAINBOW. Hardy and will grow with little attention. Your garden 

 with Burbank's Rainbow Corn will be the admiration of every one who 

 sees it. Order now — today — while the supply lasts. Fifty cents the 

 package. 



Burbank's New Shasta Daisy The Westralia 



You all know the famous Luther Burbank creation, the Shasta Daisy, 

 with its huge white flowers with soft velvety gold centers— the world- 

 wide popular flower creation of the century. 



The Westralia Shasta is a new type, of pleasing cream color, semi- 

 double, three to four inches across, produced on fairly long stems in be- 

 wildering profusion, with remarkable resistant vigor and ability to over- 

 come ill-treatment and un-favorable conditions. Beautify your garden 

 with this unusual Burbank novelty. Get it from the true original source. 



As with all original Burbank productions, the demand is great. Order 

 before the supply is exhausted — today. 



One plant, 75 cents; two, §1-25; three, Si. 50. six, $2.00; ten, S3. 50; 

 100, S15.00. 



With every dollar order we will send you upon request Luther Bur- 

 bank's Instructions "How to Plant and Raise Flowers" — worth the price 

 of ttie order. 



Luther Burbank wants the people of all countries to enjoy the beauty 

 and splendor of his new flower creations. Now for the first time, the 

 original creations are within the reach of all. None genuine without 

 seal. 



Send for our 1913 Seed and 

 Nursery Catalogue at once. 



The Luther 

 Burbank Co. 



Sole Distributor of Burbank's 

 Horticultural Productions 



810 Exposition Building 

 San Francisco 



ENGLISH 

 IVY 



7 to 8 feet specimens, Heavy pot grown 



Send for Catalog. 



The Elm City Nursery Co. 



New Haven, Dept. M., Conn. 



Garden Furniture 



Including Benches, Chairs, Tables, 

 Arbors Treillage, Pergolas, etc., in 

 painted and rustic. Catalog of many 

 designs on request. 



North Shore Ferneries Company 



Beverley, Massachusetts 

 Designers and Makers of Garden Accessories 



Cauliflower: If one has plenty of room, 

 cauliflower of the finest quality may easily 

 be forwarded in the frames. The plants, 

 which should be very strong and stocky 

 (preferably from three-inch pots), are set 

 eighteen by twenty-four inches or even 

 twenty four by twenty four. Soil should 

 be very rich, and plenty of water is re- 

 quired. 



Turnips: A few turnips for home use 

 may easily be grown in the frames. Early 

 White Milan is of fine quality. Sow very 

 thinly in rows eight to twelve inches apart, 

 and thin as soon as well started to about 

 four inches in the row, or alternate with 

 radishes, rows six inches apart. Avoid 

 fresh or heavy manure. 



THE WARM-BLOODED CROPS 



When the hardy crops are about half- 

 grown and the nights are getting less severe, 

 the glass sash may be removed to another 

 cold frame or hot-bed, and in their places 

 the cloth sash may be used. In the new 

 frame, made rich and kept warm in the 

 same way, except that more attention must 

 be given in covering with mats or shutters 

 at night, as a temperature of fifty degrees or 

 more should be retained if possible, beans, 

 tomatoes, cucumbers and even corn, may 

 be grown. 



Beans: The early forcing varieties, such 

 as Triumph of the Frames, Giant Forcer, 

 Mohawk, are used. Plant only when soil 

 has become warmed up, and is not too wet. 

 Thin to three or four inches, in rows eigh- 

 teen inches apart. Water foliage as little 

 as possible, and work or pick while foli- 

 age is wet. 



Tomatoes: Comet, Bonny, Best, Chalks 

 Jewel, Earliana, are good sorts for this pur- 

 pose. Plants should be strong stocky ones 

 from three or four inches in pots. Set 

 eighteen to twenty-four inches apart each 

 way, in a deep frame. If they grow too 

 tall before glass can safely be removed al- 

 together, train temporarily in a small slant- 

 ing stake. Later tie up securely to stout 

 stakes four or five feet high, and cut out all 

 suckers as they start. 



Cucumbers: These may be planted di- 

 rectly in the soil, but of course earlier re- 

 sults will be had if they are started in four- 

 inch paper pots before. One hill in the 

 center of each three by six sash will eventu- 

 ally cover the entire space, but the inter- 

 vening space may be used for beans or some 

 other quick-growing crop in the meantime. 

 Dust on tobacco-dust or sifted coal ashes 

 to keep off the striped beetle. Davis Per- 

 fect is an unsurpassed cucumber for both 

 quality and yield. 



Melons: Early Hackensack or one of 

 the several small-fruited extra early sorts 

 of the same type, will do well in the frames. 

 Treat the same way as cucumbers, and 

 pinch out the ends of the vines when a 

 length of four feet or so has been reached. 



Corn: Golden Bantam Sweet Corn. 

 which is dwarf growing but very early and 

 exceptionally sweet, may be planted among 

 early crops that one is beginning to remove, 

 such as lettuce or beets, an^ by the time it 

 is twelve to eighteen inches high the sash 

 may be removed altogether, thus securing 

 a crop of this delicious vegetable two or 

 even three weeks ahead of the first out- 

 door planting. 



Many other combinations besides those 

 suggested above are possible, and will con- 

 tinue to suggest themselves to the person 

 who once discovers what wonderful garden 

 possibilities lie in the simple frames when 

 they are worked to their capacity, instead 

 of allowed to remain idle as soon as a few 

 flats of seeds and plants have been re- 

 moved from them. 



Have a Beautiful Lawn 



and Attractive Home Surroundings 



Flowering trees and shrubs require but little space in the 

 yard or lawn and are always the admiration of passers- 

 by. Among- the best are the Aralias, Catalpa, japan 

 Cherry, Cornus, Crabs, Horse Chestnut, Judas, Mag- 

 nolias, Thorns, Altheas, Hydrangea, Weigela, Spircas, 

 etc. These, in connection with groups of Dwarf Shrub- 

 bery, Roses, Grasses and Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 

 make a beautiful lawn and attractive, homelike surround- 

 ings. They can be had at a nominal cost, within the 

 reach of everyone. We carry everything for the Garden, 

 Lawn, Park and Orchard. 59 years of fair dealing has 

 put us to the front. 1,200 acres. 47 greenhouses. 



Write today for General Catalog No. 2, 168 pages, free. 

 TRY US. We guarantee satisfaction. (61) 



The Storrs & Harrison Co., Box 127 Painesville, Ohio 



Rhododen- 

 drons 



Hardy varieties 



Send for Catalog. 

 The Elm City Nursery Co. 

 New Haven, Dept. M., Conn. 



Private Water Supply Plants 



SEND FOR CATALOG N 



'« KEWANEE WATER SUPPLY CO. • po 



NEW YORK CITY KEWANEE. ILL. CHICACO 



Beautiful Lawns 



Lawns that are distinctive; that show early and 

 late and all of the time that they are different; 

 lawns of wonderful texture; a rich green, velvety 

 carpet out of doors; such lawns are made with 



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FERTILIZED QRAS5 SEED 



Expert blendingof purest seeds of choice lawn grasses 

 in combination with specially prepared natural fertil- 

 izer insures best distribution and quick, strong germination. 



Kalaka in 5 lb. boxes at $1.00 express prepaid East 

 or $1.25 West of Omaha. Special prices for quantities 

 of 50 lbs. and over. Order today. 



Frt>e> Rnnblft "How to Make a Lawn," 



rree D OUKIHI va luable to every lawn 



maker, sent free if you mention your dealer. 



THE KALAKA CO., 1110 W. 35th Street, Chicago 



There's satisfaction in Planting Dahlias when 

 you know they are true to name, and you are 

 sure of being able to cut a bouquet every day 

 — and such a variety of color and form— results 

 that are sure where you plant Bassett's Superb 

 Dahlias. 



Send $1.00 for the Grand New Decorative 

 Dahlia Governor Wilson and 10 other varieties, 

 all correctly labeled. Express to be paid by 

 purchasers. Cultural Directions with every 

 order. 



If you grow fruit send $1.00 for 12 Ranere 

 Red Raspberry and get two crops every year. 

 The earliest raspberry in cultivation, and con- 

 tinues to bear until frost. $6.00 per 100. 

 Address 



J. MURRAY BASSETT 



Packard Street Hammonton, N. J. 



