March, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



137 



You Can Grow 



Dahlias 



Like These 



Dahlia culture is 

 easy and the re- 

 sults moat gratifying. Profuse 

 blooms of large size, rich and 

 varied colors and 

 many shapes add 

 charm t o any 

 garden-large or small. 

 Particularly valuable 

 in mid-summer, 

 when other flowers 

 - ' fail, keeping the 

 b. garden bright and 

 beautiful until late 

 » Fall. Plant Dahlias 

 — they will delight you. 



500 Varieties 



embracing every color combination and novelty 



of shape are grown by us 



, - ^5*** - J on our tract of 1 00 acres, 



kit the lar s est DAHLIA 



»«#y ~* plant in the world. 



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'**-, growing, testing and 



experimenting and 



■? every variety we offer 



is a proven success. 





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FREE 



, J Beautiful catalog 

 ^ ,-Ji^ with colors showing 

 just how they will look in your 

 garden. 



The ONLY color catalog of DAHLIAS. A 



standard authoritative treatise that tells all about 



them, also Cannas, Gladioli, Liliums and other 



summer flowering bulbs and plants. A postal brings 



it to you. 



DAVID HERBERT & SON 

 Box 401, ATCO, N. J. 



Pansy Plants 



Our stock is better this year than ever before, 

 and we have a much greater number to offer 

 The strain has been improved by additions from 

 the best growers in this country and Germany. 



One doz., 50 cents. Three doz., $1.00 

 100 for $2.50 1000 for $20.00 



Our collection of Dahlias is an unusually fine 

 one. Send for our list. 



MARTINSVILLE FLORAL CO. 



N. H. Gano, Prop., Martinsville, Ind. 



DOUGLAS 



SPRAY PUMPS 



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 W. & B. DOUGLAS. 

 Pump Makers 81 years 

 190 William St., Middletown, Conn. 



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R. F. D. 13, Bridgman, Mich. 



BONORA FOR 

 FLOWER LOVERS 



With your seed order, include Bonora, 

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 Luther Burbank, John Lewis Childs, 

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INGEE RoscQ 



Sturdy as Oaks. Founded 1850 ls 



Oar Rose Plants are strongest 



and best. They are always 



grown on their own roots. 



More than 60 years of "knowing 

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 guide explains. No matter where you live 

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Our "New Guide to Rose Culture" 

 for 1913— Free 



This is absolutely the most educational work on rose 

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 boiled-down, lifetime experience of the 

 oldest rose growing house in the 

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 "-; Dingee Rose, the best, % 

 hardiest free-bloom- 

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 This guide will be treasured ' 

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 THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 

 Box 337, West Grove, Pa. 



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