

June, 1913 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



287 



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Old English Garden Seats 



FOR NEW CATALOG OF 

 MANY DESIGNS ADDRESS 



North Shore Ferneries Co. 



BEVERLY, MASS. 



Makers and Designers of 

 Artistic Garden Accessories including Garden 

 Houses, Arbors, Pergolas, Treillage, Gates, 

 Rose Temples, in painted and rustic. 



Grow Your Own Vegetables 



Cut down your living expenses. You'll be astonished how healthful it is 

 to cultivate a garden and how easy if you use 



Garden 

 Tools 



Planet Jr 



Adapted to more uses than any other implement. 

 Opens furrows, plants, covers, and marks next row 

 in one operation. 



E 1 MJK 1 BT An instructive 64-page illustrated 

 ■» MM.mltWLi catalogue. Send postal for it today. 

 S. L,. Allen A Co., Box 1202K Pliila. 



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Of Helping You Get Ahead 



On Your Planting 



Even if it is summer, and too late to plant Hardy Flowers, Shrubs, or Trees, don't put aside 

 all thoughts of planting until Spring comes again. Plan for your planting now. 



Come to our nursery and make your selections for Fall delivery. Plant this Fall — not next Spring. 

 Hicks' evergreens you can plant from the first of August on. Our shipment records of thousands 

 of evergreens, show as good or better success in August and September planting than in the Spring. 

 The reason is the ground is warm and induces extensive root growth before Winter. 

 The foliage evaporation is less in September than May. 



The advantage to you is, you get your planting done — your men 

 have more time to do the work. Your have the advance enjoyment 

 of the evergreens all this Fall and Winter. 



Hicks' nurseries offer small evergreens by the 

 thousand at low rates. Big evergreens 15 to 30 

 feet high that save you 20 years of waiting for 

 small ones to grow up. 



If you have desirable big cedars and pines in 

 your neighborhood, let us arrange to send our 

 special apparatus and skilled men to move them 

 in cooperation with your, local men and teams. 

 They will live and thrive moved Hicks' way. 

 It's worth your while to come to the nursery 

 If you can't — do the next best — write. 



Aball of earth on an evergreen 

 like this does not do much 

 good. There are not enough 

 fine rootlets in the ball to 

 absorb sufficient nourishment 

 to give the tree a vigorous 

 start. 



Hicks' evergreens have been 

 repeatedly root-pruned and 

 transplanted until they have 

 aquantityof fibrousrootsinthe 

 ball. If yon have had the ex- 

 perience you know the advan- 

 tage of buying such root- 

 pruned stock. 



Isaac 



Hicks and 



Westbury, L. I. 



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Everyone 

 Interested in 



Dahlias 



should send us, today, a post card for our Descriptive 

 Dahlia Catalogue, entitled, "New Creations in Dahlias," 

 containing accurate descriptions and the plain truth about 

 the best Dahlias that bloom. Beautifully illustrated — 

 the leading American Dahlia catalogue. 



Peacock's Quality, Dahlias that Bloom 



Planted in June will give you those fine large Exhibition 

 Blooms you admire so much at the shows. No matter 

 if you have some planted now, you will be delighted to 

 have a few more that will surpass your neighbors. 



Plant in June for Exhibition Bloom 



we know it ! After a trial you will know it ! 



Your Pleasure is Our Pleasure 



Just that you may know the rare beauty of our Dahlias, send us 10c. 

 (stamps or coin) and receive postpaid by return mail, catalogue and a 

 strong field grown root of our new Dahlia "Jack Rose" — the world's 

 best crimson. 



DOROTHY PEACOCK. Larger, clearer pink, and finer in every way 

 than Mrs. Gladstone, a strong vigorous grower, early, free and contin- 

 uous bloomer. The Dahlia without a fault. Mail postpaid 50c. each. 

 Special trial offers. To demonstrate the superiority of our Dahlias we 

 will send the following strong field roots each labeled absolutely true to 

 name. '3 show 30c, 3 decorative 30c, 3 Cactus 40c, 3 Paeony Flowered 

 40c, 3 New Century 40c The 5 sets Dorothy Peacock and Jack Rose, 

 17 superb Dahlias, for $2.00, postpaid. List of these sets on application. 



Write today 



Peacock Dahlia Farms 



Berlin, New Jersey 



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Have a Cool, Airy, Shady Porch 



where you can pass the hot, 

 sultry days and nights 



Vudor 



Porch 

 Shades 



keep out the sun, let in the air, seclude you from passersby. They are strongly 

 made of light, flexible wooden strips, lock-stitched with seine twine and 

 indelibly stained (not painted nor dipped) to harmonize with your 

 house. They give many seasons of comfort and satisfaction. 



Don't confuse with cheap bamboo screens that scarcely last one season. 

 * Look for the Vudor name-plate. Costs $3 to $10 to equip the average porch. 



Send for Free Booklet describing Vudor Porch Shades and Hammocks. 

 We send you name of nearest dealer and sample name-plate so you ^^iC' 

 can identify your shades. <^r. 



HOUGH SHADE CORPORATION 

 255 Mill St., Janesville, Wis. 



We are makers of the famous 

 Vudor Hammocks, which have 

 reenforced centers and special 

 end cords that double theirlife. 



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Remember this 

 Vudor .S'ame-plate 



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