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Training The Nation 

 To Garden With Joy 



Every good tool is a boon; but the garden tool a child can handle 

 is a blessing! Think of the millions of happy, healthy youngsters 

 that are anxious to help in the garden but cannot, because the 

 imitations of old-fashioned tools made it unsafe to let them. 



This is the 

 Now Famous 



Gilson 



Weeder 



The greatest boon to make young America en- 

 thusiastic gardeners! A five-year old boy can handle 

 it easily, correctly and do lots of good work more 

 quickly than a man can do with an old-fashioned hoe. 

 This is no advertising "catch phrase" but a fact! The 

 Gilson Weeder Hoe comes in four widths of blades, 



with convenient rake on reverse side. At 



reasonable prices at all Gilson Dealers or direct 



from us. 



The Liberty 

 Cultivator Weeder 



conquers labor troubles in the garden. 

 Everybody just loves to push it! The older 

 children (from ten years up) fight about it. 

 Seven sturdy, scientifically shaped cultivator 

 teeth make short work of weeds. Attached 

 to a frame easily adjusted for height, it is 

 the lightest and yet strongest wheelhoe on 

 the market. Will give years of splendid 

 service at minimum cost and serve as 

 mighty stimulus to better gardening. 



The Gilson Triplex — 



ADJUSTABLE ' 



FROM 



4 TO 10 IN. 



I.- 



A Man's 

 Choice 



is the combination of the Gilson Weeder Hoe with a nine tooth 

 Liberty Cultivator and a strong plow, all on one pivot axle easily 

 shifted by hand. No tools required, no fussing about with wrench 

 or bolts! Metal construction throughout — a tool of which you 

 will be proud and which will do the job up proud! Write us TO- 

 DAY for prices, with free Booklet describ- 

 ing the whole Gilson Line of Labor Saving 

 Garden Tools. Please mention name of 

 your local Dealer. 



J. E. GILSON CO. 



lOO Valley St 

 Port Washington, Wise. 



WEEDER SLADtIN POSITION 



Makers of 



Garden 



Tools 



to the 



American 



Nation. 



The Garden Magazine, April, 1920 



Why You Should 



Love DAHLIAS 



As I Do 



"The Dahlia King" 



— By J. K. Alexander 



FEW flowers there are 

 which so completely 

 captivate a garden lover's 

 heart as the Dahlia. I 

 speak from experience, for 

 a quarter century of 



watching and growing and studying this ever-changing wonder of the floral 

 kingdom has seen me learn to almost worship its many-sided charms. 



But those of you who, as yet, do not know Dahlias as I do, will want 

 to have some real reasons, some facts instead of fancies, as to why the 

 Dahlia should rule supreme in every garden. That, hy the way, is only my 

 own view but it absolutely expresses my sincerest conviction. 



The greatest charm of the Dahlia is perhaps its almost limitless vari- 

 ation of form, rhape and colors. The changes from the old-fashioned stiff 

 and ungainly type to the modern floral wonder we now treasure, have been 

 so rapid, so surprising, so delightful, that even the initiated never fail to 

 gasp at the boldness of nature in expressing her ever changing mood 

 through the Dahlia. 



The Ptony-flowered type shown in basket below has won the hearts 

 of thousands of gardeners who wouldn't look at a Fancy or Show Dahlia. 

 Its bewitching charms are beyond expression in cold type. 



Besides a great variety of forms, shapes, and color, we now have de- 

 lightful fragrance in some sorts; there are early mid-season and late 

 bloomers; all grow and bloom for anybody with less trouble than it takes 

 to raise potatoes. I could go on singing the praise of my favorite flower 

 for hours, but I would rather invite you to 



Try Either or Both of these Collections 



They are good ones, I promise, for it is their avowed mission to mar- 

 shal new forces to the camp of all true Dahlia enthusiasts. Once their 

 charms "get you," no persuasion is needed to hold you in line. Try these 



— your money back if not satisfied: — 



FIVE CHOICE DAHLIAS FOR 

 $1.00 PREPAID 



Ella Kramer (Cactus) Rose-pink free- 

 flowering. 



J. H. Jackson (Hybrid Cactus) Giant 

 deep maroon. 



Mina Burgle (Decorative) Finest scar- 

 let-red, free-flowering. 



Queen Wilhelmina (Peony-flowered) 

 KlufTv pure white. 



Stradella (Show) Double quilled purple- 

 crimson. 



SIX GORGEOUS PEONY-FLOW- 

 ERED DAHLIAS FOR $2.00 

 PREPAID 



As shown in the basket 



Queen Wilhelmina, White. 



Dr. Peary, Maroon. 



Marie Studholme, Lavender, pink. 



John Green, Yellow and scarlet. 



Mrs. M. W. Crowell, Orange, yellow. 



Madonna, White. 



Our Catalogue is Full of Dahlia Lore 



Gives notes on history, methods of cultivation; tells when and how 

 to plant Dahlias, how to fertilize, and care for the plants, how to stake, 

 prune, how to gather flowers and display them. Worth any garden 

 lover's time. Your free copy awaits your postcard request. 



J. K. ALEXANDER 



Largest Dahlia Grower in the World 



27-29 Central Street East Bridgewater, Mass. 



