THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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Scheepers 
Gold 
Medal 
Winterflowering 
Begonias 
Awarded the Gold Medal h\ 
the Horticultural Society «/ 
New York. Mar. 7, 1917 
There has been enor- 
mous demand for these 
magnificent Begonias; 
don't be withoitt them, 
you will miss them. 
Better ask for our Win- 
terflowering Booklet to- 
day, so that you can 
send your order without 
delay. 
Tubers are ready for 
delivery in April; plants 
ready in July. Order 
now. 
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The following gratis 
catalogues are now 
ready for distribution: 
(Since we have separate 
booklets for each spe- 
cialty, please ask for the 
specific booklet that in- 
terests yon.) 
1. 
Winterflowering Be- 
gonias. 
2. 
Summernowering Be- 
gonias and Delphin- 
iums. 
3. 
Complete Iris cata- 
logue arranged in an 
entirely new way. 
4. 
Fancy Lilies. 
5. 
Booklet of the finer 
varieties of Narcissus. 
JOHN SCHEEPERS 
& CO., Inc. 
Flower Bulb 
Specialists 
2 Stone St., New York City 
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I For the Rock, Wall, and | 
I Old Fashioned Garden j 
I A ^ ^^ specialize in Roclf; and Wall I 
I Plants and old-fashioned hardy r; 
I plants, we are offering both at these e 
I attractive prices, in small and large as- S 
j sortment — your or our selection. i 
Tiielve i'lants $2.00 '\ 
Tiientr-five Plants... 3.75 . Prepaid 
Fifty 'Plants 7.50] 
Descriptive Catalog Sent on Request if 5c. is enclosed 
for po.slage 
I PALISADES NURSERIES, Inc. | 
I SPARKHILL NEW YORK j- 
I Hardy Perennials Our Specialty i 
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j HICKS NURSERIES | 
I Rare and Showy Plants | 
= Japanese dogwood blooms a month later than our dogwood; ^ 
^ globular, sweet red fruit. i 
i Cornus officinalis blooms before forsythia, fruit like tlie 1 
z Cornel' an cherry, makes good jam. ^ 
:; Styrax Taponica, a dainty Utile tree with flowers like the | 
~:i orange. = 
'= I)Ox liucklfbcrry antl pacliystima, 2 new evergreen cover g 
■= plants. g 
= Photina villosa, an Amelancia like tree with red berries in 1 
= the autumn that attract the birds. $10.00 prize for a good | 
= CO nmoii iianitr. = 
j Shade trees 15 feet wide, save 10 years g 
i Large evergreens. 6-20 feet high. E 
s Xordrnann's fir, 1 
B Colorado blue spruce, 1 
1 Concolor fir, p 
p_ Douglas spruce, E 
E White pine, i 
1 Austrian pine. 1 
§ These big tree^ are grown wide apart and fr._(iiieiul\- trans- 1 
E planted. E 
M Evergreens from 1-6 feet in large variety. = 
1 Trees for the seashore and dry and acid soils, not usually avail- 1 
I able. j 
H All idanls from Hicks Nurseries are guaranteed h 
1 to grow satisfactorily or replaced free. 1 
M Send for catalogs. § 
I HICKS NURSERIES I 
Dept. 1. 
Westbury, L. I. 
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