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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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®h^ Contents— iHau, 19XT 
Our Flag 
Things and Thoughts of the Garden 
Page 
190 
191 
Vegetables from the Home Garden 
W. N. Craig 193 
The Vegetable Possibilities of Our Common 
Weeds 195 
The Process of Canning Vegetables 
Success in Seed Sowing 
197 
198 
Grafting, Budding and Inarching as Practiced 
Today .... IVm. Mottotv 199 
How to Enrich the Soil 
Work for June in the Garden 
200 
201 
Water Lilies and Acquatic Plants for Every 
Garden . . . Chas. L. TTic}(er 202 
Why Not American Gardens 
204 
Page 
The Cedar of Lebanon 204 
The Greenhouse Month to Month 
W. R. Fowkes 205 
Aster Culture 206 
Desirable Plants for Hedges .... 206 
Growing Hardy Fruits . F. W. Bateman 207 
The Crimson Fruited Mountain Ash . . 208 
Greenhouse Potato Growing .... 208 
English Yew Planted at Tomb of Washington 209 
The Value of Paeonies 210 
Those Who Work in Gardens . . . .210 
Open-Air Peach and Nectarine Culture . 211 
American Association of Park Superintendents 2 1 3 
National Association of Gardeners . . . 215 
Local Society Notes 216 
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I GLADIOLUS— TUBEROSES \ 
I TO PLANT NOW I 
A f'frar'I'irkn Deep, dark, rich crimson with a very conspic- 
'*'''''^**^*'*^*** uous, large, pure white center and throat, A 
most beautiful and attractive sort. 
5 Cts. Each, 50 Cts. Per Doz., $3.50 Per 100 
IJ_11___ A variety of excellent merit on account of its earli- 
riallcy* „pss. Bulbs planted in our trials late in April have 
yielded splendid spikes of bloom in June. The flowers are large 
and of a beautiful salmon- pink, with a creamy white blotch in 
the throat which greatlj* enhances their beauty. For massing in 
the garden we know of no variety in our list that will give more 
general satisfaction. 
5 Cts. Each, SO Cts. Per Doz., $3.50 Per 100 
I |1.-^ I AVirnan ''^ very prettily formed white varietj', 
*-'"y '-•"l*"*on. While we do not consider this as good as 
Europe, we unhesitatingly reconiniend it as a good white. The 
general eftect of the tlower is a pure glistening white with just a 
tinting of pink at the tips of the petals. 
15 Cts. Each, $1.50 Per Doz., $10 Per 100 
f nv^lin^CQ "^ finely formed, smooth- petaled tlower on a 
strong bold spike carrying as many as eight 
blooms open and in good condition at the same time. The color 
is a pale primrose with a faint suffusion of buff or apricot. It has 
a primrose inner petal and purplish throat with blue anthers which 
contrast beautifully with the purity of this noble flower. 
20 Cts. Each, $1.50 Per Doz.. $15 Per 100 
IV^arir Fp^nriAl "^ color not usually seen in Gladiolus, and 
iTiary Fcnnei- ^^^^ ,.j^^^ contrasts well with the pale pink 
and primrose varieties. A beautiful shade of deep lavender, lower 
petals penciled primrose. 
30 Cts. Each, $3 Per Doz., $20 Per 100 
A strong grower, vigorous and 
healthy. Has long, strong foliage 
and effective flower-spikes, with a goodly number of reserve buds 
continually opening. The magnificent flowers measure 4J.< inches 
across, and there are five or six flowers well spread out on the 
spike at the same time. The color, brilliant rtamingo-pink, blazed 
with vermillion-red, is most effective both in daylight and under 
artificial light. 
5 Cts. Each, 50 Cts. Per Doz., $3.50 Per 100 
Without the least doubt, the finest yellow of 
recent introduction. A robust, rather dwarf 
grower; pure canary -yellow with a carmine blotch deep in the 
throat, \\hich does not detract from its beautiful, uniform color. 
The flowers are large, borne on strong stems, well placed, fre- 
quently six to eight open at one time. 
20 Cts. Each, $2 Per Doz.. $15 Per 100 
Excelsior Double Pearl Tuberoses. '^ JlTe n'^t 
bulbous plant for the hardy border. This is a very good time to 
plant. Why not order a few while you tliink of it. 
Extra Choice Bulbs, 75 Cts. Per Doz., $5.00 Per 100 
Mrs. Francis King. 
Schwaben. 
&tmiw^Wli^^f^ 
30-32 Barclay Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
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