THE GARDEISERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA 
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IF TREES COULD TALK. 
If trees could talk, the tales they'd tell 
^^■ollld surely be worth listening to. 
The trees that form the shady dell, 
Where lovers their fond vows renew; 
The trees that guard the home, the street 
Where children play and elders rest ; 
What varied tales would they repeat 
Of hopes deferred or hearts oppressed. 
Of happy lives divinely blest. 
If trees could talk, how oft we'd hear 
Of gross mistreatment, lack of care, 
Borne patiently for many a year. 
While thoughtless uiortals unaw-are 
Of how trees suffer, why they fail. 
Put forth no efl'ort to repel 
The foes that constantly assail. 
Sad tales like this we know full well. 
A myriad suffering trees would tell. 
If trees could talk, metliinks their words 
Would sound a protest loud and stern 
For loss of their good friends, the birds. 
And make a plea for their return. 
Trees need the birds and so do we. 
In the incessant fight to stay 
The foes that so persistently 
On flowers and fruit and foliage pri'y. 
Our allies, vigilant, are tliey. 
Trees cannot talk, and yet. to him 
Who truly loves these friends of man. 
Their every leaf and flower and limb 
Is vocal. Since the world began 
The trees have lieen our steadfast friends. 
And our well l>eing constantly 
Upon their life and growth depends. 
How faithful, then, our care should be, 
How fondly should we love the tree. 
—Frank L. Bruer in Tree Talk. 
Nitraco Is A Fertilizer So g 
Compounded That You J 
Can Use It Safely For ^ 
Everything That Grows 
NITRACO has been evolved for 
the use of the professional 
gardener who knows what a 
complete "all around" fertilizer real- 
ly is, and knows liow and when to 
apply it. 
Nitraco can be used for all grow- 
ing plants. Flowering plants, foli- 
age plants, fruit or vegetables — it 
makes no difference which — you can 
apply Nitraco to them with an 
absolute assurance of safe and sure 
results and better crops. Can apply 
Nitraco to them no matter iiiiere 
they are — be it in pots, greenhouse 
benches or the open ground. 
The idea that you must have a 
special fertilizer for every special 
plant is proved a fallacy by Nitraco. 
For Nitraco is an efficient fertilizer 
for every plant. The fact that it is 
not called "Plant Fertilizer" or 
"Chrysanthemum Fertilizer" makes it 
Horticultural Dept., 
none the less effective for any crop. 
"A rjse by any other name smells 
just as sweet." 
The analysis is the thing to judge 
a fertilizer by — not its name. And 
when we say that Nitraco analyzes 
higher than the average foreign fer- 
tilizer, we are making a statement 
that we can back up with figures, 
fiere are the ligures : 
Analysis of Nitraco: Nitrogen. 
3.3^c : Ammonia, 4'/r ; Available 
Phosphoric Acid. 8% ; Potash. 2%. 
Helj) yourself and ii.itriotically f.clp your 
country's industries, by buying a fertilizer 
that's "made in .\niertca." 
Nitiaco is scld as follows; 
'5 lh3 $2.50 
50 lbs 4.50 
luO Ids 6.00 
Or in ton lots. 
Vour Seedsman can supply you. -\sk 
his traveling man about Nitraco when he 
comes aroinid. Or send direct to us for 
a trial one pound carton, mailed postpaid 
for 26c. 
Harry A. Bunyard, Mgr. 
NiTRAT 
107 Pearl Street 
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCULA- 
TION, ETC., requirr^d by the Act of Concress of August 24, 1912. of 
Gardeners' Chronicle of America, published monthly ?.t New York. N. Y., 
for October 1, 1917. 
State of New Jersev \ 
County of Morrts i ^^" 
Before me, a notary public in and for the State and county aforesaid, 
personally appeared Ceo. A. Burniston, who having been duly sworn ac- 
cording to law, deposes and says that he is the business manager of the 
Gardeners' Chronicle of America, and that the following is. to the best 
of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management 
(and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication 
for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 
1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the 
reverse of this form, to wit: 
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, 
and business manager are: Publisher. The Chronicle Press, Inc., 286 Fifth 
Ave., New York, N. Y. Editor, M. C. Ebel, Madison, N. J. Managing 
Editor, M. C. Ebel, Madison, N. J. Business Manager, Geo. A. Burniston, 
Madison, N. J. 
2. That the owners are: (Give namts and addresses of individual owners, 
or, if a corporation, give its name and the names and addresses of stock- 
holders owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of the total amount of stock.) 
The Chrnnicle Press, Inc., 286 Fifth Avenue. New York, N. Y. M. C. 
Kbel, Madison, N. J. Geo. A. Burniston, Madison. N. J. M. E. Burniston 
and J. A. Burniston, both of Madison, N. T. 
Sworn to and subsciibed before me this 1st day of October, 1917. 
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders 
owning or holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mort- 
gages, or othe- securities are: (If there are none, so state). There are no 
bondholders, mortgagees or other security holders. 
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners, 
stockholders, and securitv h'ildtrs, if any. contain not only the list of stock- 
Iiolders and security holders rs they appear upon the books of the company, 
but also, in ca^es where the stockliolders or security holder appears upon 
the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, 
the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, 
is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing 
iiffiant's fu'l kuowledi:e and belief as to the circumstances and conditions 
under which stockhoblers and security holders who do not appear upon the 
books of the company as trsutees, hold stock and securities in a capacity 
other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to 
believe that anv other person, association, or corporation has any interest 
direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so 
stated by him. 
Geo. a. Burniston. Business Manager. 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 1917. 
[seal] F- I- Morrow. 
(My commission expires August 5th. 1920.) 
