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GTtj* Contents— May, 1916 
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Things and Thoughts of the Garden 
The Onlooker 225 
Some Desirable Plants for Hanging Baskets 
Montague Free 227 
The Pleasures of Rock Gardening . 
John F. Piper 228 
General Treatment of Hardy Herbaceous 
Perennials . . . H. E. Downer 231 
Bush Honeysuckles 233 
Work for the Month of June Henry Gibson 234 
Missouri Botanical Gardens . . . .235 
Herbaceous Paeonies 238 
Department of Ornithology . . . .239 
Intricacies of Tree Surgery .... 240 
Boston's Spring Flower Show . . .241 
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The Boxwood and Its Enemies 
Bruce Butterion. R. I. 242 
How Flowers Work and What They Do . 243 
The Bud or Single Rose Vase . . . 244 
Overhauling the Ferns 244 
Dahlias for Garden Effect . . . . 245 
Autumn in the Rock Garden .... 245 
The Plume Poppies 245 
Planting Lilies 245 
National Association of Gardeners' Notes . 246 
Among the Gardeners 246 
American Association of Park Superintend- 
ents' Notes 247 
Horticultural Events 249 
Local Society Notes 249 
Deep Digging 252 
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GLADIOLUS - LILIUMS - SUMMER HYACINTHS 
TO PLANT NOW 
AMERICA— A splendid light pink. $2.50 per 100. 
PANAMA — Similar in habit to America, but of a 
pure rose pink in color. $15.00 per 100. 
HALLEY — A lively pink on the order of Mrs. 
Francis King, but lighter in color. Splendid 
early bloomer for massing. $3.50 per 100. 
LILY LEHMAN — A splendid early white with a 
faint tinge of pink on the tips of the petals. 
$10.00 per 100. 
PEACE — A grand white, but later than Lily 
Lehman. $7.00 per 100. 
BARON HULOT— A rich violet-blue Splendid 
for cutting and combines well with Sulphur 
King. $5.00 per 100. 
SULPHUR KING— A king among the standard 
yellow varieties. $15.00 per 100. 
NIAGARA — A primrose variety having the same 
general character of flower as Panama, but of 
an even tone of primrose. $15.00 per 100. 
LILIUMS (Hardy) 
SPECIOSUM MAGNIFICUM— This Speciosum 
Lily is an improvement on the varieties 
Rubrum, Roseum, or Melpomene. A few 
bulbs planted in your garden this Spring will 
give you a splendid Summer display. 9 to 11 
inch bulbs, $2.25 per doz., $15.00 per 100; 11 
to 13 inch bulbs, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 
AURATUM— The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan. 
Flowers pure white, thickly studded with 
crimson spots, while through the center of 
each petal runs a golden band. May be used 
in similar manner to the preceding lilium. 9 
to 11 inch bulbs, $2.25 per doz., $15.00 per 100; 11 
to 13 inch bulbs, $3.50 per doz., $25.00 per 100. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS (Summer Hyacinth) 
Luxuriant, free-growing summer-flowering plant; spreads 2 to 3 feet, throwing up 
great, tall spikes, 4 to 5 feet in height, each bearing twenty to thirty large, white, bell- 
shaped flowers. From our own personal trials we desire to advise our patrons against 
so-called "Jumbo" bulbs of this delightful plant, as this size frequently decays in the 
center after being planted. Choice bulbs, 10c. each, 75c. per doz., $5 per 100. 
30-32 Barclay Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
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