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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
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Stye Content*— &fauember, 1916 
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Things and Thoughts of the Garden 
The Onlooker 461 
Feed the Trees 463 
Hints on Transplanting 464 
Wild Cucumber Vine 464 
The Gardener and His Profession 
W. N. Craig 465 
Tiarella Cordiflona 467 
Pillars vs. Pergolas for Rambling Roses . 467 
Epigae Rapans 467 
Marble in the Garden . . D. C. Call 468 
Miscellaneous Plants for the House . . 470 
In the Greenhouse from Month to Month 
W. R. Fowkes 471 
Growing Roses from Seed . . . .471 
Pachysandra for Shady Places . . . 472 
Watering Rhododendron Beds . . . 472 
December in the Garden . Henry Gibson 473 
Carnation Culture . . W. R. FoTvfyes 47 '4 
Rose Diseases and How to Control Them . 475 
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Investigations of Rose Diseases 
Dr. L. M. Massey Alb 
What House Plants Require .... 476 
Soil Fertility and Vegetable Crops 
Prof. H. C. Bell All 
Fortify in Fall Against Plant Diseases . 
Karl Langenbeck All 
Pittsburgh's Chrysanthemum Shows . . 478 
A Thought for Every Day . F. M. Steele 478 
Playgrounds in Parks from the Designer's 
Standpoint . Frederick Law Olmsted 479 
Forest Products Widely Used . . .480 
National Association of Gardeners . .481 
Among the Gardeners 481 
American Association of Park Superintendents 482 
American Sweet Pea Society .... 482 
American Rose Society 482 
American Dahlia Society 482 
Horticultural Events 484 
Local Societies and Garden Clubs' Notes. .484-489 
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| LILIUMS -SPIREA---LILY OF THE VALLEY 
The following bulbs and roots have arrived : 
HARDY LILIUMS 
The three best Hardy Lilies for outdoor or indoor growing have arrived. Have you placed your order for your full requirements? 
They may be planted now in pots and carried over until planting out time next spring. 
AURATUM (Golden Banded Lily) 
Doz. 100 
8 to 9 inch bulbs $1.00 $8.00 
9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.25 15.00 
11 to 15 inch bulbs 3.50 '25.00 
13 to 15 inch bulbs 4.50 35.00 
SPECOSUM ALBUM 
Doz. 100 
8 to 9 inch bulbs $2.25 $15.00 
9 to 11 inch bulbs 3.50 25.00 
11 to 12 inch bulbs 4.50 35.110 
SPECOSUM MAGNIFICUM 
Doz. 
8 to 9 inch bulbs $1.00 
9 to 11 inch bulbs 2.25 
11 to 13 inch bulbs 3.50 
13 to 15 inch bulbs 4.50 
100 
$8.00 
15.00 
25.00 
35.00 
S. &. W. CO.'S RUSSIAN LILY OF THE VALLEY 
COLD STORAGE 
If you are contemplating having Lily of the Valley in constant supply from now on ami have not placed your order we have them 
packed in cases of 
100 S. & \Y. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for $4.00 
250 S. *V- \Y. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 8 00 
500 S. & \Y. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 15. CO 
1.C00 S. & W. Co.'s Famous Russian Vallev for $28.00 
2,000 S. & W. Co.'s Famous Russian Valley for 52.00 
SPIREA (For East-r Forcing) 
Pink Perfection Spirea 
Our own introduction of this year. A variety similar in 
color. The foliage is of a deep green. 
America. A very striking novelty; green foliage, elegant lilac- 
rose flowers; a color heretofore unknown in forcing Spireas. 
35 cts. each, $3 per doz., $20 per 100. 
Avalanche. A new white variety on the order of Gladstone. More 
compact in habit and a good grower. 35 cts. each, $3 per doz., 
$20 per 100. 
Gladstcne. A very popular white variety, probably the most ex- 
habit to thai sterling variety Rubens, but of a livelier pink 
50 cts. each, $5 per doz., $35 per 100 
tensively grown of all the Spireas. 25 cts. each, $2 per doz., 
$10 per 100. 
Quesn Alexandra. A favorite shrimp-pink Variety of dense habit, 
retaining its color very well. 30 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 
per 100. 
Rubens. A variety of wonderful habit and coloring. A lively 
pink, the spikes borne well above the foliage. 35 cts. each, $3 
per doz., $20 per 100. 
30-32 Barclay Street 
NEW YORK CITY 
Seed and Bulb Growers and Importers 
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