- E. S. Johnson 34 
- - E.L.D.S. 36-6 
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Geo. TT". Kerr 42 
Hand Fertilizing Dahlias - - ■ 
New Schemes in Orcharding - ■ 
The Avocado Pear ----- 
Editorials - -- -- -- - 
Sow Your Sweet Peas in the Fall 
Photographs by N. R. Graves and others 
Starting Bulbs for Winter Flower - Nina R. Allen 44 
Photographs by A. G. Eldredge, N. R. Graves and others 
A New “Wrinkle” in Bulb Growtng 
Martha Haskell Clark 46 
Photographs by N. R. Graves and H. E. Angell 
Retaining Walls ------ W. H. Butterfield 48 
Photographs by the author and others 
My Experiences with Some Newer Daffodils 
Sherman R. Du£y 50 
Everyman’s Peonies 
Photographs by A. G. Eldredge and N. R. Graves 
A. P. Saunders 52 
Irises for a Succession of Bloom - - Lawson Melish 54 
Photographs by the author, E. Levick and N. R. Graves 
Handling Crops Under Glass for Later Flower 
W. C. McCollom 57 
Photograph by the author 
The Month’s Remin-der 
58 
Photographs by Nathan R. Graves 
Odds ajstd Ends from Everywhere ------ 59 
Iris FROM Seed - -- -- -- -- A. A. Kent 62 
For the South ------- J. M. Patterson 62 
Club and Society News - -- -- -- -- -66 
Readers’ Service - -- -- -- -- -- 
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—The Delights of Hardy Perennial Gardens— 
are constant. Like old friends, Delphiniums, Columbines, Peonies, Phloxes, Iris and hosts of others come 
again year after year. Hardy perennials have been one of our leading specialties from the start. We now 
have acres of them, thrifty and true to name, ready to bloom in your garden next year, if planted this fall. 
Prize-Winning Rosedale Peonies 
were awarded five prizes at the American Peony Society’s Exhibi- 
tion, New York City, in June. Our Festiva Maxima easily won 
first prize over all other whites shown. Many of our other varieties 
have won prizes at New York, Boston, Philadelphia and other places. 
Let us help you select early, midseason and late varieties so as to give 
a month of White, a month of Yellow, a month of Light Pink, a 
month of Deep Pink, a month of Red, a month of Purple. Make 
your garden an everchanging vision of beauty presenting new 
fresh charms as the seasons advance. 
Many sorts we offer in one, two and three year sizes, grown 
from strong divisions with three to five eyes, each. Our large 
numbers permit low prices for stock guaranteed true to name. 
Fine Field of “Festiva Maxima” 
Everything Good in Hardy Plants 
is grown at Rosedale Nurseries. We do not grow all varieties, 
but a very select list of tbe best and hardiest. For quick results 
we offer extra heavy clumps of many of the most popular favorites. 
Let us make a planting plan to suit your particular requirements. 
Far better than using a stock plan made to fit all conditions of cli- 
mate, soil and taste. For best results, the garden should be planted 
in early September so the plants may become established for win- 
ter. Since planting time is so near, you should act at once. 
Write to-day for our Catalogue — a most instructive book of sixty-four pages 
which fully describes our complete line of Ornamentals, Fruits, Roses, etc. 
ROSEDALE NURSERIES, S. G. Harris, Prop. 
Box A Tarrytown. N. Y. 
Small part of a “Miss Lingard” Phlox Field 
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