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Morris 
Nurseries 
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planting ornamental trees 
and shrubs, fruit trees, small 
fruits, roses, etc. , this 
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It will help you select the 
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Bos 802, West Chester, Pa. 
Sturdy as Oaks 
Pot-grown rose bushes, on own roots, forevery- 
\ one anywhere. Plant any time. Old favorites 
i and new and rare sorts, the cream of the 
_ world’s productions. *‘Dingee 
Roses” known as the best for 68 
V years. Safe delivery guaranteed 
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Our “New Guide to Rose Culture** 
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Illustrateswonderful “Dlngee Roses” 
in natural colors. It’smore thanacat- 
alog— it’s the lifetime experience of 
theOWc/Jfnud Leading/ Hose Groirers in Am*'rica. 
A practical work on rose and flower culture for 
the amateur. Describes over 1000 varieties of roses and other 
flowers and tells how to grow them. Edition limited. 
Established ffsjio. 70 Greenhouses. 
THE DINGEE & CON ARD CO., Box 187, West Grove, Pa. 
PI' ■ f-- 
/\ N A\NL AL practically unseen is the Ne- 
mesia, a charming plant growing about one 
foot high, branching freely, and flowering con- 
tinuously. The colors run through yellow 
and yellowish bronze to red shades, with 
flowers produced in clusters. 1 do not re- 
commend it for warm sections but in cool 
localities and throughout our northern states 
it will be found valuable for bedding. A bed 
composed entirely of Nemesia strumosa 
Suttoni is a sight not soon forgotten. The 
Godetia is also more suited for cool localities 
and the same may be said of Clarkia, there 
being now many very fine new forms of both. 
Although Stocks are much grown even in 
some sections of the south, yet they are 
seen at their best under cooler conditions. 
FLOWERS FOR CUTTING 
With the lists on page 21 1 as a basis the 
flower lover may alter or change varieties 
according to personal desires. For instance, 
if flowers are wanted primarily for cutting 
purposes, rely upon Antirrhinum, Calendula, 
Cornflower, Dianthus, Gaillardia, Hunne- 
mannia. Phlox, Zinnia, Mignonette, Asters, 
Sweet Peas, Scabiosa and Cosmos. This collec- 
tion (one packet can be bought for a dollar) will 
furnish flowers from early summer until frost. 
If more variety is wanted, expend another 
dollar and add Salpiglossis, Marigold, Cu- 
cumerifolius Sunflower, Gypsophila, Calliop- 
sis. Larkspur, Marquerite Carnation, Lupines, 
Stevia, Stocks, Gomphrena, Centaurea im- 
perialis, Annual Wallflower, and Ageratum. 
FLOWERS FOR FRAGRANCE 
Although efery one is inclined to associate 
flowers with fragrance, yet many of our very 
finest are practically devoid of perfume, and 
this is also true of many of the most beautiful 
annuals. But where fragrance is wanted, the 
following can be depended upon to fill the 
garden with the sweetest odors, or to scent 
the home svhen cut and brought indoors; 
Mignonette, Sweet Alyssum, Nicotiana, Pet- 
unia, Phlox, \Trbena, Stock, Heliotrope 
(must be started in heat during March), 
IVIathiola bicornis. Nasturtium, Sweet Scab- 
ious, Ambrosia mexicana, and Antirrhinum. 
Phis collection may be had generally for about 
a dollar, so no one can justly exclude a 
plentiful supply of annuals on the ground of 
economy. 
Every “active” garden, by which I mean 
every garden that is worked over each year, 
has a large share of space given to annuals, 
riiese plants afford an easy means to a desired 
end — flowers for garden effect in masses, or 
flowers for cutting. I he larger gardens, with 
their ample shrubberies and borders of herb- 
aceous perennials, must largely supplement 
the permanent features by the liberal use of 
annuals, especially for midsummer bloom. 
To the small garden these same annuals are 
often the backbone of the whole scheme so far 
as results are concerned. 
Penna. G. W. Kerr 
Miss Cynthia Forde 
Cromwell Gardens 
Best Twelve Roses 
Carmine-salmon mingled with rose, shaded cop- 
Deep, brilliant, rose-pink shading 
Radiance, 
per-yellow. 
Miss Cynthia Forde. 
to light pink. 
Laurent Carle. Brilliant velvety carmine: large, well- 
formed; fragrant. 
Caroline Testout. Satiny rose; full flowers; free and fra- 
grant. 
Mrs. Aaron Ward. Deep Indian-yellow shading to prim- 
rose-yellow. One of the best. 
Jonkheer J. L. Mock. A giant. Color, imperial pink with 
silvery reflex. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Soft pearly white, shading 
to creamy yellow. 
Madame Abel Chatenay. Carmine-rose, shading salmon. 
Lady Alice Stanley. Deep coral-rose, shading to pale flesh. 
Madame Leon Paine. Silvery salmon, centre shading 
from yellow to orange. 
General MacArthur. Deep velvety scarlet. Remarkably 
free. 
Pharisaer. Rosy white, shaded salmon. Large flowers of 
perfect form. 
H> offer the Cromwell Garderts "Best Twelve” in dormant 
plants, to be shipped before April 25 
Twelve varieties (one plant of each) de~ 
livered East of the Mississippi for .... 
These three varieties make the strongest trio to be found in 
garden roses — growth, color, freedom of bloom, put them far 
above ordinary sorts. Offered from large pots, for May delivery. 
Crimson Champion. Scarlet-crimson, overlaid with rich velvety 
crimson. Flowers large, petals well rounded. One of the best Garden 
Roses ever sent out. Two-year pot plants, )5i.50each, )?15 per dozen. 
Ophelia. Salmon-pink, shaded rose; large flowers, long stems, free 
blooming. Two-year pot plants, 75 cents each, $7-SO per dozen. 
Red Radiance. No other red Rose compares with this. Strong 
grower, large flowers on long stems. Two-year pot plants $1.50 each, 
$15 per dozen. 
Cromwell Gardens — “New England Dozen” 
These H. P. Roses, embrace a wide range of color. They 
will give excellent results anywhere and are offered because 
of their high quality. 
Anne De Diesbach. Clear, bright carmine-rose; fragrant, free and continuous. 
Captain Hayward. Bright carmine-crimson: large-petaled flowers. A line 
garden Rose. 
Fisher Holmes. Rich crimson, shaded scarlet; large, full 
and of good form. 
Frau Karl Druschki. The best pure white; perfect form, 
free-flowering. 
Gloire De Chedane Guinoisseau. Brilliant vermilion- 
red, shaded velvety red. 
Hugh Dickson. Brilliant crimson, shaded scarlet, good 
size; free bloomer. 
J. B. Clark. Large, intense scarlet blooms. Magnificent 
garden variety. 
Mrs. John Laing. One of the best. Soft pink flowers; 
large, perfect form, exceedingly fragrant. 
Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford. Clear rosy pink, outer 
petals shading to pale flesh. 
Paul Neyron. An enormous flower, frequently 6 inches 
across; bright, shining pink. 
Prince Camille De Rohan. Deep, velvety crimson-ma- 
roon. 
Ulrich Brunner. Cherry-red; flowers large, full and glob- 
ular form. 
Dormant plants, to be shipped 
before April 25 
Twelve plants (one 
of each) delivered 
East of the Miss~ ^ 
issippi River, 
for 
$4.50 
Cromwell Gardens Handbook 
of Roses, Shrubs and Trees 
New edition; will be of great help to the 
gardener, amateur or professional. Send 
to-day for a copy. 
Cromwell Gardens 
A. N. Pierson, Inc., Box 12, Cromwell, Conn. 
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