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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
March, 1917 
'T'HE TIME IS NOW SHORT. If you have 
not yet ordered the nursery stock for your 
spring planting, you should, in justice to your- 
self, do so now. 
You have no more time to spend reading cata- 
logue literature. 
You have no more time to waste admiring beau- 
tiful horticultural pictures. 
But you HAVE time to order your nursery stock 
from a reliable house which you can trust to not 
disappoint you. 
Our reputation for giving satisfaction is your 
greatest safeguard against disappointment. Or- 
der now. 
FRAMINGHAM - MASSACHUSETTS 
\ii\s*erie* 
When you’ve had enough 
you ’ll still want more 
TN this delicious Sweet Corn are concentrated all the 
1 excellent qualities of its well known parents, Golden 
Bamtam X Stowell’s Evergreen, which have been the 
i “All Star*’ varieties for many years past. The earliness 
j and sweetness of the former and the tenderness, size and 
color of the latter are all combined in BANTAM EVER- 
GREEN, the greatest achievement in Corn raising 
of the present day. 
If you want to thoroughly appreciate the delicious quali- 
ties of good Sweet Corn, try BANTAM EVERGREEN, 
I freshly cooked, straight from the garden, 
r Last year the demand exceeded the supply and we were 
= obliged to refuse hundreds of orders during the late season. 
Half pint 20c; Per pint, 35c; Postpaid 
For those desiring the two we will mail the GOLDEN 
BANTAM and BANTAM E V E KG RE I N, in separate packages 
Half pint of each for 35c Postpaid 
Pint of each for 50c Postpaid 
P 160 -page illustrated Catalogue FREE with each order. 
VAUGHAN’S SEED STORE 
31-33 W. Randolph Street (Dept. G) CHICAGO 
43 Barclay Street (Dept. G) NEW YORK 
100 Strawberries Plants $1.40 Paid 
Progressive, Americus or Superb. We introduced 
Progressive. Say which. 25 Everbearing Red Ras. 
70 cts. postpaid. Catalogue Free, all about the 
New Everbearers and other important varieties. 
C. N. FLANSBURGH & SON, Jack.on, Mich. 
Start an Iris Border 
No plant is more beautiful, hardier, or more 
generally satisfactory. Here are twelve of the 
loveliest German Irises, in the most distinct 
colors. Plant them early, — not later than 
April 15, — and they will bloom in your garden 
next summer. 
Kochii. Richest royal purple. 
Kharput. Violet, and velvety purple; huge flowers. 
Khedive. Soft silvery lavender. 
Queen of May. Lovely lilac-pink. 
Miralba. Old-rose; most distinct. 
Florentina. The best large white. 
Mrs. H. Darwin. Pure white, slightly veined 
violet. 
Mme. Chereau. White, frilled lavender-blue. 
Flavescens. Uniform pale, creamy yellow. 
Darius. Canary' yellow, purple bordered cream. 
Monhassan. Standards orange yellow, falls 
maroon-black. 
Hector. Standards straw yellow, falls deepest 
purple. 
12 plants, one of each $ 
variety. Delivered for 
The list of Irises in my catalogue "Flowers for the 
Hardy Garden,” is particularly attractive, for it 
includes some of the newest and rarest sorts. Be- 
sides Irises, the choicest varieties of Delphiniums. 
Phloxes. Peonies, and many other perennials are 
described in detail, with many suggestions on culture 
and arrangement for color effect. A copy is free 
for the asking. 
Twin Larches Nursery 
Frank M. Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 
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not only an investment, but it is one of con- 
siderable permanence. 
Except when it is crowded by other trees, as 
when it grows in the forest, so that it must 
tower for light and air, the nut tree is one of 
the most beautiful and attractive of the land- 
scape. It has a rugged, masculine grace. It 
is frequently cone-shaped, with its massive, 
heavy-foliaged limbs often sweeping far out 
and down until they touch the ground. This 
feature of growth is especially noticeable in the 
pecan and the shellbark. The nut tree wears 
abundant foliage, and gives excellent summer 
shade. The boles and limbs are clean, and 
give a sense of stalwart vigor — what Tennyson 
calls “stubborn hardihood.” This renders 
the aspect of a nut tree in the winter especially 
fine. Naked and dark and strong, it braves 
the storms and the bitterest cold, waiting in 
the confidence of noble strength the resurrec- 
tion of the world with the coming of spring. 
A nut tree should be planted because the 
value of the nuts themselves is not to be over- 
looked; and to think of the pleasure of gather- 
ing them in the yard or the orchard! They 
are always a welcome addition to the family 
pantry, especially since an increasing number 
of uses for them has been found; not only in 
candy, but in salads, in ice-creams, in cake, 
and in many kinds of desserts. Their keeping 
qualities are excellent. Stored unshelled in a 
cool place, they will keep well for at least a full 
year. 
The practical question of what nut tree to 
plant, after the decision to plant one has been 
reached, is readily answered. In general 
terms, plant on your own place those nut trees 
which are native to your section of the country, 
or which should be native forest trees there. 
These noble trees, though hardy in many 
ways, are somewhat exacting of certain con- 
ditions; and no man deserves to succeed in 
planting who tries to grow things without pay- 
ing an especial regard to their nature and their 
needs. 
America’s chief native nut trees are the 
pecan, tha black walnut, and the shellbark, this 
The Shellbark Hickory is a sturdy grower, handsome, and 
profitable. This tree yielded four bushels of fine nuts 
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