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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
have an individuality and charm that is all their 
own — combining grace, dignity and beauty of line 
with that rare productiveness which makes the 
King an ever greater pleasure to the owner. 
As you pass the home of Mr.L.B. Price. Greenwich. Conn., 
t lie Conservatory illustrated below would not stand out 
prominently. You would carry away a picture of a stately 
residence, every detail of which is in perfect harmony. But 
if you stepped into the Conservatory itself you would realize 
that right here was one of the beauty spots of the home. 
Let us add another beautiful feature to your home — no 
matter whether you are just building or occupy the home 
your grandfather planned, a King can be added to harmonize 
with its style of architecture — just send for our illustrated 
catalogue No. 52. Look over the various houses andjthen let 
our experts work with you, to furnish just the King you want. 
King Garden Frames 
are fully described in our new garden bulletin No. 42 A — Here 
again you will find new improved methods which make the King 
Frames very productive — When you write please be sure to tell us 
which book you want. 
KING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 
353 King’s Road, North Tonawanda, N. Y. 
All the Sunlight All Day Houses 
Branch Offices: New York, 1476 Broadway Boston. 113 State Street 
Scranton, 307 Irving Ave Philadelphia. Harrison Bldg.. 15 th & Market Sts. 
SIMPLEX 
Weatherproof Garden Labels 
Permanent, neat, not too conspicuous, 
will last for years 
The holder is made of rust proof iron galvanized 
and japanned green. The card is of celluloid 
protei tt d by a cover of mica. Easy to mark. 
Writing will last indefinitely but may be erased 
when desired and the label re-marked as often 
as necessary. Excellent for flower beds, useful 
for marking positions of perennials, bulbs, etc. 
Fine for roses, shrubs and peonies in formal gar- 
dens. Useful also in marking M vegetable rows. 
18 inches long. 
No. io, card size 2? x i \ inches, 15 cents each 
No. 11, card size 3x2 inches, 20 cents each 
Shipments by express. Customers Paying trans- 
portation. At your dealers or frotn 
STEWART & CO., 171 Broadway, New York 
An Efficient Gardener 
We are in a position to assist you 
in procuring the services of either a 
working gardener or general superinten- 
dent for your country estate. 
We have on our register competent men 
who have stood the test and whose character 
will bear the strictest investigation. 
No fee for our services 
W. E. MARSHALL & CO., Seedsmen 
166 West 23rd St. New York 
March, 1917 
( Concluded from p. 12 f) 
the test gardens in cooperation with the 
American Rose Society and the American 
Peony Society. I he Rose garden was begun 
in 1915 . The Peony collection was started 
last fall. The majority of the plants have 
been contributed by nurserymen and flor- 
ists, though many have been given bv 
amateurs. 
Persons who believe they have varieties 
of Rose or Peony not represented in the 
Arlington gardens and who wish to con- 
tribute to the collections should first write 
to the Office of Horticultural Investiga- 
tions, Washington, D. C., offering specific 
varieties or requesting a list of the varieties 
desired. 
Wild Flower Preservation 
FAETROIT has organized its forces to pre- 
■ L/ serve the native flora. The Highland 
Park Garden Club, the Garden club of Michi- 
gan, the Zoological Association, The Flor- 
ists’ club, the Audubon society, the Detroit 
Institute of Science, the Recreation Com- 
mission, the Library Board, the Park Com- 
mission, the heads of the Botany depart- 
ments of the high schools, the Lincoln High- 
way Association and others are in cooperation 
to encourage the planting of wild flowers in 
city parks, suburban recreation gardens 
and fields and along the edges of golf links. 
Detroit and its environs was originally 
blessed by one of the most complete nature 
plantings to be found in the States. Within 
the limits of the city grow the Nymphaea 
tuberosa and the water Chinquapin, the rarer 
Orchids, the Prairie Rose and the dwarf 
Late Iris. Almost every oak native to Michi- 
gan and a most complete exhibit of native 
Sunflowers and wild 1 horn are found in its 
waste places. It was said that Palmer 
Park originally included all but ten of our 
native trees and these have since been sup- 
plied. 
The Twentieth Century Club at the in- 
spiration of Samuel Alexander, a local bot- 
anist, initiated the wild flower movement 
and created last October its wild flower gar- 
den sub-committee. 
Of course, for years certain citizens have 
set aside spaces in their home grounds for 
native flowers. One leading insurance man 
told me once that the corner of his garden 
which gave him most pleasure was the one 
devoted to wild flowers. Being an ardent 
fisherman, his journeys through the state 
brought him in contact with numerous wild 
plants of the rarer species. \\ henever he 
saw a choice specimen he carefully dug it 
up and wrapping it in paper brought it 
home. Of course, there are some of these 
wildings that resent such efforts to change 
their place of residence, and will pine away 
and die in the home garden. Success, how- 
ever, with the majority comes with a little ex- 
perience in the handling. 
As an incentive to the Club’s sub-committee 
before mentioned, is the record of wild flower 
conservation as displayed in Cleveland. 
That city began about fifteen years ago to 
save the wildlings by interesting the school 
children in the movement. Everywhere 
flowers were ruthlessly torn up and all forms 
of vandalism prevailed. In less than two 
years a change passed over the community. 
The leader of the work, Mr. E. W. Haines, 
says that now not a flower is disturbed, that 
the population as a whole takes a vast pride 
in city gardening. 
Redford, Mich. U. R. Perrine. 
The Readers* Service is prepared to help you solve your gardening froblems 
