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March, 1917 
THE GARDEN 
The beauty of this evergreen is preserved by an 
pCELSIOR 
RUST PROOF 
BED 
GUARD 
L ET air and moisture reach the roots. Work the ground. This Excelsior Rust Proof 
Bed Guard prevents trampling and packing by animals. Also protects the lower 
' branches, preserving the symmetry of the tree. Prevents mowers and garden tools 
getting too close and clipping off the tips of the branches. These guards can be moved 
about or taken up and laid away for the winter. 
Excelsior Bed Guards are made of extra strong, heavy wires, held securely at every 
intersection by the Wright patented steel clamp. Dip-galvanized after making. This not 
only prevents rust, but securely solders the lateral to the vertical wires, which means 
added rigidity and strength. If you would know more about these garden necessities, 
write for catalog B. 
We also make a full line of Excelsior Rust Proof tree 
guards, fences, trellises, tennis railings, gates, etc. 
WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY 
Worcester, Mass. 
Madame Chereau 
Pure white with ruffled border of blue 
Madame Chereau, White bordered blue 
Celeste, Pale sky blue 
Queen of May, Rose, 
Jacquesiana, Fawn and reddish violet 
Foster’s Yellow, Creamy yellow 
The Loveliest Border Plant 
in the Whole World 
Perfectly hardy. Unex- 
acting in its requirements. 
The entire plant is decora- 
tive with handsome leaves 
and flowers of elegant form, 
exquisite texture, wonderful and 
varied coloring. For a trifling 
initial cost, one may have a bed or 
border that will last forever and 
increase in beauty from year to 
year. 
In our collection we number 165 
of the best varieties and species 
obtainable from America and 
Europe. It includes bearded and 
beardless German, Japanese, Si- 
berian, Interregna and Pumila. 
A selection from these will give a 
succession of bloom for many 
months. 
For $1,50 we will send you this beau • 
tiful collection. Actual value , $2.00 
Collection \ 
Tall Bearded Irises 
Kochii, Deep claret 
Mrs. G. Darwin, Pure white 
Violacea Grandiflora, Bright violet 
Honorabilis, Mahogany and gold 
Queen of Gypsies, Dead leaf and dusky yellow 
Write for Our New Catalogue 
It describes our Irises, Gladioli. Paeonies, Cannas, Hardy Phlox, Dahlias and many other 
plants and bulbs. It also lists all kinds of flower, field and garden seeds. 
THE WING SEED CO., Box 1426, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
The Iris 
MAGAZINE 
Special No. 2 Improved Hot Bed Frame * 
covers 2T sq. ft. Over 8 ft. long and wide enough to fit in a 3 ft. space. Sash 
has 6 large lights of extra heavy glass. Carefully packed; easily set up. Price 
complete, freight prepaid anywhere in U. S. . . 
East of Mississippi. This is an ideal frame for Pnce (PI O Oj| 
the beginneras well as advanced horticulturist. Delivered y 1 V/V 
Catalogue D covers all types of glass gardens and has valuable information on 
gardening under glass . W rite for a copy to-day. 
WM. H. LUTTON CO., Main Office and Factory, Jersey City, N. J. 
Show Room, 3rd Floor Grand Western Office, 710 Sykes Block 
Central Terminal, N. Y. City Minneapolis, Minn. 
Horticultural Architects and Builders of All Kinds of 
Modern Glass Structures 
“All plants, of every leaf, that can endure 
The winter’s frown, if screen’d from his shrew’d bite. 
Live there and prosper.” — Cowper. 
LUTTON GREENHOUSES 
Transform Winter's Frown to Summer’s Smile 
In them you can indulge in the most fascinating of all horticultural hobbies 
— under-glass gardening — with the assurance that you will get big dividends, 
not only in enjoyment, but in money value as well. 
LUTTON Greenhouses are warmly recommended by owners, architects and 
gardeners for their high architectural standard .and practical, efficient design. 
Let us quote you a few opinions from your locality. 
If you are contemplating buying a greenhouse we can show you how to»save 
considerable by buying a smaller house and installing LUTTON COLD 
FRAMES with it for starting your plants; or, if you already possess a green- 
house, you can greatly increase its growing capacity by using these frames. 
“Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.” 
But why wait for Spring? 
Steal a March on April’s Showers 
by planting your flower and vegetable seed at once in 
LUTTON MINIATURE GLASS GARDENS 
Your garden will be yielding its bounty weeks ahead of your neighbors. 
Tomatoes planted in these frames nozv will be ripe in June, while the green 
fruit of plants started outdoors will be no larger than a walnut. Twenty 
or more varieties of vegetables can be raised by the amateur in Lutton 
Miniature Glass Gardens. 
As you can regulate the temperature within LUTTON Miniature Glass 
Gardens, transplanted stock is healthy and hardened against the sudden 
changes that ruin seedlings grown in any other manner. Thousands are 
in successful operation all over the country, and no garden will produce its 
best results without them. The prices are remarkably low considering 
present high cost of materials and labor. 
Send your order to-day. Prompt ship- 
ment and satisfaction are guaranteed. 
Special No. 3 
Diminutive Greenhouse 
covers 40 sq. ft. of garden space. High enough to receive fairly tall plants. 
Six large lights of extra heavy glass to each sash. Hinged at top. All ready 
to put together in a few minutes. Portable, strongly made, neatly finished. 
Carefully packed. Price complete, freight Price O O /Y/Y 
orepaid anywhere in U. S. East ol Mississippi. Delivered 
The Readers’ Service will gladly furnish information about Retail Shops 
