March, 1915 
T II E G A R I) E N M AGAZIN E 
ns 
Helen’s 
Favorite Flowers 
Yielding a Mass of Blooms 
FREE 
To get our beautiful Spring catalogue to as 
many lovers of flowers as possible, we will mail 
you one packet each of Rainbow Mixed Sweet 
Peas, Shirley Poppy and Giant Mixed Cosmos; 
Tomato, Bonfire; Lettuce, All-heart, and our 
catalogue included, if you will send us your 
name and address and TEN cents in stamps or 
coin to cover mailing. 
The catalogue contains all the Flower and 
Vegetable novelties for 1915, and much relia- 
ble information explaining in detail how to 
plant. One million packets will be distributed 
this year. May we add your name to our list. 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
E*t. 1845 45 Vesey St., New York 
THIS Spring Buy Trees and 
Shrubs Grown in New England 
They are hardy, for we have cold winters 
here; they are well grown and rooted, for great 
care is taken in cultivating pruning and dig- 
ging. We ship first-class stock only, packing 
it to reach you in splendid condition. 
Our new catalogue is an accurate guide to the 
best trees and shrubs for planting everywhere. 
Your name and address on a postal will bring 
a copy by return mail. Write the card now — 
planting time is almost here. 
OLD COLONY NURSERIES 
Dept. C. PLYMOUTH, MASS. 
SURPLUS LIST 
AT REASONABLE PRICES 
GLADIOLUS, America, extra strong 
Bulbs $2 50 per 100 
OTHER VARIETIES, good mixture 150 per 100 
BARBERRY THUNBERGII. for 
hedges, 16 to 24 inches high . 8 00 per 100 
MIXED PHLOX, 800 varieties . 2 00 per 100 
W. F. SCHMEISKE 
Box 6, Hospital Station, Binghamton, N.Y. 
Start Lima Beans, Corn 
and Melons in Paper 
Transplanting Pots 
(dirt bands) and when the ground is warm 
plant them in the garden without removing 
from the pots, and they will be ripe two weeks 
earlier. Tomatoes started this way at the 
Indiana Experiment Station yielded 4 tons 
more per acre and ripened 9 days earlier. 500 
3-inch dirt bands or 300 4-inch prepaid by 
mail for Si. 00. 
P. B. CROSBY & SON 
Catonsville Maryland 
e*™™***™** uiumSSS 
Combining to an unusual degree the distin- 
guishing features of exclusiveness— gracefulness 
with a ser- 
of form and refinement of pattern 
viceability made to withstand the severe tests of 
everyday use, Homer Laughlin China makes a univer- 
sal appeal to lovers of 
^ the beautiful in din- 
/('■ \ . \ nerware. 
/ .ug ^ Though aristo- 
/ ^(3(0 cratic in appearance, 
< in pnce it: is demo ~ 
cratic —exceedingly 
i. 9K so. The extremely 
reasonable cost of a 
set of this famous 
„ ' tty ware will be a most 
pleasant surprise to you. 
Home rIaughlin 
\ patterns are all open stock, 
making it easy and inexpensive 
to keep any set complete at all times. 
Look for the trade mark name “Homer Laughlin” on the 
underside of each dish — it is our guarantee to you of lasting 
satisfaction. Write today for your free copy of the China 
Book. Tells an interesting story of how China is made in 
the world’s largest pottery and gives valuable sugges- 
tions on the selection and care of dinnerware. 
The Homer Laughlin China Co., 
Newell, West Virginia 
COLORADO MOCK-ORANGE 
(Jamesia Americana) 
A charming American shrub for American gardens; easily grown, 
attaining 3 to 4 feet; waxy-white, fragrant flowers and velvety 
foliage. For one dollar I will send prepaid to any address in the 
U. S., three bushy plants, safe delivery guaranteed. 
My 40 page illustrated catalogue describes other flowering and 
ornamental shrubs, wild flowers and evergreens from the Rocky 
Mountains of Colorado , grown at Rockmont Nursery and fully 
acclimatized. Fitted by nature for cold climates. I grow also, 
a full line of ornamental trees, shrubs, vines and flowers, 
selected and tested for western planters. 
Catalogue free; send postal today 
P. O. Box 493B D. M. ANDREWS, Boulder, Colorado 
The Readers ’ Service will give information about automobiles 
