May, 1915 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
£41 
HERBACEOUS AND FLOWERING PLANTS Cont. 
FUNKIA VARIEGATA, finest for shady places; doz. 75c.; 100 
$5.00. Japan Iris, all colors, separate or mixed, doz. $1.00; 100 
$8.00. Phloxes 30 varieties $3.00 per 100 up. Write for list. 
Ralph E. Huntington, wholesale grower, Painesville, O. 
SHASTA DAISY, Coreopsis Lanceolata, Long Spurred Colum- 
bines, Double Hollyhocks, Sweet Williams, Double Blue Cornflow- 
ers, Foxgloves, 18 strong plants for $1.00. Late Branching Asters 
ready June, dozen 25c. 100 $1.00. Harold L. Brown, Barrington, 
New Jersey. 
NEW AND OLD FASHION FLOWERS, lawn, shrubs, and cover- 
ing plants. Large stock, moderate prices. Send for list. Wyo- 
manock Nurseries, R. 5, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. 
INSECTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES 
APHINE — the well known standard insecticide for aphis, and all 
sap-sucking insects which infest flowers and vegetables in the gar- 
den. It will keep your roses, sweet peas, peonies and all plants, 
free from insects. Endorsed by prominent horticultural authorities. 
Gill 25c; half pint 40c; pint, 65c; quart $1.00; gallon $2.50. Fungine 
— is a concentrated sulphur composition, which, unlike Bordeaux 
mixture, does not stain, but cleanses the foliage. A specific remedy 
for mildew, rust and wilt, affecting flowers, fruits and vegetables. 
Half pint 30c; pint 50c; quart 75c; gallon $2.00. Vermine — a soil 
sterilizer and vermicide. Destroys cut, wire, eel and grub worm, 
maggots and root lice. Used one part to four hundred parts of water, 
thoroughly soaking the ground, it will protect your plants against 
the ravage of the soil. Gill 25c; half pint 40c; pint 65c; quart Si. 00; 
gallon $3.00. Sealine — an oil and sulphur composition three-in-one, 
a scalicide. insecticide and fungicide combined. A most efficient win- 
ter spraying material against San Jose and other scale — and a sum- 
mer spray for aphis and other sap-sucking insects infesting trees, 
shrubs and hardy plants. It is a marked improvement over the old- 
fashioned kerosene emulsion and fish oil soaps, more effective, and 
more economical. Quart 75c; gallon $1.50: ten gallons $10.00. The 
above named products are for sale by the leading seedsmen through- 
out the country. If not obtainable in your community, send your 
order direct to us and we will have it shipped to you from our near- 
est agency. Aphine Mfg. Co., Mfrs. of Agricultural Chemicals, 
Madison, N. J. 
SAN JOSE SCALE and kindred insects quickly and thoroughly 
controlled by Sulco V. B., a sulphur-whale oil compound. Booklet 
free. Charles Fremd, Sole Maker, North Rose, N. Y. 
WEED KILLER is the best money saver for the gardener. Try 
ours. Pino Lyptol Chemical Co., 455-457 West 26th St., New York. 
IF YOU GROW FLOWERS OR ARE TROUBLED WITH 
WEEDS ON YOUR PATHS, send for our booklet “The Insect 
and Weed Problem Solved.” The Reade Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N. J. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
JERSEY COAST MAGAZINE is the best guide to summer happi- 
ness; many pictures; resort and hotel information. Send fifteen 
cents to Asbury Park office for June number; year’s subscription 
fifty cents. H. E. Denegar, 709 Second Ave., Asbury Park, N. J. 
QUALITY SEEDS AND PLANTS. The choicest European and 
American strains. Our catalogue describes them without fuss or 
frills. The truth without exaggerations to mislead you. Catalogue 
free ; L. P. Butler & Co., Monadnock Greenhouses, Keene, N. H. 
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN made most unique and artistic in 
short time, in any part of U. S. and Canada. T. R. Otsuka, 414 
South Michigan Blvd., Chicago, 111. 
HOME CANNING OUTFITS. Particulars free. Large profits. 
American Farmers’ School, Minneapolis, Minn. 
NURSERY STOCK 
EVERGREENS — May is the ideal month to plant Evergreens, 
Rhododendrons, etc. Our Nurseries at Flushing, L. I., and 
Springfield, N. J., embrace over six hundred acres, and contain per- 
haps the most complete collection of Evergreens and Evergreen 
Shrubs available. We will design and plant if you wish. 72 page 
catalogue. Also booklet, "Evergreens — Planting and Treatment,” 
by H. E. Holden, free upon request. American Nursery Company, 
Singer Bldg., N. Y. 
OLD BOXWOODS. A few specimens six feet high and equally 
broad, send for photos. Also small Boxwood at low rates per 
thousand. Norway Maples 8 to 10 ft. $35. per hundred. Rock- 
land Nurseries, Blauvelt, N. Y. 
NATIVES EVERGREENS. Hemlock, American Spruce, Arbor- 
vita?. White Pine, Balsam Fir, 6 to 12 inches. $5 per 1,000; 5,000 for 
$25, f. o. b. Also transplanted evergreens. Write for price list. The 
James A. Root Nurseries, Skaneateles, N. Y. 
BOXWOODS, EVERGREENS, Spruces, Fruit Trees, Shrubs, 
Vines, Bedding plants, bulbs, seeds, fertilizer, etc., retail at whole- 
sale prices. Estimates cheerfully given. Barclay Nursery, Bar- 
clay St., and West B’dway. N. Y. 
LARGE SPECIMEN EVERGREENS. Boxwood, Conifers, Rho- 
dos, Hemlocks, Hollies, Kalmias, etc. Write for Special List, also 
of Tulip, White Dogwood, Oxydendrum and other trees. Rosebay 
Nursery, Garden City, N. C. 
BERBERIS THUNBERGII, 12-18 inches $7.00 per 100. Ralph 
E. Huntington, wholesale grower, Painesville, O. 
HARDY VINCA MINOR for Cemeteries or shady lawns $2.00, 
100; $15.00, 1,000. Jos. Calamari, 59 Waldron Ave., Central Nyack, 
New York. 
VINCA MINOR (myrtle). Field clump, strong, $25.00 per 1,000. 
R. G. Stoothoff, 278 High Ave., Nyack, N. Y. 
NURSERY STOCK— Continued 
Box Trees, Pyramidal 2-25 ft. $1.80 Each; $3.50 pair 
3- 3 2 ft. 3 . 00 Each ; 5.00 pair 
4- 4 1 ft. 6.00 Each; 10.00 pair 
Also Vines, Shrubs, etc. Ford Nurseries, Rye, Westchester Co., N.Y. 
PETS 
HANDSOME SCOTCH COLLIES; Champion Wishaw Clinker 
Type. Special price if ordered now. Melzar C. Richards, 139 
Delaware St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
BOSTON TERRIERS, all ages, low prices, no catalogue. Close 
description given to select from. Carpenter’s. 148 Portland St., 
Boston, Mass. 
PERSIAN CATS. Imported stock, blacks and blues. First prizes 
New York, California etc. “Champion Erebus” at stud undefeated 
black. Telephone 463. Box 446, Oyster Bay. 
PHOTOGRAPHY 
PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURAL COLORS is within the reach of 
every camera owner. Why not enjoy the pleasure of having per- 
fect photographs of your garden in its natural colors and so retain its 
beauties this summer in permanent form ? Or the joys and incidents 
of your vacation ? Permanent and true souvenirs of the sunny hours 
of your life ? Why not learn to make color photographs yourself ? 
Toward that aim I can assist you and make it possible for you to 
master this fascinating pastime in a few practical demonstrations. 
All you have to do is to notify me by a letter and I will give your 
letter my personal attention no matter where you may be. Let me 
hear from you. Paul G. Guillumette, 75 Fifth Avenue, New York. 
Formerly official demonstrator for the Lumiere Autochrome. 
POULTRY 
IRISH BUTTER BALL FOWLS; new, imported, fine. W'orld’s 
egg record Leghorns. Wyandottes, Brahmas, Reds. Leghorn and 
Brahma eggs amazingly large; shipped on approval; write for cir- 
cular. Mary Ray Farm, Dedham, Mass. 
POULTRY PAPER. 44-124 page periodical, up-to-date; tells all. 
you want to know about care and management of poultry, for 
leasure or profit; 4 months for 10c. Poultry Advocate, Dept. 217, 
yracuse, N. Y. 
ROSES 
ROSES — RED ROSES!. Big vigorous bushes, Richmond, Kil- 
lamey, American Beauties, everblooming June till frosts; deliciously 
fragrant; 50c. value each; nine assorted $2.00 prepaid. Satisfac- 
tion guaranteed. Send currency our risk. John Crook, dealer, 
950 Lockwood Avenue, Chicago. 
DINGEE ROSES. Pot grown plants safely transplanted any time 
during the growing season. Can be sent with the soil on the roots. 
Send for Guide to Rose Culture Free. The Dingee & Conard Co., 
West Grove, Pa. 
"HOW TO GROW ROSES” — an instructive booklet of 10 delight- 
ful chapters, describing 101 prize winners. Price 10c. The Conard 
& Jones Co., Box 24, West Grove, Pa. 
PLANE THE BEST red garden rose “Ahrenberg.” $3.00 per 
dozen prepaid. Henry Eichholz, Waynesboro, Pa. 
SITUATIONS WANTED 
ASSISTANT GARDENER wants position on private estate. 
22 years old, Irish. 7 years’ experience indoor and outdoor gar- 
dening. E. F., 173-nth St., Long Island City, N. Y. 
SITUATION WANTED: Experienced Landscape Gardener, with 
diploma. Florist, Greenhouses, growing of flowers and vegetables. 
References. Single. John Balint, Box 64, Bernardsville, N. J. 
Results Count 
W. E. KIRCHHOFF CO. 
PEMBROKE, N. Y.' 
April, 12, 1915 
Mr. Joseph J. Lane, 
Manager Garden Magazine , 
Garden City, N. Y. 
Dear Sir — 
The results obtained from our Classified Advertisement 
of Gladioli in the March issue of The Garden Magazine are 
most gratifying. 
From a little ad. of 36 words we received inquiries from 
Maine to California and have already booked several good- 
sized orders. As the season will not be over until about 
July First we expect to do some pretty good business with 
the readers (of The Garden Magazine) from whom we have 
received inquiries. 
For the amount of the little ad. ($1.80) we think your 
paper is a Record Breaker for Business-Getting. 
Wishing you continued success. Y'ours very truly, 
W. E. Kirchhoff Co. 
( Signed ) W. E. Kirchhoff, Jr. 
SITUATIONS WANTED— Continued 
SITUATION WANTED. Superintendent or head gardener seeks 
position on private estate, vicinity of New York. Life experience 
Europe and America in growing roses, carnations, mums, potted 
plants, fruits and vegetables. Best of references, married, present 
employer can be interviewed. Address Supt. Edge-Lawn Green- 
houses, Brockport, N. Y. 
SEEDS AND BULBS 
GIANT PANSIES. Steele’s Mastodon Strain, the largest and most 
marvelously colored in existence. Flowers measure up to 3$ 
inches in diameter. Why plant common small flowering pansies 
when you can buy these beautiful Giants of new shades and varia- 
tions, postpaid in bud and bloom for 40c. doz., 3 doz., $1.00. Long 
Island Dahlia Gardens, Hicksville. L. I., N. Y. 
“MAKE YOUR GARDEN GLAD” (trade mark). Our 1915 
Garden Guide tells you about the best* in Horticulture for 1915. 
Mailed free. Winterson’s Seed Store, 166 No. Wabash Ave., Chi- 
cago. 
TULIPS, NARCISSI, IRISES. Ready in August. Send name 
now for special early order list, ready soon after blooming time. 
Oronogo Flower Gardens, Carthage, Mo. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Our new list describes eighty- 
five of the best varieties. Write for it. Scott Bros., Elmsford, N. Y. 
IRISES EXCLUSIVELY! Over 500 varieties to choose from, 
for all locations and gardens. Catalog on request. The Gardens, 
Dayton, Ohio. 
HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 6 assorted colors 25c. Cul- 
tural notes free. Staten Island Chrys. Farm, Signs Road, New 
SDringville, Staten Island. New York. 
ASTER SEED. Largest growers of finest strains of florist’s aster 
seed. Our stocks are used by more professional growers than any 
other. We grow seeds. Ralph E. Huntington, wholesale grower, 
Painesville, O. 
RESORTS 
TWO TRAINED NURSES. Male and female, will take for the 
summer months or a shorter period, convalescent, nervous, or semi- 
invalid patient into well appointed home. Strictly fresh vegetables, 
eggs, chickens, etc., from our own farm. Cheerful, congenial com- 
pany, quiet country village with the finest scenery in Connecticut, 
located at the foothills of the Berkshires. Rates according to 
amount of care. Box 8, care of The Garden Magazine, Garden 
City, N. Y. 
TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS 
FOUR PIECE FLORAL TOOL SET. Shovel, Rake, Hoe. Spading 
Fork, $1.50. Hand and Horse Rollers. We have a complete line 
of Garden Tools set up for Inspection. Send for Catalogue. I). 
J. S. Woodhouse Co., 191 Water St., New York. Established 1843. 
BOOKS FOR THE GARDEN ENTHUSIAST 
“STUDIES OF TREES,” by J. J. Levison, M. F. Tells how to 
identify trees, and describes the leaf, flower, twig, and habit charac- 
teristics. Sent postpaid on receipt of $1.60. John Wiley & Sons, 
Inc., 432 Fourth Avenue, New Y r ork. 
“INSECT PESTS OF FARM, GARDEN AND ORCHARD.” 
by E. Dwight Sanderson. Discusses all the important insects of 
farm, garden, and orchard, and gives a clear idea of their life histories 
and habits. Sent postpaid on receipt of $3.00. John Wiley & Sons, 
Inc., 432 Fourth Avenue, New York. 
“HOW TO LAY OUT SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS,” Second 
Edition, by Herbert J. Kellaway. Treats on the various details of 
suburban home grounds, and includes many plans. Sent postpaid 
on receipt of $2.00. John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 432 Fourth Avenue, 
New York. 
“THE VOICE OF THE GARDEN,” “MY GARDEN OF 
DREAMS.” Books that are Different. Y r ou will gain new friends 
among the plants, and you will feel happier among your old favorites. 
$1.30 each, postpaid. Thomas Meehan & Sons, Publishers, Box 17, 
Germantown, Phila., Pa. 
DO YOU KNOW THE TREES? Hough’s Handbook of Trees 
will teach you to love them. Photo-descriptive. S6.00. Sample 
pages sent. Romeyn B. Hough Co., Box 20, Lowville, N. Y. 
THE GARDENER’S CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. Published 
Monthly. Devoted to gardening in its various phases; to land- 
scaping, forestry, to the developments of parks and estates and to 
the general news of the doings of the national and local horticul- 
tural societies and garden clubs. Its columns contain digest of 
articles appearing in the leading American and European horticul- 
tural journals. Subscription $1.50 per year. The Chronicle 
Press, Inc., Publishers, 286 Fifth Avenue, New York. 
MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING, by A. E. Wilkinson. 
The first practical handbook on strawberry culture that has been 
published in twenty-five years. It tells everything that one needs 
to know about the subject. Many illustrations, 200 pages. $1.20 
postpaid. Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, N. Y. 
THE GARDEN LIBRARY. Twelve attractive volumes on the 
growing of flowers, vegetables, garden planning, etc. A series that 
every country dweller should possess. We shall be glad to mail you 
a descriptive circular. Simply send postal. Doubleday, Page & 
Company, Garden City, N. Y. 
THE AMERICAN FLOWER GARDEN, by Neltje Blanchan. 
This authoritative work covers adequately the needs of the amateur 
whose garden is either extensive or the reverse, and every fact 
among the thousands is made quickly available by the fourteen page 
index. The plates form the best collection ever attempted in a 
book on this subject. Formerly sold at $5.00. New, popular edi- 
tion $1.50; $1.65 postpaid. 80 superb illustrations, 350 pages. 
Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, N. Y. 
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