The Garden Magazine, October, 1920 
65 
“ The kiss of the sun for pardon, 
The songs of the birds of mirth, 
One is nearer God’s heart in a garden, 
Than anywhere else on earth.” 
Try 
Isn’t it true? Especially of an Iris garden. 
According to Greek mythology, the Goddess 
I ris was messenger from the Queen of Heaven 
to mortals on earth, using the rainbow for 
a pathway. Wherever her feet touched the 
earth, “Flow’rs over all the field, of every hue that ever Iris 
wore, luxuriant grew.” 
Have you an Iris garden? Let me send you some of the wonder- 
ful new creations far surpassing in beauty anything of which those 
ancient Greeks ever dreamed. 
one or more of these selections 
12 Iris worth $6.20 for $5.00 
A mas, Halfdan, Ingeborg, Isoline, Lohengrin/Loreley 
Monsignor, Mrs. Neubronner, Rhein Nixe, Walhalla, 
Rose Unique, Nibelungen. 
12 Iris worth $3.00 for $2.00 
Amols, Dr. Bernice, Exquisite, Florentina, Her Maj- 
esty.Mrs. Allan Gray, Mrs. H. Darwin, Pallida Speciosa, 
Princess Victoria Louise, Perfection, Mme. Chereau, 
Queen of May. If you have any of the above we will sub- 
stitute others. 
100 mixed Iris for $5.00, 1000 for $45.00 
As the Irises go out, the Peonies come in, and the two present a continuous jov of sights, the like of which has never 
been captured by painter or poet. So that you may enjoy your garden to the utmost, i’ll send 
12 Peonies worth $7.25 for $5.00 12 Peonies worth $13.25 for $10.00 
Augustin d’Hour, Couronne d’Or, Humei, Due de Wellington, Albert Crousse, Avalanche, Floral Treasure, Grandi- 
Duchesse de Nemours, La Sublime, Mme. Boulanger, Mane Stuart, 
Umbellata Rosea, Virginie, Philomele Edulis Superba. Substitutes 
as with Iris. 
flora Nivea Plena, Karl Rosenfield, La Tendresse, Liv- 
ingstone, Madame de Verneville, Madame Ducel, 
Marguerite Gerard, Mireille, Venus. 
12 Peonies Mixed for $2.25, 100 for $15.00. 
Six or eight weeks remain in which we may work together and prepare for a glorious display of color next Spring. Price list on 
PP ' Yours for more and better gardens 
Geo. N. Smith 
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 
Time to Transplant Evergreens 
Sooner or later you’ll have an Evergreen garden, so why not start it now, and right ? Among the best hardy 
trees that have come to us are the 
Rare New Chinese Firs and Spruces of Exceptional Beauty 
Originally introduced by the Arnold Arboretum, the following are now obtainable in handsome plants — Abies Delavayi ; Abies 
recurvata; Picea asperata — the Yun Sha or "Cloudy Fir” of China; Picea asperata notabilis; Picea asperata ponderosa; Picea BaL 
fouriana; Picea montigena and Picea retroflexa. Handsome, welLshaped plants, $5.00 each. Collection, one each of the above 
varieties $35.00. Descriptive catalogue free on request. 
