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The Garden Magazine, January, 1921 
TOWNSEND’S TRIPLEX 
The Greatest Grass Cutter on Earth 
— Cuts a Swath 86 Inches Wide 
Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, the 
TRIPLEX MOWER will mow more lawn in a day 
than the best motor mower ever made, cut it better 
and at a fraction of the cost. 
Drawn by one horse and operated by one man, it 
will mow more lawn than any three ordinary horse- 
drawn mowers with three horses and three men. 
Send for catalogue illustrating all types of 
TOWNSEND MOWERS 
S. P. TOWNSEND & CO. 
248 Glenwood Ave. Bloomfield, N. J. 
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Gooseberries Currants 
Raspberries Strawberries 
Best varieties. Well-rooted and vigorous plants. 
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T. S. HUBBARD CO., Box 18, Fredonia, N. Y. 
DAHLIA NOVELTIES 
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FRUITVALE DAHLIA GARDEN 
Oakland, Cal. 
ANNUALS FOR CUT FLOWERS 
A LL kinds that are showy and effective in 
the garden are not really practical as cut 
flowers, for example the Shirley Poppy, which 
in fact is one of the most gracious of all as a 
flower, still is not ideal for cutting because it is 
not an easy keeper. Would that it were, but 
their “fugaceous” nature — to use the proper 
technical term — is such that the flowers fall to 
pieces quickly. The old time English gardener 
used to help matters a little by using “flower 
gum” — a thin alcoholic solution of shellac — 
squirting a drop or two from a syringe-like 
contraption on to the base of the petal. But the 
American has an aversion to such devices (or 
he just won’t be bothered) and rather than fuss 
over the blossom in such a way will discard it 
and hunt around for something different so 
Annuals for cutting must be of sturdy lasting J 
nature. There are many such, and there are 
poor and indifferent varieties of some that de- 
mand exactly the same care and time to grow as 
their more suitable associates. Hence, when 
cutting is the object, selections must be made for 
size and color as well. The accompanying list 
is suggestive, subject to individual variation, of 
course, but it has the one practical advantage of 
having been used and proved. 
(Figures indicate the height in inches) 
Blue and Purple. Ageratum Mexicana, 1 8 ; 
AsterGiant Branching, 28; Aster Comet, 18; Aster 
Crego 24; Aster Victoria, 21; Centaurea cyanus 
(Corn-flower), 18; Nigella Miss Jekyll, 12; 
Lavender. Aster Giant Branching, 24-30; 
Aster Victoria, 18; Stock Giant Perfection 24; 
Stock Ten-week, 14; Stock Queen Alexandra, 18; 
Sweet-pea, Lady Grisel Hamilton, 60; Sweet- 
pea Asta Ohn, 60; 
Yellow and Orange. Antirrhinum Golden 
Queen, 18; Calendula Orange King, 12; Calliopsis 
Golden Wave, 12; Eschscholtzia Golden West, 
12; Gaillardia Perfection, 24; Marigold Orange 
King, 24; Nasturtium Tall Jupiter, 48; Nas- 
turtium Dwarf Golden Queen 12; Scabiosa, 
Golden Yellow, 20; Sunflower Miniature, Stella, 
36; Stock Giant Perfection, yellow, 24; Zinnia 
Double Golden-yellow, 24; 
Red and Scarlet. Antirrhinum Coal red, 
20; Antirrhinum Crecia, 20; AsterGiant Branch- 
ing, 24-30; Aster Comet, 18; Aster Daybreak, 
24; Aster Victoria, 18; Carnation Margaret, 18; 
Chrysanthemum The Sultan, 18; Cosmos Giant j 
Red, 48; Dianthus Midnight, 12; Eschscholtzia 
Crimson King, 18; Gomphrena (Everlasting) 12; 
Nasturtium Tall King Theodore, 48; Phlox 
Drummondi Stellata Splcndens, 12; Phlox 
Drummondi Coccinea 12; Poppy D’ble paeony- 
fl’w’d Persian, 18; Scabiosa Blood red, 30; Stock 
Red Giant Perfection 24; Stock Crimson Column, 
18; Sweet-pea, King Edward Spencer, 60; Sweet- 
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