PARK AND C EM ETER Y. 
XXI 
WATERLILIES 
My collection embraces species 
and varieties from all quarters of 
the globe. 
Tropical Lilies from India, Africa, Aus- 
tralia and South' America — others from 
Europe. Hybrids of my own raising and 
others from France. Also Nelumbiums 
(Egyptian and Japanese Lotus) and other 
aquatic plants. 
Selections for all purposes and sections of 
the United States. Estimates and cata- 
logues on application. 
WM. TRICKER 
Water-Lily Specialist ARLINGTON, N. J. 
Beautifies 
Cemeteries 
and Parks 
The Wizard Lawn Producer 
Soil and Moisture 
All That’s Needed 
A mixture of selecteii 
grass seed and animal 
manure, dried, purified 
and in highly concentrat- 
ed form. All foreign 
matter absolutely elimi- 
nated; mixing is done by 
machinery; the propor- 
tions exact and based on 
the experience of expert 
horticulturists. Affords 
the positive means by which 
anyone, anywhere, can have 
green grass and a rugged turf. 
Cheaper, goes further than other 
seeds. 
Ideal for Public Grounds 
because cheaper, more efficient 
and more easily sown than any 
other grass seed. 
Five-pound box prepaid east of 
the Missouri River on receipt of 
$1.00; west of the river, prepaid for 
$1.25. Special price on quantity 
lots. Write for our free booklet, 
“How to make a Lawn.” 
THE KALAKA COMPANY 
829 Exchange Avenue 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
“ParK. and Cemetery The best Medium 
■ I for keeping before 
Park and Cemetery Superintendents. 
THE LANDSCAPE GARDENER’S LIBRARY 
SHADE-TREES IN TOWNS AND CITIES. 
Their Selection, Planting, and Care as Applied to the Art of Street Decora- 
tion; Their Diseases and Remedies; Their Municipal Control and Super- 
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By Edward Kemp, Landscape Gardener. Edited, Revised and Adapted to 
North America by F. A. Waugh, Professor of Landscape Gardening, 
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By B. E. Fernow, Professor of Forestry in the University of Toronto. 12mo. 
-|- 392 pages. Illustrated. Cloth, $3. Postage 15c. 
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