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The Garden Magazine, April, 1923 
Transforms Hard Work into Pleasant Recreation 
Power machinery has largely solved the labor problem on the farms. It is about to solve the 
labor problem of suburban and country estates. To apply the tractor principle to a tool light enough 
to be handled by a sturdy boy, yet powerful enough to do the work better than several men, such we 
succeeded in doing when we evolved the Bolens Power Hoe and Lawn-mower Tractor. 
Whether You Live in Town or Country You Can Make Splendid Use of the 
BOLENS POWER HOE 
and LAWN MOWER TRACTOR 
The Bolens power 
hoe has a special 
arc at a height of 
14-20 inches mak¬ 
ing it possible to 
cultivate a row 
without damaging 
the plants; also 
special snap hitches 
which render it in¬ 
stantly available 
as a lawn mower. 
“Garden Magazine 
Feb. 1923 ” 
The illustrations alongside show at a glance the possibil¬ 
ities of the Bolens. Really a light tractor, equally useful as a 
motive power for cultivator, seeder or lawn-mower, the Bolens is 
so easy to operate that husky boys and even girls can handle it 
with ease. 
The Bolens transforms drudging into a pleasant occupation. Both 
tool and tractor are under perfect control. The various implements on 
the cultivator are easily and quickly attached, while the special snap 
hitches enable the operator to change instantly from lawn-mowing 
machinery to seeding or cultivating implements. 
You and the Bolens can do in one hour as much as is usually done in 
four hours by the man with a wheel hoe or in eight to ten hours of labor 
with hand implements. The time you save is yours for garden enjoyment. 
The Bolens will make your gardening dreams come true. 
Descriptive catalogue gladly sent upon request 
GILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
205 Park Street, Port Washington, Wis. 
FLOWERS ALL SEASON 
Through Two Unusual Offers 
Gladiolus 
Special Offer 
doz. 
America —light pink $ .75 
Baron Hulot 
-—rich purple 1.25 
Francis King —red o75 
Gladys Harkness —white LOO 
HaVey —salmon pink .75 
etc., with blending K^ eepred 
—creamy white 1.50 
Niagara —creamy yellow 1.25 
Pinle Perfection 
—pure pink 1.50 
Panama —rose pink 1.00 
Trieub —soft pink 1.25 
Schwaben —pure yellow 1.50 
Hardy Perennials 
Special Offer of Ye Olde 
Fashioned Garden Plants 
We can supply you with 70 
strong plants such as Colum¬ 
bine, Gaillardia, Larkspur, 
Achillea, 
color, covering the blooming 
season and filling a space of 
100 feet. 
This offer is made as a unit 
for $ 12.00 or approximately 17 c 
each. These are all strong field 
grown clumps, giving you flow¬ 
ers from April to November. 
Orders will be shipped by April, 
parcel post prepaid east of 
Mississippi, providing remit¬ 
tance accompanies the order. 
We offer free one Dahlia bulb (Millionaire) with every order of $25.00 
or more. This is one of the best modern Dahlias, measuring from 7 to 
12 inches across, retailing at $2.50 each. 
CLINTON NURSERIES 
Warren W. Richards, Mgr. CLINTON, CONN. 
Hardy Plant Specialists. Catalogue free on request. 
Our Special Collection 
Offer 
3 of each of the above 12 varieties f36 
bulbs) $3.25. 
6 each of the above 12 varieties (72 bulbs) 
$ 6 . 00 . 
12 each of the above 12 varieties (144 
bulbs) $11.50. 
25 each of the above 12 varieties (300 
bulbs) $22.00. 
And alas! I have rose beetles! 
Can any one tell me of any successful antidote to 
this pest? 
Marcia E. Hale, Elizabethtown, New York. 
It is indeed a pleasure to inform Miss Hale, as well as other readers 
in the same predicament, that we can offer the solution for that vexatious 
problem, whether called Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer, Rose Bug, or any 
other name:— 
The One Sure Rose Bug Remedy 
of Proved Worth 
Fatal to Every Bug it Touches 
Wherever Melrosine has been used as per simple 
directions on the can, it has done the trick, delivering 
the plants from the persistent attacks of this nefarious 
insect despite his most resistant characteristics. 
Go To Your Dealer For Your Supply 
Leading Seed and Nursery Establishments carry MELROSINE. 
Please ask for it. If your dealer cannot supply you, we will send a trial 
can upon receipt of 6oc. 
Write for descriptive circular giving further facts. 
GARDEN CHEMICAL CO. 
Sole Manufacturers of LOTOL and MELROSINE 
Park Avenue and 146th Street 
New York, N. Y. 
