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The Garden Magazine, March, 1924 
rimmer 
Pruner 
‘Cutting More Surface with More Cutting Surface’ 
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Trenton, New Jersey 
RHODODENDRON AND 
MOUNTAIN LAUREL 
FINE PLANTS 
Fruit Trees and Fruit Plants 
Send Want List for Prices 
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Good positions open to our graduates. Eighteen 
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For all particulars address 
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Trim Your Hedges 
The Modern Way! 
The “Simplicity” Pruner and Trimmer relegate old-fashioned hedge 
shears to the scrap heap, because with them the gardener does more 
work, better work, in less time than could ever be done with ordi¬ 
nary blade shears. Two styles “Simplicity” are available as follows: 
Simplicity 
Hedge Pruner 
and Trimmer 
Please refer to editorial 
comment on this new gar¬ 
den help on page 345 
February Garden Maga¬ 
zine. It cuts both open¬ 
ing and closing — every 
stroke counts. Perfectly 
balanced for easy opera¬ 
tion, this three pound 
tool brings into action 31 
fluted, keen-edged teeth 
that clip a clean path. 16 
inches wide, through any 
hedge. Price, $7.50. 
West of Mississippi, $8.00 
The Simplicity Hedge Trimmer is intended for use on new growth only. 
Greatest tool for trimming Privet, Barberry, etc. Cutting width, 12 inches, with 
finest high-grade carbon steel blades. Price, $5.CO. West of Mississippi, $5.50 
Ask your Dealer about the “Simplicity.” If he cannot 
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Easily operated and steered; simple, sturdy. 
Automatic lubrication, dust-proof working 
parts and our own 4 -H. P. 4 -cycle air-cool¬ 
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M. B. M. MANUFACTURING CO. 
379 Reed Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Fine Hybridized Dahlia Seeds 
50 cents and $1.00 per package 
The first complete monograph on dahlia growing 
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dozen. Dahlia Catalog and literature on request. 
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Lincoln Manor San Francisco 
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In August you’ll realize the wisdom of hav¬ 
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A post card brings catalog immediately 
THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
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Box 553 Painesville, Ohio 
DESTROY 
FIELD MICE 
If your garden or orchard is infested with 
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without the use of traps or virulent poisons. 
PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY 
DEPT. C 
DETROIT MICHIGAN 
WOVEN WOOD FENCING 
Made in France of 
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GARDEN TOOLS 
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Plants any garden seeds in 
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Covers seeds uniform¬ 
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SIX TOOLS 
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Ends back breaking bending in planting. It hoes, 
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Enables you to double the size of your garden 
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CULTIVATOR RAKE— cTj 
handiest little tool 
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If you don’t know your 
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I&EST &ARDEIL 
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Keep the weeds out and the surface 
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Eight blades revolving against the under¬ 
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Cuts runners. A boy can run it, and do more 
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Has guards to protect the leaves; shovels for 
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