HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 191 
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The Finest Evergreen 
GROUND COVERS 
ANDROMEDA FLORIBUNDA, LEUCOTHOE 
CATESBAEI. GALAX APHYLLA, MITCHELLA 
REPENS AND OTHERS BEST PLANTS FOR 
RHODODENDRON BEDS 
CATALOGS 
Highlands Nursery HARLAN P. KELSEY, Owner 
(3,800 ft. elevation in „ , _ 
Carolina Mountains.) Hardy American Plants 
and Salem Nurseries SALEM, MASS. 
Send for catalogue No. P-27 of Pergolas, sun dials 
and garden furniture, or P-40 of wood columns. 
HARTMANN - SANDERS CO. 
Elston & Webster Avenues, Chicago, Ill. 
East, office, 1123 Broadway, New York City • 
Exclusive Manufacturers of 
KOLL'S PATENT LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 
Suitable for Pergolas, porches and interior use. 
Write for the 
Connoisseur Book GLASS 
TUTHILL CUT GLASS CO. 
N. Y. 
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Further information may be obtained by calling 
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REMOVABLE 
STEEL 
CLOTHES 
POSTS 
Cheaper than wood and 
last a lifetime. 
For full description write for 
Folder D, or ask your dealer. 
Milwaukee Steel Post Co. 
Milwaukee Wisconsin 
ty of the single varieties as compared with 
the modern doubles. 
Pentstemon. — Under its common name 
of bearded tongue you may meet one of 
the several varieties of this native peren¬ 
nial. P. barbatus is the earliest in bloom, 
appearing in June, its flowers light pink to 
carmine, effective in a mass, but inconse¬ 
quential when straggling. A blue pent¬ 
stemon (P. diffusus) will be found in June 
and July, somewhat lower in growth with 
bluish purple flowers. P. deustus shows a 
pale yellow flower and P. Cobcca purple to 
white. 
Blazing Star ( Liatris pycnostachya). 
-— You may come upon the long, grass-like 
foliage and long spikes of purple flowers 
of this little-known perennial in the light 
soil of a neighboring wild garden. 
Plume Poppy ( Bocconia cordata ).-—-A 
splendid plant of tall growth that in rich, 
moist soil may become a weed. The 
flowers are pinkish white, borne in fluffy 
masses. 
Balloon Flower ( Platycodon grandi- 
Horum). —The largest bell-flower that is 
commonly found, in blue, purple and white, 
one to three feet high, the flowers meas¬ 
uring three inches across. 
Blanket Flower or Gaillardia (G. 
aristata). — Another old-fashioned favorite 
that is widely known. The brilliant red 
and yellow daisy-like flowers bloom until 
after frost if the seed-pods are not allowed 
to form. To my own taste the flowers are 
not particularly attractive excepting in a 
few of the named varieties, such as the all¬ 
yellow Kelway’s King. There is also an 
annual sort, G. pulchella, in yellow and 
rose purple. 
Annuals, Bulbs and Tubers. 
Ageratum (A. conyzoides) .—Learn to 
know this best blue hardy annual for edg¬ 
ing; its bloom extends over three months. 
Sweet Alyssum (A. maritimum ) sure¬ 
ly needs no introduction. Make a note of 
the fact that by cutting back the plants you 
may induce bloom from July until after 
frost. 
African Daisy ( Arctotis grandis ) may 
be readily distinguished from among the 
many other members of the daisy family 
by its steel-blue centre surrounded by a 
narrow gold edging inside of the white 
petals. 
Balsam ( Impatiens balsamina ) will be 
known by its habit of bearing its red, white 
or yellow flowers in the axils of the leaves 
along the stalk. 
Pot Marigold ( Calendula officinalis ) is 
the old-fashioned herb that our grand¬ 
mothers used for flavoring soups. The 
orange and yellow flowers appear over a 
long period. 
Candytuft ( Iberis amara). —In addi¬ 
tion to sweet alyssum and ageratum, you 
should know this less showy edging plant. 
It is found in red and white, blooming 
through a great degree of drought until 
after frost. There is also a perennial candy¬ 
tuft, I. sempervirens, excellent for edging 
or for the rockery, but it blooms in June. 
Dutch Bulbs and Plants 
d i 
1 r e c 
t f r 
o m Holland 
Have you ever seen a real Dutch Bulb catalog— 
a catalog of Dutch Bulbs issued by the house 
that grew them? 
Do you understand the difference in sizes 
and qualities that exist in Dutch Bulbs? 
If you want fullest success next Spring, 
you should make it a point to investigate 
noiv, to plant some of our 
bulbs along with the best 
others you have been able 
to buy. They will prove 
their own case—we will get 
all your future orders. 
Impelled by the increas¬ 
ing American demand for 
the choicest bulbs 
the largest growers of 
Bulbs and Plants 
in Holland 
will hereafter sell direct to 
the consumer from their 
American Branch House. 
This is the first direct 
branch of any Dutch grower 
in America — though the 
same firm has branches in The Pride of Haarlem Tulip, carmlny 
other leading countries. rose, one-ninth actual surface 
Our catalog will appeal to 
all flower lovers—to the man who buys ten tulips, hyacinths or 
daffodils, and the man who buys ten thousand—to those who 
want Spring flowering bulbs outdoors, as well as those who 
want * the best for forcing indoors. 
Our shipment of Dutch Bulbs for Fall Planting is now be¬ 
ing made up. We suggest that you order early—as it will be 
impossible to fill orders after this American allotment is sold. 
A few prices which show what real first quality bulbs cost 
.vhen bought direct. 
Hyacinths —$2.00 per ioo, up 
Tulips— $1.00 per ioo, up 
Narcissus (Daffodils!— 75c per 100 ,up 
Crocus— 4.0c per 100, up 
Shall we send that Dutch Bulb Catalog? 
Gt, van Waveren and Kruijff 
LOUIS 11ERGER, Manager 
American Branch House, 527 Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A, 
Home offices and nurseries, Sassenheim, Holland. 
Other branches, Moscow, Russia. Leipsic, Germany. 
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. 
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