March, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
3 
EXCELSIOR “RUST PROOF” WIRE FENCE 
Flower Bed Guards^ Tree 
Guards and Trellis 
A FENCE should be something more than 
a mere barrier. It should be the frame 
for the house or garden. It may be 
plain or elaborate, as the taste of the owner 
or the particular requirements demand. Wood¬ 
en fences are now obsolete, and wire fences 
are universally used. 
EXCELSIOR Rust Proof Wire Eencing 
differs from ordinary wire fences very greatly. 
It is "weather proofed” after being made. 
This galvanizing process adds. 15% to the 
weight of the fabric and 50% to the lasting- 
qualities. It does riot require, painting and is 
easily erected. 
YOU can use Excelsior Rust Proof Wire 
Fence with metal drive posts, wood posts or 
wood frames. It is made in a variety of pat¬ 
terns for all purposes. The same material is 
also made into Trellises, Flower Bed Guards 
and Tree Protectors. 
FIRST -of all, write to us for an illustrated catalog describing Excelsior 
Rust Proof Fence and its various uses. Select the pattern you want and then 
get your hardware dealer to order for you. Special contracts made from the 
factory for fencing parks and large estates. 
WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY, Worcester, Mass. 
33 w. Michigan St., CHICAGO, ILL. 
256 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 
420 First Ave., PITTSBURGH, PA. 
420 Commerce St. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
125 Summer St., BOSTON, MASS. 
5 First St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
I Measure the Value of a Rose 
Plant By Its Vitality 
Stze alone, in a rose plant, counts for little. The successful Rose must 
have within it what I call “plant character”—a rugged, sturdy vitality 
that comes from careful and intelligent breeding. Not only must 
the plant that you get, be right, hut it must he propagated from a 
long line of other plants that are right, too. ; 
There are a few places in the country ;where Roses thrive excep¬ 
tionally well —and my nurseries are located in dne of them. 
Why This Section Is Ideal for Rose Culture 
We have fairly warm summers and winters cold enough to check 
all growth, making it easy to transplant theni anywhere. But we 
have a very long growing season; that enables me to put more 
! ■ growth end vitality into-a plant 
of a given size, than is nossible 
for growers in colder climates, 
though iny plants are as hardy 
as any,‘and will transplant just 
as successfully. One of my Fair¬ 
fax Roses in two- or three-year 
size is larger and better de¬ 
veloped than one produced where 
the growing season is shorter. 
I am growing nearly 150 va¬ 
rieties of roses — all leading 
groups and classes. Every va¬ 
riety is reliable — as mv custom¬ 
ers in every state in the Union 
and in many foreign countries 
have learned. 
MY BOOK “FAIRFAX ROSES” 
FREE IF YOU EXPECT TO BUY 
It lists, describes, and illus¬ 
trates Roses fully and accurate¬ 
ly. There are also complete de¬ 
scriptions of Dahlias, Chrysan¬ 
themums, rare Ferns, Bedding 
Plants, etc. I shall be glad to 
send you a copy. 
W. R. Gray 
Box 26, Oakton, Virginia 
From the largest 
collection in Amer¬ 
ica you have the 
privilege of select¬ 
ing when you have 
our 1912 Garden 
Manual before you. 
The Manual has 
this season been 
rewritten and new 
illustrations used to 
make it stand in 
the front as a place 
to find 
FOR YOUR 
GARDEN 
The Newest in Flowers. The Newest in Vegetables. The Best 
in Spring Flowering Bulbs. Ornamental Shrubs and Fruit Trees. 
Perennial Plants and Sundries for the Lawn and Garden. 
This Garden Manual is an addition to any collection of reference books. 
Write us now and we will mail our seed annual free. 
Seeds, Bulbs, Plants 
We want you to know more about our 
collection, and we make this offer to mail 
to any Post Ofhce in the United States 
Dahlias 
TEN DAHLIAS FOR $1.00 
Your selection as to whether they shall be Cactus, Decorative, Paeony-Flowered. 
Show or Single. Our selection as to varieties, all with correct names, mailed 
to you for $i.oo. 
If interested in_ Dahlia or Gladiolus ask for our special catalogue. 
Over 1,000 varieties to select from. Mailed free for the asking. 
FOTTLER, FISKE, RAWSOIV CO. 
Faneuil Hall Square _ _ _ _ BOSTON 
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