HOUSE AND GARDEN 
J 
UNE, 1912 
Carrara Garden Marbles 
OUR Art Rooms show a rare display of fine 
Carrara marbles and terra-cottas for garden 
furniture. We are importing these beautiful 
articles directly from Italy, where the best in the 
world are to be found. 
Our ambassador personally selects the pieces oftentimes from 
the sculptors themselves, thereby eliminating all intermediate profits. 
By reason of this direct purchase we sell, at lower prices, beautifully 
carved Italian benches, tables, chairs, fountains, jardinieres and win¬ 
dow boxes. 
Window Boxes, on feet, are as little as $27.50; as much as $125. 
Jardinieres as little as $12; ranging upward to $125. 
TerrajCottas from the Famous Signa fof Florence 
Again we import directly and sell at moderate prices, chairs, urns, 
founts and tables, finely carved in the ivory-tinted terra-cotta. Some 
of the smaller pieces cost as little as $12, rang¬ 
ing upward to the larger ones at $125. 
We Guarantee all Articles for Outdoor Use. 
No. 17 — $230 
No. 17. — BENCH, with 
back of solid Carrara marble; 
beautifully carved. $230. 
No. 36.—TALL FLOWER 
FOUNT of pure Carrara 
marble, drilled to be used for 
a fountain ; equally suitable 
for a Jardiniere. 52" high x 
26" wide at top. $95. 
No. 15.—GARDEN BENCH 
of Carrara marble. The bor¬ 
der is carved in conventional 
designs with claw feet as a 
base. All pure marble. 58" 
X 16". $60. 
No. 36—$95 
JOHN WANAMAKER 
NEW YORK 
No. 15—$60 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
World^sjChoicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 
We invite everybody interested in improving their lawns and gardens to visit our Nursery 
to see our Products growing. This is the most satisfactory way to purchase. We shall gladly 
give our time, attention and any information desired. Our Nursery consists of 300 acres of 
highly cultivated land and 500.000 square feet of gi-eenhouses and storehouses, in which we are 
growing Nursery and Greenhouse Products for every place and purpose, the best that experience, 
good cultivation and our excellent facilities can produce, placing us in a position to All 
orders of any size. 
ROSE PLANTS—Field-grown and in pots. We 
have a large quantity ready for shipment at this 
season of the year. 
RHODODENDRONS. Many thousands of ac¬ 
climated plants in Hardy English and American 
varieties are growing in our Nursery. 
HARDY OLD-FASHIONED PLANTS. We grow 
thousands of rare, new and old-fashioned kinds. 
Special prices on quantities. 
EVERGREENS, CONIFERS AND PINES. 
More than 75 acres of our Nursery are planted 
with handsome specimens. Our plants are worth 
traveling any distance to see. 
BOXWOOD AND BAY TREES. We grow 
thousands of trees in many shapes and sizes. 
PALMS, DECORATIVE PLANTS FOR CON¬ 
SERVATORIES, interior and exterior decorations. 
Our greenhouses are full of them. 
HARDY TRAILING AND CLIMBING VINES. 
We grow them for every place and purpose. Ask 
for special list. 
PLANT TUBS. WINDOW BOXES AND GAR¬ 
DEN FURNITURE. We manufacture all shapes 
and sizes. 
OUR NEW GIANT-FLOWERING MARSHMALLOW, Everybody should be interested 
an this Hardy New Old-fashioned Flower. It will grow everywhere and when in bloom 
is the Queen of Flowers in the garden. Blooms from the early part of July until the 
Satter part of September. 
OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOGUE NO. 40 describes our Products: Is 
■comprehensive, interesting, instructive and helpful to intending purchasers. Will be 
mailed free upon request. 
VISITORS, take Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main Line, 3 minutes’ 
walk to Nursery. 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
Nurserymen, Florists and Planters RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
CARTER’S TESTED GRASS SEEDS 
FOR LAWNS, GOLF COURSES, 
TENNIS COURTS, Etc. 
Are now being used by all the Championship and prominent golf and 
country clubs in America and Great Britain, 
and by many private estates. 
Records Prove the Superiority of Carter's Tested Grass Seeds, 
Lawns, Golf Courses, Etc., Inspected, 
Reported on and Built Under Our Supervision 
Grass 
Experts 
Shanks 
Imported 
Mowers 
James Carter & Company Grass 
Raynes Park, London, Eng. Experts 
S«4dsmen to Hi* Majestv, Ring George V. 
PATTERSON, WYLDE & CO. 
Sole Agents United States and Canada 
102-106 Chamber oi Commerce Bldg., Boston, Mass. Fertilizers 
Booklet **The Practical Creenkeeper** Mailed Free Wooden 
Carter’s Flower, Vegetable and Farm Seeds Rollers 
Write for Particulars 
The Country Club. Brookline, Mass., where Carter’s Seeds are used exclusively. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
