HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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Will protect little as well as big stucco or concrete houses, whether 
they be in the city or country, from having the exterior cracked 
by dampness. 
It does not destroy the distinctive texture of the concrete and will 
give a pleasing tone to your building. It comes in many shades 
and is a fire retarder. 
Address for Booklet B, which tells all about Bay State Brick and 
Cement Coating. 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc. 
Paint and Varnish Makers and 
Lead Corroders 
82-84 Washing-ton Street 
Boston, Mass. 
101 Park Avenue at 40th Street 
NEW YORK BAY STATE 
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BAY STATE 
Plant Irises and Poppies Now for a 
Glorious Garden Next Spring 
path; 
This month is the time to plant the Irises and 
hardy Poppies. You have a corner in the garden 
that needs a bit of color: you want a border for the 
i clump of shrubbery needs color to brighten the deep green 
foliage—plant Iris in any of these places, and from March, when 
the Dwarf Irises begin to bloom, you can have flowers until the 
Japanese varieties fade under the August sun. 
The Hardy Poppies will give Dazzling Color to Your Garden 
Like a bouquet from the Orient, my poppies are brilliant in glorious 
colors—silvery white, soft pink, blood-crimson, black-maroon and vivid 
orange-scarlet. When in bloom against a green back-ground, they 
show a mass of color never to be forgotten. The plants must be set 
in August, before fall growth begins, and will give great cups of 
color in spring and early summer. 
Wyomissing Nurseries Have the Most Complete 
Collection of Irises and Peonies in the World 
My nurseries contain the best of the German, Japanese, English and Spanish 
Irises; many of them are of my own hybridizing and cannot be obtained else¬ 
where. My Peonies have been selected from the finest collections in Europe, 
and experts say they are not equaled by any other growers in the world. If 
you want to know more about my hardy perennials, write today for 
My Book “Farr’s Hardy Plants” 
a text book on Irises, Poppies, Peonies, Phloxes, and other popular hardy 
flowers. Write to me about your garden and let me help you plan it, so you 
may know the joy of a hardy garden. 
BERTRAND H. FARR, Wyomissing Nurseries 
106 Garfield Avenue, Wyomissing, Pa. 
Bobbink & Atkins 
World’s Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 
Our Products are of a higher grade than ever this season, placing us 
in a better position to fill orders and complete plantings of any size 
with a class of material that will give satisfaction to all our patrons. 
Our Nursery consists of 300 acres of highly cultivated land and a 
large area covered with Greenhouses and Storehouses in which we are 
growing Nursery and Greenhouse Products for every place and 
purpose. 
The Following Plants for Interior and Exterior Decoration Are Among Our Specialties 
EVERGREENS, CONIFERS and FINES. 
Many acres of our Nursery are devoted to 
their cultivation. Order now for August 
and September planting. 
HARDY OLD-FASHIONED PLANTS. We 
grow thousands of rare, new and old- 
fashioned kinds, including Peonies and 
Iris in a large variety. 
ENGLISH IVY, We grow many thousands 
in trained forms and ordinary plants from 
two to eight feet. 
OUR NEW HYBRID GIANT — FLOWER¬ 
ING MARSHMALLOW. Everybody should 
be interested in this new old-fashioned 
flower. It will grow everywhere and when 
in bloom is the queen of all garden flowers. 
Order now for autumn delivery. 
BULBS AND ROOTS. We grow and 
import quantities of Bulbs and Roots from 
all parts of the world. Autumn planting. 
BOXWOOD. Everybody loves the aroma 
of old-fashioned Boxwood. We grow many 
thousands in all shapes and sizes. 
BAY TREES. We are headquarters for 
them. We carry at all times hundreds, and 
often times during the year, several thou¬ 
sands may be seen in our Nursery. 
HARDY TRAILING and CLIMBING 
VINES. We have them in pots for every 
place and purpose. 
STRAWBERRIES. Potted and field-grown 
in all the leading varieties. We have many 
thousands of Strawberry plants and are in 
a position to fill orders of any size. 
Ask for Special List. 
PLANT TUBS, WINDOW BOXES and 
ENGLISH GARDEN FURNITURE, We 
manufacture all shapes and sizes. 
We invite everybody interested in Roses to visit our Nursery and view our Formal 
Rose Garden, planted with 5,000 plants in 250 varieties now in bloom. In addition to 
these, we have 75,000 plants in our fields in bloom at this time. 
OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOGUE NO. 40, DESCRIBES OUR PRODUCTS 
Will be mailed upon request. AUTUMN BULB CATALOGUE NOW READY. 
— VISITORS TAKE Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main Line; 3 minutes' 
walk to Nursery. 
Nurserymen, Florists and Planters. Rutherford, New Jersey 
Any wire fence will serve -where there is nothing but fair weather. It is 
rain, snow and ice, that put fencing to the test. Continued dampness and salt 
air are especially destructive to wire fencing. The only weather and time proof 
fence is 
EXCELSIOR “RUST-PROOF” 
By a special process, which includes dipping the completed fabric into 
melted zinc, the Excelsior “Rust Proof” Fence is rendered impervious to moisture. 
It will last for many years under the most trying conditions, without expense 
for painting or repairs. 
YOU SHOULD USE IT. ORDER FROM YOUR HARDWARE DEALER. 
Write to the factory for illustrated catalogue “C,” and sample showing the 
“Rust-Proof” process. 
WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY, WORCESTER, MASS. 
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