HOUSE AND GARDEN [ 
March. 
I 9 I 3 
My Fairfax Roses 
Are Grown Slowly 
Sappy growth, secured by forcing Rose 
plants under glass, lacks the vitality 
necessary to enable it to produce good 
flowers out of doors. I grow “Fairfax” 
plants slowly, in na¬ 
ture’s way, so they 
form vigorous wood 
and sturdy roots. 
Then, to establish 
their hardiness, I win¬ 
ter them out of doors. 
A Rose from the out¬ 
side, that has had five 
months of rest, is 
bound to give you bet¬ 
ter results than one 
taken right from a 
greenhouse bench. 
My Free Book, “Fairfax Roses” 
Shows You the Way to Success 
With Fairfax Roses, and the directions, “How to 
Grow Roses,” contained in my 1913 book, you can 
have blooms better than you ever imagined possi¬ 
ble. My book describes 128 kinds of Roses, gives 
engravings of these from nature, and lists the best 
of the flowering plants, bulbs and shrubs. May I 
send it? Free. 
W. R. Gray, Box 26, Oakton, Va. 
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301 Cedar Street 
Dundee, Ill. 
Evergreen 
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which is level. Next to the house was 
planted a row of yellow cannas. In front 
of these was a row of scarlet salvias, or 
scarlet sage as it is more commonly called. 
On the extreme edge of the bed, a row of 
yellow dwarf nasturtiums grew lustily and 
made a fringe varying in color from pale 
lemon to deep orange. Scattered about 
irregularly throughout the bed were climb¬ 
ing nasturtiums of every known shade of 
red and yellow. These climbers were al¬ 
lowed to wander at will, and covered the 
ground and ran down the slope into the 
grass. 
This brilliant display of reds and yel¬ 
lows looked much handsomer than one can 
imagine from a description. This same 
neighbor always plants climbing nastur¬ 
tiums among the dwarf varieties and lets 
them cover the ground and make a car¬ 
pet around the more upright plants. In 
this way a solid mass of blossoms and 
foliage is obtained. J. V. Roach 
Medicinal Leaves and Herbs 
T HE Department of Agriculture has is¬ 
sued a bulletin on leaves and herbs 
used as medicine. Nor is this the first 
publication put out by this Department on 
the subject of medicines, the others being 
Weeds Used as Medicine, Root Drugs, 
and Medicinal Barks. 
Collectors of medicinal plants have 
made such insistent demands on the De¬ 
partment for a guide in their work that a 
description of thirty-six medicinal plants, 
including only such as are in most com¬ 
mon use, has been prepared by direction 
of the Secretary, fifteen of these being 
mentioned in the Eighth Decennial Re¬ 
vision of the United States Pharmacopoeia. 
Each plant is listed under the name in 
most common use, but synonymous com¬ 
mon names, and the pharmacopceial name, 
if any, are also given, that no one should 
have difficulty in recognizing the plants 
familiar to him, or in identifying an un¬ 
known one, if of the series, from the de¬ 
scription given. 
Perhaps the best known plants included 
in this bulletin are peppermint and spear¬ 
mint, which are not only found in the 
wild state, but are also cultivated for the 
distillation of oil, an important American 
industry. Witchhazel, almost a house¬ 
hold word, is found in low, damp woods 
from New Brunswick to Minnesota, and 
south to Florida and Texas. The sooth¬ 
ing properties of this plant were known 
to the Indians, and it is still employed for 
the relief of inflammatory conditions. 
Wintergreen is described as having 
stimulant and antiseptic properties, though 
its chief use seems to be as a flavoring 
agent. 
Horehound, one of the best known do¬ 
mestic remedies for colds, has a wide 
Our Newest Rose Triumph 
No Lawn or Garden should be Without it 
American Beauty 
The most beautiful climbing, pillar or bush rose 
ever introduced. Hardy as an oak. Fine, dark 
green, healthy foliage, free from black spot or mil¬ 
dew. A perfect mass of bloom in June and flower¬ 
ing occasionally throughout the entire growing 
season. Roses 3 to 4 inches in diameter on single 
stems; color and appearance like the old American 
Beauty, with the same exquisite fragrance. While 
the old American Beauty is rarely satisfactory in 
the open ground, our new Climbing American 
Beauty has proved perfectly hardy, stands heat 
and drought as well as any rose in our collection 
and produces twenty times as many flowers as 
its pollen parent. 
Don't fail to plant 
this beautif ul roso 
this spring. 
Strong One Year 
Plants, $1.00 
each, $10.00 per 
dozen. Sent im¬ 
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receipt of price, 
or at the proper 
time for spring 
planting, post or 
express paid. Col¬ 
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request. 
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NURSERY 
FACILITIES 
Our Nurseries cover 
about 800 acres, where 
we grow a full line of 
Fruit and Ornament¬ 
al Trees, Evergreens, 
Shrubs, Vines, Roses, 
etc. 60 years of ex¬ 
perience enable us to 
offer exceptional serv¬ 
ice. Landscape work 
in all its branches. 
If you contemplate 
the improvement of 
your grounds or the 
planting of a com¬ 
mercial orchard, write 
us for information or 
prices. 
HOOPES, BRO. & 
THOMAS COMPANY 
Dept. 205, 
West Chester, Pa. 
Philadelphia Office: 
Room 
Stephen Girard Bldg. 
EllwangeH 
& BARR' 
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as propaga¬ 
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^ Write for our ?3rd Annual Catalogue 
Indispensable for orchardists and for planning lawn, garden 
and park decoration. Will mail you a copy Jree on request. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY 
Ml. Hope Nurseries, Box 20, Rochester, N.Y. 
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