House and Garden 
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Japanese | 
Gardening | 
is a fine art. The love of flowers is a national ^ 
trait in the “Land of the Rising Sun.” The ^ 
Japanese has a garden, no matter how small ^ 
his home grounds. Garden arts have been Hi 
brought to such perfection in Japan that ^ 
plots only ten feet square are made excjui- m 
sitely beautiful. 
Where, too often, Americans see only tin- ^ 
cans, ashes and garbage, in Japan the out- 
look is made charmingto the eye. Thegarden ® 
magic of the Japanese is wrought by the © 
simplest means. We make a specialty of ^ 
landscape garden i ng after the J apanese forms, 
Applied to American Needs I 
and have to our credit many of the fine places for 
which Baltimore is noted. It is now our purpose to 
give persons in other sections the benefit of our ^ 
study and experience. © 
Our new booklet, “Gardening Lessons from the ^ 
Japanese,” tells how you may profit by what you ^ 
have learned, no matter where you live. S 
‘'Gardening Lessons from the Japanese” free on ^ 
application. IVrile today for a copy. ^ 
American & Japanese Nursery Co. I 
2215 Old Frederick Road : Baltimore, Maryland ^ 
anything and everything required for garden and grounds, formal 
or informal. If a tree, a plant, a shrub, or a vine has been found 
worth while in this country, you may procure a stock of it from 
Biltmore Nursery 
In the extensive landscape and forest plantations of Biltmore, 
covering a period of over twenty years, there have been tbe 
fullest and most vigorous tests of quality. Everything offered 
by Biltmore Nursery stands approved by experience, and may 
be planted with assurance. 
Send your name and address for a copy of the famous Biltmore 
Nursery Catalog—the <world's greatest production in the line 
BILTMORE NURSERY, Box 133, BILTMORE, N. C. 
(©arisen dFurniture 
Plan Your Garden for the Future 
Settle your ideas of what you want to do or intend 
to do. Construct your plan and work with that ulti¬ 
mate end in view. 
Where the Garden Scheme permits of Formal treat¬ 
ment, the Terrace, Balustrading, Steps and Fountains 
should he planned at one time. 
Most Garden pieces are stationary. A Wall Foun¬ 
tain that would go well with your Garden now, may 
not be at all appropriate finally. 
If at present you only need a vase to break the 
monotony of the wall, or a Sundial Pedestal for some 
plot, or possibly a Table or a Bench for the Tennis 
Court, which afterwards would be used to help out 
the Pergola yet to be built, purchase these pieces with 
the ultimate scheme always in mind. 
The Erkins Studios have every facility to help 
you, or to collaborate with your Architect in the 
planning of your Garden, and in our Studios we show 
the most complete collection of Garden Furniture. If 
you are interested in furnishing your Garden write us. 
Cljf Crfetns ^tulitos 
5 Wis I5tt) Street, ^ork, 
THE WORLD’S FINEST NURSERY PRODUCTS 
Roses 
Trees 
Evergreens 
Every Spring thousands of lovers of Roses are disap¬ 
pointed in not getting the kinds and varieties desired. 
By placing orders now we will reserve the plants for 
delivery in Spring. We have for Spring a larger 
quantity and variety of Roses, in strong 2 =year-old 
field-grown plants, than we have ever offered in 
previous years. 
We have splendid blocks of handsome straight-stem 
Norway Maples, Oriental Planes, Pin Oak^ and 
other trees for planting in every location. 
We have many hundreds from 5 to 12 feet tall, in 
all the finest and handsomest varieties. The speci¬ 
mens now growing in our Nurseries are conceded to 
be the finest ever produced in America. 
Hedge Plants 
Vines 
We have them by the hundred thousand in our Nur¬ 
sery. We can supply any quantity. 
We have them for every place and purpose: Jap¬ 
anese Wistaria, Dutchman's Pipe, Clematis, Honey¬ 
suckle, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Euonymus, 
Ivies and the beautiful quick-growing Japanese 
KudzuVine. 
We have the most complete collection of these pop- 
Hardy Plants ular favorites in the country. Our Landscape De¬ 
partment makes a specialty of Old-fashioned Gardens. 
Visit Our 
Nursery 
You will find two hours walk in our Nursery, health¬ 
ful and interesting. 
Our Illustrated 
General 
Catalog 
Tells you about the above and many other interesting 
things requisite to the Garden. 
Consult our Landscape Department if you intend to beautify your grounds. 
BOBBINK & ATKINS, 
Nurserymen and Landscape Architects 
RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
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