March, 1915 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
223 
There are few greater 
delights than a flour¬ 
ishing rose garden, 
bright and fragrant 
with many blooms. 
You can have just such a garden 
THIS year if you plant Fairfax 
Roses. They are hardy plants 
that have been propagated under 
natural conditions and wintered 
out of doors. They will bloom 
freely THIS summer in any climate — 
big, glorious blooms of unrivaled beauty 
and perfume. 
Send for my 1915 Rose Book 
It is free and tells you how to grow roses 
successfully as well as describing and illus¬ 
trating the many different kinds of the famous 
Fairfax hardy Roses and other outdoor plants 
with which you can make your garden bright 
this summer. 
W o r* o a V Box 26 > oakton 
• lx* VjlvA I Fairfax Co. Va. 
Plant Walsh’s 
Dormant Tield-Grown 
ROSES 
TWO YEARS OLD! 
Send for illustrated catalogue, which describes all 
the leading varieties for the garden, and which gives 
directions for preparing the bed, when to plant, how 
to plant, and how to succeed in growing them. 
M. H.WALSH, Rose Specialist,% d ; s ss Hule 
4 New Gladioli 10c. 
America. The big lavender pink. Finest 
Gladioli grown. 
Attraction. Soft rosy scarlet, large white 
center. Extra fine. 
Klondyke. Lemon yellow with vivid crimson 
maroon center. 
Rosy Spray. White, sprayed rose. 
These are among the very finest new sorts. 
Every one is a real gem, ready to bloom. We 
mail the 4 for 10c. 
12 fine Mixed Gladioli all sorts 20cts. 
Big Catalog of Flower and Vegetable Seeds, 
Bulbs, Plants and rare new Fruits free to all 
who apply. We are the largest growers in the 
world of Gladiolus, Cannas, Dahlias, Lilies, 
etc., and our stocks are best and cheapest. 
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, N. Y. 
Just to Make You Acquainted 
With our beautiful magazine TRAVEL—to place you on speaking terms with all the 
strange peoples of the earth—we will be glad to make you a special ofFer. It will take 
you on a pictorial tour around the world, and issue to you a passport good in every coun¬ 
try. There is only one safe way to travel this year, and that is through the broad pages of 
The 
Magazine 
that 
Takes 
you 
there 
Each month this beautiful periodical will come to your home filled with glowing pictures 
and vivid stories. It will take you over the battle-fields of Europe, show you the 
ruined cathedrals and beleaguered cities, and by swift transition point out to you the 
scenic beauties of some savage land, or reveal the many interesting scenes of our own 
country. TRAVEL is at once a delight and a liberal education. 
Will You Join Our Spring Tour? 
The coming months promise some unusually interesting trips. There will be timely 
visits to European cities, and equally timely jaunts to the Pacific coast where two 
great expositions beckon. This year TRAVEL is all the more a necessity, now that so 
many lanes of foreign communication are closed. With this sparkling magazine on your 
table you are still a citizen of the world. 
Pin a Dollar Bill to This 
BOOK OF WAR FACTS FREE 
We have recently issued a timely little 
book entitled “The German War Ma¬ 
chine” — written by a famous former 
spy of the Kaiser. To all who take 
advantage of this offer we will be glad 
to send a copy of this book free. 
SPECIAL TRIP TICKET 
Return this ticket to the publishers with SI and you will get 
SIX numbers of TRAVEL beginning with the beautiful March 
number, and in addition a copy of “The German War 
Machine.” 
McBRIDE, NAST & CO., 31 East 17th St., New York City 
NAME. 
ADDRESS.(L.M.) 
(Good only for new subscriptions) 
There will NEVER be enough num¬ 
ber one apples—ALWAYS too many 
cider apples. Don’t waste your time 
and your trees growing inferior grades. 
Use “Scalecide” the one sure spray for’ 
San Jose scale, and produce number 
one fruit. “Scalecide’’ is 100% efficient 
against scale and has marked fungi¬ 
cidal properties. Used by best orchard- 
ists the world over. Endorsed by Ex¬ 
periment Stations. Our SERVICE 
DEPARTMENT furnishes everything 
, for the orchard. Write today to Dept. 
*2” for new booklet—“Pratt’s Hand¬ 
book for Fruit Growers” and “Scale¬ 
cide the Tree Saver.” Both free. 
B. G. PRATT COMPANY 
50 Church Street New York City 
&he NATIVE 
Rhododendron Catawbiense 
The true species is the hardiest Rhododen¬ 
dron known in America. 
Several thousand of this brilliantly colored 
Rhododendron are offered in car lots at a 
great reduction to clear land. They are 
heavy nursery-grown clumps, well-budded 
from 1 to 5 feet in height. Also R. MAXI¬ 
MUM and KALMIA LATIFOLIA the 
beautiful Mountain Laurel grown in the 
Carolina Mountains. 
Send for Special List and Prices. 
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Salem, Massachusetts 
Owner—BOXFORD NURSERY, Boxford, (Massachusetts 
HIGHLANDS NURSERY, Pineola, N. C. 
ALEXANDER’S QUALITY DAHLIAS 
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FLOWER 
The Dahlia of to-day is of 
surpassing beauty as a single 
Mr flower, exquisite for private 
R S gardens, charming in masses, 
<amk\ m* ra and ideal for planting against 
shrubbery. 
f Alexander’s Up-to-date 
Dahlias lead the World; be- 
cause they are perfect in type 
and shape, beautiful in color 
p- nd ’ fl 10St *™ portant a H — 
Our many customers are 
satisfied; they receive good 
stock; true to name, and best of all — Guaranteed to Grow. 
All Flower Lovers are invited to send to the Dahlia King 
for his Free Illustrated Catalogue, which contains helpful 
descriptions and valuable cultural hints on Dahlias, Gladi¬ 
olus, Roses, Cannas, Peonies and Iris. 
J« K. ALEXANDER, 4 The Dahlia King/* 
8-12 Central Street, EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. 
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