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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1915 
“ ’ETOILE d’OR ” 
Totty’s ’Mums 
The above is one of the Nov¬ 
elties in the Early Flowering 
section of Hardy ’Mums, that 
we are distributing this year. 
We catalog over seventy varieties of this 
wonderful type, that will give you a continu¬ 
ous succession of flowers from the middle of 
September until late in November, without 
the protection of a greenhouse. Handling 
as we do, more Chrysanthemums than any 
other house in the world, we can supply your 
wants for any purpose and in any quantity! 
Our catalog which describes over four hun¬ 
dred varieties of all types of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, and a full list of Novelty and 
Standard Roses and Carnations will be 
mailed you on request. 
We grow Roses for greenhouse and garden 
culture, Our Rose catalogue describes the 
two Novelties for this year, “ Mrs. F. F. 
Thompson,” a lovely shell pink, and 
“ White Shawyer,” a superb white — ask 
for it. 
SPECIAL INTRODUC1 ORY'OFFER 
We will send a dozen Assarted Early 
Flowering. ’Mums, and' include n plant 
of “ Et,oiI? d’Or,” prepaid to r ar.y 
address for $2.00. 
CHARLES H. TOTTY 
•Specialist , . . 
Roses Carnations r Chrysanthemums 
Ridgedale Avenue, Madison, N. J. 
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The leaves of the sorrel and nasturtium 
with berries of elder or barberry made our 
salad and our tea was either of mint, 
caraway or catnip. In cherry time a dish 
of the red cherries, piled high on a pie¬ 
plant leaf, served as centerpiece and des¬ 
sert. The robins scolded us when we 
picked the cherries and the orioles were 
always in the tree when it was in flower 
as well as in fruit. Because we loved the 
birds and hesitated to disturb them we 
really did not get as many cherries as we 
longed for. 
Another delicacy on our table was the 
cheese from the hollyhocks, and we found 
that nothing was more decorative than a 
pretty green leaf piled with berries 
from wahoo, bittersweet, elder, Tartarian 
honeysuckle, mountain ash, dogwood, 
snowberrv and the little black seeds from 
the tiger lilies in the fall. 
Do girls to-day know that hollyhocks 
make lovely dolls? Turn down some of 
the petals, tie them, and an elaborately 
attired lady is the result. The foxglove 
and trumpet flowers exactly fitted our 
fingers, and we wore them often as gloves. 
When the Canterbury bells were in 
bloom we used to watch for the bee to 
crawl into the bell of the flower and then 
pinching the end; what a thrill went 
through us as we felt him buzz and beat 
and try to force his way through the burst¬ 
ing side ! 1 remember doing this once too 
many times, and the bees were never again 
disturbed by my fingers. 
The long needles of the pine made fine 
things to sew with, and were ever bags 
more adorable than those we made by 
pinching and blowing up the leaves of the 
live-for-ever ? The queen of the meadow 
grew in this garden ; marigolds were there 
and the mourning bride (the pincushion 
flower) and the garden heliotrope 
(valerian). The cats always liked to roll 
in this, and how they would scratch at the 
elder bushes! 
We buried many a pet canary under the 
lilacs. Elaborate preparations were made 
for these burials,' to which all of the girls 
were invited (not the boys, for they 
laughed at us). Into a pretty little thread- 
box, lined with ferny leaves, the bird was 
tenderly laid, and over and about it we 
tucked the sweetest flowers. Then the 
cover was put on and our choicest larkspur 
wreath was laid upon it; then the sad 
little procession ; the digging of the grave 
and its covering, and we were ready for 
the song. Above us we heard the laughter 
of the martins, the glad note of the orioles 
and the happy flight song of the goldfinch. 
Wrens were chattering and the robins call¬ 
ing. In a way we resented all their songs 
of happiness. We loved best, that day, 
the little peevvee and his plaintive call. We 
sang the same song at every burial. There 
was no partiality shown. Possibly the 
song was not at all appropriate, but these 
words came from sorrowing hearts: 
Salpiglossis 
(Orchid-Flowering) 
as illustrated on the front cover of 
our Catalogue, is a distinct favorite 
with those who have become ac¬ 
quainted with this delightful annual. 
The orehid-fiowering strain 
branches freely from the main 
stem, forming fine, spreading 
plants, flowering from all branches, 
making it invaluable for cutting. 
Following are a few of the popular varieties: 
Pkt. M Oz. 
Purplish Violet .$0.10 $1,00 
Pink, Bright Pink.10 1.00 
Light Blue, Veined Gold.10 1.00 
Golden Yellow, Rich color.10 1.00 
Scarlet, Rich color.10 1.00 
Brown with Gold .10 1.00 
Finest Mixed .10 1.00 
Our Special Offer 
For 25 cents, in coin or stamps, we will send 
one packet each of the six separate varieties listed 
above, which if purchased separately would cost 
60 cents. 
For description and prices of other novelties 
and specialties in flowers and vegetables, as well 
as standards, write for a copy of our 1915 Spring 
Catalogue. 
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