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REES and SHRUB 
PORTER’S HIGH QUALITY STOCK 
Illustrated Price List free. Write 
for copy today. 
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PORTER*S NURSERIES, Box 260, Evanston, Ill. 
NOTE—Big Stock of Large Specimen Norway Maples 
at Low Prices 
vWARF TREES 
"are best for the home 
garden; they need less 
room, BEAR QUICKER, 
and produce finest fruit. You 
can grow them as bushes 
pyramids, cordons or espalier 
forms as described in our FREE 
CATALOUE. 
THE VAN DUSEN NURSERIES, W. L. McKay, Prop., Box B, Geneva, N.Y. 
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DAHLIAS 
THAT BLOSSOM 
Alexander’s Up-to-Date Dahlias Lead the World 
because they are beautiful 
in color, perfect in type and 
shape, and most important 
of all—Free Flowering. 
The Dahlia of to-day is 
of unsurpassed beauty as a 
single flower, exquisite for 
private gardens, charming 
masses, and ideal for 
planting against 
shrubbery. 
Our many customers are 
satisfied; they receive 
good stock; true to name, 
and best of all—Guar¬ 
anteed to Grow. 
All Flower Lovers are invited to send to the “ Dahlia 
King ” for his latest Free Illustrated Catalog, which 
contains helpful descriptions and valuable cultural hints 
on Dahlias, Gladiolus, Cannas, Peonies, Phlox, Iris, 
Hardy Plants for the Old-fashioned Garden, and a Gen¬ 
eral line of Ornamental and Flowering Shrubs. 
J. K. ALEXANDER 
425-435 Central St.East Bridgwater, Mass. 
A SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR INSECTS 
ON HOUSE AND GARDEN PLANTS— 
EFFECTIVE IN ITS ACTION—EASILY 
APPLIED—FREE OF THE DISAGREE¬ 
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Sold by dealers in Horticultural Supplies 
Aphine Manufacturing Co., Madison, N. J 
COMMERCIAL 
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It contains a list of all the 
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supplies, and will greatly assist you 
in your Spring planting. 
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166 West 23rd Street New York 
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will save you $200 
B EFORE you spend a penny on your Spring 
hat or clothes, before you even plan your 
new wardrobe, consult Vogue’s great Spring 
and Summer Fashion issues, beginning with the 
Spring Patterns and New Materials Number* 
The gown you buy and never wear is the really expensive gown! 
Gloves, boots, hats, that miss being exactly what you want, 
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Vogue is a beautifully illustrated 
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authority on what is worn by 
well-dressed American women. 
Here are your twelve numbers 
(and one extra): 
Spring Patterns 
and New Materials 
March 1 
Working models for one’s whole Spring 
and Summer wardrobe. 
Paris Openings March 15 
The complete story of the Paris Open¬ 
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Spring Fashions 
April 1 
Our Special Offer 
The Spring Patterns and New 
Materials Number is already on 
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The last word on Spring gowns, waists 
and accessories. 
^ Smart Fashions 
for Limited Incomes April 15 
First aid to the fashionable woman of 
not unlimited means. 
Brides and Summer Homes May 1 
A journey ‘‘thro’ pleasures and pal¬ 
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American Travel 
May 15 
Places in our own country well worth a 
visit at least. 
Summer Fashions 
June 1 
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Society takes to sports and life in the 
open. 
Hot Weather Fashions July 1 
The correct wardrobe for all outdoor 
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July 15 
The newest ideas in Midsummer enter¬ 
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Outfits for the infant and for the school 
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Advance models gathered at 
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| ENGLISH WALNUTS GROWN IN YOUR GARDEN BETTER 
J flavored than you’ve eaten. Thin shelled. Thousands 
have our Hardy trees thriving in cold climates. One 
customer with 2 young Pomeroy trees gathered 10 
bushels this fall. Big demand at $10 to $14 bushel. 
Start bearing 4 years many cases. Bear increasingly 
for generations. We grow our own trees in below zero 
climate. No nurserymen can sell our genuine heavy 
bearing Hardy Pomeroy English walnut trees. Buy 
direct from this address. 
DANIEL N. POMEROY & SON, 
The English Walnut Orchards, Lockport, N. Y. 
THE NEW DAHLIA 
“Mary Pickford” 
And many others described in 
“Dahlias and How to Grow 
Them” for 1916, sent free 
for a postal. 
TRIAL ORDER—10 large Dahlia 
roots by mail for $1.00 
J. MURRAY BASSETT 
Box 412 Hammonton, N. J. 
CATNIP MOUSE 
Lots of fun for the whole family. 
FOR KITTY 
The mouse is stuffed solid with first quality cat¬ 
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120 Bank Bldg. PAWTUCKET, R. I. 
Direct from our Nurseries^ 
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FLO WE R S 
Selection of 15 varieties such 
as Hollyhocks, Phlox, Lark¬ 
spur, Foxgloves, etc. 
Send for catalog NOW, and take 
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Bird Feeding Devices 
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This Book 
On Home 
Beautifying 
Sent Free 
^ Contains practical 
_ suggestions on how to mako 
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Explains how you can easily and economi¬ 
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with Johnson's Wood Finishes. Take this 
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“The Wood Finishino Authorities" _ 
