115 
uly, 1922 
-*•Iris 
F OR a third of a century we 
have specialized in high pro¬ 
duction on two early summer 
flowers best suited for garden and 
home beautification—the PEONY 
and the IRIS. We have confined 
our efforts to the best leading 
standardized varieties known to the 
Peony fancier—varieties of quality, 
the sure-to-bloom, large flowering 
kind, full of life and vigor, with a 
strong, hardy, well developed root 
and eye system. We have estab¬ 
lished an enviable reputation for 
superior quality in the production 
of these better varieties and our un¬ 
usual service to our customers has 
proven most helpful to Peony and 
1 ris growers. Our recognized leader¬ 
ship in quality production is based 
upon experience and a love for 
flowers. Our judgment as to the 
most desirable varieties has been recently 
confirmed by the rating ballot of both the 
Peony and Iris Societies, which are included 
in our descriptions. Our confidence is sup¬ 
ported by attesting satisfied customers of 
long standing sending us repeat orders 
yearly. Order now to insure varieties wanted 
and plan to plant at the proper season. 
A special word should be spoken about our 
tall, bearded Iris, beautiful in form, texture 
and color as are orchids, and many of them 
delightfully fragrant. They grow well in any 
soil, but do best in a well drained location. 
PETERSON’S 
Master List of Iris 
will help you in the selection of these won¬ 
derful flowers, classifying colors, seasonal 
blooming period and fully describing each 
kind and variety. 
We offer not only all the varieties 
that have received the highest bal¬ 
lot in Peonies and Iris, but even 
some as yet not generally known, 
including a large list of single and 
Japanese Peonies. 
PETERSON’S UNIQUE GUARANTEE 
as applied to both Peonies and Iris, states 
emphatically 
“We will replace with three any plant 
blooming not true to description” 
Iris shipped after July 1st; Peonies after 
September 1st; orders for one-eye Peony 
division must be received before October 
1st. Peterson’s way to success is described 
in our new book containing 
Peterson’s Master List 
of Peonies and Iris 
illustrating the wonderful combination of color 
effects which may 
be had by proper 
intelligent selec¬ 
tion—handsomely 
illustrated in co¬ 
lors, containing 
instructions and 
other helpful in¬ 
formation — sent 
free to flower lov¬ 
ers—it’s different. 
Write for it. 
PETERSON 
NURSERY 
30 N. La Salle 
Street 
Chicago, III. 
Dustless 
Driveways 
Like a Gentle Shower 
The 
Double 
THE DOUBLE ROTARY 
The surface of private driveways is kept 
hard, smooth and dustless, free from weeds 
and grass, by SOLVAY, The Natural Dust 
Layer. It attracts moisture from the atmos¬ 
phere and retains it in the road or walk, giv¬ 
ing much the same result as would be obtained 
by sprinkling with water, but never drying out 
entirely or being too wet. 
SOLVAY 
GRANULATED CALCIUM CHLORIDE 
immediately works into the road incorporating with the top course and 
binding it compactly. 
SOLVAY is odorless, colorless and without effect on tires or shoes. 
SOLVAY may be purchased in a small quantity and is easy for the 
care-taker or owner to handle. No special equipment is required to 
apply it. The fact that its use eliminates weeds from the roads and 
walks adds to the general appearance of the grounds. 
Write for the new Illustrated Booklet 
SEMET-SOLVAY CO., Syracuse, N. Y. 
The DOUBLE ROTARY 
SPRINKLER, constructed on a 
new and improved principle of 
efficiency, has won the approval of 
particular home owners and land¬ 
scape architects in all parts of the 
country. It sprinkles more lawn 
surface—better, is self-operating and 
built to serve many seasons. 
THE DOUBLE ROTARY 
SPRINKLER 
Sprinkles the even, natural way 
“like a gentle shower”. Covers 
a radius of 15 to 80 feet, accord¬ 
ing to water pressure. All parts 
are made of best materials and are 
interchangeable. 
Price $12.50 prepaid anywhere East 
of the Rockies. Order from this 
advertisement or write for fur¬ 
ther description and information. 
WHAT YOU CAN 
DO BN JULY 
A Personal Message from Henry Hicks 
Swelter or Enjoy Cool Shade 
HA's/i your place was beautiful ? 
Why not have it so? 
T O have big trees you thought it was 
necessary to have your father plant 
them. You also thought it necessary to 
plant in spring or fall. We have planted 
thousands of trees in the summer and 
they have grown better than those 
planted in spring and fall. Why? Be¬ 
cause we have invented methods and 
trained men to do it right. Back in 1888 
we started to grow them to save you 
time. They have been grown wide 
apart, root pruned and transplanted to 
be in the best possible condition for you. 
Recently we have developed and per¬ 
fected the art of summer transplanting. 
Will you be the first in your neighbor¬ 
hood to take advantage of it? 
High Spread Yrs. old Each 
Pin Oak 20' 12' 18 $35.00 
Chestnut Oak 20' 8' 18 45.00 
The species for dry gravelly soil as 
Rockaway and gravelly slopes of Cold 
Spring Harbor, N. Y., where it is native. 
High Spread Yrs. old Each 
Scarlet Oak 14' 5' 13 $ 8.00 
Beech 12’ 8' 15 25.00 
Beech will make a beautiful hedge to 
shut out the street or separate the gar¬ 
den from the entrance court. Beech 
hedges grace the finest estates in Europe. 
Maple 
High 
18' 
Spread 
5' 
Yrs. old 
12 
Each 
$ 8.00 
A group 
of 4 will shade the baby’s 
playground. 
They 
are big enough for 
a swing or 
Maple 
hammock. 
High Spread 
22' 10' 
Yrs. old 
15 
Each 
$40.00 
Maple 
26' 
20' 
25 
100.00 
Tulip Tree 
16' 
6' 
9 
50.00 
Linden 
14' 
5' 
10 
5.00 
Linden 
25' 
12' 
18 
75.00 
PLANT EVERGREENS 
You enjoy the beauties of the evergreens, 
the fragrance of the firs, the wide horizontal 
lights and shadows of the Pine, the feathery 
Hemlock and the contrast of the White Fir 
or Blue Spruce. You wish you had a little 
nook sheltered from the sea. Do you want 
a bird haven where they will nest in the 
summer and feel protected from wind and 
hawks in the winter? July is the time to 
make it. Do you want the fun of carrying 
out your own ideas, being sculptor of your 
landscape? The Hicks system of trans¬ 
planting and root pruning and the invention 
of machinery for handling the roots re¬ 
sults in the least possible surgical shock in 
transplanting. Measured in beauty and 
time saving they are your cheapest invest¬ 
ment. You can have a truckload de¬ 
livered every day, every other day, or 
every week, while you are on your country 
place. You can move them around until the 
composition suits you and then plant. There 
are rows after rows of perfect specimens 
5, 10, 20 and 25 feet high. They are guar¬ 
anteed to grow satisfactorily or replaced 
free. Do you need a carload? You will 
enjoy selecting them in the nursery. A 
prominent manufacturer of Pittsburgh said 
this morning, “I have spent several pleas¬ 
ant mornings here.” He has the instinct 
to select the best things that are under 
priced for his sea shore place. 
Are you a fan on little evergreens, rock 
plants, alpine plants, cover plants, ferns and 
wild flowers? This is the place to come, 
prowl around, load up your car and re¬ 
decorate the foundation of your house, and 
make a naturalistic garden with stumps and 
stones or along a woodland path. 
Do you love color? Do you want a 
sweep of color each week in the year? 
The best way is to come to the nursery, 
see what is available, talk ever your soil and 
exposure conditions, see what Nature per¬ 
mits you to do most easily. 
Have you tried the Hicks Plantateria? 
Here are thousands of plants in pots or 
suitable to take up with clumps of dirt. 
Phlox, Iris, asters and a good collection 
of the flowers you see in the best gardens. 
Does your garden grow everything it can 
for you to eat. At Hicks Nurseries there 
are apples, currants, rhubarb and raspberries. 
Many of them you can plant in July. 
If you love a plant you can make it 
live anytime. 
(Signed) Henry Hicks 
HICKS NURSERIES 
(Mention House & Garden) 
WESTBURY, BOX H. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 
