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The Charm of 
Madonna Lilies 
T HE Lily of antiquity was 
undoubtedly Lilium Can- 
didum—known today as the 
Ascension, or Madonna Lily. 
One of the noblest flowers in 
cultivation. Deserves a place 
in every garden. 
The Emblem of Purity 
Madonna Lilies have been 
the inspiration of poet and 
painter for centuries. They 
give a benediction of beauty 
while June blends into July. 
Easy to grow, the prime 
requisite for successful cul¬ 
tivation is the correct start 
with the right type of bulb. 
These come from Northern 
France. We have contract¬ 
ed for a selection of the 
finest stock For Fall Planting. 
We have been supplying 
this special type of North¬ 
ern Lilium Candidum from 
the same source each year. 
Our clients, (including many 
garden clubs purchasing 
quantities for distribution 
among members,) have ex¬ 
pressed high praise for their 
unusual quality. 
Prices: 100 heaviest bulbs, 
$35; SO heaviest bulbs, $19. 
$5 per dozen. 
(In original hampers as 
shipped from France.) 
A Pleasing Color Combination 
To make a most attractive color 
effect, we suggest your planting 
with Lilium Candidum, our three 
year old clumps of Delphinium Bel¬ 
ladonna. $10.00 per dozen; $75.00 
per hundred. There is no picture 
more beautiful than these sky-blue 
Hardy Larkspurs grouped with the 
pure white Madonna Lilies. 
SO Madonna Lilies and 12 
Delphinium Belladonna 
$28.00. 12 Madonna Lilies 
and 3 Delphinium Belladon¬ 
na $8.00. 
John Scheepers, Inc. 
Flower Bulb Specialists 
Highest awards for quality 
522 Fifth Avenue New York 
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Just a Talk about 
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a Hobby of Mine 
A UTUMN is here and with it my oppor- 
il tunity to again address you on a sub- 
ject that has been dear to me for more than 
a quarter of a century and which interests 
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me to-day more deeply than ever — The 
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Peony. 
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Each Spring, when it is brought home to 
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them that roots should have been planted the 
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previous Fall, many people express to me 
regrets that they must wait another year for 
Peony flowers, and so, lest you forget it 
again until too late, may I urge you to action 
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now—during September and October. 
And my appeal to you on behalf of the 
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Peony is not merely a commercial one. It 
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is true that “Dearest” needs an occasional 
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new bonnet, the “Seedlings” a new Sunday 
School outfit, and father—Oh well, never 
mind, almost any old thing is good enough 
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for him. This phase of the business is, of 
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course, a necessary one to keep in mind, but 
outstanding above and beyond all this, as so 
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many now know, is my unchanging love for 
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this flower. 
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If you knew the Peony as I know it, you 
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would love it as I love it. The brush of a 
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Corot, master of colors as he was, would 
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falter before the modern Peony’s wondrous 
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range and delicacy of shades. De Longpre, 
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(whom I personally knew and frequently 
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saw in action), the greatest flower painter 
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of our time, threw down his brush in despair 
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as he failed to catch the elusive tints—the 
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wondrous sheen of the Peony. 
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And who can drink in the delicious per- 
fume of to-day’s varieties without wonder- 
ing what a Roger & Gallet—a Colgate would 
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give to match what Nature gives us so freely 
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in the Peony. And speaking of Nature, did 
you ever stop to think how you and Nature 
working hand in hand can produce living 
pictures of beauty, such as no Rubens, no 
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Corot, no Angelo ever achieved? 
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Understand ? 
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A very dear old lady, who herself gave 
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most freely of her time and wealth to the 
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betterment of humanity, once asked me if 
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I realized how my own efforts were making 
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mankind happier and more blessed. 
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Time passes—opportunity slips by. Soon 
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it will be a year too late. Send to-day for 
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a free copy of 
“The FloWer Beautiful” 
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which tells you the whole story. 
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George H. Peterson 
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Rose and Peony Specialist 
Box 30 Fair Lawn, N. J. 
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Golden Daffodils 
Dancing in the Breeze 
N O manifestation of 
Spring gives so deli¬ 
cious a thrill as the smiling 
faces of the first daffodils. 
Signals of Spring 
their vision of beauty lin¬ 
gers all the days of the 
garden year. Plant this Fall. 
The best method of 
naturalizing daffodils is 
to scatter pebbles, and 
where they fall, there 
plant a bulb. Thus they 
take their grouping 
naturally and like stars 
that had dropped into 
your meadow and taken 
root, they bloom in all 
their loveliness, “Like 
fairy gold,” from early 
April into May. They 
multiply annually and 
ever increase in beauty. 
Collection (Bulbs) $29.00 
500 Bulbs—$18.00 
Each collection contains 
1000 extra-large bulbs of 
the best named varieties for 
naturalizing. They have 
been selected by experts, 
and will be shipped from 
N. Y. in their original Hol¬ 
land packing. 
This is an opportunity to 
secure a fine collection of 
narcissus at what is really 
a bargain price. 
John Scheepers, Inc. 
Flower Bulb Specialists 
Highest Award For Quality 
522 Fifth Avenue New York 
