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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1911 
Lighting 
Household Uses 
CENTS 
A TOOT 
BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTAL FENCE 
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BARGAIN 
oflereil at any ways near these prices. Ills cheaper mao a t>oar 
very strong and will last for years Anybody can aflord a fence at these prices. Made 
of No. 12 steel wire, heavily galvani7ed. We want every one needing feoce or gates to 
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ol Yard and Cemetery Fence, Gates. Arches, etc., and quotes the lowest prices ever 
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KITSELMAN BROTHERS, Bo*/49 MUNCIE. INDIANA. 
EVERGREENS 
Nursery grown, suitable for all pur¬ 
poses. 84.50 and up per thousand. We 
have 50 millions. Our low prices will 
astonish you. Also Hardy Forest trees, ( 
Shade, Ornamental aud Fruit trees, I 
Shrubs, Vines, etc. Our beautiful Cat- I 
alog is crowded with valuable informa¬ 
tion. This and 50 Great Bargain Sheet are Free. I 
Send for them today. 
D. HILL NURSERY CO. v Box 301* Dundee, III. 
Evergreen Specialists 
Have Them Sprayed Now 
Don’t Wait Until The Beetles 
Begin to Chew Up The Leaves 
Pi event it 
ILL them before they can do any harm — Kill them be¬ 
fore they can multiply. Spraying is the most effec¬ 
tual way. If thoroughly done at the right time with 
the right spraying fluid, results are positive. 
Send for our Inspector to come and look over your trees at once and give 
you an estimate for the work. At the same time he can advise you as to 
the condition of your trees. He will point out where pruning and bracing 
would be advisable. Locate decay cavities that are a menace. Then if you 
wish, we wall send our expert tree men to do the work. 
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SUPERB DAHLIAS 
a trial I will send 10 Large Field Roots for $1, no two 
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Express charges to be paid by purchaser. 
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Packard Street Hammonton, N. J. 
SPECIAL OFFER! 
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Its FEET, $15.00 per 1000 
3 FEET, $35.00 per 1000 
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Strong rooted, well branched plants only. 
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(Continued from page 288) 
sirable, but two or three or more, well dis¬ 
posed, break a sky line and perfect a com¬ 
position as no other trees can. 
Willows offer another form of growth, 
quite as picturesque in their way, the ex¬ 
quisite soft grace of the weeping willow 
holding for me always a hint of mystery 
and enchantment not to be found in any 
other growth. They afford splendid shade 
too, in spite of their airy delicacy. 
Evergreens bring the quickest results, 
as far as the sense of age goes; and their 
effect independent of this cannot be over¬ 
estimated. Arbor vitae transplants the 
most readily of all perhaps, though hem¬ 
lock and red cedar may usually be de¬ 
pended upon to succeed. Of the three the 
cedar is most likely to suffer by being 
moved and it does not grow as rapidly as 
the others, but it will thrive on any soil, 
practically anywhere. 
With the vines mentioned and the peren¬ 
nials, used as suggested through the shrub¬ 
bery border, an effect of real charm may 
be secured the very first year, which the 
second year will of course carry along 
tremendously. Add to these some groups 
of arbor vitae which, dug with a ball of 
earth, may safely be transplanted up to a 
height of five feet; or some hemlocks the 
same size, and perhaps a pair of box 
bushes three feet high, to flank the en¬ 
trance, and the beginning of a real home 
is so well made that the place will be re¬ 
marked by all who visit or see it. This, 
too, at the end of one year. 
The shade trees will not do much in the 
way of actual growth until the second sea¬ 
son — unless they too are autumn-planted— 
but by their second summer there will be 
a great lengthening of branch on every 
side. And by the third year, if things are 
well tended and they were properly planted 
when they came from the nursery, trees, 
both evergreen and deciduous, shrubs and 
flowers will all have united with such 
harmony of purpose that the result will 
be incredible, when the barren beginning 
is recalled. 
The All-Star Garden of a Business 
Man 
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the high standard of attractions that your 
all-star garden has set. Avoid the pale 
purple shades in favor of pinks, cherry 
reds and plenty of white. Jeanne d’Arc is 
one of the best white late-flowering va¬ 
rieties. In choosing other colors take the 
late-flowering ones in order that the show¬ 
ing may not rival that of the July and 
August stars. 
Late in October and during the first 
half of November the choice of attractions 
is decidedly limited, but the hardy chry¬ 
santhemum fortunately gives us a variety 
and beauty of bloom that needs no apolo¬ 
gies whatever. Here again I would ad¬ 
vise a choice from the wealth of varieties 
that will be shown at one of the fall exhi¬ 
bitions. The names alone mean little or 
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