March, 1918 
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This 72-page garden 
Handbook 
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illustrates and describes 
160 sturdily-built weather- j 
resisting pieces for the 
garden, which | 
ship by | 
express to 
all parts of 
the nation - 
(express al- | 
lowed east j 
of Mis- | 
sissippi 
River) | 
Based on | 
accurate ar- 1 
tistic knowledge j| 
and made by hand, 1 
GARDENCRAFT pergolas, ' 
summer-houses, trellises, trel- ■ 
lis fences, Japanese woodwork, 1 
arbors, seats and sunset arbors are § 
famous the world over for artistic excel- p 
lence. The handbook with 1918 supplement 1 
will be mailed you on receipt of 50 cents, stamps 1 
or coin, (to be deducted from first order), to cover | 
printing cost and postage. 
Ask for Catalogue B. 
we 
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6319 Case St., Davenport, Iowa 
HODGSON BirdHomes 
Do the memories of bird houses built 
in boyhood days make you wish for 
one now ? 
Let a Hodgson Bird House fulfil this wish and 
bring joy to your heart, an artistic touch to your 
grounds. Hodgson Bird Houses are quaint, and 
attractive. They are designed to harmonize with 
the architecture of your house. Built of red 
cedar and carefully painted, they are made 
strong, durable and vermin-proof Before it 
slips your mind, write for a Hodgson Bird House 
catalog. 
Suet box . 
Bungalow 
Old Homestead 
Colonial 
Dutch Colonial 
Tree Boxes • 
. 95c each—$9.00 per dozen 
24" x 28"— 6 rooms—$12.00 
16" x 18"—10 rooms— 12.00 
16" x 24"—28 rooms— 25.00 -5 
18" x 36"—32 rooms— 30.00 
$1.25 each or $10.00 per dozen 
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E. F. HODGSON CO. 
Room 226, 116 Washington Street, Boston, Mast. 
6 East 39th Street, New York City 
IRIS 
(. FLEUR-DE-LIS) 
If you have no planting of this 
beautiful flower, you are missing 
much of the richness of life. 
Bearded Iris comes in bewilder¬ 
ing array of colors, its petals as 
delicate and as beautiful in form, 
texture and color as fairies’ 
wings. The form of this flower 
has been remarkably improved of 
late years, and modern varieties 
show none of the stiffness of the 
old sorts. The new varieties are 
a revelation with their broad, 
rounded petals and their beauti¬ 
ful, globular form of flowers. 
Earliest varieties bloom the last 
of March, and others follow up 
to June 15th, after which the 
wonderful and stately Japanese 
Irises appear. 
Our collection includes nearly 
five hundred varieties. Many of 
them are very rare. 
For $1.55 we will send you this beautiful collection. Actual value, $2.10. 
Collection 4—TALL BEARDED IRISES 
Madame Chereau, White bordered blue Mrs. Neubronner, Bright, golden yellow 
Celeste, Pale sky blue Kochii, Deep claret 
Queen of May, Soft rose Mrs. G. Darwin, Pure white 
Jacquesiana, Fawn and reddish violet Violacea Grandiflora, Bright violet blue 
Queen of Gypsies, Dead leaf and dusky yellow 
WRITE FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE 
It describes our Irises, Gladioli, Paeonies, Cannas, Hardy Phlox, 
Dahlias and many other plants and bulbs. It also lists all kinds of 
flower, field and garden seeds and some new and rare specialties which we 
believe cannot be obtained through any other American Seedsman. 
THE WING SEED CO., Box 1427, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 
( The House of Quality and Moderate Prices ) 
“GOLD MEDAL” 
GLADIOLUS 
We grow this magnificent strain 
for the express purpose of being 
able to supply those who 
want the very best mix¬ 
ture possible. 
When Gladioli are 
grown in mixture they 
are liable to deteriorate 
rapidly and finally 
contain but a few 
colors. To avoid this 
we grow small 
blocks of a large 
number of exquisite 
high - grade sorts 
from which this 
mixture is made and 
which embraces all 
colors from the richest 
reds through all the inter¬ 
mediate tones of pink, rose, 
salmon, blush, white, yel¬ 
low, to the new blue, helio¬ 
trope and “pansy colors.” 
Indeed so great is the di¬ 
versity of colors that there 
is little risk of any two be¬ 
ing exactly alike. 
Having a large stock of splendid 
bulbs, we are able to offer them 
at a very reasonable price, viz: 
60 cts. per doz., #4-00 per ioo, 
#35-00 per 1000. If wanted by 
Parcel Post, add 6 cts. per doz. for 
postage. 
The above is but one of our Specialties. For complete list send for 
DREER’S GARDEN BOOK FOR 1918 
Free on application if you mention this magazine . 
HENRY A. DREER 7 ^ Pm L^A DELPHIA 
