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Unrivalled as a hedge plant. 
HARLAN P. KELSEY, Salem, Massachusetts 
Catalog of Hardy American Plants on request. 
Perfect Flowers 
You can have them in all their 
beauty and perfection by keep¬ 
ing plants, leaves and buds 
free from aphides (plant lice) and 
similar injurious insects. Spray with 
“Black Leaf 40.’’ That is the suc¬ 
cessful gardener’s way. He keeps 
it on hand knowing that aphis may 
make its appearance almost over 
night. A 35-cent bottle will 
make 0 gallons of effective 
spray. At your dealers. 
TOBACCO BY-PRODUCTS & 
CHEMICAL CORP. 
Incorporated 
LOUISVILLE, KY. 
Upv !LUUI2>VILLE, KY. 
Spray 
Black 
Nicotine Leaf 
wm40' 
Flowering 
Oriental 
c Trees 
PLANT THEM NOW 
JAPANESE rose flowering cher- 
J ties, Chinese flowering crabs, 
flowering plums, Persian flower¬ 
ing Almonds and other oriental 
flowering trees can be planted now 
without injuring the seasons 
bloom. 
Ask about our $5, $10 
and $20 assortments. 
Write for our 1923 catalogue. 
For this season we are offering a spe - 
cial assortment of young grafted 
flowering crab-apples for $i.so 
-V 
BIRD BATH 
The only Bird Bath on the market for a price any¬ 
where near so low. Stone, fashioned in curving 
graceful beauty of classic simplicity. The bowl is 21 
inches in diameter. This beautiful ornament will fill 
your yard with songsters. Write us if we do not 
have a distributor in your city and we will supply 
you. We also make Garden Furniture, Arbors, 
Pergolas, Settees, Chairs, Tables and like furnish¬ 
ings for Lawn and Garden. 
GARDEN CRAFT 
9 Lake Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois 
Blazing Star 
this Beautiful Stone 
The new 
STAYTITE 
handle 
identifies 
Pennsylvania 
Quality 
Mowers 
Ask 
your 
HardwareDealer 
or 
Seedsman 
T Quality 
LAWn m(M@RS 
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J. K. Alexander 
Largest Dahlia Grower in the World 
425-435 Central Street, 
East Bridgewater, Mass. 
“The Dahlia King” 
cA 
Hundred 
Forms 
oAlexander’s c Dahlias 
oA 
‘Thousand 
Colors 
For thirty years of my life I have been 
studying Dahlias: growing, breeding and 
testing them; buying the best the market 
offered, discarding some and retaining 
others, until my stock is as thoroughly re¬ 
liable as I know how to make it. 
The following collection is guaranteed in 
every way. 
Five Varieties for $2.00 
MADONNA, white Peony-flowered 
MINA BURGLE, scarlet Decorative 
MAUDE ADAMS, pink and white 
Show 
LIBELLE, clear rose-purple Cactus 
ZEPPELIN, lavender Peony-flowered 
MY CATALOG, fully illustrated and containing 
valuable cultural notes, will interest you whether 
you are just a beginner or a dahlia “fan". 
Please send for it. 
Cactus Dahlia 
Libelle 
California Wild Flowers 
0 1ORGEOUS flowers that will bloom this sum- 
merwith minimum care. Waste spaces, gardens 
and hillsides can be transformed into veritable 
beauty spots that will be an unending pleasure 
-1 all summer. The royal purple and gold of the 
Lupine, California Poppy and Blazing Star, the dainty 
Tidy Tips and Cream Cups, Wild Heliotrope, Blue Cilia 
and the host of California Wild Flowers that will make 
your garden radiant with color and unique in conception. 
Plant a California Wild Garden ! 
Payne’s Mixture No. 1 (for sunny places) Packet, 10c; 
ounce, 40c; quarter pound, $1.45; pound. $5.00. 
Payne’s Mixture No. 2 (for shady places) Packet, 10c; 
ounce, 50c; quarter pound, $1.75; pound, $6.00. 
Payne's Mixture No. 3 (orange, yellow and cream shades) 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; quarter lb. $2.00; lb. $7.00. 
Payne's Mixture No. 4 (blue, purple and lavender shades) 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; quarter lb. $1.75; lb. $6.00. 
Theodore Payne 
California Wild Flower Specialist 
S45 South Main Street Los Angeles, California 
Illustrated booklet. “California Wild Flowers, their Culture and 
Care,’* describing over 100 beautiful species. Postpaid 15 c 
