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House & Garden 
Keep Song Birds in Your Garden 
T HE cheery song of robin, wren, blue bird, thrush and 
many others will make your garden more enjoyable. 
These little feathered folk will create havoc in the ranks 
of mosquitoes and other insect pests. Their bathing and drink¬ 
ing provide many hours of absorbing interest. Attract them 
and keep them in your garden with one of our Art Stone Bird 
Baths. 
The soft gray tone of the bird bath illustrated adds a de¬ 
lightful spot of contrast on your lawn and soon attracts 
liberal patronage from the desirable song birds. Stands 32 
inches high and bowl is 27 inches in diameter. Lasts for gener¬ 
ations. Prices and sizes $ 4.50 to $ 22 . 50 . 
Send 10c in stamps for beautiful catalog G 
which describes bird baths, fountains, benches, 
and all kinds of garden furniture and orna¬ 
ments. All made of permanent Architectural 
Art Stone, beautifully designed and executed, 
reasonably priced. 
Architectural Decorating Company, 1600 S. Jefferson St., Chicago 
54 Fine Bulbs for only $2.50 Post¬ 
paid. 
1923 Catalog Free 
Send for your copy now as the time is limited. 
Mail orders promptly filled. 
Beckert’s Seed Store 
Dept. H 
Established 1877 
North Side Pittsburgh, Pa. 
60 Fine Bulbs for only $3.00 Post¬ 
paid. 
Beckert’s Window Garden Collection of Bulbs 
6 Hyacinths, Romans 
12 Narcissus, Polyanthus 
12 Narcissus Yellow Trumpet 
12 Tulips, Single, Assorted 
12 Freesias, Purity 
Lend Enchantment to your Garden 
with a Water Lily Pond 
Water Lilies are among the easiest 
plants to grow. Their requirements 
are simple. Given sunshine, a quiet 
pool and rich soil and you can not 
fail to have an abundance of flowers. 
They do not need the alert care of 
a gardener or the ceaseless attention 
required by most garden plants. 
French Novelties, — Hardy’ Sorts 
These fine new hybrids have been thoroughly tried out in our ponds 
for the past eight years or more and have proven their worth 
MANZANJELLO. A charming variety of 
unique habit. Flowers are of good size, 
tulip-shaped and on stems. 4 to 5 inches 
above the water. The pink, carmine-flecked 
petals make a pleasing contrast to the white 
sepals. Free-blooming. $5.00 each. 
COMANCHE. The largest and finest of all 
the varieties, having apricot tints. A 
glorious combination of orange and glowing 
amber-red. The plant is vigorous retain¬ 
ing its foliage in California throughout the 
year. Flowers on stiff stems, in great 
abundance. Fine for cutting. $5.00 each. 
HARRY JOHNSON, Water Lily Specialist Hynes, California 
Blazing Star 
California Wild Flowers 
ORGEOUS flowers that will bloom this sum¬ 
mer with minimum care. Waste spaces, gardens 
and hillsides can be transformed into veritable 
beauty spots that will be an unending pleasure 
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 Gilia 
and the host of California Wild Flowers that will make 
your garden radiantwith colorand 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. 
Payn e’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 15c 
Bulbs Imported 
From Holland 
Specially for 
your garden 
B Y SPECIAL arrangement with the 
foremost Holland bulb specialists, 
Beckert’s Seed Store offers an un¬ 
usual opportunity to American gar¬ 
deners to obtain the very cream of 
the Holland Bulb Crop, if ordered not 
later than July 1st. 
The finest, largest and soundest of 
the Tulip, Hyacinth and Daffodil 
Bulbs grown in Holland are obtained 
only by ordering in advance of har¬ 
vest, so they can be selected out of 
the general run of bulbs when they 
are dug and packed for shipment. 
For full particulars, send for a free 
copy of Beckert’s Special Import Cat¬ 
alog of Holland Bulbs, describing 
the most desirable and beautiful 
varieties for fall planting. 
2 Special Offers: 
c Beckert’s Garden Collection of Selected Bulbs 
12 Hyacinths, Dutch Roman, Ass. 
12 Tulips, Breeders, Assorted 
12 Tulips, Darwins, Assorted 
12 Narcissus, Single Daffodils, 
Assorted. 
12 Crocus, Mammoth, Assorted 
LOS ANGELES TRIO: One White, one Pink and one Yellow $2.50 
Catalogue sent on request. Contains planting directions, 
list of standard varieties and French novelties with prices. 
Residence .of Donald G. Tuttle 
Naugatuck, Conn. 
Where the Sun Plays 
Hide and Seek 
Planning and planting a northern 
exposure calls for especial knowl¬ 
edge and care. Hardy shade en¬ 
during shrubs must be selected that 
will develop and harmonize with 
the general scheme. 
Rhododendrons, Laurel, Azalea, 
Hemlocks and Japanese Yew as 
shown above have met these re¬ 
quirements. 
Box Barberry 
A speciality which we introduced, 
makes a most pleasing low edge 
along the front walk. Its compact 
growth, dwarf habit and dainty 
foliage makes it an ideal hedge 
plant. 
You are cordially invited to visit 
our nurseries and note the quality 
of our stock. 
Write today for our new 52 
page illustrated catalogue 
No. 194. If you live east 
of the Mississippi, it is free; 
if west, please enclose 25c in 
stamps. 
The Elm City Nursery Co. 
Woodmont Nurseries, Inc. 
P. O. Box 1588 New Haven, Conn. 
“The Pioneer Landscape Nurseries 
of New England" 
The ARMSTRONG 
Half-Fountain 
Sprinkler 
S OMETHING new in a lawn 
sprinkler. Invaluable to the 
garden lover. All the advan¬ 
tages of the famous ‘‘Fountain’'— 
yet without some of its disadvan¬ 
tages. The Half-Fountain sprays 
the same soft, life-giving mist. 
The spray is all forward from the 
hose and you can pick it up with¬ 
out getting wet. 
Many communities prohibit the 
wetting of sidewalks. This sprink¬ 
ler complies with the law. Can 
be placed to spray any spot on 
the lawn or flower bed. Very 
durable because it is simply made 
and all of brass. 
GET ONE TODAY 
If your dealer does not display 
the “Half-Fountain” in its in¬ 
dividual package, send us his 
name and $ 1.00 and we’ll see that 
you get one immediately. Once 
tried, you won't want to be with¬ 
out it. 
The Armstrong Manufacturing Co., 
701 First Street, 
Huntington, West Virginia 
