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TRY OUR DAHLIA COLLECTION—10 FOR $1.00 
BIG BARGAINS 
Ford’s Hardy Ornamental Collections 
Any one of the following: Hardy Collections for 
$1.00 postpaid. 
No. 1 
8 (Eight) Hybrid Tea Roses (1 year pot grown 
plants averaging 10-12 inches high. 
No. 6 
10 (Ten) Hardy Large Flowering Chrysanthe¬ 
mums (All new varieties. Including Innocence, 
Cavalier, etc.). 
No. 10 
10 (Ten) Hardy Pompom Chrysanthemums (All 
new varieties, including Yellow Bird, Jewell, etc.). 
No. 12 
8 (Eight) Hardy Garden Carnations (All Differ¬ 
ent). 
No. 18 
8 (Eight) Hardy Phloxes (1 each 8 new vari¬ 
eties). 
No. 16 
8 (Eight) Delphiniums Blackmore & Langdon 
Eng. Hybrids (Field Clumps). 
No. 20 
8 (Eight) Hardy Rock Garden Plants (1 each 8 
varieties). 
STATICE, 15 TO 18 IN. 
LATIFOLIA. Clumps of thick leathery foliage. 
Delicate blue flowers produced in panicles 12 
to 18 inches across, fine for bouquets and if 
carefully dried will last for months. Each 25c, 
3 for 55c, doz. $2.00. 
PERIZII MULTIFLORA. Beautiful bright blue. 
Each 85c, 3 for 90o. 
No Better Seeds Than Ford’s 
SWEET WILLIAM, 1 TO 1% FT. 
254 MIXED COLORS. Fine assortment. Choice 
plants. Each 20c, 3 for 40c, doz. $1.50. 
THALIOTRUM 
DLPTEROCARPUM. 3 ft. Graceful plumes of rosy- 
purple flowers with yellow anthers. Each 20c, 
3 for 50c, doz. $1.50. 
YUCCA, 5 FT. 
FILAMENTOSA (Adams Needle). Stalks much 
branched and densely packed with creamy white 
flowers in June and July. Each 20c, 3 for 55c, 
doz. $2.00. 
I have been buying my garden seeds from the Ford 
Seed Company for more than a quarter of a century, 
and find the germination very high and am a Glory 
cabbage fan for life. Mrs. Luther B. Haynes, Ohio. 
This is the 25th order I have written out to you for 
seeds. I sent my first order the Spring of 1911. 
Have never had but one package of seed that did 
not grow. Mrs. A. J. Laudenslager, Ohio. 
Last year we had our first order from you, and in 
every way your seeds were all we could ask for. 
Everything grew and did fine, had such beautiful 
vegetables when drouth struck our midst. All vari¬ 
eties were satisfactory every way, and we are able 
to tell the folks all about them. We find that your 
seeds are somewhat lower in price than most seeds, 
but quality not impaired by that. Mrs. N. Jensen, 
GOOD BOOKS 
THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN, by E. M. 
Freeman. A book which shows how to grow 
fresh, crisp vegetables in your own garden and 
cut down on the grocer’s bills. Full of prac¬ 
tical details for laying out the garden, planting, 
and growing vegetables successfully. 8 illustra¬ 
tions, 214 pages. Price, $1.75, Postage 8o. 
LANDSCAPING THE HOME GROUNDS, by L. 
W. Ramsey. Step by step, with photographs 
and plans that make each point clear, this new 
book shows just how to develop your home 
grounds for greatest beauty. Each of the 175 
illustrations tells a story or teaches ' an im¬ 
portant lesson at a glance. 176 illustrations. 
170 pages. Price $2.00. Postage 8c. 
LAWNS, by F. F. Rockwell. You will find use for 
this information year after year, for it shows 
both how to start a lawn right and how to keep 
it smooth and velvety thereafter. Full of sug¬ 
gestions on laying out the lawn, grading, fertiliz¬ 
ing, planting, care after planting, weed and pest 
control, and remaking and repairing old lawns. 
39 illustrations, 87 pages. Price $1.25. Postage 
8c. 
THE GARDENER, by L. H. BAILEY. This book 
gives you the very essence of Dr. Bailey’s un¬ 
equalled knowledge of gardening. It tells how 
to grow flowers, vegetables and fruits from the 
time of planting through to maturity. Special 
articles on different types of gardening. Ar¬ 
ranged alphabetically. 114 illustrations, 260 
pages. Price $2.50. Postage lOo. 
AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN, by F. F. 
Rockwell. This splendid book, written by one 
of America’s best-known practical gardeners, is 
unique in its usefulness. It starts with prepara¬ 
tions for the season’s work in January and out¬ 
lines a balanced program for the garden through 
every week in the year. Bound to bring you 
success. 88 illustrations, 360 pages. Price $3.00. 
Postage 12c. 
PRINCIPLES OF VEGETABLE GARDENING, by 
L. H. Bailey. Full information on growing 70 
vegetable crops makes this book worth several 
times its price to every grower. Includes prac¬ 
tical pointers on hotbeds, coldframes, weeds, 
insects and diseases, marketing, storing, and 
drying. 250 illustrations, 490 pages. Price $4.00. 
Postage 14c. 
“THE BOOK OF BULBS.” Tells how to grow all 
kinds of bulbs, indoors and outdoors. It is the 
“last word” about bulbs. 264 pages, 187 illus¬ 
trations. Price $2.50, Postage 10c. 
GLADIOLUS, by F. F. Rockwell. Every gladiolus 
lover should have this useful guide. It tells 
how to plant, fertilize and cultivate; how to 
grow from seed of bulblet; how to harvest and 
cure; how to handle for cut flowers; and every 
other detail needed for success with this popu¬ 
lar flower. 46 illustrations, 79 pages. Price 
$1.25. Postage 6c. 
IRISES, by F. F. Rockwell. A handy guide which 
will do much to bring success with irises as 
well as to show new uses and effects possible 
with them. Describes the dwarf, early, Ger¬ 
man, Japanese, Siberian, water, crested, Spanish, 
English, Dutch and other types; tells the best 
soils; what fertilizers to use; how to plant; 
and what care is necessary. Tells how to 
propagate stock for your own use. 64 illus¬ 
trations, 80 pages. Price $1.25. Postage 7«. 
DAHLIAS, by F. F. Rockwell. All dahlia loveri 
will profit from this interesting and helpful 
book. It describes the various types and tells 
their uses, how to plant and grow them, the 
fertilizers to use, how to control pests, how to 
harvest and store, grow for exhibition, and how 
to propagate and hybridize. 46 illustrations, 89 
pages Price $1.25. Postage 7c. 
BUSH FRUITS, by L. B. Card. Practical pointers 
on berry crops written by a grower. Tells about 
planting, cultivating, harvesting, pest control, 
and varieties of raspberries, blackberries, dew¬ 
berries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries, 
buffaloberries, and others. 86 illustrations, 411 
pages. Price $2.75. Postage 12c. 
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