NATURAL BALSAM

CHRISTMAS

material we gather painstakingly after the neroral shedding of needles has taken place. Trimmed with various evergreen ¢ cones and with bright berries, our wreaths are strongly made and will last for much more than the usua

BASKET WREATH

An unusual little wreath, about 12 inches across, made and decorated to look like a Balsam basket filled with berries and cones. The handle is wound with Balsam and trimmed with red

ribbon. $3.00 each

BASKET WREATH “JUNIOR”

A tiny wreath with little ribbon bow exactly like our big Bas- ket Wreath. Just the thing for the friend who should have some- thing between a greeting card and a gift. About 8 inches across.

$1.50 each

NO. 1 WREATH

No. 1 Wreath: 12-inch wreath with cones and sprays of red berries. $2.00 each

NO. 3 WREATH

No. 3 Wreath: 20-inch wreath with 5 large cones and 5 sprays of berries. $3.50 each

No.5 Wreath: A large 30-inch wreath built on a rigic

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NO. 0 WREATH

No. 0 Wreath: This plump little 8-inch wreath of Balsam, trimmed with cones and red Winterberries is just the thing for use indoors above fireplaces, at windows and other s

spots. ; $1 50

CEMETERY WREATH

A 20-inch wreath decorated with 5 large cones and of red berries. Built on a frame, it is designed especia memorial use.

NO. 5 WREATH

designed for use where special strength i is desirabl larly adapted for store or bank use, in a church si large setting. Decorated with cones, catkins and ber an exquisite thing. Red ribbon bow,

makes an unusual and appreciated gift.

This year evergreens are heavily laden with nut brown cones. We are > able to offer lovely coned sprays and brilliant red Mountain Holly berries in long clusters. Price per box (evergreens with cones, Balsam Fir, Silvery Juniper and red berries), $4.00. One half box $2.25.

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EVERGREEN SPRAYS WITH CONES

One of the most delightful gifts of the forests to mankind is a wealth of nut-brown cones nestling against their shel- tering background of green. The crop is good this year. Red Spruce: Cones one to two inches long cluster against

the rich dark Christmasy green of the needles.

12-18-inch selected sprays $2.50 per 12

$20.00 per 100

EVERGREEN SPRAYS WITHOUT CONES Selected 12 to 18 in. long

Balsam: Its spicy fragrance and failure to shed its needles wins preferred status for indoor use. $1.00 per 12 Hemlock: Handsome, dark green, glistening foliage in flat sprays suitable for table decorations. 75c per 12 Juniper: With bronzy brown sprays which makes them ideal for baskets and bowls. After it is discarded as a decoration, burn it in your fireplace for its pungent fragrance. 75c per 12 Red Cedar: Dark green, graceful sprays, attractive from all sides. Fine for baskets or bowls. 75c per 12 Red Spruce without Cones: Rich bright green. A vivid Christ- mas shade. 75¢ per 12

DO YOUR OWN DECORATING

SPECIAL SPRAY BOXES: These are boxes of 50 evergreens and berried sprays and cones to delight the artistic homemaker. The sprays are 12 to 18 inches long. One of these boxes sent to city- “dwellers

AN OLD NEW ENGLAND FIREPLACE

Decorated with the Complete Fireplace Set

The fireplace is the center of family life at Christmas time, as well as in the long winter evenings ahead. We have several things to offer which make it still more at- tractive.

Complete Fireplace Set: 5 yards of Beautiful Balsam Roping, 1 No. 1 Wreath, 2 Christmas Candlesticks and 2 bushels of Cones for burning. You can see what an attractive arrangement results from this set. Until you have tried it you will have to imagine the deli- cate spicy aroma which accompanies it to permeate the entire house and to remind you of the glorious northern forests. $9.00 per set

Balsam Needles for Burning: When burned in the fireplace, they fill the house with a delightful fra- grance. 50c per pound, 5 pounds for $2.00

Fireplace Cones: Ideal for burning in fireplaces for their glow and fragrance. Put up in two-bushel sacks at $2.00 per sack

Juniper for Burning: When holiday time comes and you are sitting in front of your blazing fire, try throw- ing on a little Juniper. Its cheery crackling and de- licious fragrance are the very essence of Christmas. _

40c per pound, 5 pounds for $1.75

HEMLOCK SPRAYS WITH CONES

12 to 18 inch selected sprays of Hemlock, with many small nut- brown cones gracefully pendant from flat dark green branches. $2.00 per 12

EVERGREEN ROPING

Balsam Roping: The finest material for indoor use, as it does not shed its needles as does Spruce, nor curl like Holly or Laurel, and will serve for weeks, if desired. Its fragrance ac- centuates its value.

Medium Weight 5-yard strips, $3.00 each; 10yds., $5.00

Fireplace Roping: A 6-ft. strip of dainty roping made of bal- sam and trimmed with sprays of other evergreen, cones, and berries. In the center, to be attached over fireplace, is an ar- rangement of large cones and berries with 3 ft. of roping on each side. $6.00 each

White Pine Roping: An attractive roping made of the blue- green White Pine. 5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

Hemlock Roping: A very beautiful graceful roping, fine for out- door decorating, but will last for only a few days indoors.

5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

Arbor Vitae Roping: Beautiful light green festooning, decid- edly aromatic. 5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

CONE SPRAY

A dainty spray of large and small cones woven together with Balsam and wired ready for hanging. Ten inches long. $1.50 each

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SPECIAL RED SPRUCE SPRAYS Wired for Hanging

18-24-inch long, thickly studded with beautiful brown cones and tied with gorgeous red ribbon. Use instead of a Greeting Card or on the door as a wreath. $1.25 each

Chopped Balsam: The fine twigs of the Balsam chopped into small pieces for filling pillows. The fragrance of your old pil-

low may be renewed at small expense. 75 cents per |b.; $6.50 for 10 Ibs,

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BALSAM DOOR SPRAY

Door Spray: Novel for hanging on doors instead of the conven- tional wreath. It is 25 inches long, made of Balsam decorated with cones and red Ilex berries. Each, $3.00

NORWAY PINE DOOR SPRAY A very graceful door spray, made of Norway pine branches having long dark green needles. This door spray is trimmed with a red ribbon bow and is hung with coppery Christmas bells which ring a greeting whenever the door is opened. 18-20 inches long, $3.50 each

WHITE PINE BRANCHES WITH CONES ©

This year there is a profusion of perfect White Pine Cones. These we are wiring to long, graceful, White Pine sprays and may be had as follows: 12-18 in., $3.50 per 12.

No. 4 20-inch wreath with continuous decoration of cones and berries. This is a most beautiful and practical wreath. ; $5.00 each

GARLAND WREATH SHOWN ON FRONT COVER

The 20-inch Garland Wreath is one of the handsomest we make. Several large cones and sprays are arranged in a design at the bottom, other cones and red berries enliven the whole wreath and a big, red ribbon bow is placed at the top. $6.00 each

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makes an unusual and appreciated gift.

This year evergreens are heavily laden with nut brown cones. We are able to offer lovely coned sprays and brilliant red Mountain Holly berries in long clusters. Price per box (evergreens with cones, Balsam Fir, Silvery Juniper and red berries), $4.00. One half box $2.25.

EVERGREEN SPRAYS WITH CONES

the rich dark Christmasy green of the needles.

12-18-inch selected sprays $2.50 per 12

$20.00 per 100

EVERGREEN SPRAYS WITHOUT CONES Selected 12 to 18 in. long Balsam: Its spicy fragrance and failure to shed its needles wins preferred status for indoor use. $1.00 per 12 Hemlock: Handsome, dark green, glistening foliage in flat sprays suitable for table decorations. 75c per 12 Juniper: With bronzy brown sprays which makes them ideal for baskets and bowls. After it is discarded as a decoration, burn it in your fireplace for its pungent fragrance. 75c per 12 Red Cedar: Dark green, graceful sprays, attractive from all sides. Fine for baskets or bowls. 75c per 12 Red Spruce without Cones: Rich bright green. A vivid Christ- mas shade. 75c per 12

OWN DECORATING

SPECIAL SPRAY BOXES: These are boxes of 50 evergreens and berried sprays and cones to delight the artistic homemaker. The sprays are 12 to 18 inches long. One of these boxes sent to city-dwellers

AN OLD NEW ENGLAND FIREPLACE

Decorated with the Complete Fireplace Set

The fireplace is the center of family life at Christmas time, as well as in the long winter evenings ahead. We have several things to offer which make it still more at- tractive.

Balsam Needles for Burning: When burned in the fireplace, they fill the house with a delightful fra- grance. 50c per pound, 5 pounds for $2.00

Fireplace Cones: Ideal for burning in fireplaces for their glow and fragrance. Put up in two-bushel sacks at $2.00 per sack

40c per pound, 5 pounds for $1.75

HEMLOCK SPRAYS WITH CONES

12 to 18 inch selected sprays of Hemlock, with many small nut- brown cones gracefully pendant from flat dark green branches. $2.00 per 12

EVERGREEN ROPING

Medium Weight 5-yard strips, $3.00 each; 10yds., $5.00

White Pine Roping: An attractive roping made of the blue- green White Pine. 5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

Hemlock Roping: A very beautiful graceful roping, fine for out- door decorating, but will last for only a few days indoors.

5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

Arbor Vitae Roping: Beautiful light green festooning, decid- edly aromatic. 5 yds., $2.00; 10 yds., $3.50

VERMONT APPLES SUGARING IN VERMONT In the hill orchards of Vermont are grown the most superbly flavored and brilliantly colored apples. They are famous every- where for quality. Three varieties: McIntosh, Northern Spy and Delicious. Specify variety desired. Per cardboard carton of 96 3-in. apples individually packed for $5.50 48 Individual pack ; $3.50

BEAR PAW POPCORN Genuine old-time Bear Paw Popcorn very much superior to any other Popcorn grown, but it is almost unobtainable in the mar- kets. We are selling this corn on the ear so that you may be sure

that you are getting the genuine Bear Paw, except in California . — | 7 which admits shelled corn only. 25c¢ per pound, 8 pounds for $1.75 : GRADE A MAPLE SYRUP » I BUTTERNUTS A genuine Vermont product. The supply is limited and we can | The well-known Northern nut so much used in making maple furnish it in quarts only, for this holiday season. It makes o . sugar frostings and candy. splendid gift. Shipped in strong cartons. 4 Ibs., $1.00; $3.50 per bushel of 28 pounds 1 quart cans, $1.50 each |

CUT CHRISTMAS TREES DIRECT TO YOUR HOME FROM THE VERMONT HILLS

Our Christmas trees are not the ordinary irregular type trees with which the market is flooded every season, but are full rounded symmetrical shaped. Both Spruce and Balsam Fir can be supplied. Spruce is the better shape in the smaller sizes but can not be kept in a warm room more than a few days without dropping its needles. Balsam may be kept in the house all through the holiday season, without dropping the needles. Its rich, dark green coloring and alluring fragrance of the North woods, make it the ideal tree for indoor use.

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Prices are for burlap wrapped trees, to be shipped by express. Price on larger sizes on request.

LIVE EVERGREEN TREES FOR WINDOW BOXES

Symmetrical little trees of the native Spruce—shipped with bare roots packed in moss. These trees are not guaranteed to live when planted out next spring, but they will add a touch of the Green Mountains to your home for the winter.

12 to 18 inch trees $1.00 each, $10.00 per 12 18 to 24 inch trees $1.50 each, $15.00 per 12 6 trees at the dozen rate

Please order window box trees early before the ground freezes for winter.

EVERGREEN CROSSES

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18-Inch Cross

These attractively decorated crosses of Balsam may be lighted for home or church decoration if desired. They are strongly made on frames and will retain their beauty throughout the winter.

18-inch size, $5.00 each

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NO. 2 WREATH

No. 2 Wreath: A 15-inch Balsam wreath trimmed with 5 sprays of cones and 5 sprays of red berries. $2.50 each Red ribbon bow, 25c extra

Balsam Lace: Dainty evergreen strips about 3 inches wide, woven of tiny balsam tips, small brown cones and brilliant red berries. Just the thing to place between 2 Candlesticks or along the sides of your Xmas dinner table or mantlepiece. One yard long. Each $2.50; 5 for $10.00

CHRISTMAS CANDLESTICKS

Made of Balsam tips, red berries and Soiee About 9 inches across, furnished with 10-inch candles. $2 each, $3.50 per pair

CHRISTMAS STARS

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18-Inch Christmas Star Like our wreaths, these stars are made of fragrant Balsam and decorated with appropriate cones and berries. Many people wire

them for electric lights, which make them exquisitely beautiful at night. 18-inch size, $7.50 each

BERRIED SPRAYS

Red Cedar with Berries: Lovely rich blue berries thickly set among the dark green needles. $1.50 per 12 Juniper with Berries: Blue and green berries thickly stud the silvery green branches. $1.00 per 12 Winterberry: The vivid red berries are indispensable for Christ- mas decorations. $1.50 per 12 Bittersweet: Brilliant orange berries with lighter orange reflex. Fine for all kinds of winter decorations as well as window

boxes, as they last well indefinitely. 12-18-inch sprays. $1.50 per 12

BELLS We believe it adds more to the Christmas spirit if we include some copper bells in our various sprays. Here is a list of those things which you may have with copper Xmas bells.

Basket Wreath Door Spray Cone Spray Any Wreath Bunches of 3, 75c

Any Roping

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TWO WORTHWHILE GARDENING BOOKS BY GEORGE D. AIKEN

Pioneering with Wildflowers: A best seller in the field of gar- dening literature. Its beautiful illustrations from photographs are alone worth the small price of the book. The text ex- pressly written to answer the many questions yearly addressed to the author by wildflower experts and amateurs, tells a great deal about our native wildflowers, their habits and haunts and how to make them happy in gardens.

Per copy, postpaid, $2.75

the order held until just before Christmas.

The prices shown are for goods F.O.B. Putney, Vermont. If a package arrives by express in a damaged condition, obtain a bad order receipt from the agent, send it to us and we will send a duplicate shipment of the damaged articles.

TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS, OLD AND NEW, WE WISH A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

THE AIKEN NURSERIES

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Pioneering with Fruits and Berries: A book similar in purpose

to Pioneering with Wildflowers, it answers a definite de- mand for practical information on the selection and planting of all kinds of fruits from apples through raspberries to straw- berries. It is helpful to suburban and rural gardeners. The illus- trations are good. Per copy, postpaid, $2.25

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