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The Green Thumb, 1959

SWINGLE TREE SURGERY COMPANY 620 So. Dahlia FR 7-8123

The Green Thumb, 1959

ILIFF GARDEN NURSERY SK 6-5656 4750 E. Iliff

The Green Thumb, 1959

Shade, fruit, and ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, hardy vines, small fruits, and evergreens, nursery and container grown.

40,000 perennial plants in containers. Over 400 varieties, including specimen plants and ground covers.

House plants. Green and flowering plants for all occasions. Let us repot your plants.

Fertilizers, insecticides, trellises, large flower pots, peat, and potting soil.

COME AND SEE US The most complete stock. Visitors are always welcome.

Colorado Forestry and Horticulture Association

"_To preserve the natural beauty of Colorado; to protect the forests; to encourage proper maintenance and additional planting of trees, shrubs and gardens; to make available correct information regarding forestry, horticultural practices and plants best suited to the climate; and to coordinate the knowledge and experience of foresters, horticulturists and gardeners for their mutual benefit._"

M. Walter Pesman, Chairman Mrs. Alexander Barbour Mrs. William Crisp Herbert C. Gundell Dr. A. C. Hildreth Fred R. Johnson Mrs. J. V. Peterson Moras Shubert Julia Jane Silverstein Mrs. James P. Steele Mrs. Ray Turnure Mrs. Edmund Wallace Stanley White Mrs. Helen Marsh Zeiner Patrick Gallavan, _Editor_ LaVica Bonar, _Assistant Editor_

TITLE PAGE Calendar of Events 328 Operation Tree Salvage, by Pat Gallavan 329 Tax Deductions for Trees lost in Storms, The Shade Tree Digest 333 Handy Hints for Holiday Packaging, Dennison Mfg. Co. 334 The Extraordinary Apple Doll Lady, by Lilygayle Fleischer 335 Double Life of a Soap Sud, Cleanliness Bureau 339 Denver Botanic Gardens 342 Frankincense and Myrrh, Nature Bulletin Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Ill. 344 The Widening of Colorado Boulevard at City Park, by J. Harrison Belknap 345 Dig These Questions 347 Garden Club Briefs, by Mrs. Edmund Wallace 348 In Appreciation of Ray T. Miller, by M. Walter Pesman 351 Colorado Garden Show 352 Seasonal Suggestions, by Pat 353 1959 Index 355 In Our Library! 358