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HORTICULTURE 



September 25. 1920 



sofSoF llMqualled Fuel Economy 



Kroesclu'll IloiK-rs. Ihf lii-i 

 18*J>. Forty ywirs' 



experience. 



THE QUALITY PLACE OF BOSTON 



Regarding the Kroeschell. It is tlie 

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 tory beyond our oxpectjitious. It heats 

 up especially quick ami has saved us 

 considerably already In the price of 

 fuel. When we are in need of another 

 boiler we -nill fflve the Kroeschell the 

 first consideration. 



(Signed) WM. W. EDGAR CO., 



WAVF.RLEY. MASS. 



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TlllW.KSS BOILER 



Kroeschell Bros. Co., 



460 W. Erie St. 

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When You Buy -Get a Kroeschell 



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OHIO'S CELEBRATED CYCL.VMEN 

 SPECIALIST 



After using your No. 12 Kroeschell 

 Boiler I came to the conclusion that 

 had I to Install more boilers It would 

 be the Kroeschell and no other. If 

 really is a pleasure to beat, no trouble 

 to get the desired heat In a very short 

 time. 



(Signed) CHRIST. WINTERICH, 



DEFIANCE, OHIO. 



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RAMBLING OBSERVATIONS OF 

 A ROVING GARDENER 



The Aconitums are among the plants 

 which have bloomed especially well 

 this season. It is a pity that they are 

 not used more generally in everyday 

 gardens. On large estates they are 

 proving very effective, but they are 

 equally valuable for the perennial 

 border of the suburban home. While 

 there are many different Ivinds, the 

 newer Wilsonii is one of the most ef- 

 fective. Its color is good and it grows 

 amazingly tall, often reaching far 

 above a man's head. It is a large 

 genus, though, and while many of 

 them like Wilsonii have come from 

 China, the larger majority are natives 

 of Europe. European kinds should 

 open in July, and with Wilsonii and 

 Fischeril to extend the season through 

 September and into October, the 

 Aconitums are extremely valuable for 

 filling in vacancies in the border at a 

 time when the garden commonly be- 



gins to look shabby. Probably Aconi- 

 tum napellus is the best known. It 

 grows five or six feet high and when 

 used in connection with its white va- 

 riety, albus. and possibly with albo 

 roseus. which has white flowers with 

 flesh colored edges, the effect is most 

 striking. Use them in groups and you 

 will get a flne addition to the garden 

 perennials. 



A. napellus bicolor and other va- 

 rieties flower during August and help 

 to keep up the display. The bicolor 

 variety with its blue and white flowers 

 is very attractive, and ought to be 

 prov.'n much r.iore widely than is the 

 case. It is among the most desirable 

 of all hardy herbaceous shrubs. A. 

 variegatus is also blue and white, and 

 is a good variety, although not so ef- 

 fective as bicolor because the colors 

 arc not so well divided. For a very 

 dark blue. A. uncinatum may be used. 

 The kind most commonly grown in 



gardens is Spark's variety, which is 

 probably the same thing as A. acutum. 

 With good culture this variety will 

 grow six feet high, and throw out a 

 great number of side branches. It is 

 sometimes a little weak, so as to re- 

 quire staking, and is best for having 

 a background of white or at least 

 grown in proximity to white flowers. 

 Tall white phlox or even Shasta 

 daisies in the immediate vicinity h(2lp 

 to set off the extremely dark shade 

 of blue In any event, it is alway.-* a 

 plant to be used in a mass, for then 

 it is unusually attractive. Other kinds 

 which flower in August are Inunctum, 

 Cammarium and Stoerkinum. These 

 varieties range in color from pale blue 

 to dark blue, and the habit of each is 

 quite distinct. A. Wilsonii is a fine 

 plant to come along in September, and 

 so is A. Fischerii, which is also, and 

 perhaps more commonly, known as A. 

 autumnale. This is the last of the 

 Aconites to flower, and when given a 

 sunny position it grows three feet tall, 

 with large, glossy foliage, and throws 

 compact heads of good blue flowers. 

 It is a remarkably good variety for the 

 late garden, and to use on estates 

 where the family is away during sum- 

 mer but returns in the fall. 



The Monkshoods will thrive in al- 

 most any good garden soil, but, of 

 course, are all the better for liberal 

 feeding and good culture. Well de- 

 cayed cow manure is the best basis 

 for starting a good planting, and in a 

 well made border or bed the plants 

 will thrive nicely for several years 

 without being replanted. 



Amateurs often ask what they can 

 grow in a semi-shaded position, and 

 sometimes even experienced garden- 

 ers have difficulty in giving them a 

 good list. Certainly the Aconitums 

 can be recommended when the shade 

 is not too dense, and on larger estates 

 where there are woodlands or semi- 

 wild gardens to be planted, the vari- 

 ous species and varieties can be used 

 with confidence because they natural- 

 ize them.selves after a few years and 

 make an exceedingly attractive dis- 

 play, while receiving only a minimum 

 amount of attention. 



