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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



November, 1907 



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Maish Comfort 



Nasturtiii7n Pattern — Silkolene 



Sleep under a 



Comfort that is 



Warm and Light 



Maish 



here 

 for Trade Mart 



Heavy comforts don't keep you warm. 



They weigh you down and you still feel cold because their filling is a dense, compact 

 mass, that forms "a good conductor," — it allows the warmth of the body to go right through. 



Eiderdown, famous for its ■warmth and lightness, had millions of air celJs*betwee'n the 

 tiny feathers, little non-conducting chambers, which the body-warmth could not penetrate. 



By the Maish Laminating Process, a new comfort — -warm, light and pure has become 

 the standard today. For 



Laminated 

 Cotton DoWn 



the long fibres of the finest, snow-white cotton are separated, then crossed and interlaced 

 into a continuous soft, fluffy, buoyant layer, like eiderdown full of p ^-«— ™ — 



little air cells, but free from its animal oil and dust. 



You wouldn't believe there could he such a difference in comforts till vou 

 ^y V r e ll^ u ? der i MAIS H1" The best stores have the Maish Comforts; 

 ALL, blZiib, from bassinette (baby comfort) to extra long and extra large: in 

 silkolene, sateen and silk— charming new designs. 



This trade mark is sewn on every genuine " Maish." Look for it; don't be\ 



"■"•I deceived . If your dealer hasn't the "Maish," don' t accept! 



unheal thful, heavy comforts; virile us and we shall give I 



you the name of a dealer who has, or supply you direct.! 



Samplesof filling, coverings, and our book,"Comfort," 



full of valuablefacts about bedding sent free on request. 



' Write for them. \, — ■ 



The Chas. A. Maish Co., II33 Bank Street, Cincinnati T h a ^'™ C ° t w n D ,° Wn 



The wonderful filling that makes 

 „ Maish Comforts so warm and, light 



Com/orts 



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POLAR BEARS 

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SKINS 



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174 FEDERAL STREET, 



BOSTON, MASS. 



A New Remarkable Carolina Mountain Plant. 



Stenanthium robustum 



(Mountain Feather Fleece) 



This remarkable hardy perennial is 

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 of the showiest of all herbaceous plants. 

 As tne buds unfold in early August 

 they are quite upright and of a lisjht 

 green tinge, gradually becoming whiter 

 until at last they burst forth into a veri- 

 table snowbank of drooping, fleecy 

 bloom of purest white, the panicles 

 often 2 to 3 feet long. In September the 

 flowers turn to shades of pink and pur- 

 ple. A vigorous perennial, from 5 to 8 

 feet when well established, and is ab- 

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The Mountain Feather Fleece is of 

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 Size 3. Small Strong Plants, 



25 cents; per 10, $2.00 

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60 cents; per io, 55.00 

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Per 10, $1 25; per 100, $10.00 

 Size 2. Heavier Plants, 



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 Size 1. Largest size. 



Per 10, $3.00; per 100. $25.00 

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Highlands Nursery, 100 acres. 3,800 

 feet elevation in the Carolina Moun- 

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 " The Home of Hardy Native Rhodo- 

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 Carolina Mountain Flowers." 



Beautifully Illustrated Catalog. 

 Address 



HARLAN P. KELSEY, OWNER, 



SALEM, - - - MASS. 



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This skylight was specified in the plans 

 when my house was built and did not make 

 a difference of five dollars in the cost of 

 building. One rafter was cut out, the space 

 boxed around with two-by-six-pieces and the 

 frame and glass set in. The slate for the 

 roofing was matched around the window 

 just the same as for a chimney. The room is 

 heated by the regular house-heating system. 



Just before the ground froze up for the 

 winter, I had a small load of rich loam 

 brought from a nearby greenhouse and also 

 a small quantity of hard yellow clay — so hard 

 that it had to be broken -by pounding it with 

 a spade. 



A division was made the full length of one 

 side of the box, seven inches wide for the 

 sweet peas, by fitting a board and nailing 

 it securely at the ends. This compartment 

 was filled with the loam and clay — loam at 

 the bottom about two inches deep and the 

 clay on the top about four inches deep. The 

 remainder of the box was filled with the 

 loam in which to plant the annuals. 



The bed was allowed to remain in this 

 condition until the last of January. Then 

 the earth was thoroughly moistened and 

 worked over and heat turned into the room. 

 In a few days the weeds started to grow, which 

 was a sign that conditions were right for the 

 germination of my flower seeds which were 

 sown during the second week in February, 

 while the snow was sifting about on the 

 glass above my head. 



A deep trench was made in the clay in 

 which the seeds of the Earliest of All sweet 

 pea were sown. They came up in ten days, 

 and as soon as the little stems needed support, 

 some wire netting was stretched along the 

 side of the box and they climbed to the top 

 in a mass of green. In nine weeks from the 

 time of sowing produced a profusion of pink 

 and white flowers. The larger section of the 

 box was devoted to the plants intended for 

 summer blooming. 



Ohio. A. M. Ingraham. 



What is the Vinegar Plant? 



CIDER which has not fermented so as to 

 develop alcohol, is generally considered 

 better for vinegar. Sour cider also makes 

 good vinegar. What is generally known as 

 '"mother," is familiar to every farmers' boy 

 who has ever cleaned out an old vinegar 

 barrel. Some people have the idea that it is 

 absolutely necessary to the making of vinegar, 

 but this is not the case where the vinegar is 

 made from cider. It undoubtedly is a help 

 in making some kinds of vinegar. A small 

 piece placed in sugar and water will soon 

 change the mixture into vinegar, but it will be 

 thin and poor, as are many of the vinegars 

 made from other materials than cider. They 

 lack "body," as well as malic acid. The 

 "mother" is simply a fungus which forms a 

 leathery, flocculent mass on the surface of 

 fluids undergoing the acetic fermentation. 

 Its office is to convey the oxygen of the air to 

 the alcohol and other combustible principles 

 in the liquids. As it thickens by growth, it 

 is likely to sink to the bottom of the liquid. 



The best temperature for vinegar making 

 is not lower than 8o°. 



New Jersey. F. H. Valentine. 



