THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1906 



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The Latest Word 

 In Sanitation 



The name Sy=Clo on a closet means health insurance for your 

 home or any building in which the closet is placed; it means free= 

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 odors and poisonous gases arising from ordinary closets. 



Sy=Clo stands for more than mere flushing; it stands for a won= 

 derful syphonic action of great power — an action which literally pulls 

 the contents of the bowl into the drain, cleansing the non=reachable 

 parts, instantly sealing the outlet channel with a water trap to an 

 unusual depth, and absolutely preventing all danger of gas. 



The Sy=Clo Closet stands for an interior cleanliness and purity 

 impossible in an iron closet, and unknown in any closet but one made 

 of china — like the Sy=Clo. Hand=moulded of china all into one 

 solid piece like a vase, the Sy=Clo is without crack, joint or rough 

 surface to collect dirt or disease germs. It is as clean inside and 

 out as a china pitcher, being made exactly the same way and of the 

 same material. 



The surface of the Sy=Clo Closet cannot chip off, is not affected 

 by acid, water or wear, and hence cannot rust or discolor as an iron 

 closet does. The Sy=Clo is strong, simple, durable ; it cannot get 

 out of order and, with ordinary care, will last as long as the house 

 in which it is placed. 



It costs but little more 

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House Plants From Seed 



I HAVE successfully grown greenhouse 

 plants from seed in common living 

 rooms, and have derived more pleasure from 

 the experiment than from growing outdoor 

 garden plants. Plants procured in this way 

 are doubly valuable to me because of having 

 raised them myself through every stage of 

 their growth. 



I do not hesitate to grow the most delicate 

 sorts during the months of June and July, 

 but the large-seeded sorts such as carnations, 

 chrysanthemums, cyclamen, etc., may be 

 sown earlier, as there is not so much danger 

 of the young seedlings "damping off" dur- 

 ing cold, cloudy weather, and they require no 

 more careful treatment than a garden annual. 



The seeds of some greenhouse plants do 

 not germinate so quickly as garden annuals. 

 Gloxinias are about three, and cyclamen four 

 weeks in making their appearance above 

 ground, while cineraria will germinate in 

 three days. I find that it is sometimes neces- 

 sary to bore through the shell of Swainsona 

 seed near the point where the sprout starts, 

 with the point of a small knife, and then soak 

 them in water until the sprout starts, before 

 sowing them in the soil. 



I like to sow early in April or May, in order 

 that I may have plants of larger growth for 

 winter than if I sowed them later. I sow 

 chrysanthemums as early as the middle of 

 March, but nothing else earlier than April. 



I use soil composed of equal parts loam 

 and leaf mold and heat it in a hot oven two 

 or three hours, to destroy the earth-worms 

 and weed seeds, and when it becomes cool 

 sift it through a fine sieve. For very fine 

 seed I put the soil in pots, as water can be 

 applied to the soil in these by placing the 

 pots in saucers of water, and thus prevent a 

 crust forming upon the pot. 



I sow as evenly as possible over the surface 

 of the soil, by taking a pinch of the fine seeds 

 between the thumb and forefinger and rub- 

 bing them around by a rotary motion, holding 

 lightly that they may drop one or two at a 

 time. 



Place panes of glass over the pots and 

 keep them in a sunny window until the seed- 

 lings begin to appear, after which remove 

 the glass and keep the sun-loving sorts, like 

 the heliotrope, in full sunshine, and those 

 which like less sun, such as the begonia and 

 fuchsia, in a partially shaded position. Put the 

 sorts that require shade, such as the gloxinia, 

 where no sun can strike them, but take care 

 to give these a strong light. 



Before the seedlings appear keep the soil 



