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How Can I Know 
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ya vais) : ~The Summer Rush Begins 
of yy \ \ Been now on throughout the summer 
the flower beds will require close 
attention. Keep the soil loose about the 
asks the cautious man or woman. After the flowers by frequent hoeings, but it is better 
ninth eh 8 1 Th | to allow the weeds to grow for a while 
Paint 1s on the house it 1s too late, SAN OMEN V7 | than to cultivate when the ground is too 
not only for the paint, but for the painter’s Ao \ | it | wet, which will injure the flowers more than 
labor, has been spent. Why not doas the big \QSY/Ae the présence of the wised> ania 
: : ; ; y | Y, Continue to sow the seed of summer 
paint users do—railroads, contracting painters, , flowering annuals. These so greatly im- 
factory owners, etc.?—they test White Lead, rani prove the appearance of the grounds that 
which is the solid ingredient of all good house | /@ | iw ene\cannor ave oa) oe 
; Cone ; y are many that require but little care and 
paint, before it is applied. |S ‘j : =| cultivation, and these varieties should be 
) planted if you have not much time to devote 
The paint ingredients (White Lead, Linseed Oil and to growing flowers. 
coloring matter) should always be dought separaiely and : # Plant out water-lily roots about the first 
mixed by the painter /resh for each job. The test for of the month or soon after. Plants are grown 
quality is then made before the paint is mixed. It is not a bit cominlicared: more easily and quickly from roots than 
all one needs is a flame (candle, gas or spirit lamp) and a blowpipe to intensify a ee aa ae or a ee 
the heat. from seed sown the first of the month. 
White Lead is corroded metallic lead, the same as shot, lead-pipe or home- Sow seed of sunflowers early in the month. 
made sinkers for fishing lines. Intense heat forces the pasty ‘‘White Lead” back | They will not require much cultivation be- 
into its original form of metallic lead. cause after the plants have gotten a good 
start they will choke out the weeds. 
Gourds are not only ornamental when 
growing but when dried are useful for nest- 
eggs, dippers, bottles, etc. Sow an assort- 
ment of seed in hills in the same way that 
FULL. WEIGHT KEGS watermelon seed is planted, directions for 
The Dutch Boy Painter on if you wish to test paint. We are glad to which were given last month. The vines 
purity but full weight cf | Dave you test our White Lead. Would do not succeed well if permitted to trail 
White Lead. Our packages we dare to do this, if there were any 
are not weighed with the doubt as to the purity of our product? over the ground, therefore some SUIDIECE! 
contents; each keg contains ff s ; : must be given. 
thelaimount GEAWhteuLead Ask for Test EquipmentV. Address ; 8 wih ‘ 
S ee + Nae designated on the outside, F Sow some seed of ricinus or castor oil 
DEVE REND: COMETS bean in the poultry yard now, and during 
in whichever of the following cities ts nearest you: 
I Now York, Boston, _, Buffalo, Cleveland, the summer these plants will afford splendid 
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j Ze Bae SPE ees eek Lewis & Bros. C ‘Co. shade for the poultry. The velvet bean 
Le Pittsburgh National bosde Gul Co.] gives excellent shade. for porches and ver- 
andas. The seed must be sown in very rich 
soil. 
Remember that the weeds grow faster 
; now than at any other time of the year. 
: Keep them down by constant cultivation. 
Dp Prov BCT Your Home ae Sow the seed of lettuce some time during 
namental Sael aloreiis fence on the nets This illus- the month so that it can be had for mid- 
tration can give you but a faint idea of the beauties of summer use. 
For winter greens, sow seed of collards. 
The seed will germinate better now than 
if it is sown later in the season when the sun 
is too hot. 
; For a rapid growth and tender vegetables, 
Ithaca Say aeianae ae a aes! ana distribute 5 eae nitrate of soda over the 
tyles to meet all requirements. Complete illustrated 
Eeaineeracaled enirediest Kindly ask for CatalogueD. kitchen garden. Continue to set out tomato 
SLEETH-BROOK & SEAMAN CO. | | 224 sweet potato plants. 
253 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY Every amateur gardener and farmer 
should own a small canning outfit. It more 
If, therefore, your experiment fails to wholly reduce the White 
Lead to metallic lead, you may be sure that the supposed White 
Lead is either adulterated or totally bogus. 
We will furnish the necessary 
Blowpipe Free upon request 
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