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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 19 1] 



C^.WASHINI 

 VSJPONGYPOWDE 



which makes the Powder heavier — 

 YOU BUY WATER. 



Soap Powder like Sponges can be filled with 

 Air which makes the Powder. Fluffier — 

 Bulky. YOU BUY AIR. 



It's hard to keep the water in— tho' they 

 have found a way. Open and expose a 

 package of fluffed Powder and see how 

 jrapidly the Water Evaporates and the Weight 

 Decreases — Bought at Soap's prices — foolish! 



PEARLINE— like Sponge No. 1 is Dry- 

 Dense — Condensed and more than ever 

 BEST BY TEST. 

 A Tablespoonful of PEARLINE is 

 equal to several of the Spongy powders. 



TRY TO MAKE SOFT SOAP OF THE SPONGY 

 POWDERS BY PEARLINE'S DIRECTIONS. SEE 

 WHAT YOU GET. 



REDUCED PHOTO OF NEW SPONGE; 

 DRY— IT WEIGHED V/ 8 OZS. AND 

 MEASURED 3%x1i4 INCHES. 



THE SAME SPONGE SOAKED IN WATER 

 WEIGHED 17% OZS. AND MEASURED 

 T/z x4 INCHES. 



THE SAME SPONGE SQUEEZED 



AND DRIED WEIGHED 1'/ 8 OZS. BUT 

 MEASURED 7>/ 2 x4 INCHES. 



PLANTS 



hardy OUR NATIVE AZALEAS 



are the most beautiful, hardiest and permanent of any Azaleas known to cultivation. 

 Over 50 ,000 growing at Highlands Nursery ', J \8oo feet elevation in the Carolina Mountains 



Lnt<>a (calendula-ea), sulphur yellow to deep Canescens, brilliant pink, early species. 



red. Nudiflora* dwarf, with deep pink flowers; early. 



Arborescens, white with pink stamens, very Vaseyi. white to deep rose, delicate wax-like 



fragrant. rlowers, Perhaps the choicest of all. 



THE CAROLINA HEMLOCK 



Tsiica Caroliniana, the most beautiful and Rhododendrons Catawbiense. punctatum 



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The stories shimmer in that wondrous halfway place 

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YOU are cordially invited to 

 the ridiculous solemnities of 

 an English house-party by 



A Plain American 

 in England 



CHARLES T. WHITEFIELD 



New Edition in vi hich has been 

 reprinted the (unintentionally) 

 humorous review of the English 

 writer '' Rita." 



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