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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  March, 
  1907 
  

  

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  part 
  hollow, 
  

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  to 
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   cent, 
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  Makes 
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   different 
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  A 
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   the 
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  durability 
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   A 
  machine 
  for 
  man 
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  Price 
  $35 
  

  

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  The 
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   Austin, 
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  a 
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   your 
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  a 
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  on 
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  and 
  a 
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  ! 
  

   of 
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  he 
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  prepare 
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  you. 
  Enclose 
  

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  cent 
  postage 
  and 
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  PROF. 
  J. 
  H. 
  AUSTIN, 
  1321 
  McVicker's 
  Theatre 
  Bldg., 
  Chicago.lU 
  

  

  Gregorys 
  

  

  vSeedvS 
  

  

  You 
  will" 
  

   not 
  be 
  

   likely 
  

   to 
  have 
  

   failures 
  

   and 
  con- 
  

   sequent 
  

   disappointments 
  if 
  you 
  plant 
  our 
  seeds. 
  

   They 
  are 
  always 
  tested 
  before 
  sending 
  out 
  

   They 
  are 
  all 
  sold 
  under 
  three 
  guarantees. 
  

   We 
  sell 
  you 
  such 
  seed 
  as 
  we 
  ourselves 
  plant. 
  

   Our 
  New 
  Catalogue 
  contains 
  several 
  

   new 
  and 
  desirable 
  vegetables 
  

   and 
  fl 
  ow 
  rs. 
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  ' 
  

  

  J. 
  J. 
  H. 
  GREGORY 
  &. 
  SON.^B&j^S 
  

   Alarblehead, 
  Mass. 
  Jg 
  itftSy 
  

  

  free 
  ventilation 
  can 
  be 
  given 
  in 
  pleasant 
  

   weather. 
  The 
  temperature 
  should 
  be 
  kept 
  at 
  

   sixty 
  or 
  sixty-five 
  degrees, 
  to 
  insure 
  healthy 
  

   growth 
  of 
  seedlings. 
  

  

  On 
  cold 
  days 
  the 
  sashes 
  of 
  both 
  hotbed 
  and 
  

   cold 
  frame 
  should 
  be 
  kept 
  nearly 
  closed 
  — 
  quite 
  

   so, 
  if 
  the 
  air 
  is 
  full 
  of 
  frost. 
  They 
  should 
  be 
  

   closed 
  each 
  afternoon, 
  in 
  pleasant 
  weather, 
  be- 
  

   fore 
  the 
  temperature 
  begins 
  to 
  drop. 
  Open 
  on 
  

   sunny 
  mornings 
  before 
  the 
  heat 
  of 
  the 
  sun, 
  as 
  

   concentrated 
  on 
  the 
  glass, 
  becomes 
  intense. 
  It 
  

   will 
  not 
  be 
  necessary, 
  in 
  the 
  ordinary 
  weather 
  

   of 
  early 
  spring, 
  to 
  open 
  the 
  sashes 
  widely 
  — 
  

   just 
  enough 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  moisture 
  of 
  the 
  air 
  

   inside 
  to 
  pass 
  off 
  and 
  some 
  fresh 
  air 
  to 
  enter. 
  

  

  Ventilation 
  must 
  be 
  given 
  from 
  the 
  start, 
  

   if 
  one 
  would 
  grow 
  strong, 
  healthy 
  plants. 
  If 
  

   the 
  hotbed 
  is 
  kept 
  closed 
  all 
  day, 
  seedlings 
  

   will 
  soon 
  damp 
  off 
  and 
  die. 
  The 
  amateur 
  

   gardener 
  may 
  be 
  puzzled 
  to 
  know 
  just 
  how 
  

   much 
  or 
  how 
  little 
  to 
  ventilate, 
  but 
  a 
  little 
  

   careful 
  observation 
  will 
  soon 
  enable 
  him 
  to 
  

   manage 
  this 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  successfully. 
  

   Avoid 
  opening 
  the 
  sash 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  way 
  that 
  a 
  

   cold 
  wind 
  can 
  blow 
  in 
  on 
  the 
  delicate 
  plants. 
  

   They 
  can 
  be 
  tilted 
  on 
  the 
  cross 
  bars 
  in 
  such 
  

   a 
  manner 
  as 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  damp 
  air 
  to 
  pass 
  

   off 
  freely, 
  and 
  prevent 
  the 
  exposure 
  of 
  the 
  

   plants 
  to 
  cold 
  drafts 
  and 
  frosty 
  winds. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  properly 
  managed, 
  one 
  can 
  

   grow 
  radishes 
  and 
  lettuce 
  nearly 
  two 
  months 
  

   earlier 
  than 
  you 
  can 
  get 
  them 
  from 
  garden 
  

   sowing. 
  Other 
  plants, 
  from 
  later 
  sowings, 
  

   will 
  gain 
  a 
  month 
  or 
  six 
  weeks 
  on 
  plants 
  

   started 
  in 
  the 
  garden. 
  It 
  pays 
  to 
  have 
  a 
  hot- 
  

   bed 
  if 
  you 
  care 
  for 
  early 
  vegetables. 
  

  

  If 
  an 
  early 
  supply 
  of 
  rhubarb 
  is 
  wanted, 
  

   put 
  a 
  barrel, 
  minus 
  head 
  and 
  bottom, 
  over 
  a 
  

   strong 
  clump 
  of 
  roots, 
  and 
  bank 
  up 
  about 
  it 
  

   with 
  fresh 
  horse 
  manure. 
  Cover 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  

   the 
  barrel 
  with 
  a 
  blanket, 
  or 
  something 
  similar, 
  

   until 
  growth 
  begins. 
  As 
  soon 
  as 
  leaves 
  start, 
  

   remove 
  this 
  covering, 
  and 
  let 
  the 
  light 
  assist 
  

   in 
  the 
  development 
  of 
  the 
  plant. 
  Forced 
  

   rhubarb 
  has 
  a 
  mild 
  acidity 
  and 
  a 
  most 
  delicious 
  

   flavor, 
  and 
  will 
  be 
  greatly 
  enjoyed 
  during 
  the 
  

   early 
  spring, 
  when 
  the 
  system 
  seems 
  to 
  "crave 
  

   something 
  sour." 
  

  

  Prepare 
  the 
  garden 
  for 
  the 
  reception 
  of 
  

   seed 
  as 
  early 
  in 
  the 
  season 
  as 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  worked 
  

   satisfactorily. 
  At 
  the 
  north, 
  as 
  a 
  general 
  

   thing, 
  not 
  much 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  to 
  advantage 
  

   this 
  month 
  in 
  the 
  way 
  of 
  plowing 
  or 
  spading. 
  

   We 
  must 
  wait 
  until 
  the 
  water 
  from 
  melting 
  

   snows 
  and 
  early 
  spring 
  rains 
  has 
  drained 
  out 
  

   of 
  it. 
  But 
  in 
  warmer 
  latitudes 
  this 
  work 
  can 
  

   be 
  done 
  now. 
  Throw 
  up 
  the 
  soil, 
  and 
  leave 
  

   it 
  exposed 
  to 
  the 
  action 
  of 
  the 
  elements 
  until 
  

   it 
  will 
  crumble 
  readily 
  under 
  the 
  application 
  

   of 
  the 
  hoe. 
  Then 
  pulverize 
  it, 
  and 
  work 
  info 
  

   it 
  whatever 
  manure 
  is 
  made 
  use 
  of. 
  You 
  -can 
  

   not 
  make 
  the 
  soil 
  of 
  the 
  garden 
  too 
  fine 
  or 
  

   mellow. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  north 
  manure 
  can 
  be 
  spread 
  over 
  the 
  

   garden 
  in 
  advance 
  of 
  plowing 
  or 
  spading, 
  thus 
  

   anticipating 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  season. 
  

   Use 
  fertilizers 
  liberally, 
  if 
  you 
  want 
  fine 
  vege- 
  

   tables. 
  Vegetables 
  grown 
  in 
  a 
  soil 
  of 
  only 
  

   moderate 
  richness 
  are 
  almost 
  always 
  tough 
  and 
  

   lacking 
  in 
  flavor. 
  

  

  Now 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  time 
  to 
  get 
  racks 
  and 
  trel- 
  

   lises 
  ready. 
  Always 
  have 
  one 
  or 
  the 
  other 
  

   to 
  train 
  tomatoes 
  over. 
  These 
  should 
  never 
  

   be 
  allowed 
  to 
  lie 
  on 
  the 
  ground, 
  as 
  they 
  always 
  

   will, 
  after 
  setting 
  a 
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  of 
  fruit, 
  if 
  not 
  

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  of 
  support. 
  Some 
  prefer 
  a 
  

   frame 
  made 
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  in 
  the 
  form 
  a 
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  the 
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  the 
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  are 
  trained, 
  and 
  the 
  

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  as 
  it 
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  This 
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  it 
  to 
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  it 
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