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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  March, 
  1907 
  

  

  Sun-Dials 
  with 
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  Complete 
  

  

  By 
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  the 
  

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  A 
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  showing 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  designs 
  of 
  

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  MOUNT 
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  N.Y., 
  U.S.A. 
  

  

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  that 
  lasts 
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  by 
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  Start 
  with 
  the 
  largest 
  stock 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  secured! 
  It 
  takes 
  over 
  twenty 
  years 
  to 
  

  

  grow 
  such 
  trees 
  and 
  shrubs 
  as 
  we 
  offer. 
  

   We 
  do 
  the 
  long 
  waiting 
  — 
  thus 
  enabling 
  you 
  to 
  secure 
  trees 
  and 
  shrubs 
  that 
  give 
  an 
  

   immediate 
  effect. 
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  descriptive 
  and 
  price 
  lists. 
  

  

  always 
  in 
  order. 
  As 
  the 
  Japan 
  lilies 
  il<> 
  not 
  

   reach 
  this 
  country 
  until 
  late 
  in 
  the 
  fall, 
  it 
  will 
  

   be 
  well 
  to 
  get 
  all 
  orders 
  in 
  to 
  the 
  florist 
  early 
  

   that 
  they 
  may 
  he 
  filled 
  from 
  the 
  first 
  consign- 
  

   ments 
  of 
  bulbs. 
  Then 
  if 
  the 
  beds 
  are 
  pre- 
  

   pared 
  in 
  advance 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  gotten 
  into 
  the 
  

   ground 
  before 
  severe 
  weather. 
  However, 
  it 
  is 
  

   possible 
  to 
  make 
  successful 
  planting 
  of 
  bulbs 
  

   as 
  late 
  as 
  Christmas. 
  1 
  have 
  planted 
  them 
  

   when 
  it 
  was 
  necessary 
  to 
  break 
  the 
  frozen 
  

   ground 
  with 
  an 
  axe, 
  but 
  the 
  bulbs 
  did 
  unusu- 
  

   ally 
  well 
  the 
  following 
  spring. 
  

  

  The 
  Japan 
  lilies 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  about 
  

   nine 
  inches 
  deep 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  place 
  sand 
  

   around 
  the 
  bulb 
  sufficiently 
  to 
  prevent 
  the 
  

   earth 
  coming 
  in 
  contact 
  with 
  it. 
  A 
  little 
  

   sphagnum 
  moss 
  directly 
  under 
  the 
  bulb 
  is 
  an- 
  

   other 
  wise 
  precaution, 
  as 
  this 
  will 
  insure 
  drain- 
  

   age 
  for 
  each 
  particular 
  bulb 
  and 
  prevent 
  the 
  

   settling 
  of 
  water 
  about 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  bulb. 
  

   After 
  the 
  lilies 
  are 
  all 
  planted 
  and 
  the 
  soil 
  

   firmed 
  about 
  them 
  the 
  bed 
  should 
  be 
  given 
  a 
  

   dressing 
  of 
  old, 
  rough 
  manure, 
  leaves 
  and 
  lit- 
  

   ter; 
  the 
  coarsest 
  of 
  this 
  may 
  be 
  raked 
  off 
  in 
  

   the 
  spring 
  and 
  the 
  fine 
  manure 
  worked 
  into 
  

   the 
  ground. 
  This, 
  however, 
  must 
  be 
  done 
  

   before 
  the 
  lilies 
  start 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  very 
  tender; 
  

   as 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  frost 
  is 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  is 
  the 
  

   best 
  time 
  to 
  work 
  over 
  the 
  lily 
  bed 
  ; 
  it 
  should 
  

   not 
  be 
  disturbed 
  after 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  April 
  

   or 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  May 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  latitude. 
  

   The 
  Annunciation 
  lily, 
  which 
  ripens 
  its 
  foli- 
  

   age 
  in 
  August 
  and 
  remains 
  dormant 
  for 
  a 
  

   short 
  time, 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  at 
  that 
  season 
  

   and 
  not 
  be 
  disturbed 
  later. 
  This 
  lily 
  grows 
  

   its 
  bulbs 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  surface, 
  hence 
  should 
  not 
  

   be 
  planted 
  deeply. 
  As 
  it 
  lies 
  near 
  the 
  surface 
  

   of 
  the 
  ground 
  it 
  is 
  easily 
  affected 
  by 
  frost 
  in 
  

   winter 
  and 
  sun 
  in 
  summer. 
  It 
  should, 
  there- 
  

   fore, 
  have 
  the 
  protection 
  of 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  

   other 
  plants 
  ; 
  lately 
  I 
  have 
  grown 
  them 
  suc- 
  

   cessfully 
  among 
  the 
  peonies. 
  Their 
  earlier 
  

   start 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  enables 
  them 
  to 
  get 
  their 
  

   heads 
  above 
  the 
  foliage 
  of 
  the 
  peonies 
  before 
  

   those 
  plants 
  have 
  made 
  much 
  growth 
  and 
  the 
  

   peonies 
  afford 
  protection 
  from 
  the 
  hot 
  sun 
  

   during 
  the 
  summer. 
  

  

  All 
  lily 
  bulbs 
  are 
  composed 
  of 
  a 
  succession 
  

   of 
  layers 
  of 
  scales 
  ; 
  these 
  are 
  very 
  tender, 
  and 
  in 
  

   handling 
  the 
  bulbs 
  care 
  should 
  be 
  given 
  that 
  

   none 
  are 
  broken 
  ; 
  when 
  this 
  does 
  occur 
  the 
  

   broken 
  part 
  should 
  be 
  removed 
  with 
  a 
  sharp 
  

   knife 
  and 
  no 
  ragged 
  edges 
  left 
  to 
  decay 
  and 
  

   affect 
  the 
  entire 
  bulb. 
  These 
  broken 
  scales 
  

   may 
  be 
  planted 
  in 
  sand 
  and 
  will 
  in 
  return 
  pro- 
  

   duce 
  new 
  bulbs. 
  If 
  one 
  cares 
  to 
  sacrifice 
  a 
  

   bulb 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  separated 
  into 
  scales 
  and 
  each 
  

   one 
  planted, 
  base 
  down, 
  in 
  sand 
  and 
  in 
  time 
  

   will 
  produce 
  a 
  large 
  colony 
  of 
  mature 
  bulbs. 
  

   Given 
  good 
  soil, 
  drainage 
  and 
  proper 
  plant- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  lily 
  is 
  fairly 
  healthy 
  and 
  long-lived, 
  

   but 
  when 
  it 
  becomes 
  apparent 
  that 
  the 
  plant 
  

   is 
  deteriorating 
  the 
  cause 
  must 
  be 
  looked 
  for. 
  

   When 
  the 
  season 
  of 
  rest 
  comes 
  and 
  the 
  bulb 
  is 
  

   dormant, 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  lifted 
  and 
  examined 
  for 
  the 
  

   cause 
  ; 
  this 
  will 
  often 
  be 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  decay 
  

   caused 
  by 
  improper 
  drainage, 
  some 
  structural 
  

   injury, 
  or 
  the 
  too 
  close 
  proximity 
  of 
  manure. 
  

   Whatever 
  the 
  cause 
  the 
  bulb 
  should 
  be 
  thor- 
  

   oughly 
  cleaned 
  and 
  all 
  diseased 
  scales 
  re- 
  

   moved. 
  Wherever 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  these 
  scales 
  is 
  

   sound 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  planted, 
  first 
  removing 
  all 
  

   unsound 
  or 
  diseased 
  parts. 
  Often 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  

   found 
  that 
  the 
  ants 
  have 
  taken 
  up 
  their 
  home 
  

   in 
  the 
  bulb 
  ; 
  these 
  must 
  be 
  expelled 
  and 
  the 
  

   bulb 
  planted 
  in 
  a 
  fresh 
  spot 
  ; 
  never 
  put 
  an 
  

   ailing 
  bulb 
  back 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  place, 
  but 
  give 
  

   it 
  fresh 
  soil, 
  protect 
  it 
  with 
  clean, 
  sharp 
  sand 
  

   and 
  place 
  the 
  bit 
  of 
  sphagnum 
  moss 
  at 
  the 
  

   base. 
  

  

  Do 
  not 
  remove 
  the 
  protecting 
  mulch 
  too 
  

   early 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  but 
  displace 
  a 
  portion 
  at 
  

   a 
  time. 
  If, 
  as 
  sometimes 
  happens, 
  the 
  lilies 
  

   start 
  too 
  early 
  they 
  should 
  be 
  covered 
  on 
  cold 
  

   nights 
  and 
  days, 
  otherwise 
  a 
  sudden 
  freeze 
  

   may 
  take 
  the 
  tender 
  shoots 
  and 
  that 
  will 
  be 
  

  

  