﻿August, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XUl 
  

  

  plants 
  to 
  keep 
  on 
  blossoming 
  and 
  setting 
  fruit 
  

   until 
  frost 
  comes. 
  The 
  consequence 
  is 
  that 
  

   we 
  seldom 
  get 
  any 
  really 
  fine 
  specimens 
  from 
  

   a 
  plant. 
  The 
  strength 
  that 
  should 
  be 
  con- 
  

   centrated 
  in 
  a 
  few 
  good 
  squashes 
  is 
  fritted 
  

   away 
  on 
  a 
  score 
  or 
  more 
  in 
  all 
  stages 
  of 
  de- 
  

   velopment. 
  To 
  prevent 
  this, 
  keep 
  the 
  plant 
  

   from 
  setting 
  any 
  new 
  fruit 
  after 
  it 
  has 
  set 
  

   its 
  first 
  half 
  dozen. 
  Nip 
  off 
  the 
  buds 
  as 
  they 
  

   form. 
  This 
  will 
  throw 
  all 
  the 
  strength 
  of 
  

   the 
  plant 
  where 
  it 
  belongs, 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  have 
  

   some 
  fine 
  squashes 
  to 
  show 
  for 
  your 
  season's 
  

   work, 
  when 
  fall 
  comes, 
  instead 
  of 
  a 
  lot 
  of 
  

   small, 
  inferior-in-every-way 
  specimens, 
  such 
  

   as 
  characterize 
  the 
  plant 
  which 
  is 
  allowed 
  to 
  

   follow 
  out 
  its 
  own 
  inclinations. 
  

  

  Radishes, 
  spinach 
  and 
  other 
  vegetables 
  of 
  

   quick 
  growth 
  can 
  still 
  be 
  sown 
  for 
  fall 
  use. 
  

   Give 
  them 
  the 
  warmest 
  corner 
  of 
  the 
  garden, 
  

   and 
  a 
  very 
  rich, 
  mellow 
  soil. 
  You 
  can 
  not 
  

   grow 
  good 
  ones, 
  at 
  this 
  time 
  of 
  the 
  year, 
  

   unless 
  you 
  give 
  them 
  special 
  attention. 
  

  

  Chrysanthemums 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  pinched 
  

   back 
  after 
  buds 
  begin 
  to 
  form. 
  Only 
  the 
  

   earliest 
  varieties 
  will 
  show 
  buds 
  this 
  month. 
  

   Keep 
  the 
  plants 
  well 
  tied 
  up. 
  A 
  little 
  neglect, 
  

   at 
  this 
  time, 
  may 
  cost 
  you 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  en- 
  

   tire 
  season. 
  Few 
  plants 
  have 
  more 
  brittle 
  

   stalks, 
  and 
  one 
  must 
  handle 
  them 
  with 
  the 
  

   greatest 
  caution 
  to 
  avoid 
  breaking 
  them, 
  es- 
  

   pecially 
  if 
  they 
  have 
  formed 
  heavy 
  heads. 
  

  

  Next 
  month 
  your 
  plants 
  will 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  

   lifted 
  and 
  potted. 
  Begin 
  to 
  get 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  

   work 
  now. 
  Get 
  your 
  pots. 
  Let 
  their 
  sizes 
  

   range 
  from 
  nine 
  to 
  twelve 
  inches. 
  If 
  they 
  are 
  

   new 
  ones, 
  soak 
  them 
  for 
  a 
  day 
  or 
  two 
  before 
  

   putting 
  plants 
  into 
  them. 
  Provide 
  some 
  good 
  

   potting 
  soil. 
  Not 
  much 
  will 
  be 
  needed, 
  for 
  

   you 
  will 
  lift 
  your 
  plants 
  with 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  

   earth 
  adhering 
  to 
  their 
  roots 
  — 
  quite 
  as 
  much, 
  

   in 
  all 
  probability, 
  as 
  can 
  be 
  crowded 
  into 
  the 
  

   pot 
  — 
  but 
  sometimes 
  some 
  of 
  this 
  soil 
  will 
  

   crumble 
  away 
  in 
  spite 
  of 
  all 
  your 
  care, 
  and 
  it 
  

   should 
  be 
  replaced 
  with 
  fresh, 
  strong 
  compost. 
  

   Provide 
  yourself 
  with 
  good, 
  strong 
  supports 
  

   for 
  each 
  plant. 
  These 
  should 
  be 
  put 
  in 
  place 
  

   as 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  plant 
  is 
  in 
  its 
  pot 
  to 
  guard 
  

   against 
  possible 
  accidents 
  in 
  moving. 
  Insert 
  

   them 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  stalk 
  and 
  tie 
  the 
  plant 
  se- 
  

   curely 
  with 
  strips 
  of 
  cloth 
  instead 
  of 
  string, 
  

   as 
  is 
  usually 
  done. 
  String 
  is 
  likely 
  to 
  cut 
  into 
  

   the 
  stalk 
  if 
  tied 
  tightly, 
  and 
  unless 
  it 
  is 
  tightly 
  

   tied 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  furnish 
  the 
  necessary 
  support. 
  

  

  * 
  * 
  * 
  

  

  At 
  this 
  season 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  to 
  look 
  the 
  garden 
  

   and 
  grounds 
  over 
  with 
  a 
  view 
  to 
  making 
  

   changes 
  that 
  will 
  result 
  in 
  improvement. 
  Mis- 
  

   takes 
  will 
  no 
  doubt 
  be 
  in 
  evidence 
  on 
  every 
  

   hand. 
  Study 
  the 
  habit 
  of 
  your 
  plants, 
  and 
  try 
  

   to 
  find 
  the 
  place 
  that 
  will 
  enable 
  them 
  to 
  dis- 
  

   play 
  their 
  charms 
  to 
  the 
  best 
  advantage. 
  The 
  

   ideal 
  garden 
  is 
  always 
  an 
  evolution. 
  It 
  grows 
  

   by 
  slow 
  degrees. 
  Plan 
  it 
  ever 
  so 
  carefully, 
  at 
  

   first, 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  find 
  that 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  it 
  

   has 
  to 
  be 
  made 
  over 
  before 
  it 
  satisfies 
  you. 
  It 
  

   takes 
  time 
  to 
  find 
  where 
  all 
  the 
  plants 
  in 
  it 
  

  

  belong. 
  

  

  * 
  * 
  * 
  

  

  Next 
  month 
  will 
  be 
  bulb-planting 
  time. 
  

   But 
  don't 
  wait 
  until 
  then 
  to 
  get 
  ready 
  for 
  

   your 
  bulbs. 
  Prepare 
  the 
  ground 
  now. 
  Spade 
  

   it 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  depth 
  of 
  a 
  foot 
  — 
  a 
  foot 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  

   would 
  be 
  better 
  — 
  and 
  work 
  it 
  over 
  and 
  over 
  

   until 
  it 
  is 
  as 
  fine 
  as 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  made. 
  Make 
  it 
  

   rich 
  with 
  well-rotted 
  cow-manure. 
  Let 
  the 
  

   beds 
  slope 
  away 
  in 
  all 
  directions 
  from 
  the 
  cen- 
  

   ter, 
  that 
  rain 
  may 
  run 
  off 
  rather 
  than 
  settle 
  

   into 
  them. 
  

  

  Order 
  your 
  bulbs 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  fall 
  cata- 
  

   locrurs 
  of 
  the 
  dealers 
  come 
  to 
  hand. 
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  THE 
  GARDEN 
  FRONT 
  

   From 
  "American 
  Renaissance" 
  

  

  This 
  book 
  is 
  a 
  carefully 
  prepared 
  history 
  

   of 
  American 
  Domestic 
  Architecture 
  from 
  

   Colonial 
  days, 
  illustrated 
  in 
  the 
  most 
  elab- 
  

   orate 
  manner 
  and 
  worthy 
  a 
  place 
  in 
  every 
  

   architectural 
  library, 
  and 
  should 
  be 
  read 
  by 
  

   every 
  one 
  who_ 
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  to 
  familiarize 
  him- 
  

   self 
  with 
  Colonial 
  architecture 
  and 
  its 
  effect 
  

   on 
  the 
  architecture 
  of 
  to-day. 
  

  

  CONTENTS.— 
  Chapter 
  I., 
  Ethics; 
  II., 
  Art 
  

   and 
  Commercialism; 
  III., 
  The 
  Ancient 
  

   Regime 
  — 
  Andrew 
  Jackson; 
  IV., 
  Humble 
  

   Beginnings 
  of 
  a 
  National 
  School 
  ; 
  V., 
  The 
  

   Grand 
  Epoch 
  ; 
  VI., 
  Early 
  Nineteenth 
  Cen- 
  

   tury 
  Work; 
  VII., 
  The 
  Transitional 
  

   Period; 
  VIII., 
  Reign 
  of 
  Terror 
  — 
  Its 
  Neg- 
  

   ative 
  Value; 
  IX., 
  Fashion 
  in 
  Architec- 
  

   ture 
  ; 
  X., 
  Adaptation 
  ; 
  XL, 
  Concerning 
  

   Style 
  ; 
  XII., 
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  earlier 
  in 
  the 
  season 
  you 
  get 
  them, 
  the 
  stronger 
  

   they 
  will 
  be 
  likely 
  to 
  be, 
  as 
  they 
  part 
  rapidly 
  

   with 
  their 
  vitality 
  while 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  ground. 
  

   Aim 
  to 
  have 
  everything 
  in 
  readiness 
  for 
  them 
  

   on 
  their 
  arrival, 
  and 
  put 
  them 
  into 
  the 
  ground 
  

   as 
  soon 
  as 
  possible. 
  The 
  catalogues 
  will 
  tell 
  

   you 
  how 
  deep 
  and 
  how 
  far 
  apart 
  to 
  plant 
  them, 
  

   and 
  give 
  you 
  such 
  other 
  particulars 
  as 
  you 
  

   may 
  stand 
  in 
  need 
  of. 
  You 
  will 
  find 
  it 
  most 
  

   satisfactory 
  to 
  plant 
  the 
  various 
  colors 
  by 
  

   themselves. 
  Mixed 
  collections 
  give 
  too 
  bizarre 
  

   an 
  effect 
  to 
  be 
  pleasing 
  to 
  those 
  who 
  have 
  a 
  

   keen 
  eye 
  for 
  color-harmony. 
  

  

  Tea 
  and 
  hybrid 
  perpetual 
  roses 
  should 
  be 
  

   given 
  a 
  good 
  deal 
  of 
  attention 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  se- 
  

   cure 
  a 
  late 
  crop 
  of 
  flowers. 
  The 
  treatment 
  is 
  

   about 
  the 
  same 
  for 
  both. 
  Make 
  the 
  soil 
  rich, 
  

   in 
  order 
  to 
  encourage 
  growth. 
  Cut 
  back 
  the 
  

   branches 
  to 
  some 
  strong 
  bud. 
  This 
  will 
  de- 
  

   velop 
  into 
  a 
  branch, 
  from 
  which 
  you 
  may 
  hope 
  

   to 
  get 
  flowers. 
  Your 
  hope 
  will 
  not 
  always 
  be 
  

   realized, 
  with 
  the 
  hybrid 
  perpetuals, 
  but 
  you 
  

   may 
  reasonably 
  expect 
  it 
  to 
  be 
  with 
  the 
  teas, 
  

   which 
  often 
  keep 
  on 
  flowering 
  until 
  the 
  ground 
  

  

  freezes. 
  

  

  * 
  * 
  * 
  

  

  I 
  cut 
  back 
  my 
  pansies 
  in 
  July 
  and 
  August, 
  

   clipping 
  away 
  nearly 
  all 
  the 
  old 
  top. 
  Not 
  

   much 
  growth 
  will 
  result 
  while 
  the 
  weather 
  is 
  

   hot 
  and 
  dry, 
  but 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  cooler, 
  damper 
  

   weather 
  sets 
  in, 
  the 
  plants 
  will 
  make 
  rapid 
  

   development, 
  and 
  in 
  September 
  and 
  October, 
  

   and 
  often 
  until 
  late 
  in 
  November, 
  they 
  will 
  

   yield 
  fine 
  crops 
  of 
  blossoms. 
  

  

  * 
  # 
  * 
  

  

  Cosmos 
  will 
  be 
  rapidly 
  forging 
  ahead 
  now. 
  

   So 
  luxuriant 
  is 
  its 
  growth 
  that 
  quite 
  likely 
  it 
  

   will 
  need 
  some 
  support. 
  I 
  have 
  had 
  large 
  

   plants 
  of 
  it 
  almost 
  ruined 
  by 
  sudden 
  winds, 
  be- 
  

   cause 
  I 
  had 
  neglected 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  the 
  proper 
  

   attention. 
  Like 
  the 
  dahlia, 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  very 
  brittle 
  

   stalk, 
  and 
  its 
  foliage 
  is 
  so 
  heavy, 
  especially 
  

   when 
  wet 
  with 
  rain, 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  almost 
  sure 
  

   to 
  split 
  down 
  under 
  the 
  weight 
  of 
  it. 
  

  

  PAINTING 
  THE 
  HOUSE 
  

  

  By 
  George 
  Ethelbert 
  Walsh 
  

  

  REPAINTING 
  the 
  country 
  house 
  is 
  one 
  

   of 
  the 
  necessary 
  evils 
  of 
  modern 
  exist- 
  

   ence 
  which 
  periodically 
  recurs 
  with 
  the 
  

   certainty 
  of 
  passing 
  time. 
  The 
  double 
  func- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  preserving 
  the 
  woodwork 
  and 
  beauti- 
  

   fying 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  achieved 
  through 
  the 
  proper 
  

   selection 
  of 
  paint 
  to 
  harmonize 
  with 
  the 
  sur- 
  

   roundings. 
  Fortunately 
  our 
  tastes 
  differ 
  in 
  

   paint 
  as 
  in 
  everything 
  else 
  of 
  external 
  use, 
  and 
  

   general 
  variety 
  of 
  landscape 
  effect 
  is 
  thus 
  un- 
  

   consciously 
  produced. 
  The 
  old 
  Colonial 
  homes 
  

   with 
  their 
  pure 
  white 
  exteriors 
  and 
  green 
  

   blinds 
  suggested 
  a 
  purity 
  of 
  composition 
  that 
  

   can 
  not 
  be 
  excelled, 
  but 
  unending 
  rows 
  of 
  

   houses 
  of 
  glaring 
  white 
  grow 
  monotonous 
  to 
  

   the 
  eye. 
  We 
  wish 
  for 
  some 
  other 
  color 
  — 
  

   something 
  vulgar 
  even 
  — 
  to 
  break 
  the 
  monotony 
  

   or 
  to 
  intensify 
  the 
  chastity 
  of 
  the 
  convention- 
  

   ally 
  painted 
  white-and-green 
  house. 
  To-day 
  

   all 
  the 
  colors 
  of 
  autumn's 
  landscape 
  appear 
  

   in 
  the 
  scattered 
  country 
  homes 
  and 
  clusters 
  of 
  

   village 
  houses, 
  and 
  while 
  the 
  combinations 
  of 
  

   some 
  may 
  be 
  atrocious 
  the 
  general 
  effect 
  of 
  

   variety 
  is 
  pleasing. 
  

  

  We 
  tire 
  of 
  one 
  color 
  in 
  a 
  house 
  as 
  we 
  grow 
  

   weary 
  of 
  one 
  shade 
  of 
  dress 
  or 
  hue 
  of 
  wall 
  

   paper. 
  Very 
  few 
  paint 
  the 
  house 
  the 
  same 
  

   color 
  the 
  second 
  time. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  white 
  house 
  

   this 
  year, 
  a 
  terra 
  cotta 
  with 
  cream 
  trimmings 
  

   next, 
  and 
  then 
  a 
  grass 
  green 
  that 
  seems 
  to 
  

   spring 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  very 
  ground. 
  The 
  indi- 
  

   viduality 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  not 
  changed 
  by 
  a 
  

   fresh 
  coat 
  of 
  paint, 
  but 
  when 
  it 
  dons 
  its 
  new 
  

   dress 
  it 
  seems 
  to 
  take 
  a 
  new 
  lease 
  of 
  life, 
  re- 
  

  

  