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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  where 
  we 
  manufacture 
  our 
  Monarch 
  Porcelain 
  Ware 
  

   Trenton, 
  New 
  Jersey 
  

  

  Uniformity 
  tf 
  Design 
  

  

  Architects 
  DO 
  appreciate 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  by 
  specifying 
  

   Wolff 
  Plumbing 
  Material 
  exclusively 
  they 
  are 
  

   protecting 
  their 
  clients 
  from 
  the 
  annoying 
  con- 
  

   fusion 
  of 
  design 
  and 
  mechanical 
  standards 
  that 
  

   is 
  sure 
  to 
  creep 
  into 
  even 
  the 
  most 
  carefully 
  

   selected 
  line 
  of 
  "assembled" 
  plumbing 
  equipment. 
  

  

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  WOLFF 
  

  

  MANUFACTURING 
  

   COMPANY 
  

  

  Established 
  1855 
  

  

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  of 
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  GOODS 
  EXCLUSIVELY 
  

  

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  Only 
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  zinc 
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  BROADWAY 
  

   NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

  GARDEN 
  WORK 
  FOR 
  

   NOVEMBER 
  

  

  By 
  Eben 
  E. 
  Rexford 
  

  

  ALL 
  tender 
  shrubs 
  should 
  be 
  given 
  pro- 
  

   tection 
  now. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  safe 
  to 
  put 
  off 
  

   the 
  work 
  longer, 
  for 
  freezing 
  weather 
  

   may 
  come 
  at 
  any 
  time. 
  Get 
  ready 
  for 
  the 
  

   undertaking 
  the 
  day 
  before, 
  if 
  possible, 
  by 
  

   having 
  all 
  needed 
  material 
  brought 
  together 
  

   upon 
  the 
  grounds. 
  Choose 
  a 
  pleasant 
  day 
  for 
  

   the 
  task, 
  if 
  possible. 
  One 
  can 
  accomplish 
  as 
  

   much 
  again 
  in 
  a 
  warm, 
  bright 
  day 
  as 
  he 
  can 
  

   in 
  a 
  cold, 
  disagreeable 
  one, 
  to 
  say 
  nothing 
  

   about 
  the 
  superior 
  quality 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  done. 
  

   Before 
  laying 
  down 
  any 
  shrub, 
  cut 
  away 
  all 
  

   weak 
  branches, 
  and 
  all 
  superfluous 
  ones. 
  There 
  

   is 
  no 
  good 
  reason 
  for 
  attempting 
  to 
  carry 
  

   these 
  through 
  the 
  winter. 
  They 
  will 
  have 
  

   to 
  be 
  got 
  rid 
  of 
  in 
  the 
  spring, 
  and 
  at 
  this 
  sea- 
  

   son 
  it 
  is 
  wisdom 
  to 
  do 
  all 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  done 
  to 
  

   save 
  work 
  later 
  on. 
  

  

  If 
  a 
  bush 
  seems 
  stiff 
  and 
  unyielding 
  when 
  

   you 
  attempt 
  to 
  bend 
  it 
  over, 
  remove 
  a 
  few 
  

   spadefuls 
  of 
  soil 
  from 
  close 
  to 
  its 
  roots, 
  on 
  the 
  

   side 
  toward 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  bent. 
  This 
  will 
  

   generally 
  allow 
  you 
  to 
  lay 
  it 
  down 
  without 
  

   breaking 
  it. 
  

  

  Having 
  spread 
  it 
  out 
  on 
  the 
  ground, 
  lay 
  

   some 
  sticks 
  across 
  its 
  branches 
  to 
  hold 
  it 
  down 
  

   until 
  your 
  covering 
  can 
  be 
  put 
  in 
  place. 
  Cover 
  

   it 
  with 
  dry 
  soil 
  if 
  possible. 
  Wet 
  soil 
  often 
  

   does 
  harm. 
  If 
  you 
  prefer 
  to 
  use 
  leaves, 
  make 
  

   a 
  sort 
  of 
  pen 
  of 
  boards 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  inches 
  deep 
  

   about 
  the 
  plant. 
  Press 
  the 
  leaves 
  down 
  firmly 
  

   and 
  cover 
  them 
  with 
  something 
  that 
  will 
  shed 
  

   rain. 
  If 
  soil 
  is 
  used 
  as 
  a 
  covering, 
  let 
  it 
  be 
  

   four 
  or 
  five 
  inches 
  deep, 
  and 
  roof 
  it 
  over 
  well. 
  

   Water 
  must 
  be 
  kept 
  out 
  if 
  we 
  would 
  have 
  

   our 
  plants 
  winter 
  safely. 
  

  

  Pansies 
  do 
  not 
  require 
  much 
  protection. 
  

   Scatter 
  an 
  inch 
  or 
  two 
  of 
  leaves 
  over 
  them, 
  

   and 
  put 
  on 
  some 
  evergreen 
  branches 
  to 
  hold 
  

   them 
  in 
  place. 
  Pieces 
  of 
  wire 
  netting 
  can 
  be 
  

   used 
  if 
  branches 
  are 
  not 
  obtainable. 
  

  

  Hollyhocks 
  seldom 
  winter 
  well 
  unless 
  water 
  

   can 
  be 
  prevented 
  from 
  getting 
  at 
  their 
  crowns. 
  

   Their 
  foliage 
  is 
  soft 
  and 
  thick, 
  and 
  absorbs 
  

   moisture 
  like 
  a 
  sponge. 
  Decay 
  soon 
  sets 
  in, 
  

   and 
  this 
  diseased 
  condition 
  is 
  soon 
  communi- 
  

   cated 
  to 
  the 
  crown 
  of 
  the 
  plant. 
  Few 
  plants 
  

   survive 
  after 
  this 
  takes 
  place. 
  I 
  invert 
  a 
  box 
  

   over 
  each 
  plant, 
  filling 
  in 
  about 
  it 
  with 
  leaves 
  

   and 
  banking 
  up 
  outside 
  with 
  soil. 
  In 
  this 
  

   way 
  I 
  succeed 
  in 
  wintering 
  nearly 
  all 
  plants 
  

   safely. 
  Plants 
  not 
  so 
  protected 
  generally 
  come 
  

   through 
  in 
  spring 
  looking 
  well, 
  but 
  before 
  

   long 
  they 
  show 
  signs 
  of 
  disease, 
  and 
  not 
  one 
  in 
  

   a 
  dozen 
  survives. 
  

  

  Cover 
  the 
  bulb-beds 
  with 
  eight 
  or 
  ten 
  

   inches 
  of 
  coarse 
  litter 
  from 
  the 
  barnyard. 
  

   This 
  will 
  prevent 
  heaving 
  of 
  the 
  soil 
  under 
  

   the 
  action 
  of 
  frost. 
  In 
  an 
  unprotected 
  bed 
  

   bulbs 
  will 
  often 
  be 
  torn 
  loose 
  and 
  greatly 
  in- 
  

   jured, 
  if 
  not 
  ruined. 
  

  

  Go 
  over 
  the 
  border 
  and 
  set 
  stakes 
  to 
  mark 
  

   the 
  location 
  of 
  all 
  plants 
  that 
  die 
  away 
  wholly 
  

   in 
  winter. 
  If 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  done, 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  

   trampled 
  to 
  death 
  in 
  spring. 
  

  

  If 
  any 
  plants 
  or 
  shrubs 
  have 
  proved 
  in- 
  

   ferior, 
  root 
  them 
  up 
  and 
  consign 
  them 
  to 
  the 
  

   rubbish-heap. 
  We 
  have 
  so 
  many 
  excellent 
  

   varieties 
  nowadays 
  that 
  one 
  can 
  not 
  afford 
  

   to 
  grow 
  anything 
  that 
  does 
  not 
  have 
  real 
  

   merit. 
  It 
  is 
  just 
  as 
  easy 
  to 
  grow 
  a 
  good 
  thing- 
  

   as 
  a 
  poor 
  one. 
  

  

  Mulch 
  the 
  peonies 
  well. 
  These 
  plants 
  are 
  

   entirely 
  hardy 
  anywhere 
  at 
  the 
  north, 
  but 
  

   they 
  do 
  enough 
  better, 
  when 
  protected, 
  to 
  

   make 
  it 
  well 
  worth 
  one's 
  while 
  to 
  give 
  them 
  

   this 
  attention. 
  All 
  hardy 
  plants 
  are 
  benefitted 
  

   by 
  covering, 
  because 
  it 
  enables 
  them 
  to 
  get 
  

   through 
  the 
  winter 
  without 
  using 
  up 
  all 
  their 
  

   vitality 
  in 
  fighting 
  against 
  the 
  cold. 
  

  

  The 
  lawn 
  will 
  be 
  greatly 
  benefitted 
  by 
  giv- 
  

  

  