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  AMERICAN 
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  December, 
  1907 
  

  

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  "The 
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  paper 
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   and 
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  SANITAS 
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  on 
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  were 
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  1701 
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   Colo. 
  2nd 
  prize 
  : 
  Mrs. 
  1\ 
  G. 
  Hansen, 
  Edgerton, 
  Wis. 
  3rd 
  

   prize: 
  Miss 
  Marion 
  Swan, 
  151 
  Passaic 
  Ave., 
  Passaic, 
  N. 
  J. 
  

   ith 
  prize: 
  Mrs. 
  E. 
  A. 
  Corwin, 
  Box 
  35, 
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  of 
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  your 
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  ST 
  AND 
  ARD 
  OIL 
  CLOTH 
  CO., 
  Dept. 
  1 
  1 
  , 
  320 
  Broadway, 
  New 
  York 
  

  

  mlm 
  

  

  is 
  likely 
  to 
  result 
  in 
  the 
  prevention 
  of 
  con- 
  

   siderable 
  loss 
  by 
  and 
  by. 
  It 
  pays 
  to 
  give 
  it, 
  

   in 
  more 
  ways 
  than 
  one. 
  

  

  The 
  window-garden 
  is 
  seldom 
  very 
  gay 
  

   with 
  Mowers 
  at 
  this 
  season. 
  Many 
  of 
  the 
  

   plants 
  in 
  it 
  have 
  not 
  fully 
  recovered 
  from 
  the 
  

   effect 
  of 
  repotting 
  and 
  removal 
  to 
  the 
  house, 
  

   and 
  others 
  have 
  not 
  reached 
  the 
  flowering 
  

   stage. 
  Most, 
  however, 
  if 
  they 
  have 
  been 
  

   given 
  proper 
  care, 
  will 
  be 
  growing 
  well, 
  and 
  

   giving 
  good 
  promise 
  of 
  bloom 
  a 
  little 
  later 
  on. 
  

   Those 
  in 
  active 
  growth 
  should 
  be 
  fed 
  liber- 
  

   ally 
  to 
  encourage 
  vigorous 
  development 
  and 
  

   to 
  enable 
  the 
  ptant 
  to 
  store 
  up 
  strength 
  foi 
  

   the 
  work 
  before 
  it. 
  But 
  keep 
  on 
  the 
  safe 
  

   side 
  and 
  don't 
  fertilize 
  too 
  much. 
  It 
  is 
  easy 
  

   to 
  overdo 
  this 
  matter. 
  We 
  are 
  often 
  led 
  to 
  do 
  

   it 
  by 
  our 
  desire 
  to 
  push 
  our 
  plants 
  ahead, 
  and 
  

   our 
  impatience 
  of 
  results 
  leads 
  to 
  a 
  rapid 
  

   growth, 
  from 
  which 
  there 
  is 
  likely 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  

   reaction 
  later 
  in 
  the 
  season, 
  often 
  a 
  very 
  dis- 
  

   astrous 
  one. 
  When 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  a 
  window- 
  

   garden 
  learns 
  to 
  be 
  satisfied 
  with 
  a 
  healthy 
  

   growth 
  he 
  is 
  on 
  the 
  high 
  road 
  to 
  success. 
  

  

  Be 
  on 
  the 
  lookout 
  for 
  insects. 
  Here 
  is 
  

   where 
  the 
  old 
  saying, 
  that 
  "an 
  ounce 
  of 
  pre- 
  

   vention 
  is 
  worth 
  a 
  pound 
  of 
  cure," 
  comes 
  in 
  

   pertinently. 
  It 
  is 
  much 
  easier 
  to 
  keep 
  insects 
  

   away 
  than 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  get 
  rid 
  of 
  them. 
  I 
  would 
  ad- 
  

   vise 
  every 
  amateur 
  flower 
  grower 
  to 
  act 
  on 
  

   the 
  offensive. 
  Don't 
  wait 
  for 
  the 
  insects 
  to 
  

   put 
  in 
  appearance. 
  They 
  will 
  be 
  sure 
  to 
  come 
  

   if 
  you 
  do 
  nothing 
  to 
  head 
  them 
  off. 
  Provide 
  

   yourself 
  with 
  the 
  means 
  of 
  exterminating 
  

   them, 
  and 
  use 
  it 
  precisely 
  as 
  if 
  they 
  were 
  really 
  

   there. 
  Use 
  it 
  once 
  a 
  week. 
  If 
  this 
  is 
  done 
  

   you 
  can 
  prevent 
  their 
  taking 
  possession 
  of 
  

   your 
  plants. 
  It 
  may 
  seem 
  unnecessary 
  to 
  take 
  

   precautions 
  of 
  this 
  kind 
  when 
  the 
  enemy 
  is 
  

   not 
  in 
  sight, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  the 
  easiest 
  and 
  the 
  sur- 
  

   est 
  method 
  of 
  keeping 
  your 
  plants 
  free 
  from 
  

   insects. 
  Why 
  not 
  work 
  a 
  little 
  every 
  week 
  

   to 
  keep 
  them 
  away 
  rather 
  than 
  be 
  obliged 
  to 
  

   spend 
  hours 
  every 
  other 
  day 
  in 
  an 
  effort 
  to 
  

   get 
  rid 
  of 
  them 
  ? 
  

  

  Roses 
  will 
  suffer 
  from 
  aphis 
  and 
  red 
  spider 
  

   if 
  not 
  carefully 
  attended 
  to. 
  Fight 
  both 
  these 
  

   pests 
  with 
  the 
  same 
  weapons. 
  Take 
  a 
  tub 
  of 
  

   water 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  it 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  Nikoteen 
  

   extract 
  of 
  which 
  mention 
  has 
  frequently 
  been 
  

   made. 
  Dip 
  the 
  plants 
  into 
  this, 
  as 
  dipping 
  is 
  

   more 
  effective 
  in 
  its 
  operation 
  than 
  spraying, 
  

   for 
  the 
  water 
  gets 
  to 
  every 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  

   plant. 
  The 
  tobacco 
  extract 
  kills 
  the 
  aphis; 
  

   the 
  water 
  routs 
  the 
  spider. 
  

  

  Look 
  to 
  the 
  potted 
  bulbs 
  at 
  least 
  once 
  a 
  

   week. 
  If 
  any 
  seem 
  to 
  be 
  getting 
  rather 
  dry, 
  

   water 
  moderately. 
  Don't 
  bring 
  any 
  to 
  the 
  

   window 
  until 
  they 
  show 
  signs 
  of 
  top 
  growth. 
  

  

  Examine 
  such 
  plants 
  as 
  the 
  Boston 
  and 
  

   Pierson 
  fern 
  frequently, 
  if 
  you 
  have 
  any 
  rea- 
  

   son 
  to 
  suspect 
  the 
  presence 
  of 
  the 
  mealy-bug. 
  

   You 
  will 
  generally 
  find 
  it 
  down 
  about 
  the 
  

   base 
  of 
  the 
  fronds, 
  where 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  dense 
  

   growth. 
  Remove 
  all 
  that 
  you 
  possibly 
  can 
  

   by 
  making 
  use 
  of 
  a 
  sharp 
  pointed 
  stick. 
  Then 
  

   apply 
  the 
  emulsion 
  made 
  of 
  soap 
  and 
  kero- 
  

   sene 
  which 
  I 
  have 
  frequently 
  spoken 
  of 
  in 
  this 
  

   department. 
  Do 
  not 
  saturate 
  the 
  crown 
  of 
  

   the 
  plants 
  with 
  it, 
  but 
  put 
  it 
  where 
  it 
  will 
  

   do 
  the 
  most 
  good 
  with 
  a 
  soft 
  brush. 
  By 
  part- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  stalks 
  and 
  the 
  new 
  fronds 
  carefully, 
  

   you 
  will 
  quite 
  likely 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  discover 
  the 
  

   breeding-places 
  of 
  this 
  pest. 
  

  

  Prune 
  your 
  plants 
  as 
  they 
  develop. 
  Never 
  

   allow 
  a 
  branch 
  to 
  develop 
  unless 
  there 
  is 
  

   need 
  of 
  it. 
  In 
  pruning 
  plants 
  into 
  symmetri- 
  

   cal 
  shape, 
  save 
  the 
  clippings. 
  Make 
  cuttings 
  

   of 
  them 
  from 
  which 
  to 
  grow 
  plants 
  for 
  your 
  

   own 
  use 
  next 
  season 
  or 
  to 
  give 
  away 
  to 
  other 
  

   flower 
  lovers 
  who 
  may 
  not 
  happen 
  to 
  have 
  

   the 
  varieties 
  you 
  grow. 
  

  

  Watch 
  the 
  amaryllises. 
  If 
  new 
  leaves 
  

   start, 
  increase 
  the 
  water 
  supply, 
  and 
  begin 
  to 
  

   apply 
  fertilizers. 
  Buds 
  will 
  generally 
  appear 
  

   about 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  new 
  leaves 
  if 
  the 
  plants 
  

   intend 
  to 
  flower. 
  

  

  