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EIT TINGS: 
to make fine specimens of them, brt those in 
the garden will be neglected, because it is 
supposed that they can take care of themselves. 
And the best of it all is, when fall comes your 
pot-grown plants will not have to be dis» 
turbed before they are taken into the house. 
‘The change trom out to indoor conditions will 
not tell on them to any great extent, and when 
winter is at hand they will be in prime flower- 
ing condition, while plants taken up in Sep- 
tember and put into pots will have just begun 
to recover trom the ordeal. Such plants sel- 
dom do much flowering until February or 
March. ‘The blossoms they ought to have 
given all through the early part ot the winter 
have been sacrificed to the treatment they have 
received. By all means, keep the plants you 
intend for winter use in pots during summer. 
But do not let them blossom. As soon as 
you discover a bud on them, nip it off. Not 
one plant in twenty is strong enough to bloom 
the year round. ‘lhere must be a resting spell 
somewhere in the year, and this ought to come 
in summer, if flowers are expected in winter. 
Another correspondent asks: ““Would you 
advise planting out chrysanthemums in sum- 
mer?” ‘lo which I answer, No. My reason 
for this answer is fully set forth in what I 
have said above, about the summer care of 
house plants. My objection to interfering 
with plants by lifting them in the fall applies 
with strongest possible emphasis to the chrys- 
anthemum, because this interference must 
come at the time when the plants are forming 
buds. It stands to reason that no plant ought 
to be disturbed at such a time. Keep your 
chrysanthemums in pots, and secure a strong 
development for them by feeding them liber- 
ally during the growing period with good 
liquid fertilizers. And be sure, also, that they 
are never allowed to get dry at the roots. 
They require a good deal of water, especially 
during the hot weather of midsummer. If al- 
lowed to get really dry then, they will have re- 
ceived a check from which they will not be 
likely to fully recover during the rest of the 
summer. 
If you want fine plants of Boston fern for 
next winter, now is the time to get them 
started. Cut up your old plants in such a 
manner as to secure a bit of “crown” with 
each division, and make this the basis of a 
new plant. Pot it in a soil of garden loam, 
leafmold and sand, well fertilized. Keep the 
young plant in shade, and well watered, and 
by fall it will have developed into a fine speci- 
men, which will afford much more pleasure 
next winter than old plants which have been 
kept over the summer. 
Have you ever grown the tuberous begonia ? 
If not, suppose you try half a dozen this sea- 
son. They are fine summer bloomers—rich 
in color, profuse in flowering, and very easy 
to grow. Keep them moderately moist, but 
never wet, and use no water on the foliage of 
the hairy leaved kind. Smooth leaved sorts 
can be showered freely. When flowering 
stalks are thrown up provide them with some 
kind of support, as they are very brittle, there- 
fore easily broken. Some of the single varie- 
ties have flowers four inches across. The 
double kinds have blossoms that closely re- 
semble those of the camellia, and are very 
beautiful. ‘They come in crimson, scarlet, rose, 
yellow and pure white. Many varieties have 
attractive foliage. 
The gloxinia is another fine summer flower- 
ing plant of easy culture. Many persons fail 
with it because they overwater it, and allow 
the thick, soft foliage to get wet. But by 
giving only enough water to keep the soil 
evenly moist, at all times, and by never shower- 
ing it, it can be grown successfully by any one. 
It likes a compost of loam and sand into which 
some turfy matter has been mixed. 
precisely as advised for tuberous begonias. Its 
Treat it’ 
June, 1906 
A BARGAIN” 
in Bathroom Fittings 
HIS complete outfit of bathroom fit- 
tings, including Towel Bar, Glass 
and Tooth Brush Holder, Sponge 
Basket, Toilet Paper Holder, Soap Dish 
for Tub and Soap Dish for Wash Stand, 
delivered express prepaid for $5.00. 
Sold separately these pieces would cost 
almost double. Pieces are made in uni- 
form design—very different from misfit 
pieces purchased at random, and are as 
strong and durable as they are tasteful and 
handsome. Each piece comes ready for 
use—no trouble to put in place. 
NATIONAL FITTINGS 
are of brass, heavily nickeled—highly pol- 
ished. Unlike other goods sold at anywhere 
near the same price, steam and water have 
absolutely no effect on their nickeled sur- 
face. They are just the articles you have 
always meant to get—and didn’t. Your 
bathroom isn’t fully equipped for comfort 
without them. 
You should avail yourself of the pres= 
ent factory price on our combination sets, 
It is an offer that is only made in order to 
introduce the goods and must necessarily 
be soon withdrawn. There is no way in 
which you can spend $5.00 to better ad- 
vantage. 
If the articles do not come up to your 
highest expectations, return them at our 
expense and your money willbe refunded. 
Send currency, postal order or check with 
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Illustrated book, free for the asking, 
showing other combinations in National 
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all (for the present) at factory prices 
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