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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1906 



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close all cracks against the admission of cold 

 air and wind. This molding, on account of 

 its concavity, is very flexible, and can be ad- 

 justed to fit sash and frame with very little 

 trouble, if nails of sufficient length are used. 

 Short nails will be likely to lose their grip on 

 account of the resistance of the molding; 

 therefore guard against the possibility of failure 

 in this respect, as much depends upon the 

 strips fitting tightly throughout the season. 

 Strips of cloth pasted over cracks and crevices 

 will be found very effective in keeping out the 

 cold, and many amateur gardeners can apply 

 them to better advantage than they could 

 molding. But I would advise the use of the 

 latter, even if you have to hire some one to put 

 it in place for you, as a more thorough and 

 dependable job can be done with it. 



Storm-sash will be found of great benefit. 

 Where it is used, plants can be allowed to stand 

 with their leaves against the inner glass, with- 

 out any risk of their being injured by frost. 

 The air-space between the two thicknesses of 

 glass protects them from the cold. The first 

 cost of such sash is not great, and, with proper 

 care during the season when it is not in use, it 

 will last for a good many years. Many per- 

 sons claim that the cost of the sash is nearly 

 met, in one season, by the saving of fuel. 



When storm-sash is used, cold finds it im- 

 possible to pass the space between the two 

 sashes, and less fire is needed to keep the tem- 

 perature of the room evenly comfortable. Some 

 reader may urge that the use of storm-sash in- 

 terferes with the daily airing of the plants 

 growing in windows thus fortified against the 

 severities of a northern climate. That it pre- 

 vents the admission of air at that window I 

 admit. But that is a good thing, for many 

 plant-owners injure them greatly by allowing 

 cold air to blow directly upon them. Use all 

 the fresh, pure air possible, but let it come 

 into the room at some other place than the 

 window where you keep your plants. If this 

 is done, it will mix with the warm air in the 

 room, and all its chill will be taken off before 

 it reaches the window-garden. To allow cold 

 air to blow upon a delicate plant often injures 

 it nearly as much as positive freezing. 



Be on the lookout for insects, which breed 

 with wonderful rapidity after plants are 

 brought into the house. 



The home-made insecticide of Ivory soap 

 and water, will be found quite as effective as 

 any and it has the merit of being as safe as it 

 is cheap. In addition to that, it is pleasant to 

 handle — something that can not be said of the 

 tobacco preparations used in fighting insects. 

 Spray your plants with this insecticide every 

 week, even if not an insect is seen on them. 



FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 



By Ida D. Bennett 



BEFORE the first frosts of September, or 

 whenever the frost-king first makes his 

 visits in the different parts of the 

 country, fall work in the garden should be 

 well under way. 



Plants that have been plunged in pots in 

 the garden in preparation for winter-blooming 

 should be lifted before the frost has visited 

 them and prepared for the change that awaits 

 them indoors. Protecting in the beds with 

 papers and rugs is not at all the thing if one 

 would have successful plants during winter. 

 The change from the free open life of out-of- 

 doors to the steam, hot-air or stove-heated, 

 breath-contaminated air of indoors is so great 

 that only the plants that come into it in the 

 pink of condition can hope to survive. 



Plants, then, that are intended for winter- 

 blooming should be lifted early in September 

 and potted. They should be freely watered 

 the night before lifting that the earth may ad- 

 here to the roots, and it will be well if the 



