xiv AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS April, 1911 
Che Army and Navy ano 
the Social Life at 
Old Poirot Comfort 
S HOTEL (HAMBERLIN 
Alt Old Point Comfort, Virgin ta 
i. £ Social ph in Easy to Reach—Unique Location 
The Centre oO ocla Activities No other resort is so uniquely situated, right at Fortress 
for Old Point Comfort, the Army and the Navy. Plenty of Monroe, the centre of military activities, and Hampton 
gayety here for those who are soinclined. The interming- Roads, the rendezvous of the Nations’ Warships. The 
ling with the Army and Navy officers lends a touch of dis- Chamberlin is the most magnificently appointed of ail 
tinction, a dash of brilliancy to all social gatherings. Dress resort hotels. It is easily reached from anywhere, the air ff 
parades, military evolutions, martial music, dances where is invigorating, the surroundings are unusual, historic, re- i 
programs are always filled to overflowing. Life, sparkle, plete with memories of the past. The medical baths and is 
activity everywhere, and an all-pervading spirit of good sea pool are the finest in America, the cuisine and service . 
fellowship and homelike comfort make the Chamberlin are perfect. It matters not what your favorite recreation 
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For further information and interesting illustrated booklets, apply at all 
tourist bureaus or transportation offices, or address me personally. 
GEORGE F. ADAMS, Manager, Fortress Monroe, Va. New York Office, 1122 Broadway e | 
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al ‘ his 
Not Treated 
and Better Garden or Sweet Peas 
than any of your neighbors 
Use Farmogerm 
High Bred Nitrogen Gathering Bacteria 
If you want to grow peas earlier If you want to see one result of the scientific 
than your neighbors and have them® study of soil fertilization, carry on an experi- 
all summer long—if you want sweet ment with Farmogerm. This method will build 
peas that will grow 6 feet talland be up the fertility of your farm land and cut your 
such a mass of blossoms as you never fertilizer bill in half. 
had before, you need to inoculate the It is a pure culture of nitrogen gathering bac- 
seed with Farmogerm. The poorer the teria now made practical for the farmer and the 
soil, the better the result can be seen. : s 4 
You can grow peas in coal ashes by using gardener. Anybody can use it and if you follow 
ca i ~, directions, good results must follow. 
Farmogerm. If you expect to plant your : 
lawn, don’t fail to use some clover seed in- We dare not advertise some of the results at- 
oculated with Farmogerm. You will see the tained by the use of Farmogerm. But many far- 
wonderful results both in the clover and the mers get from 100 to 200 per cent increase, de- 
eres: pending upon soil conditions. 
READ THESE LETTERS 
E. a PEARCE, Webb, TH ie) a IN ESE IN er EN, J. (ob HERZ, Union plants did not grow as 
Ala., says: tockaway N. x 2 ie ae 2 i 
“The as Tore Aten oe, D Course, L. I., N. Y., large and strong as ‘in 
“The peas that_ were says: aeae the inoculated rows. The 
treated with your Farm- ‘Chis! jsprines Teoane= says: inoculated peas were 
ogerm bore for three ceived from you Farmo- “My results from the picked for the first time 
weeks after the un- germ for peas and use of Farmogerm on on the 23d of June and 
treated plot were dead. beans, and I must say spring plantings of peas the inoculated beans on 
The peas tested were that I was surprised at and beans have been the 28th of June. The 
the dwarf or early varli- the difference between entirely satisfactory. The uninoculated peas and 
ety. I used Farmogerm those that I put Farmo- inoculated seed came up beans that were planted 
on all the tall or late germ on and the seed very quickly and the two days later were ten 
varieties and never be- that there were none rows of plants were days later in maturing. 
fore saw such luxurious on. I have never had thick and regular. The The yield from my in- 
vine, and for the first peas and beans’ pro- uninoculated seed was oculated peas and beans 
time in my life had duce as well as I have slow to germinate and was much heavier and 
garden peas until I got this year."’ the rows were sparse more prolonged than 
tired of them.” and irregular and the from the uninoculated.” 
Acre size, $2.00. Garden size, 50 cents. Send for our booklet ai. ziving full 
details about FARMOGERM and its uses for farm and garden and [letters from 
experiment stations and farmers. Mention this magazine. 
EARP-THOMAS FARMOGERM CO., Bloomfield, N.J., U.S.A. 
Fig. 4—A presentation full of charm and technically of 
fine form 
probably a few reds thrown in to make it 
lively! The forms of the small trees and 
shrubs are no more in harmony than the 
colors, and in texture of foliage they are 
constantly waning. Such a jumble of 
goods one expects in a hardware store, 
but not on a lawn! 
No. 6 is in a way comparable to the 
living pictures which one sees on the 
stage. It is a nurseryman’s catalogue done 
in living trees instead of type, and for 
completeness only lacks the price mark. 
For instance, take the first items: 
“Pinus Mugho, slow growing dwarf 
pine. Spreading habit. 18-24 inches. 
$1.25. 
“Retinos pora squanosa, slender branches, 
silvery foliage. 3-4 feet. $3.” 
The hand of the artist can be detected no 
less readily in planting than in painting or 
sculpture. In planting, as in all arts, the 
greatest masters get their, effects most sim- 
ply and most easily. Their sound judgment 
and the perfection of their technique leads 
them at once to the easiest way of doing 
their work. With amateurs it is quite dif- 
ferent. Their interest in the technique of 
Fig. 5.—The line of the path is bad and the planting 
is “ spotty” 
the art unbalances their weak judgment 
and they overdo everything until the work 
becomes a catalogue of their attainments, 
interesting as much, perhaps, but without 
repose or breadth. 
The crowded palette of the young painter 
betrays his unripened mind just as the long 
list of trees, shrubs and flowers on the 
young planter’s plan betrays his uncertain 
Fig. 6.—The tree arrangement has a “stage”” effect 
