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THE GARDEN AND FIELD. 



August, 1913 



well-drained pot of sandy soil, and 

 keep in a shadehouse or on a 

 verandah. 



— Virginia Creeper. — 



The present is a good time to put in 

 plants of this beautiful wall covering. 

 An objection is sometimes made to 

 growing climbing plants on the 

 house walls. Even if there is any real 

 ground for this objection (which we 

 question) it can hardly apply to* this 

 plant. It appears to be free from any 

 disease, it is never untidy, it is not 

 subject to scale, it is in leaf when 

 shade is wanted and bare when sun- 

 shine and warmth are at a premium. 

 Wall plants generally receive the 

 worst treatment of anything in the 

 garden; first, because there is often a 

 plentiful supply of bricks, stone chip- 

 pings, iron trimmings, mortar and 

 plaster remaining in the ground after 

 a house is built, and secondly, because 

 they are often planted in a pathway. 

 To give them a fair chance, dig a hole 

 2 ft. square, fill with good soil, and 

 keep the surface around the stem 

 loose and open. 



— Lemon Scented Verbena. — 



This is a good time to trim up this 

 pretty deciduous shrub. They do not 



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require heavy pruning, but a thinning 

 out of the centre, the cutting away of 

 exhausted wood, and the shortening 

 back of the stronger growths is ad- 

 vised. There is a dainty lightness 

 about the bloom which makes it very 

 desirable for decoration. For those 

 who wish to increase their stock of 

 this plant, the present is an excellent 

 time for putting in cuttings. Ripe 

 wood about six or eight inches long 

 should be used, set in sandy soil, so 

 that only a couple of inches show 

 above ground level. 



— • Heliotrope. — 



Seed of this fragrant perennial, 

 which should be in every garden, may 

 be sown any time during the next few 

 weeks. They want no particular care 

 and any ordinary sandy loam or good 

 potting soil will suit them. The seed 

 unless fairly fresh will take some time 

 to germinate. Fresh seed should be- 

 gin to show in a fortnight or three 

 weeks. It should be sown thinly and 

 not heavily covered. After firming 

 the surface give a gentle watering and 

 sift some old cow manure over the 

 pot or box and cover with glass. 

 When large enough to handle, prick 

 out into boxes or small thumb pots. 



— A Good Contrast. — 



Plant Lilium croceum in close prox- 

 imity to the blue Delphiniums, the 

 strong contrast of the orange and the 

 blue makes a bit of colouring of al- 

 most Oriental splendour, and that at 

 the height of summer, when more 

 than at any time we may welcome the 

 most gorgeous and radiant colour 

 schemes. Perhaps the effect of these 

 Delphiniums and L. croceum in a 

 very small garden might be too vio- 

 lent, but in ample surroundings and 

 with a wide stretch of garden-scape 

 licyond and around, it is a wonder- 

 fully telling combination. 



— Summer Flowering Bulbs. — 



Though we want our spring flower- 

 ing bulbs by hundreds of this or that, 

 with the summer liuloous plants we 

 are often content with mere patches 

 in the border or bed — and very effec- 

 tive they are too when used in this 

 manner. For one thing, almost with- 

 out exception, the flowers that spring 

 from a bulbous root are intensely 

 bright and clear in colouring, or, -if 

 white, then the white is singularly 

 pure, so that they have a wonderful 

 colour value. And it is at the present 

 time that we can best set ourselves to 



look round carefully and ask our- 

 selves if wc are growing these sum- 

 mer 1)ull)i5us plants in sufficient quan- 

 tity and if we have them placed to the 

 most advantage. The present is the 

 time to plant or transplant many of 

 these plants, as they are at rest now, 

 and we have to realize that their rest- 

 ing period is sometimes brief. As 

 soon almost as they are absolutely 

 dormant they seem to begin to wake 

 up again. Once they are planted they 

 do not need frequent division and 

 transplanting, and inay be left undis- 

 turbed for some years, until, in fact, 

 the clumps are overcrowded with 

 bulbs. 



— Salpiglossis. — 

 Amongst the whole race of garden 

 annuals there are few, perhaps, which 

 are more showy when in bloom than 

 the Salpiglossis. The flowers are of 

 various shades of colour, but are 

 greatly enhanced by being netted and 

 marled with lines of some darker 

 shade upon the lighter ground. The 

 plants like an open situation, and if 

 the soil is of a light and friable nature 

 so much the beter. The plant is a 

 native of Chili, and for that reason 

 delights in plenty of sunshine. Where 

 Petunias grow with satisfaction, so 

 should the Salpiglossis. It would be 

 an excellent plant for cut flowers 

 were it not on account of the clammy 



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but tlu 



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The old washine way« had to be tho- 

 roughly tested before they could really 

 be called GOOD. If you do the same 

 with COX' CLEANSO— give it a tho- 

 rough test, use it according to the 

 instructions on each bottle (ii«t using 

 too much) there is only one conchi- 

 sion vou can come to, and that is, 

 that it is far better than the old way 

 of rubbing with a lot of soap, for 



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 CLEANSO saves a go«d deal of so«p 



CLEANSO dispenses with the need 

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CLEANSO obviates all tiresome rub- 

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CLEANSO cleanses THOROUGHT>Y 



CLEANSO is non-injurioua to even 

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 laees. 



EVERY GROCER SELLS CLEANSO. 



