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THE FLORAL WORLD 



"Monte Carlo" 



The handsom- 

 est and best 

 fitting g a r- 

 ment in Amer- 

 ica for the 

 money. 

 N0.685 

 — Thi 

 sty 1 i s h 

 garment 

 made 30 

 inches long 

 from fine Wool | 

 Kersey, lined f 

 with guaran- j 

 teed satin, ! 

 beautifully 

 made and ele- 

 gantly finished. 

 Exactly as illustrated. 



$10.00 



only 



Send for our Special Catalogue No. 200. It 



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CHICAGO, ILL 



American Cloak & Fur Co., mststesu. 



KEALLY, YOU OUGUT TO PUT 



FIGFRVNE CEKEAL 



on your grocery list to-day. AlM lb- 

 packafre makes 60 cups; costs 2oc-3.>c 

 per cup. Preferable to coffee, tea, 

 cocoa or chocolate as a mealtjrae bev- 

 erage. Made of 64 per cent Figs and 

 Prunes; 46 per cent Grains. ^ ^ _ 

 IP YOUR Grocer Doesn't Selt. it 

 send us his name and we'll send you 

 a liberal sample and booklet FKbl^i. 



Figprvine Cereal Co., 

 254 market St. V^* San Jose, Cai. 



ABOUT OXALIS. 



These will be found invaluable for the 

 window garden during the winter months. 

 As oxalis bulbs are small, six or ten, 

 according to size, can be placed in a five- 

 inch pot. It is advisable to place the pot, 

 after planting, in the cellar for a couple of 

 weeks, or until growth commences. They 

 do best in a moderate temperature, 60 to 

 70 degrees. Water should be given as 

 required, and when plants are in bloom a 

 little liquid manure twice a week will be 

 found beneficial. 



Let the soil be only moderately rich. 

 These are lovely plants for hanging bas- 

 kets or for brackets. They are constantly 

 in bloom throughout the long dreary win- 

 ter and give a cheery, springlike appear- 

 ance, to even the humblest of windows. 

 It is indeed a splendid offer made by The 

 Floral World to obtain a start in these 

 little beauties, leaving out the paper, also 

 the other bulbs, we are getting more than 

 our money's worth. 



Iowa. Mrs. L. C. Whitaker. 



SUCCESS UNDER DIFFICULTIES. 



To begin with, I have just a small room 

 upstairs, for a sitting and dressmaking 

 room. It has two common-sized windows, 

 one east, one south. I use mostly tin 

 cans, as they are cheaper, lighter to 

 handle, and won't break when I move. 

 The soil is clay and mixed garden soil, 

 sand and rotted sawdust from where an 

 icehouse had stood three or four years 

 ago, mixed thoroughly. I made holes in 

 the bottom of the cans, filled in an inch of 

 pebbles for drainage, then set my slips, 

 watered with warm water, set in the dark 

 for a day or two, brought gradually to 

 the light, showered once a week after 

 they began to grow well, and watered 

 when needed. When the weather began 

 to get cool, I watered with warm soap 

 suds once a week, and once every two 

 weeks with soot tea, made from wood 

 soot. My plants were the admiration of 



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