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“ The stock ain’t fed yet, Hiram!’'' 
Played in town or country house — CAROM and 
POCKET BILLIARDS abound with thrills that crowd 
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Thousands of homes are endowed with Billiards. 
Mothers, fathers, sons and daughters, and guests — 
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the center of your social life. 
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Built exactly like our famous regulation tables for all games 
of carom and pocket billiards — yet sizes and designs that har- 
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“GRAND” and ” BAB Y GRAND,” superbly made from rare 
and beautiful mahogany, richly inlaid. Have genuine Vermont 
slate bed. Monarch cushions — famed for lightning action — fast 
imported billiard cloth — life, speed and accuracy. 
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before you buy. Pay monthly if you wish — terms as low as 20 
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Hicks’ Big Trees at Reduced Prices 
10 Years Saved 
You may have a bare lawn and need shade. Why 
spend money to save time in other ways, and then 
buy small trees that take years to produce the re- 
sults you want? 
Hicks’ Nurseries offer trees twenty years old that 
save ten to fifteen years. 
Ten of the most perfect Norway Maples, 25 feet 
high and 15 feet wide, at 25% reduction because 
they are crowding on our nursery roads. 
Guaranteed trees that do not grow satisfactorily 
are cheerfuffy replaced. 
Send for Catalogs offering shrubs, 
fruit trees, and hardy flowers. The 
Hicks catalogs will aid you in select- 
ing trees that flt your soil and climate. 
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Isaac Hicks &>Son 
Wostburn . Lon*? Island 
The R ose Society’s Trial Garden 
T HE American Rose Society last spring com- 
pleted arrangements to cooperate with the 
United States Department of Agriculture in estab- 
lishing a rose garden in Washington, D. C. This 
garden is to contain as complete a collection of roses 
as will grow out-of-doors in this section of America. 
The society is furnishing the roses, while the Depart- 
ment has set aside two acres of ground at its Arling- 
ton farm for the garden. 
The garden already contains about 320 varieties 
and eventually the site can accommodate as many 
as 2,000 varieties if they can be secured. 
The roses are arranged as far as possible accord- 
ing to parentage. Teas and hybrid teas, for in- 
stance, have a bed to themselves, as do hybrid 
perpetuals. As far as is practicable, roses are 
arranged according to color. Arbors will be in place 
next spring. A fence six feet high, on which climb- 
ing roses will grow, is to surround the garden. The 
walks are of tuif, a different kind of grass having 
been used in making each walk. 
Any grower of roses who thinks he may have 
roses not already in the national collection, has 
been invited by the American Rose Society to con- 
tribute a sample plant. Correspondence concerning 
such plants should be sent to Air. Alexander Cumnv 
ing, Jr., of Cromwell, Conn., chairman of the 
society’s Committee on Gardens. Either Air. 
I Cumming or the Department of Agriculture will 
supply a plan of the garden and a list of varieties 
already grown. 
Tuberous Begonias From Seed 
A S A low pot plant for decorative purposes, the 
tuberous begonia is unexcelled. It is won- 
derfully floriferous, and the blossoms have color, 
j form, and individuality. The foliage is a dark, 
glossy green. 
Sow the seed in January, February, or Alarch, 
although I have always had better luck from early 
planting. Use shallow pans in which has been 
placed an abundance of drainage and a sifted soil 
that is light in texture. An excellent one is com- 
posed of about one third well decayed leafmold, 
one third good turfy loam and a scant third of clean, 
sharp sand. Run this mixture through a fine sieve; 
one made from mosquito netting is ideal. Put the 
rough parts that won’t go through this sieve in the 
bottom of the pan over the drainage; then place 
about one half inch of the sifted compost on top, 
firming gently with a seed board. Sow the seed 
very thinly and do not cover it, but simply press it 
into the soil with the seed board. Do not water on 
top; the seed is very minute, almost resembling 
dust, so hold the pan in a pail of water and let the 
soil absorb it. Do not allow the water to come up 
to the level of the soil; hold the pan so that the rough 
j soil in the bottom is immersed for a few minutes. 
The top soil will absorb the moisture. Then place 
the pan in a warm greenhouse where 65 or 70 degrees 
at night is maintained. Cover the seed pan with 
ground glass or, lacking that, clear glass, and shade 
with paper as soon as the young plants appear. 
Ventilate the pan, or the seedlings will “damp off.” 
Water carefully. Top watering is to be avoided; 
I would recommend using the system explained 
above until the plants are removed from the pans. 
When the young plants are large enough to handle, 
pot them up into thumb pots; if neglected too long 
they will surely be stunted or will “damp off.” A 
better method is to place the young plants in flats 
about one inch apart until they get more growth. 
(For the shift use a soil that has some dried cow 
manure in it. Run it through a sieve. Use about 
one sixth of this to one third leafmold, one third 
turfy loam, and one sixth sand.) This is rather a 
tedious performance and is done by using two dib- 
bers just about the size and shape of well sharpened 
pencils. Lift the young seedlings with the two 
dibbers; then make a hole with one, set the plant 
and cover with the other dibber. Keep the young 
plants partially shaded and water carefully. 
When the plants have attained size and before 
there is any danger of their crowding, pot them up 
in thumb pots, using about the same mixture as 
recommended above. Keep on shifting to larger 
pots as may be necessary, but don’t, under any cir- 
cumstances, over-pot. Always knock a plant out 
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present her with a 
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nerware? She would be especially ap- 
preciative should you select Homer 
Laughlin China. The graceful shapes, 
snowy-white glaze and exquisite pat- 
terns of this fine ware appeal to the 
woman who has an eye for artistic table 
decoration. In no less degree do its ex- 
cellent wearing qualities, and the fact 
that all patterns areopen stock— making 
it easy to keep any set complete at all 
times — appeal to her sense of economy 
and practicability. 
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the world — with 42 years of experience in china 
making as surety for its uniform excellence. 
The better dealers everywhere feature 
Homer Laughlin China and unhesitatingly 
recommend it. Your dealer will gladly show 
you his stock. The very modest prices will 
surprise you no less than the distinctive 
beauty of the ware itself. 
The trade mark ‘‘Homer Laughlin,” on the 
underside of each dish, is our guarantee to 
you of lasting satisfaction. 
Write for the China Book, a handsome 
brochure with color illustrations and valuable 
suggestions on the selection and care of 
dinnerware — it’s free. 
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OLD FASHION FLOWERS 
ARE OUR SPECIALTY 
Choicest kinds, Astilbe, Coreopsis, Hardy Chry- 
santhemums, Sweet William, Lemon Lily, Garden 
Lily, Dame Rocket. Hollyhocks, Lily of the Valley, 
Periwinkle, Iris Siberica, Garden Pinks, Phlox, 
Spirea Elegans, Ferns, Box Edging. Any one kind, 
15 cents each, $1.25 per 10, $10.00 per 100. 
Finest Shrubs. Japanese Barberry, Hydrangea, 
Forsythia, Hypericum, Honeysuckle vine, Lilacs, 
Mock Orange, Japanese Rose, Strawberry Bush, 
Bridal Wreath, Spirea Arguta. Any one kind 2; 
cents each, $2.00 per 10, $18.00 per 100. Assorted, 
our selection, same prices. 
WYOMANOCK NURSERIES, R. 1., Lebanon Springs, N. Y. 
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