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It  is  in  millions  of  homes  the  world  over  because  it  takes  into 
these  homes  all  that  is  best  in  every  branch  of  music  and  enter¬ 
tainment.  -try/. 
The  artists  who  make  records  exclusively  for  the  Victor  are 
the  greatest  artists  in  the  world.  The  Victrola  tone  is  the  true 
and  faithful  tone  of  the  singer’s  voice  and  the  master’s  instru¬ 
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always  look  for  the  fa¬ 
mous  trademark.  “His 
Master’s  Voice."  It  is 
on  every  Victrola  and 
every  Victor  Record. 
It  is  tho  identifying 
label  on  all  genuine 
Victrolas  and  Victor 
Records. 
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The  Chick-Pea 
The  garbanzo  or  chick-pea,  shown  in 
cut.  below,  is  ranked  by  many  Spanish  far¬ 
mers  as  next  in  importance  to  wheat 
while  ground  into  the  article  called 
gram,  it  furnishes  food  for  thousands  of 
Asiatics.  The  picture  is  reproduced  from 
Bulletin  No.  118  of  the  Office  of  Foreign 
Seed  and  Plant  Introduction,  and  repre¬ 
sents  a  plant  grown  at  Spokane,  Wash. 
This/ is  the  first  report  of  the  chick-pea 
being  grown  so  far  north,  though  it  has 
Plant  of  Chick-pea 
been  successful  in  parts  of  California. 
The  plant  is  especially  adapted  to  dry,  hot 
regions,  where  it  fruits  abundantly. 
This  is  an  extremely  nutritious  legume, 
its  pods  each  containing  a  single  seed, 
which  is  agreeable  in  flavor,  fresh,  dried, 
parched  like  peanuts,  or  ground  into  flour. 
*In  the  moist  sections  of  the  Tuited  States 
the  chick-pea  bears  sparingly,  but  it 
would  seem  a  desirable  vegetable  in  arid 
sections.  It  is  grown  in  Mexico,  and  has 
a  wide  range  in  Southern  Europe  and 
Asia. 
Carnations  as  House  Plants 
Will  you  tell  me  how  to  keep  potted 
carnations  for  tho  house  in  Winter 
thrifty  and  nice?  What,  is  the  best 
kind  of  soil  for  them  in  Winter?  What 
kind  of  soil  do  florists  use  for  them  in 
pots?  I  wish  to  keep  the  carnations  so 
that  they  will  bloom  abundantly  during 
the  Winter  months.  c.  E.  L. 
Waterford,  N.  J. 
Carnations  as  pot  plants  require  simi¬ 
lar  treatment  to  many  other  blooming 
plants.  The  soil  is  obtained  by  compost¬ 
ing  sod  and  manure  or  mixing  well-rotted 
manure  one  part  to  three  or  four  parts 
soil.  Be  careful  in  potting  to  place  bro¬ 
ken  pots  or  coarse  cinders  in  the  bottom 
of  the  pot  to  insure  perfect  drainage. 
Pot  firmly  and  break  out  part  of  the 
shoots,  or  the  plants  will  throw  a  crop 
of  flowers  and  then  require  a  long  per¬ 
iod  to  bloom  a  second  time.  By  care¬ 
ful  topping  almost  continuous  bloom  may 
he  had.  Watch  for  aphis  and  red  spider; 
tobacco  dusted  ou  plant  is  effective  for 
the  former,  and  dipping  the  entire  plant 
into  a  weak  white  soap  solution  will 
kill  the  spider.  ether  j.  weaver. 
Borers  in  Poplar  Tree 
Can  you  tell  me  what  to  do  for  a 
poplar  tree  infested  with  borers? 
Wlatcrvillc,  Me.  f.  l.  e. 
Large  trees  affected  with  borers  in  the 
trunk  are  very  difficult  of  successful 
treatment.  In  fact  I  do  not  know  of 
any  thoroughly  successful  means  that 
can  be  employed  against  them  unless  it 
would  be  the  cyanide  gas  treatment. 
Some  years  ago  an  old  acquaintance  was 
busily  engaged  in  hunting  out  all  the 
borer  holes  in  the  body  of  an  old  Jersey 
pine,  and  with  nu  eye  dropper  was  squirt¬ 
ing  ereolin  in  each  hole.  On  inquiry  he 
informed  me  that  all  worm  holes  so 
treated  meant  death  to  every  occupant. 
Whether  this  is  or  was  true  I  have  never 
had  an  opportunity  to  verify,  but  from 
the  nature  of  the  remedy  used,  I  am 
much  inclined  to  believe  it  would  he  very 
effective.  At  any  rate  I  should  use  it 
with  every  confidenre  of  success  follow¬ 
ing.  K. 
Treatment  of  Canna  Roots  and  Salvia 
1.  Last  year  I  put  my  Canna  roots  in  a 
basket  in  the  cellar;  they  all  dried  up. 
What  is  the  best  way  to  keep  them  over? 
I  have  some  very  Choice  ones.  2.  Do  we 
have  to  start  Salvia  from  seed  each  year 
c.  can  the  old  plants  be  kept  over?  L.  J. 
Jersey  City,  N.  J. 
1.  Lift  the  Canna  roots  after  the  tops 
are  frosted,  letting  as  much  earth  as  pos¬ 
sible  remain  adhering  to  them,  dry  thor¬ 
oughly  in  the  open  air,  then  store  on 
shelves  in  a  cellar  suitable  for  keeping 
vegetables,  throwing  a  little  earth  over 
them  to  keep  them  from  drying  out.  The 
common  causes  for  loss  of  Canna  roots 
are  storing  them  while  moist,  or  in  too 
warm  a  place  before  the  weather  is  cold. 
The  soil  covering  prevents  drying  out. 
2.  While  scarlet  sage  (Salvia  splen- 
dens)  is  a  tropical  perennial,  it  is  com¬ 
monly  treated  as  an  annual  by  Northern 
gardeners,  and  it  is  advised  to  grow  it  from 
seed  each  year.  It  is  easily  raised  from 
cuttings,  and  this  is  often  done  in  com¬ 
mercial  practice,  but  under  glass  or 
treated  as  a  house  plant  this  Salvia  is 
much  affected  by  red  spider  and  other 
troubles,  and  we  would  certainly  not  ad¬ 
vise  carrying  old  plants  over  Winter. 
“That  man  is  so  honest  he  wouldn’t 
steal  a  pin.”  said  the  admiring  friend.  “I 
never  thought  much  of  the  pin  test,”  an¬ 
swered  Mrs.  Cayenne.  “Try  him  with 
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