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the corn did not come up well. I should 
have tested it before planting. From the 
one row of peas I gathered eight bucket¬ 
fuls. They were fine; the vines grew 
higher than my head, the pods were large, 
with from eight to 12 peas in each pod. 
I had to use brush for them to climb on, 
and they grew so tall that part of the 
brush went down. I am sure it would 
pay to buy wire for the peas. 
The cucumbers yielded finely. From 
the tomato plants I picked three bushels 
in the Fall. I gathered two bushels car¬ 
rots, live bushels rutabagas, and 80 pie 
pumpkins, canned 12 quarts string beans 
and had one-half bushel of dry beans 
after they were shelled. 
Daughter’s pansies and sweet peas were 
so nice, and we enjoyed them so much 
that we are planning to have a row of 
flowers the whole length of the garden 
this yeai\ We are studying the cata¬ 
logs and making our plans now for a 
better garden. We think one of the best 
ways to make it better is to plan it all 
out before we are ready to do the actual 
work. ELEANOR SMITH. 
Something New in House Plants 
Most housewives get tired of having 
the same old house plants, geraniums, 
Petunias, Coleus, etc., that they have 
seen day in and day out for years, and 
long for something new, attractive, and, 
above all, dependable in this line. They 
would gladly welcome a new variety, as 
all of us humans are interested in any¬ 
thing that is new and beautiful. But 
they know the new ones, especially some 
of the novelties, are often a great dis¬ 
appointment, and not knowing just what 
varieties to select and the proper care of 
them, their ventures generally end in a 
dismal failure. I am going to name over 
a certain number of new plants, or plants 
that are unknown to the majority of 
home-makers; plants that I can vouch 
for, as I have bought them and given 
them a long, thorough trial, and I have 
found them satisfactory in every way and 
a constant joy. 
Among my choicest ones is Campanula 
isophylla, commonly called “Falling 
Stars,” a superb trailing pot plant, and 
is especially fine for hanging baskets. 
[We have this reported from another 
State under the common name of Star 
of Bethlehem, but think Alpine bell¬ 
flower preferable.—Ed.] It comes in two 
colors, white and light blue. The plant 
soon becomes a perfect mass of star¬ 
shaped blossoms, each as large as a half 
dollar. The two colors are beautiful 
when planted together. Pick off all blos¬ 
soms as their freshness dims, as this will 
cause others to follow until one has a 
profusion of them continually after it be¬ 
gins blooming, which it does when very 
small. It only has a resting period of 
about two months in the Winter. It 
requires lots of water, plenty of sun¬ 
shine and just ordinary care to insure 
success with it. It* is very different from 
the tall growing Canterbury bells. 
Everyone knows the old pelargoniums, 
which were so pretty, but only blossomed 
once each year. But the new ever-bloom¬ 
ing pelargoniums, which bloom for six 
months in succession after they once get 
a start, are gorgeous and a grand im¬ 
provement over the old ones. They make 
admirable plants grown with the same 
care as the common geranium. The 
trusses are much larger and the colorings 
more varied than the old varieties. 
The Swainsona is a lovely house plant, 
and greatly resembles the sweet pea when 
in bloom, which is nearly Kill of the time. 
This plant conies in three colors, red. 
white or pink. The plant needs pinching 
back often to keep it uniform and branch¬ 
ing out freely. Will grow in any sunny 
window. 
The Peachblow Hibiscus is another 
plant of recent years that has been found 
tested and true. The flowers are double, 
of a satin-like texture, a charming clear 
pink in color, with a deep crimson center. 
Each blossom measures from four to five 
inches in diameter. Requires the same 
treatment as a geranium. 
If one wants a large plant that i6 
glorious, by all means get a double Brug- 
mansia (Datura or Angel’s Trumpet). It 
is a rapid grower and when it is about 
2(5 inches high it will produce from 20 to 
30 pendulous flowers at once that are 
nearly 12 inches long, trumpet-shaped, 
creamy white, and very fragrant. It 
makes a fine pot plant, or can be bedded 
out of doors in Summer. It will bloom 
incessantly for weeks at a time. This 
requires just ordinary care, but plenty 
of sunlight and water. 
Plumbago capeneis is a favorite plant. 
The flower cluster is shaped like a ball, 
is a beautiful light blue and commences 
blooming when only a very small plant. 
Each blossom will measure two to three 
inches in diameter; will do well in any 
sunny window, but must be pinched back 
often to prevent a straggly growth. 
The last of my choice plants which 
gives me a great deal of pleasure is an 
ever-blooming rose called Baby Doll. The 
color is light yellow tipped with a bright 
cerise, making it a beautiful specimen 
for corsage bouquets, etc. I have also 
had fine success growing the indoor Baby 
Ramblers, all of which bloom beautifully 
all Summer long and through the early 
and late Winter months. 
The plant catalogs are coming in 
rapidly now, and the present time is the 
best time to plan ahead for what we in¬ 
tend to use to beautify our homes and 
make our surroundings more pleasant 
for the ensuing year. When potting plants 
of any kind it is always advisable to 
7ht RURAL NEW.YORKER 
place a layer of charcoal in the bottom 
of the jar to provide drainage and espe¬ 
cially to keep the soil from becoming sour, 
a thing that frequently occurs, thereby 
killing many a good plant, besides pro¬ 
viding a breeding place for various in¬ 
sects. If you burn wood in your stove 
you can easily procure charcoal by tak¬ 
ing a few live coals and pouring water 
over them. 
As a fertilizer, the farm woman cannot 
get a better one for plants than a tea 
made by pouring hot water on poultry 
droppings. A neighbor who has a bay 
window full of bloom the year round 
always uses this ae a weak tea to water 
plants with once or twice a week. Pro¬ 
vide ample drainage and you will have 
good success with house plants. 
E. M. t. B. 
A Lattice Trellis 
The little trellis shown is reproduced 
from the Popular Science Monthly. It 
would be very desirable for roses, and is 
within the skill of a farm boy. Procure 
as many 1%-in. by Vr-hi. strips of wood 
as there are feet to the width of the right 
length, and also as many for every foot 
in length and proceed as follows: First 
lay out marks 12-in. apart on the strip 
to be used as a base, then tack the pieces 
that are to be used upright to these, each 
alternating piece on the other side from 
that nailed last, then interlace the cross 
A Simply Made Lattice Trellis 
pieces in these lengths as in weaving. 
The trellis will then have the appearance 
as shown at A. This lacing, of the strips 
makes the trellis quite substantial. 
Notes from Oklahoma 
We are having lovely weather here in 
Oklahoma now (Jan. 2S). It seems that 
we should be planting gardens, but we 
may rest assured that there is much cold 
weather ahead yet. I have been setting 
some rose bushes in the yard and put a 
lot of cuttings to root. Our home is in 
the eastern part of the State. 30 miles 
from the^ line of Arkansas, my native 
State. We have lived here 20 years, and 
while this is an excellent country I have 
never been so well contented, but then 
our farm and everything is here and we 
must stay until we can do better. The 
one great fault I have is the fact that 
we have always had to send the children 
away to school, first to a Mission school. 
20 miles away, but since Statehood we 
have had admission into the good schools 
at Tahlequah. which is only 13 miles 
from our home. I have never felt that 
it was just the thing to send little girls 
away from the mother’s care nine months 
of the year, but with so many things to 
look after it seems impossible for me to 
leave home, and so I am obliged to send 
them or keep them out of school. We 
have six to nine months of school in our 
district, but the school is two miles away, 
and the roads are so bad during the Win¬ 
ter that the little ones cannot attend 
regularly. 
We have fine water from springs and 
wells. Ours comes from a well 120 feet 
deep, and the drawing is a real task. 
There are water systems in the farm 
homes here. Houses are not good. At 
least To per cent of the land in this 
county is not in cultivation. Most of it 
is covered with timber, although we have 
many small prairies, and some large 
ones, in the county. We live in the hill 
section, and there are thousands of acres 
of land that is too rocky to be cultivated, 
but this furnishes excellent range for 
stock. Cattle, hogs and horses run at 
large, and many go through the Winter 
on almost no feed at all. The timber 
consists of several sorts of oaks, hickory, 
black jack. ash. mulberry, hackberry, elm 
and pine and cedar along the breaks, also 
several other different kinds, which do 
not grow in abundance. We grow cotton, 
corn, wheat, oats, vegetables and fruits. 
Land is cheap here and many are buying 
homes. We have plenty of Indians, but 
no negroes in the country. 
MRS*. LILLIE YORK. 
Wallpaper Cleaner 
In response to a recent inquiry, there 
is a commercial preparation for cleaning 
wallpaper. I used this with great suc¬ 
cess on a much smoked bedroom paper 
and ceiling, also on a dining-room ceiling. 
It comes in tin. and you take out a piece 
like a small egg. and knead it until soft 
and pliable. Then work from top of 
room down in one long, even stroke. 
When the cleaner is soiled knead the 
You can cook and bake perfectly 
—more easily and with LESS fuel 
with this famous 
fuel¬ 
saving 
RANGE 
MANY OTHER 
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- “The date on our STEWART 
stove is 1859. It was originally 
the property of my wife’s grand¬ 
mother. She had it from the time 
it was made. 
I have used it for the past 34 
years. Condition is good; lids 
slightly warped now. There have 
been no repairs required with the 
exception of about 20 years ago I 
purchased some coal fixings. My 
wife says it is a good baker. 
Yours truly, 
(Signed) GEORGE W. SMITH.” 
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Don’t wait till Fall 
to put in that STEWART 
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heats your whole house 
through one register— 
gives you MORE heat at 
LESS cost and KEEPS 
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install your Furnace. 
Stewart Ranges are built to last a 
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