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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1911 
miiomoDiie tours to 
Lake George and Lake Champlain 
for those not owning their own cars 
L AST month we announced an arrangement with a well-known tourist agency 
by which we were able to offer automobile tours of New England. The 
announcement of these novel trips met with such an eager response that we have 
arranged for another tour route up through the charming Lake George, Lake 
Champlain and Adirondack country. The route of the tour is from New York 
Up the Hudson 
Lake Champlain 
Lake George 
Adirondack Mountains 
The total distance is about 750 miles and the tours cover a period of twelve 
days, entirely by automobile. The same kind of new 1911 high-powered seven- 
passenger touring cars provided for the New England tours will be used. 
Cross Fort Lee Ferry, ascend the Palisades and continue north along the 
HOlllC west shore of the Hudson River past Nyack and West Point to Newburgh, 
through New Paltz and Kingston; along the eastern base of the Catskill 
01 TOlir Mountains to Catskill; continue through several quaint old Dutch villages 
past Albany to Saratoga; along the Hudson to Glen Falls, descending through 
a picturesque ravine and along the west shore of Lake George to Sagamore; through Hague 
and historic Ticonderoga.'all the time along the shores of Lake George and Lake Champlain 
to Westport, continuing north to Lake Champlain on the right to Bluff Point, the apex of 
our Tour; proceed southwest through Ausable Chasm to Lake Placid, through Elizabeth¬ 
town, following the Bouquet River through Pleasant Valley, past Dead Water Pond to 
Schroon Lake; continuing south through the Adirondack Mountains to Lake George; again 
passing through Saratoga and Cohoes to Albany; returning to New York on the east side 
of the Hudson River through Red Hook,stopping at Poughkeepsie and continuing on 
through Peekskill and Tarrytown. 
Dates Of Tour Leaving New York at frequent intervals during the 
summer. 
For full information and folder describing tours in detail with prices, address 
AUTOMOBILE TOUR DEPARTMENT 
TRAVEL 
McBRIDE, WINSTON & CO., Publishers, 449 Fourth Ave., New York 
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Canna (C. Indica hybrids) This trop¬ 
ical-looking plant probably needs no intro¬ 
duction, though its frequent appearance as 
the central feature of a circular bed in the 
center of a lawn may have persuaded you 
that closer acquaintance was undesired. 
Properly used, the new hybrids in red, yel¬ 
low and nearly white, are well worth culti¬ 
vating. The plant is a tender bulbous one, 
requiring winter storage in the cellar. 
Calliopsis or Tickseed ( Coreopsis 
tinctoria ) is one of the best annuals for 
cutting. The daisy-like flowers have yel¬ 
low rays with a dark maroon base. Learn 
to know also the perennial Coreopsis 
lanceolata, blooming next month. 
Dahlia (D. variabilis ) is a tuberous 
plant that surely is too well known to need 
a formal introduction. By all means learn 
to know all the new improved varieties you 
can find, beginning late this month and 
continuing through October. The man 
who once starts making acquaintances 
among the dahlias is bound to become a 
collector. 
Gladiolus ( G. Gandavensis, Childsii; 
Lemoinei, etc.), the sword lily — one of the 
showiest of the summer-blooming bulbs, 
whose pink, red, white, yellow and mixed 
flowers appear in heavy spikes. Make a 
note to plant the bulbs five inches deep— 
they are usually set too shallow and the 
weight of the stalk topples them over. 
Globe Amaranth ( Gomphrena glo- 
bosa). — A pink hutton-like flower of the 
everlasting type that, with so many others, 
is often given the name bachelor’s button. 
Godetia ( GEnothera amcena, GE-Whit- 
neyi). — One of the best and most showy 
large-flowered annuals for shady places; 
in red and white. 
Lavatera (L. trimestris) maybe known 
by its hollyhock-like flowers of delicate 
rose — the best annual member of the mal¬ 
low family. 
Mignonette, Nasturtium, Petunia 
and Verbena are surely too well known to 
need comment. 
Nicotiana ( N. Tabacum) has very long 
red or white flowers that are not otherwise 
showy, among the large leaves on four- 
foot stalks. 
Portulaca (P. gran diflora) is a low- 
growing plant with brilliant flowers in 
white, red and magenta, found at its best 
in dry places. 
Salpiglossis (V. sinuata) has tubular 
flowers with large flat expansion, in shades 
of purple and blue, red, yellow, nearly to 
white, veined and mottled. A flower that 
once seen will not be forgotten. 
ScHIZANTHUS OR BUTTERFLY FlOWER 
(S. primatus). — One of the best variegated 
annuals in violet, lilac and yellow in com¬ 
bination. 
Wishbone Flower (Torenia Four- 
nieri). —A low, bushy plant with yellow, 
blue or purple flowers; a good substitute 
for the pansy in bedding. 
Zinnia (Z. elegans). — Another of the 
old-time favorites but you will find color 
clashes excepting in the named and well 
isolated varieties. 
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