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Harmony and Durability 
in Paint 
It is a fortunate thing in house painting 
that beauty and wear may go hand in hand. 
The color scheme should be one that will 
make the home an attractive and harmo¬ 
nious part of the neighborhood picture. 
That gives you beauty. 
The wear that is the duration of the 
t beauty depends on the materials and the 
way they are applied. When you buy 
or specify 
Dutch Boy Painter 
Pure White Lead 
and pure linseed oil, you have gone as far 
as any one can go in the choice of right 
materials. They are standard and reliable. 
A good painter does the rest. 
The cost of this best sort of painting is 
not excessive, for two simple reasons: 
White lead paint covers better than sub¬ 
stitutes and wears longer. 
Painting Helps, 
one of our booklets, gives you 
practical aid in deciding what 
combination of colors will best 
suit your style of house. Other 
booklets and specifications will 
show you the advantages of 
“Dutch Boy Painter” white¬ 
leading. Ask for Painting Helps 
No. 791 . 
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pulverized sheep Manure 
Wonderful results quickly. No weeds or foreign grasses. 
Economical and convenient to use. Unequalled for lawn, 
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per bbl. freight prepaid east of Missouri 
River. Cash with order. Ask for Quantity 
prices. Write for copy of booklet ‘Lawn 
and Garden/’ Gives valuable pointers. 
THE pUlVcKIZED MANURE COMPANY 
25 Union Stock Yards - - • Chicago 
Wizard Brand is handled by first class se*d men 
Flowers need not be expected after 
spring pruning on snowballs, lilacs, syrin- 
gas, “bridal wreath,” honeysuckle, privet, 
nor indeed any spring or early-flowering 
shrub. Rose of Sharon will blossom after 
spring pruning because it is a late flower¬ 
ing shrub and the cutting away of 
branches in the spring does not take its 
flower buds, these not being formed until 
the summer during which they are pro¬ 
duced. Spring-flowering shrubs, on the 
other hand, form their flower buds dur¬ 
ing the growth of the previous summer 
and hold them over the winter, or if they 
do not actually hold them over, the old 
wood of last year is the source of their 
rise when spring comes. For this reason 
there will be no blossoms immediately fol¬ 
lowing the spring pruning of spring-flow¬ 
ering shrubs or the summer pruning of 
late flowering shrubs. A season will be 
required to start them going. This is 
really just as well, however, for blossom¬ 
ing is only an effort at reproduction, and 
shrubs that are in need of renovating are 
not strong enough to busy themselves with 
this right away because of the long neglect 
to which they have been subjected. 
Annuals That Do Better When 
Fall Sown 
(Continued from page 224) 
harmonious in tone, therefore any mixture 
will be effective; or a selection to suit in¬ 
dividual color preference may of course 
be made. Whatever the selection, plan to 
have the flowers in a large mass. The 
plants grow about one foot high and with 
them, as with all flowers, if not allowed to 
form seed, they blossom the more persist¬ 
ently. The seeds are very small and re¬ 
quire only to be thinly broadcast upon 
finely pulverized earth, which should then 
be lightly raked. Sow late in the fall. 
Pansies we all know will almost “grow 
themselves” if allowed half a chance to do 
so. But the finest blossoms, the true 
giants, are the reward of care and some 
definite planning and attention. They do 
not like heat, and the plants should be lo¬ 
cated in partial shade, in deference to this 
aversion. Seeds may be sown in the fall 
—October is the best time, except in very 
severe climates—in a good rich seedbed in 
the open, or in a coldframe. If they are 
started in the open it is well to transplant 
the little plants to the coldframe before 
very cold weather. They may be pro¬ 
tected, however, if the bed is raised so 
that water will not settle on it, by cover¬ 
ing them with dry leaves and holding 
these down with brush. Usually they will 
winter perfectly under such a blanket and 
start up early in the spring. 
Sown at almost any season pansies will 
bloom, and bloom well, but the finest 
flowers are usually produced from the fall 
seedlings. I have raised beauties, how¬ 
ever, from spring sowing, outdoors, and 
under conditions in no way unusual, unless 
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