Landscape Gardening 
A course for Homemakers and 
Gardeners taught by Prof. Crmig 
and Prof. Batchelor, of Cornell 
University. 
Gardeners who understand up- 
to-date methods and practice are 
in demand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape 
Gardening is indispensable to 
those who would have the pleas¬ 
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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
Dept. 226, Springfield, Mass. 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1911 
The Time to Purchase Palms 
and with the crude, ugly designs, then 
common with radiators, much was left 
to be desired from the esthetic standpoint. 
Today, however, design and decorative 
coloring of radiators make them notes in 
the general harmony of the room. 
There is scarcely a space of any shape 
or dimension in a room (the general ar¬ 
rangement of which has been designed 
without reference to heating) but can be 
utilized for the reception of one of the 
hundred shapes, sizes and designs of the 
modern radiator. 
While the window seat is only one of 
the means whereby a radiator may be 
wholly out of sight, a little personal at¬ 
tention on the part of the architect and 
some exercise of his professional inge¬ 
nuity will evolve new possibilities. 
/~\NE of the best seasons to buy palms 
for house culture is in the early fall, 
before cold weather has set in. Then there 
is less danger from exposure, and the 
plants have time to become well accli¬ 
mated before the trying experience of a 
long winter in a tightly closed house. 
Oftentimes palms are forced rapidly for 
winter selling, which means that they are 
kept in a high temperature. As a result, 
they suffer when transferred to an ordi¬ 
nary living room. 
The palm should not be kept in full sun¬ 
shine in summer, but will be grateful if 
allowed to stand out of doors in a gentle 
rain. Indeed, it is a good plan to give the 
palm an occasional spraying with tepid 
water at all seasons. 
Palms must be kept out of a draught, 
and it is well to avoid pots which are un¬ 
duly large, as all palms do best when there 
is not a large amount of earth around the 
roots. It is advisable to loosen up the 
earth occasionally and to see that the 
w r ater applied soaks through all parts of 
the soil. Palms need an abundance of 
water, but abhor wet feet—water must not 
be allowed stand in the saucer. 
The Making of a Walled Garden 
(Continued from page 310) 
and leaf mold should be used just as if it 
were mortar, except that it is advisable to 
use small stones or pieces of brick to keep 
the joints wide. When the wall is used for 
retaining purposes one should endeavor 
to make it possible for the roots to run 
through to the earth beyond. In mortar- 
joined walls interstices may be left to be 
filled with earth. These should be of suffi¬ 
cient size to support normal growth of the 
varieties planted. 
Planting may be accomplished by means 
of seed or seedlings. If seeds are chosen, 
see that they are given a fair start. A 
good way to do this is to prepare a pill of 
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