I September, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
187 
The Carbon- 
Copy Test 
that Proves the 
Superiority of 
the work 
produced by 
the Monarch. 
Try this experiment: Take several 
sheets of writing paper with carbons 
between; place them on a flat sur¬ 
face and drop a lead pencil, point 
down, from a height of 18 or 20 
inches. Note the clearness of the 
dot, even on the bottom sheet. 
Now make a dot by pressing the 
pencil into the paper, and then ex¬ 
amine your carbon copies. The top 
one will show clear enough, but the 
others will be faint and blurred. 
Monarch Touch 
This simple demonstration illustrates 
the light touch principle of the Monarch 
Typewriter The action of the Creeping 
Fulcrum of the Monarch type bar is such 
that it throws the type face against the 
paper with a quick tap—not a slow 
push. This means clear impressions on 
the maximum number of carbon copies. 
Monarch “Light Touch ” is more than 
a mere talking point. It is a mechanical 
fact, and is one of the recognized fea¬ 
tures of the Monarch Typewriter We 
are always glad to demonstrate this and 
other valuable features of the Monarch, 
and request those interested to write us 
for illustrated, descriptive literature. 
We can arrange for a demonstration 
of the Monarch in your own office. 
Monarch 
Department 
Remington 
Typewriter 
Company 
(Incorporated) 
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Ferns and palms are so highly orna¬ 
mental that one is hardly resigned to their 
absence from the sun parlor. Care must 
be taken to shield them from the full rays 
of the sun either by moving them tem¬ 
porarily or by the use of screens. 
For winter blooming and foliage plants 
for the sun parlor one must plan ahead. 
In the case of flowering bulbs most of 
the work is done in October. Potted 
plants wanted for bloom should have been 
handled with that end in view in the sum¬ 
mer. Geraniums and other plants that 
were potted in seven-inch pots early last 
summer — the opening in the bottom of the 
pots having been stopped, and the pots 
sunken in garden or other cultivated soil 
— are alone dependable for bloom. If the 
buds and tips of the branches were pinched 
back last summer the bloom will be more 
abundant this coming winter. Some ger¬ 
aniums suited to the sun parlor arq 
Beaute Poitevine (salmon pink), S. A. 
Nutt (crimson), John Doyle (scarlet), 
Berthe de Priscilly (rose pink). 
For December flowering the seed of 
Chinese primroses should have been sown 
early last May. They will flourish in the 
coolest corner of the sun parlor. One 
part rotted manure and two parts loam is 
the best soil for them. 
For potting plants the rules are simple — 
a pot much larger than the plant retards 
blooming as much as one too small; one 
and one-half inches deeper and broader 
than the mass of roots is the proper room 
for expansion. Dry, hard root masses 
must be rolled or lightly pounded to ren¬ 
der them porous. The pots must be 
porous; moldv, dirty pots will have to be 
scrubbed inside and out. Painted pots are 
a crime against plant growth. Drainage 
of broken crockery, rocks, shells or peb¬ 
bles should be placed in the bottom of the 
pot to a depth of one and one-half inches 
and the opening in the bottom left free 
and clear. 
The soil for the pots must be rich but 
one must be very wary as to the appli¬ 
cation of chemical fertilizers such as 
would be used safely in the open garden 
soil. A mixture of sandy loam, sifted 
fine and well-rotted manure, or of rich 
garden soil and rotted leaves in the pro¬ 
portions of half and half, are safe for 
pot culture. 
Freesias, cyclamen and lily-of-the-val- 
ley, as well as other bulbs wanted for 
flowering should be planted in pots in 
October. The tops of the bulbs should be 
barely covered with soil. Six or seven 
freesia bulbs are necessary for a seven- 
inch pot and one of the cyclamen. These 
pots are set in a cool dark place for three 
or four weeks to develop their roots. 
After that time they may be brought to 
the light, watered and set in the sun par¬ 
lor. 
Sweet alyssum is very attractive in a 
low broad pot or fern dish. The seed 
should be planted in October, well wat¬ 
ered and allowed a sunny place for the 
development of the young plants. 
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