HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1912 
HARDY LILIES 
The charm o£ the Lily is known to all. Perhaps 
yon would like to add a few to your garden this fall. 
The following is a short list of the most popular. 
Why not order a few now while you think of it V 
Native Lilies— Ready for Immediate Delivery 
Doz. 100 
Canadense Flavian. Lovely nodding blos¬ 
soms, bell-shaped, yellow spotted black, one 
of the most beautiful of our native lilies. .$1.25 $9.00 
Superbum. In a collection of best plants of 
all countries, our native Superbum Lily 
would deserve a first place. In deep, rich 
soil it often grows 8 feet high, with twenty 
to thirty flowers. It is of the easiest culture, 
and may be grown as a wild dower in any 
swampy or rough part of a place where the 
grass is not mown. Extra selected bulbs. . 1.50 10.00 
Madonna Lily. Fragrant snowwhite Lily 
blooms among the earliest in June. Should 
be planted at once. 
Extra Large Bulbs. 1.50 10.00 
Jumbo Bulbs. 2.50 15.00 
Japanese Lilies— Ready in November 
Auratum (The Golden Banded Lily). We 
can say that this is the grandest of all 
Lilies, and certainly the most popular; 
flowers in August. 
S to 9-inch Bulbs . 1.00 7.50 
9 to 11-inch Bulbs. 2.25 15.00 
11 to 13-inch Bulbs . 3.00 20.00 
Longiflorum. Large, trumpet shaped pure 
white flowers like (lie Bermuda Easter Lily, 
but is perfectly hardy; flowers in July. 
7 to 9-inch Bulbs . 1.C0 7.00 
9 to 10-inch Bulbs. 1.50 12.00 
Speciosum. A fitting companion to the Au¬ 
ratum, flowering in August. May be had in 
three colors — White. Pink and Crimson. 
Album. Pure White. 
S to 9-inch Bulbs . 1.50 12.00 
9 to 11-inch Bulbs . 2.50 20.00 
Melpomene. Similar to Koseum or Uubruin, 
but more brilliant in color. 
S to 9-inch Bulbs . 1.00 8.00 
9 to 11-inch Bulbs . 2.00 14.00 
Kubrum or Roseum. Pink. 
S to 9-inch Bulbs. 1.50 10.00 
9 to 11-inch Bulbs. 2.00 14.00 
Catalog of best Bulbs for Fall Planting free on request 
50 Barclay Street New York City 
BOTHERED 
WITH SCALE? 
The one absolute¬ 
ly sure spray for 
San Jose is 
“Scalecide.” Used 
in the best orchards 
everywhere. En¬ 
dorsed by Experiment Sta¬ 
tions. Will keep your trees 
clean and healthy and make them 
yield number one fruit. Better 
than lime sulphur. Easy to handle. Will not clog 
or corrode the pump or injure the skin. "Scalecide” 
has no substitute. OUR SERVICE DEPART¬ 
MENT furnishes everything for the orchard. 
Write today to Department 1 for new book 
—“Pratt’s Hand Rook for Fruit Growers” 
and “Scalecide” the Tree Saver. Both free. 
B. G. PRATT CO., 50 Church Street, New York City 
EAUTiFUL Plants de¬ 
serve Beautiful Pots 
Galloway Productions 
Strength# Dur- 
with Artistic Qual- 
'11 add Charm 
&Home 
Cost. 
,Sun- 
and other 
pieces are 
shown in our Catalogue 
vhich will be mailed 
request. 
/ 
CoTta Gb. 
3218 WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA 
there was absolutely no odor penetrating 
to any other part of the cellar. In fact, it 
was so tight that it was found necessary 
to secure a method of ventilation. The 
light from the one window opening into 
the room was rather too strong for good 
work, and this was modified by covering it 
with an old linen window shade. By 
means of this the light could be regulated 
to suit any condition. In the early part 
of the season the ventilation could be 
secured by opening the window, but as the 
cold weather approached this was found 
inconvenient and impracticable. 
This is the way we ventilated the place. 
A short piece of iron piping four inches in 
diameter was obtained from an old build¬ 
ing'. It had been used as the ventilating 
pipe for the sewer connections. There was 
one elbow turn to this. The pipe was 
run through the upper part of the window 
sash and fastened there. The lower part 
with the elbow turned downward was at¬ 
tached to the ceiling in about the middle 
of the room. Thus all the stale air could 
escape through this pipe. Outside air was 
admitted in the day time by opening the 
window a trifle, and at night time the ven¬ 
tilating pipe was plugged up so that the 
outside chill would not injure the plants. 
When the mushroom spawn was planted 
a small oil stove was lighted and placed in 
the room for a couple of hours a day. 
Sufficient heat was generated in this way 
to last for the whole twenty-four hours, 
except on very cold days or nights. While 
not very much of the heat from the rest of 
the cellar reached the corner room, it still 
kept the partition and surroundings warm. 
The next step was to cut a hole a foot 
square in the partition near the floor on 
the side the furnace was located. This 
hole was trapped off by a door on hinges 
that could be raised or dropped at will. 
This brought the outside warm cellar air 
into the room without permitting any of 
the odors to he carried back. The warm 
air being admitted near the floor circulated 
around among the mushroom beds, and 
finally found its way out through the ven¬ 
tilating pipe. 
These were almost ideal conditions for 
mushrooms, and at the same time all the 
ordinary objections to raising them in the 
cellar were removed. All the dirt and lit¬ 
ter were shut off into this one section of 
the cellar, and even the disagreeable odors 
were imprisoned and allowed to escape 
only through the ventilating pipe. Fre¬ 
quently in ordinary weather sufficient heat 
came into the room from the cellar to keep 
the temperature of the beds about right 
without lighting the oil stove. 
When watered the beds absorbed most 
of the moisture, but some of it was bound 
to trickle through the shelves. The ques¬ 
tion of collecting this so that it would not 
accumulate in the room and cause un¬ 
pleasant odors was solved in this way. 
Under the bottom shelf hoards were placed 
which sloped slightly toward one side. 
These boards were covered with sheets of 
tin, soldered together, and with the edges 
turned up about an inch. At the lowest 
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Our Terriers are blue ribbon winners at 
New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago. 
Kansas City and other large shows. 
Puppies for Sale, $25 and Up. 
Champion Red Raven at Stud. 
Fee $25. The greatest living sire. 
Beautiful illustrated booklet f or stamp 
ELMHURST FARM KENNELS 
Sta. E. KANSAS CITY. MO. 
The artistic character of the designs, 
the quality of the genuine French willow 
and the stability of workmanship make 
Willowcraft Furniture in great demand 
for use in WINTER as well as summer 
homes. The genuine hears the trade 
mark “Willowcraft.” None other is 
genuine, nor so good. Free style book 
of over 160 designs shows the correct 
treatment in Willow Furniture. 
THE WILLOWCRAFT SHOPS 
Box C, North Cambridge, Mass. 
SUN 
DIALS 
A Beautiful Illustrated Booklet, 
“WHERE SUN DIALS ARE 
MADE,” sent upon request. 
Estimates furnished. 
Any Latitude Asfc f° r Booklet No. 4 
E. B. MEYROWITZ, 237 Fifth Avenue, New York 
Branches: New York. Minneapolis, St. Paul, London, Paris 
and Bulbs 
Wpr, 
are rather 
proud of our 
llulb Catalog this year. 
In addition to a care¬ 
fully considered assort¬ 
ment of imported bulbs 
for your early garden, 
we have a special offer 
which will interest you. 
When you get the book look inside 
the front cover for the “special offer.” 
It is a most unusual one and its accept¬ 
ance will not only save quite a little 
money on your bulb purchases, but 
insure you a very charming garden in 
the early spring. 
A postal card will bring this beautiful 32 page 
catalog and special offer to you. Write today. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO. 
( 110 years in business in New York ) 
33 Barclay Street through to 38 Park Place, New York 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
