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more readily, riveted to a circular band of iron 
about four inches in diameter. The arrangement 
for holding the hose is also attached to this band. 
The number of times to water a lawn depends 
entirely upon the season and the porosity of your 
soil. 
A good rule is to water only when needed. It is 
needed just as soon as your lawn feels hard to the 
feet when walking over it. When you notice this, 
turn on the sprinkler, and don’t wait until the 
grass turns brown. 
PLANTS FOR IMMEDIATE EFFECT 
I am building a house which will not be ready 
before july; will you kindly advise me what vines 
and plants I can then use which will give blossoms 
before winter. I would like to know of some 
quick growing vines that will cover garden walls 
in a short time. C. A. R. 
Spring and autumn are the natural times for 
planting, and July, under ordinary conditions is 
too late. If you have a garden spot ready and 
some one to attend to them, many annuals, such 
as asters, phlox, and nigella might be sown now 
and have them bloom this season. In your case 
it is better that you go to some reliable florist who 
advertises in this magazine and make your selec¬ 
tion. 
Let him carry them along for you in pots until 
you are ready to plant. Have him pot up some 
Clematis pamculata , and C. Jackmam, for vines 
around the porch and some moon vines for the 
garden walls for temporary use. I imagine the 
garden walls to be of brick or stone. You natur¬ 
ally want a hard wooded perennial as the stems 
of all others die back in the winter. You also 
want a vine that will naturally cling to its support, 
and not require attention after it is once started. 
For low walls the Euonymus radicans variegata is 
good, but it is a slow grower. Ampelopsis Engel- 
manm and A. Veitchu, the Boston ivy, are per¬ 
fectly reliable, and when once established, are 
fast growers. Plant them next fall or spring. 
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and replace it with fresh soil with which 
lime has been mixed. This should he 
done in the spring .”-—The Florists’ 
Exchange. 
A CARLYLE ANECDOTE 
SCOTCH visitor to the Carlyles in 
^ Cheyne Row was much struck with 
the sound-proof room which the sage had 
contrived for himself in the attic, 
lighted from the top, and where no sight 
or sound from outside could penetrate. 
“My certes, this is fine,” cried the 
old friend, with unconscious sarcasm. 
“ Here ye may write and study all the 
rest of your life, and no human being 
be one bit the wiser .” — Household 
JVords. 
ANCIENT CLOCKS 
r I 'HE ancient City of Rouen, France, 
■*- owns the very earliest specimen of 
the larger varieties of the ancient clock- 
makers’ triumphs. It was made by 
Jehan de Felains, and was finished and 
set going in September, 1389. So per¬ 
fect in construction is this ancient time¬ 
recording machine that, although it has 
been regularly striking the hours, halves 
and quarters for more than five hundred 
years it is still used as a regulator. The 
case of this early horological oddity is 
6 feet 8 inches in height by 5 inches 
broad. For three hundred and twenty- 
five years it continued to run without a 
pendulum, being provided with what 
the old-time clock-makers called a “fo- 
liot. ’’—The Church man. 
PEONIES DYING 
OME specimens of peony attacked 
by the fungus Botrytis pceomce 
(Sclerotima pceomce ) were recently sub¬ 
mitted to the Scientific Committee of the 
Royal Horticultural Society of England. 
The character of the disease, and sug¬ 
gested remedy, are described as follows; 
“The shoots droop before the flower 
opens, and just above the surface of the 
soil a white web of fungal thread may be 
seen spreading over the surface of the 
stem. Later, resting bodies or hard 
lumps ( sclerotia ) of a black color are 
formed both above and below the sur¬ 
face of the soil. T he diseased shoots 
should be removed and burned as soon 
as discovered, and fresh stable manure 
should not be used for mulching. If 
plants have been attacked, it is well to 
remove the old soil from about them, 
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of Heating 
With the Gorton System, the heat can 
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and the radiator heated as desired, from 
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the temperature desired, to suit the occu¬ 
pant, regardless of the changes in the 
weather. This means a great saving in 
coal. 
The Gorton System costs less to install 
complete than the ordinary Hot Water Sys¬ 
tem, and it can be put in by any steam fitter. 
We shall be pleased to send catalog and 
give further information on application. 
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96 Liberty Street New York, N. Y. 
THE PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS OF A 
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HERE has just been issued by the 
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These requirements which are fully 
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2d. The economical consumption of 
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valves. 
The first requirement when really 
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