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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 1913 
tells flie Story of 
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.. -rT tSf A head gardener, who could purchase just what he thought best. , . ,,... , , .. ,,,,.,,, . , 
H I ll Uimn i II 1111 1 1 11 1 wanted to add another greenhouse to his equipment. He wanted ^W H IIIIIII l lllllllllilliim. 
the most productive, the most practically arranged, the best heated, the strongest, and finally, the most 
artistic house lie could find. After careful consideration he selected a 
KING CHANNEL BAR GREENHOUSE 
THE ONE MARKED (X) IN THE PICTURE. 
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Unprotected walls of stucco, concrete 
or brick absorb much water, becoming- 
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they can be waterproofed and beauti¬ 
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filling hair-cracks. Hard as flint. Dampproof, 
weather-resisting. Gives uniform, artistic color. r A 
Furnished in a variety of tones. ^ 
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NO WEEDS IN LAKES, PONDS OR STREAMS to interfere with: 
Power Boats, Bathing, Fishing, Ice-Harvesting 
or in any water where they are undesirable. 
Ziemsen’s Submarine Weed Cutting Saw is 
easily operated from the shore or from boats, and clears 
large spaces in shortest time. Write for references and 
illustrated circular, which explains how it is worked. 
ASCHEBT BROS. Cedar Lake, West Bend, WIs. 
Pink and Red. — N. Marliacea rosea, 
line pink, large. N. William Doogue, 
pink; flowers large, beautiful, cup-shaped 
and of a delicate shell-pink color. A r . 
Gloriosa, flowers large; deep carmine 
rose. N. James Brydon, flowers uni¬ 
formly large, or a rich rosy-crimson color. 
N. Wrn. Falconer, brilliant dark red, or 
bright garnet. N. Arethusa, like N. 
James Brydon except in color, which is 
a brilliant crimson pink. 
In large ponds one may use varieties 
of the vigorously growing nymphaeas. 
Here are twelve that require space and 
are apt to spread. Most of them are 
either pink or white. 
Nymphaea odorata — The common 
sweet scented water lily of the eastern 
states. White. 
Ah odorata gigantia — Large white 
pond-lily of mid-Atlantic states. White. 
N. odorata Luciana — A pure pink water 
lily; exquisitely fragrant. 
Ah odorata W. B. Shaw—A large rose 
flower, valuable for cutting purposes. 
Ah odorata, sulphurea and sulplmrea 
grandidora — A hybrid water lily, a cross 
between Ah odorata and N. Hava, which 
is the yellow species. 
N. odorata Eugenia de Land — Plants 
vigorous and free flowers; deep rose pink 
of iridescent hues. 
N. odorata Airs. Roche — Deep cerise 
pink ; vigorous and free flowering. 
Ah tuberosa —Large white flowers. 
Ah tuberosa maxima — Large white 
flowers. 
N. tuberosa rosea — Flowers pink. 
N. tuberosa Richardsoni — Large white 
flowers; petals incurving; six to eight 
inches across. 
Ah ITelen Fowler — Large flowers of a 
rich rose pink color, fragrant and desir¬ 
able for cutting purposes. 
There is a great variety of other plants 
that are suitable for bog gardens and 
planting in the neighborhood of water 
gardens. First to be mentioned are various 
sorts of the common wild flag' Acarns 
calamus. Its blossoms are in excellent 
harmony with any of the water lilies. 
The water poppy, Limnocharis humboldti, 
with its brilliant yellow flowers. Cypents 
alternifolius, the pickerel weed with its 
glossy foliage, and the various sorts of 
cat tails and white rice are suitable. The 
tall grasses, Foulalia and Bambusa 
metake, go well for natural borders, as 
does Arundo donax, the great reed. 
Late Planting and Care of the 
Vegetable Garden 
(Continued from page 101) 
before planting. Early Model, Crimson 
Globe and Columbia are all fine quality 
varieties, the first being the earliest of the 
three. 
Carrots cannot be put in so deep, and it 
is important that they be given a seed bed 
very finely prepared and as moist as pos¬ 
sible. Chantenay variety is very fine in 
quality and quick to mature, gives a good 
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