HOUSE AND GARDEN 
Sep 
TEMBER, 1913 
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frames, will answer the purpose. This 
shading should be kept over the bed dur¬ 
ing the bright sunshine of the middle of 
the day and when in place weighted down 
with a couple of bricks or stone so that 
it may not blow off. 
Water should be given as soon as the 
bed begins to get dry on the surface, but 
always with a fine spray so that the soil 
may not be washed from the seed or the 
small seedlings, which will begin to break 
through the soil in from five to twenty 
days, according to the variety and the fa¬ 
vorableness of conditions. When they are 
well up the shading may be dispensed 
with. The soil between the rows should 
be carefully worked with the fingers or 
with a small hand weeder and no weeds 
allowed to put in an appearance. Some 
of the seeds will probably come up thick- 
enough to require thinning, and if this 
needs to be done, do it just as soon as pos¬ 
sible. It may seem to you like a waste of 
beautiful little plants, but if they are left 
too thick none of them will be any good 
and it is much better to have a dozen good 
plants than fifty worthless ones. Most 
sorts should be thinned to at least an inch 
or so apart. You may know that when 
they begin to crowd each other they are 
too close. 
When they have reached the height of 
two or three inches, which they should 
have done in time to leave them still sev¬ 
eral weeks of growing weather, they 
should be transplanted to a well prepared 
bed or to the positions in which you wish 
them to flower the coming year. If they 
are set in rows a foot or so apart and sev¬ 
eral inches apart in the row, they may be 
transplanted again in the spring, if done 
with care, without setting them back. Or, 
and especially is this advantageous with 
the tender sorts, they may be placed in 
the coldframe where by the use of sash 
they may be given from two to four ex¬ 
tra weeks of growth this fall, wintered 
over there and set out in their permanent 
positions in the spring. But in this case, 
care must be exercised to harden them off 
gradually when removing the sash. 
After the leaves and stalks have frozen 
down and cold weather has set in, give 
the plants a mulching of two to four 
inches of dry leaves or meadow hay, held 
in place if necessary by a few pine 
branches. 
This task will have completed your la¬ 
bors, which will have proved much more 
interesting than arduous, and you can 
look forward to next summer’s bountiful 
reward for your few weeks' attention to 
the little seedlings. The mulch may be 
gradually removed in the spring, giving 
any new growth which may have started 
underneath it a chance to harden off, then 
give them your regular garden care. 
Here is a baker's dozen selected from 
among the numerous things that can still 
be started this year for next summer, but 
there is no time to lose; you should order 
your seeds and get them into the ground 
at once. 
Allysum (Saxatile compactum), is a 
A Veritable Hedge of 
MADONNA LILIES 
Ll'LIUM CANDIDUM (Choice Northern Grown) 
The favorite lilies of the old-fashioned garden; produce strong, stiff 
stems, studded with a mass of pure, glistening, white flowers, that enliven 
the perennial flower garden or, for effects of contrasts with the beautiful 
green shrubs of the June garden, are unequalled. 
Plant some bulbs during August and September and enjoy a big crop 
of flowers next June or pot up, store in cold frame, and force for early 
Winter in the greenhouse or conservatory. 
Extra Large bulbs 15c. each $1.50 doz. $10. per 100 
Jumbo bulbs 25c. each $2.50 doz. $15. per 100 
GIANT FREESIA PURITY 
A charming little bulbous plant for window-garden, greenhouse or 
conservatory. Has tall, stiff stem, bearing six to eight beautiful, snowy 
white flowers. 
Plant a dozen bulbs in a 5-inch pot and enjoy a feast of blooms for 
Christmas. Where a continuous display during Winter is desired, plant a 
dozen or more pots and set in cold frames, bringing in at intervals of two 
weeks from October. Excellent for cutting, remaining in good condition a 
week or more in water. Much superior to the popular Refracta Alba 
Freezia, in size of flower, strength of stem (often measuring 20 inches), and 
purity of color. 
Large fine plump bulbs 60c. doz. $3.50 per 100 $30. per 1000 
Jumbo bulbs 75c. doz. $4.50 per 100 $40. per 1000 
On all orders amounting to $5. or more, express charges paid anywhere in United States 
Our catalogue of Best Bulbs for Fall Planting will be sent to all cus¬ 
tomers in August. A postal will bring you one. 
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