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HOUSE *AND .GARDEN 
September, 1913 
Y OU at once have their beauty and decorative 
value. Particularly on a new place, they 
take away that hare and unfinished look, 
and all through the Winter their green foliage is 
a delight. Furthermore, when next Spring comes, 
they are well established and are ready for a quick 
growing start. 
The N\4n. H. Moon C 
Makefield Place 
Philadelphia Office, Room “D, 
So plant this Fall; particularly Moon's Ever¬ 
greens. 
Write us your planting problems. We will sug¬ 
gest their solution. 
..A e k ave plants, trees and shrubs and vines for 
Every Place and Every Purpose,” with booklets 
about each—shall we send you them? 
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Morrisville Pa, 
21 South 12th Street 
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Landscape Gardening 
A course for Homemakers and 
Gardeners taught by Prof. Beal 
of Cornell University. 
Gardeners who understand up- 
to-date methods and practice are 
in demand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape 
Gardening is indispensable to 
those who would have the 
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250 page Catalog free . 
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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
DEPT. 226, SPRINGFIELD. MASS. 
ORIENTAL RUG 
COLLECTORS AMAZED 
An expert from Boston marked for himself the 
best rugs in the Syracuse show, and 60 per 
cent of these were from my customers, who 
showed 60 thick antiques of the too privately 
owned rugs there, and insured them above cost. 
Collectors from New York, Boston, and ten 
other cities loaned rugs; there were also plate 
rugs from rug-books. Visiting exhibitors not 
my customers at once became my customers. 
The reason is obvious. 
___ Selections sent on approval, I pay express both 
ways. Interesting Monograph on request. 
L. B. LAWTON, MAJOR, U. S. A., Retired 
181 CAYUGA STREET, SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK 
We Will Make Your Garden Bloom From Springtime Until Frost 
Fall is the time to plant. Spring is the time to enjoy your garden. Wagner Plants put M 
into your ground now, according to Wagner Plans, will begin to blossom before the robins j| 
build their nests in your shade trees next spring. They will continue to delight you with their ( 
fragrance and beauty until the frosts of November put them to sleep for the winter. If you 1 
wait until spring before planting you will lose an entire season’s growth. So write today for ■ 
U Wagner’s lists of bulbs, shrubs, evergreens, vines, and hardy perennials for fall planting. ( 
Ask for Wagner Catalog No. 10 
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Celery, Onions and Endive 
B ESIDES the saving of the early vege¬ 
tables and the keeping after late 
weeds, not a single one of which should 
be allowed to go to seed, there are a few 
other things to attend to in the garden 
itself, and among these are the curing of 
the onion crop and the blanching of celery 
and endive. By the middle of August in 
the normal season the onion tops will have 
begun to break over and wither up. Just 
as soon as they become dry, the onions 
should be pulled and laid, two or three 
rows together, to dry off, and these should 
be turned over every two or three days 
with a wooden rake so that they may be¬ 
come thoroughly dried off before being 
stored under cover. After a few days in 
the field they should be put where they 
cannot get wet, but where, if possible, the 
sun and air can still reach them freely. 
Do not pile them over a foot or so deep, 
and if any quantity are being put away, 
make a false flooring of 2 x 4’s and 
boards, spacing the latter an inch or so 
apart, so that the air may circulate freely 
under them as well as over them. Early 
celery may be blanched in the fields by 
drawing the earth up closely around the 
stalks, being careful not to let any of it 
get into the heart, or by using wide boards 
or tiles to exclude the light from the bot¬ 
tom part of the plant. That which is to 
be left for later use should also be 
“handled” and hilled, but as these will be 
stored away later in trench or cellar, it is 
not so necessary to get the earth or other 
shading -clear up to the tops of the stalks. 
Endive may be blanched by tying the 
leaves of each plant together with a piece 
of raffia, or by placing a wide board on 
top of the row. Blanch only enough for 
a week or ten days’ use at one time, as it 
is apt to spoil if kept too long a time 
after blanching. 
Put in now for wintering over a few 
rows of onions and spinach to be carried 
through the winter under a hay mulch. 
F. F. R. 
The Motor Immigrants 
( Continued from page 136) 
Yes, of course, it takes the car from us at 
that time. But we don’t want to live in 
the car — the car is just a means to an end 
out here. And if a few gallons of gaso¬ 
line and some fresh air will keep my maids 
contented — as it does — why, it’s money 
well invested. And the air doesn’t cost 
anything!” 
Mrs. Elkins had more to say about 
Good Fairy, and Mrs. Spence, who had 
so far looked upon the car entirely with 
the city eyes of long training, began to use 
it for herself. From being simply an om¬ 
nibus to and from the train, the little car 
became for her the very key which opened 
up the whole world of Castleton to her. 
From being rather a thing of awe, a play- 
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