268 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1913 
The 
Byzantine 
Wonder 
Lily 
in Bloom 
Decorate your dining-table and sitting- 
room witli this beautiful flower — Delight your 
invalid friends and shut-ins with this wonder¬ 
ful blossom. It needs no soil and no water — 
only a warm spot to unfold its fairy petals — 
silvery rose surrounding a corrola of golden 
stamens — bulbs produce 10 to 20 flowers. We 
deliver post or express paid. 
1 3 6 12 
Large Bulbs $0.20 $0.50 $1.00 $1.75 
Monster .30 .80 1.50 2.75 
Jumbo (scarce) 40 cents each. 
Our SUCCESS LILY COLLECTION 
One Bulb each, Lit. Auratum, Lit. Rubrum, Lil. Superbum, 
Lit. Album, Lil. Candidum. Lil. Tenuifol. Lil. Umbella- 
tum — Seven Hardy Lilies delivered free, for ONE DOLLAR, 
after Oct. 15th. For full description of Lilies. Hyacinths, 
Tulips, Nareissii, Crocus, etc., send for our Fall Bulb Book. 
It’s free. 
Address H.H. BERGER & CO., 70 Warren St., New York City 
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From a Photo 
Your Is your music on top of the 
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soak well every crack and crevice. It re¬ 
quires only a short time to go over your 
buildings twice a year, and by so doing 
you will never be troubled with lice, and, 
besides, it gives the buildings a good ap¬ 
pearance at comparatively small cost. 
I also use a whitewash mixture for out¬ 
side work, applying it to the houses, yards, 
and fences. This gives them a very neat 
appearance, lasts well and costs very lit¬ 
tle. Here are two receipts for making this 
outside wash: Receipt i: Slack in boiling 
water one-half bushel of lime. Strain so 
as to remove all sediment and add two 
pounds of sulphate of zinc, one pound of 
common salt and one-half pound of Span¬ 
ish whiting, thoroughly dissolved. Mix 
this to proper consistency with skim-milk 
and apply when hot if possible. If white 
is not desired, add enough coloring matter 
to produce the desired shade. I have 
found this wash much superior both in ap¬ 
pearance and durability to ordinary 
washes, and some who have tried it de¬ 
clare that it is much cheaper than paint 
and compares very favorably with some 
lead paints. It is much cheaper than paint, 
and gives the houses and yards to which it 
is applied a very attractive appearance. 
Receipt 2: Slack in boiling water one-half 
bushel of lime and strain thoroughly. To 
this add two pounds of sulphate of zinc 
and one pound of salt, dissolved in hot 
water. Thin with hot water to the proper 
consistency and add about half a pound of 
clear glue dissolved. For coloring add 
about three pounds of the desired coloring 
matter, such as painters use in the prep¬ 
aration of their paints. Yellow ocher will 
make a beautiful cream color. Browns, 
reds and various shades of green may be 
just as easily obtained. 
If you have never used whitewash, get 
some lime and go over your buildings now 
and again next spring. It will brighten up 
your houses, and free them from lice, and 
in turn your hens will do better for you. 
A. E. Vandervort 
Setting Out Fruit Trees 
HERE is no period like the early part 
of November for planting deciduous 
trees of all descriptions, and therefore 
fruit trees among the number. 
The process of planting involves many 
considerations. It is necessary to bear in 
mind that the roots of plants are the or¬ 
gans through whose agency they derive 
much of the nourishment from the soil, 
the extreme point of the roots, or spon- 
goles, acting as mouths, and imbibing the 
sustenance necessary to maintain the 
plant’s vitality. 
Plants having vital powers adapted to 
their peculiar nature, these powers re¬ 
quire to be kept in full exercise if the 
greatest amount of success is to be at¬ 
tained ; in order to do this, they must be 
supplied with as much food as they are 
capable of consuming. It is therefore 
evident that in planting successfully, the 
fibrous roots must, as much as possible, 
be preserved from injury; and when 
placed in their new position the elements 
causing growth must be within their reach. 
Two of the most powerful agents in in¬ 
ducing growth are heat and moisture com¬ 
bined ; but the pulverization of the soil is 
also of great importance. 
For some distance around the plants, 
the soil should at least be equally stirred, 
and loosened, and nothing but fine earth 
should be put in immediate contact with 
the roots. In order for the roots to ob¬ 
tain nourishment properly, the latter must 
be readily accessible. 
The next operation is to prepare a hole 
for each tree. If the situation is dry, and 
the soil light, this may be done by taking 
out enough soil to bring the main roots 
about six inches below the surface whence 
they are to be spread out in all directions, 
in a slightly inclined place; but the space, 
when prepared, should be large enough 
for all the roots to be laid out quite 
straight, without being crumpled, or 
crossed, or bent in any way. 
When the roots are laid out, they 
should be covered with fine soil, and in 
most cases it is desirable to give them a 
soaking with water, in order to settle the 
earth. 
The tree if furnished with any extent of 
branches should be staked immediately to 
prevent its being blown about by the wind. 
One of the firmest ways of tying' a tree is 
by means of three stakes placed at equal 
distances around it, the base sloping out¬ 
ward, and the upper ends of all, meeting 
two or three feet up the stem. The effect 
is similar to that of the ordinary photog¬ 
rapher's or surveyor’s tripod. 
The advantage of this plan is that the 
tree is able to meet the force of the wind 
blowing from any point, while a single 
upright stake is acted on alike on all sides, 
and has but little power of resistance. 
Were it possible to preserve every root 
and fiber in the removal of a tree, it 
would be desirable to do so, but as this is 
impracticable the least possible amount of 
injury should be inflicted, bearing in mind 
that it is not by the coarse roots that ab¬ 
sorption of food is carried on, but by the 
youngest parts, and especially by the 
points. 
Under any circumstances a portion of 
the roots will be mutilated, and in this 
case the bruised parts should be removed 
bv cutting them with a sharp knife at 
rather an obtuse angle. This aids the 
formation of new roots, while the bruised 
parts, if allowed to remain, would prob¬ 
ably decay, and communicate injury to 
the adjacent parts. 
Rank manure should not be used any¬ 
where near the roots, but a little well- 
decayed manure mixed with the soil or 
used as a mulching is beneficial. 
W. R. Gilbert 
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