November, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
333 
Now or Never!! 
All spring-flowering bulbs 
should be planted before 
the close of November. 
Don’t delay if you want 
your garden gay next 
spring. We have the best 
of everything in spring¬ 
flowering bulbs: 
Hyacinths,Tulips, Narcissus Jonquils, 
Snowdrops, Crocus, Lily-of-the-V alley, 
Squills, Lilies, Iris, etc. Also the best 
and most complete line of Old-fashioned 
Hardy Plants—Hardy Climbers, Hardy 
Shrubs and other plants that should be 
planted in the Autumn. All are fully 
described in our Autumn Catalogue. 
Sent free on application. 
HENRY A. DREER 
PHILADELPHIA 
VIRGINIA 
BY ELLEN GLASGOW 
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with a chisel or by boring into it, if neces¬ 
sary. A depth of decay of only an inch or 
two, however, or perhaps three or four 
inches, if it is a large wound, needs only 
to be cleared entirely away. If the result¬ 
ing excavation extends under the sound 
callus at any point, the callus must be cut 
back correspondingly or the hole must be 
filled. However, a healthy callus will 
bridge or fill up quite a deep wound, pro¬ 
vided it be so thoroughly painted or tarred 
that no decay or boring insects can get at 
the wood. 
In the case of very large bark wounds, 
where, perhaps, the wood is checked and 
here and there invaded by borers, and it 
is evident that the tree cannot heal over the 
wound in many years, it should either re¬ 
ceive repeated coats of a very heavy dress¬ 
ing, reinforced, perhaps, with cotton 
padding, or it should be covered with 
zinc. If the last course is decided on, 
after the wound is cleaned and trimmed up 
the zinc is cut to fit it, a paper pattern 
usually being made first. The zinc should 
preferably come up rather close to the 
i edge of the wound, but should in no case 
! overlap in the least the cambium or the 
bark. Having the zinc ready, paint the 
wound thoroughly, the back of the zinc 
likewise, and nail the zinc in place with 
shingle nails an inch or two apart. Its 
outer surface must then be painted, an es¬ 
pecially heavy coat being flowed over the 
edges to make sure that they are water¬ 
tight. Thin sheet copper also does very 
well for this kind of work. The use of 
sheet metal cannot be fully described in 
this article. 
A slightly different class of wounds are 
caused by the tree’s growing against ob¬ 
jects which do not give way before it, with 
the result that the bark is killed locally, or 
at least fails to make any growth. Such 
wounds are made by the plank seats which 
are frequently seen pried in between two 
trees. Both trees are sure to be injured 
sooner or later if the plank is not taken 
out every few years and cut down a little. 
In such cases if the compressed bark is 
dead it must be removed. It not, it should 
be cleaned off, so as to be free to grow. 
The tree which has had wires wound 
around it, or at least stapled to one side, 
is another frequent patient of the arbori¬ 
culturist. The danger in such cases is that 
the wire will girdle or partially girdle the 
tree. All wire must be pulled out if the 
bark has not actually closed and joined 
over it. Of similar character is the tree 
which has outgrown its wire guard. If 
parts of the guard have become imbedded 
in the trunk, they need not be removed if 
such a course would require cutting the 
calluses closing over them. The bark of 
the meeting calluses should be pared down 
and perhaps slit in places, to encourage 
their growth. If the tree is vigorous and 
the calluses are scraped occasionally, they 
will ultimately grow together organically 
and permit the free flow of the sap down 
the cambium. 
Another kind of bark wound is caused 
Roofed with fire-proof Asbestos “Century ” Shingles Never 
require painting—Last forever. 
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It was designed by Mr. Marks himself 
and is roofed with Asbestos “Century” Shingles. 
Mr. Marks* choice of these Shingles for his 
own home is a significant fact that should 
interest every property owner with a building 
to be roofed. 
Write for the names of roofers who can 
supply Asbestos “Century” Shingles—men who 
know how to lay a good roof as it ought^ to be 
laid. We will also send you our Booklet: “Roof¬ 
ing: a Practical Talk.” 
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Branch Offices in Principal Citieslof the 
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earlier than usual this coming season. And it will be 
found even more interesting than last year’s—many 
new hints on cultivation are included. Here’s a point to re¬ 
member also—all descriptions are absolutely dependable. 
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