HOUSE AND GARDEN 
ED 
I June, 1913 
clusters of white blossoms, with the sharp 
lance-like leaves of every shade of green, 
with the black branches strongly outlined 
against the soft greens of the lawn in the 
foreground, it is a June poem. Sometimes 
it is a January poem, with the snow 
wreaths from the skies enfolding its ever¬ 
green loveliness. 
All of the plants of this species grow 
in luxuriance and are perfectly hafdy in 
this latitude. From the coast of South 
Carolina to the borders of the Gulf in 
Texas they are to be found in every garden 
of the olden days, and the greater the age, 
the greater the beauty with which they 
bless the world. No Southern garden of 
this later day should be without them. 
They grow very slowly but are well worth 
while at any age. In both light and dark 
pinks, in single and double, they are very 
desirable additions to our Southern gar¬ 
den and Northern greenhouse plants. I 
find the single white the most satisfactory, 
both in point of growth and abundance of 
flower. Beginning to bloom in May, in 
full glory in June and July, they lift their 
snowy masses skyward, dimly beautiful 
in the starlight, radiant in the moonlight, 
and glorious in the sunlight, until the chill 
of October brings the message that autumn 
has come and winter is not far away. 
Desirable Considerations for the 
Summer Home 
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bers and it forms a deep recessed piazza on 
one or both sides if desired, and eliminates 
the flat piazza roof thus preventing heat 
being reflected into the chamber windows. 
The high roof with its long slopes casts a 
good shadow and deep shadows are sooth¬ 
ing and cooling on a hot summer’s day. 
An over-hanging second story requires 
solid well-proportioned columns under it, 
both for support and effect. In such a 
place they should be in effect sturdy, 
rather than graceful. 
The cornice of the piazza roof should 
project well out and be very low to give 
protection from sun and rain, particularly 
at the seashore. We use our American 
porch much as the Englishman uses his 
terrace or garden with its tea house or 
canopied tent, but without the privacy re¬ 
quired for his retiring disposition. It is 
distinctly American and is the outgrowth 
of conditions and the growing tendency 
toward outdoor life for the whole family. 
Since we are not all blessed with broad 
lands, estates and gardens, we have de¬ 
veloped a convenient way of confining our 
outdoor life to a small area with as much 
privacy as possible under the limited con¬ 
ditions imposed. The garden, I hope, will 
not be overlooked because it is a source 
of pleasure as well as an ornament to a 
summer house. It is really necessary as 
part of the setting and like a frame com¬ 
pletes the picture. 
H 
IGH time you were out in the garden under smiling vernal 
skies, planting in the summer flowerbeds. An early start 
now, means luxuriant beds all aglow by end of June. 
We send anywhere in the U. S. or Canada, large full-size 
greenhouse plants, charges prepaid by parcels post. 
They are big plants ready to set out, such as the little local florist 
charges you one dollar per dozen for; not the miserable little runts, 
uncertain to live or die, you generally get by mail. We send you with 
free cultural directions any 100 of the following plants, your selection, for 
$5.00, any 50 for $2.50, any 20 for $1.00. 
Fancy giant-flowered Chrysanthemums, 36 kinds, all hues. Fancy giant 
Carnation plants, Geraniums in all colors, Heliotropes, Marguerite 
Daisies, Salvias, Coleus, all hues, Stocks, Phlox, Ageratum r -Schizan- 
thus. Dusty Miller, Golden Feather, Double Petunias, Single fringed and 
ruffled Petunias, Lobelias, Verbenas, Vincas, Snapdragon, Cannas, Alter- 
nantheras, German Ivies, Ice Pinks, Double Red and Yellow Nasturtiums, 
Chinese and other Primroses, Acalyphas, Begonias, Fuchsias, Abutilons, 
and any bedding plant not here listed you can name. 
A special price of $40.00 per any 1,000 plants, your selection. This is the 
chance for large places to get their summer flower beds at wholesale. 
Also specially grown vegetable plants: Early Cabbage, Copenhagen Mar¬ 
ket, $1.00 per 100. Early Snowball Cauliflower, $1.50 per 100. Pot-grown 
Tomato Plants, varieties, Earliana, Early Stone, Early Acme, Bonnie Best, 
Ponderosa, June Pink, 50 for $1.00. Pot-grown Sweet Pepper and Egg 
Plants, 50 for $1.00. Golden Self-Blanching Celery Plants, $1.50 per 100. 
Make up your list and send at once to the 
Harlowarden Greenhouses, Box 148, Greenport, L. I., N. Y. 
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A mention of this publication will entitle you to a pre¬ 
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angle. Costs less than one sharpening by a machinist, 
and will last several seasons. By mail, prepaid, 50c. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. R. VAX 
BOCHOVE, 46 Straight Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. 
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