House and Garden 
still warm. In this way, a wash is made 
which forms a silicate if often wetted, 
and becomes, after a time, almost like 
stone. 1 he four constituents, mixed 
together, give the ground color, to which 
any pigment that can be used with lime 
is added. It is applied quite thickly to 
the wall or other surface, let dry one 
day, and the next day frequently covered 
with water which makes it waterproof. 
This wash can he cleansed with water 
without losing any of its color; on 
the contrary, each time it gets harder, 
so that it can even he brushed, while its 
porosity makes it look soft. The wash, 
or calcimine, can he used for ordinary 
purposes, as w'ell as for the finest paint¬ 
ing. A so-called fresco surface can he 
prepared wdth it in a dry way.— Itiven- 
tl07l. 
STARTING EARLY PLANTS 
^ I 'O have the best success with vege- 
-*■ table and garden plants which 
must be carried under glass it is better 
to grow your own supply at home, unless 
there is some garden in your locality 
which can be depended upon to furnish 
healthy plants at the right time and of 
the varieties you want. Too often 
plants off ered for sale are of weak, slen¬ 
der growth which make a poor start 
set in open ground. It takes time for 
them to become strong and they often 
produce poor fruit owing to their being 
of bad varieties. 
The chief failure with most growers 
and with some experienced gardeners 
is, they coddle their young seedlings too 
much, causing quick, tall, but weak 
growth, by keeping the plants too warm 
and not giving them enough fresh air. 
Another cause of weak grawth is allow¬ 
ing the plants to grow too closely to¬ 
gether in the seed boxes before trans¬ 
planting to beds. These slender plants 
are costly at any price and it is much 
better to have those grown in much more 
open beds. 
Cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, 
kohl-rabi and lettuce require but little 
heat to start them into growth and as 
soon as the young plants are well started, 
should be given ample ventilation, ex¬ 
cept when there is danger of freezing. 
As plants increase in size thin out or 
transplant so that they are quite open, 
and remove the sashes except during the 
most severe nights. 
These plants go into open ground 
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