House and Garden 
THE CAPE JASMINE 
T he gardenia or cape jasmine (Gar- 
deni a florid a) is a waxy white 
flower that rose and fell in popular 
favor with the camellia, but unlike the 
camellia it has exquisite fragrance, and 
can be cut with long stems, so that it has 
become the favorite boutonniere at the 
tables of the rich. 
In the South hedges are made of the 
cape jasmine, which grows to six feet 
high and blooms from May till Septem¬ 
ber. It is hardy even to Virginia. 
As a conservatory plant young, full 
budded specimens can be forced into 
bloom in January and February. As 
cut flowers gardenias are in great de¬ 
mand in exclusive circles and bring rich 
prices in winter. As a boutonniere this 
flower is without a rival. 
The most magnificent tree of the sub¬ 
tropical regions of the world is Magnolia 
grandiflora. Each twig of this tall, 
stately evergreen tree lifts above the 
polished, leathery leaves one single, 
creamy white, wax petalled, fragrant 
blossom, which is at least six or eight 
inches across, while there is a cultivated 
variety with blossoms fourteen inches 
across when fully opened. Another 
beauty of the tree is the under side of its 
leaf, which is coated with a felt of rusty 
brown hairs. 
This tree can be successfully grown as 
far north as Long Island if sheltered 
from winter winds, but it is there only 
a shrub and the trunks must be wrapped 
with straw. It is not happy north of 
Washington, D. C. 
Speaking broadly, the broad leaved 
evergreens are costly and slow growing. 
All of them must be planted in the 
spring, never in the fall. As a class they 
require shelter from winter winds and 
winter sunshine, "fhe members of the 
heath family (rhododendrons, azaleas, 
laurel, fetterbush) are lime haters, and in 
a limestone country the soil should be 
dug out to a depth of three or four feet 
and replaced by soil free from lime. All 
the broad leaved evergreens are best 
mulched both summer and winter. 
Cover the ground with litter to protect 
the surface roots from thawing and 
heaving in winter and to keep them cool 
and moist in summer. 
These plants want a deep, rich, well 
drained soil, moist but never stagnant. 
Mix well rotted manure with leaf mould 
or peaty soil and you have an ideal loam 
Plan the right heating 
If you are newly build¬ 
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property at the start by 
putting in old-fashioned 
forms of heating. 
Whether planning a 
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