HOUSE AND GARDEN 
r I 'HE music of its chiming voice 
is a pleasing attribute of this 
Seth Thomas Clock. It plays either 
Westminster or Whittington chimes 
every fifteen minutes on eight deep- 
toned “Sonora” bells. They can 
be silenced if desired. 
S'eth Thomas' 
Ghimo Clocks 
Chime Clock 2000, shown here, is 
handsome and massive in appearance, 
standing 16 inches high. The face is gold- 
plated openwork on silvered-metal back¬ 
ground. The case is fine-grain mahogany 
with mahogany grille work at sides. 
As a timekeeper it sustains the century- 
old Seth Thomas reputation for faith¬ 
ful accuracy. 
Our Chime Clocks are made in many 
designs and sizes, with single or double 
chimes, inlaid or plain cases. There is 
a style and price to suit every fancy. See 
them at your jeweler’s. Ask him for 
descriptive circular on Chime Clocks or 
write to us for booklet. 
SETH THOMAS CLOCK: CO. 
15 Maiden Lane, New York City 
Established l8l3 
order. This means hands-and-knees and 
thumb-and-finger work. There are several 
types of hand-weeders which can be used 
to help out in this work, but none of them 
will enable one to do away with the use 
of thumb and finger. The all-important 
thing is to get every weed, and this means 
pulling not only every one you see, but 
also those that are not yet large enough 
to be seen, by breaking every particle of 
crust. The wheel-hoe should be used to 
keep the soil between the rows loose and 
mellow, no matter how often it may be 
necessary to go over the ground. A second 
hand-weeding will usually be necessary, 
and sometimes even a third and fourth. 
The crops should be kept scrupulously 
clean as long as it is possible to go over 
them. 
Corn, melons, pole beans, and other 
things which are planted similarly are han¬ 
dled in much the same way as plants set 
out in hills, except that, as they have less 
of a start over the weeds, even more care 
is necessary in destroying the latter. Corn 
should be planted four stalks to a hill — 
and the soil about the hills, which must 
be worked with a hoe, should be gone 
over frequently. With things that are 
planted far apart there is danger of neg¬ 
lecting the ground between the hills and 
rows during the early stages of growth. 
Instead of saving any trouble, however, 
this only makes more. Keep the whole 
surface well cultivated. 
The things to be planted this month are 
just the opposite in character from those 
which were planted last month, and 
weather conditions are frequently quite 
as contrary. Therefore your planting 
methods must be changed accordingly. 
Little is gained by putting in the tender 
crops — such as tomatoes, peppers, egg¬ 
plants and beans, melons, and the better 
varieties of sweet corn — before the ground 
is ready for them and the weather settled. 
The secret of success with these things is 
to have everything ready — ground, fer¬ 
tilizer, and the plants—where they can be 
started in the best possible shape; so that 
when the weather conditions are right 
they can be given every opportunity to 
make the greatest possible growth. 
The depth at which the various tender 
vegetables should be planted will vary 
greatly from season to season. Of course, 
in lighter soils they should always be cov¬ 
ered a little deeper than in heavy soils, 
particularly where drainage happens to be 
poor. Sometimes, as a result of dry 
weather following the opening of spring, 
it happens that even early in May the 
ground is quite dry and the weather hot. 
Under such conditions planting should be 
relatively deep. Where a long, cold, wet 
spring is encountered, the planting, on the 
other hand, should be shallow. The ex¬ 
tremes of dryness and heat and wet and 
cold should both be avoided. The first 
will either cause the seed to fail to ger¬ 
minate or to die as soon as it does; the 
May, 1915 
DUTCH 
BULBS 
From 
Now 
Until 
July 1st 
-Not 
Later 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, 
Crocus, give, for a small out¬ 
lay of time and money, an 
abundance of flowers in the 
house from December until 
Easter, and in the garden, from 
earliest spring until the mid¬ 
dle of May. Bulbs are 
grown almost exclusively 
in Holland, in enormous 
quantities, and sold at very low prices. Usually 
they cost double before reaching you. 
By ordering from us now instead of waiting until Fall, 
you make a large saving, get a superior quality of Bulbs 
not usually to be obtained at any price in this country, 
and have a much larger list of varieties to select from. 
Our orders are selected and packed in Holland, and 
are shipped to our customers immediately upon their 
arrival in the best possible condition. 
If you wish to take advantage of our very low prices, 
we must have your order not later than July 1st, as 
we import Bulbs to order only. They need not be paid 
for until after delivery, nor taken if not satisfactory. 
(References required from new customers.) For prices 
on smaller quantities see our import price list, the 
most comprehensive catalogue of Bulbs published: 
may be had for the asking. 
A FEW PRICES Per 
100 
Per 
500 
Fine Mixed Hyacinths. $2 
DO 
$14 
oo 
Fine Mixed Tulips. 
70 
3 
25 
Narcissus Poeticus Ornatus. . 
75 
3 
50 
Double Daffodils. 1 
90 
8 
75 
Narcissus Empress (Monsters'! 3 
00 
13 
50 
Narcissus Golden Spur. 2 
30 
10 
00 
Spanish Iris. Splendid Mixture 
5b 
2 
00 
ELLIOTT NURSERY, 339 Fourth Ave.. 
Plttsburfch, Pa 
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