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House & Garden 
Do Your Planting 
Planning Now 
Our Garden Gu 
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of flowers and vegetables' that can be 
obtained no other way, are illustrated 
and described there. Flowers with 
which you can duplicate all the quaint 
loveliness and charm of England’s 
old-fashioned gardens. 
Vegetables, it contains, that will be 
a real revelation to you in their sur¬ 
passing size and goodness. 
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A Winter Greeting From Andorra 
S INCE the last glory of Autumn coloring left the Trees 
and Shrubs bare of leaves, the richly colored Ever¬ 
greens, bright berried Shrubs and dark green leaved 
Rhododendrons have lent a touch of cheerfulness and 
brightness to the dull gray days of late Fall, and they will 
soften the bleakness and monotony of our Winter landscape 
until we welcome again the warm days of Springtime. 
W E shall be interested to send upon re- 
quest our catalog, SUGGESTIONS 
FOR EFFECTIVE PLANTING, so that 
you may plan a planting in the Spring 
that will make your home surroundings bright and attractive all 
through next Winter's long, cold months. 
tORMllURSERIES 
\\^AV<arn.er Harp 
Cliestnut Hill, 
Fhila., Pa., Box H 
America First In Conservatories 
(^Continued from page 60) 
The growing of fruit trees against 
walls in the form of vines is not re¬ 
stricted to the ornamental and dwarf 
species, but all forms of practical 
fruits are included, from the com¬ 
mon plum to the rarest persimmon. 
One of the advantages of this meth¬ 
od is the proximity of growth thus 
made possible. Twelve feet is suf¬ 
ficient space between them, unless 
they are trained into fantastic shapes; 
and when the wall on which they 
grow is covered with glass in such a 
way that both sides can be utilized, 
the number of trees that can be 
grown in small space is astonishing. 
Throughout New England there is 
an ever-increasing utilization of 
brick or masonry walls for espalier 
work. Most of these are built with 
an overhang of glass extending a 
couple of feet above the south side 
where the vine-trees are cultivated. 
This glass throws the rays of sun¬ 
light directly over the trees and 
warms them continually. The wall 
itself absorbs great quantities of 
heat, and the trees are always kept 
warm. No more charming way of 
growing berry bushes could be de¬ 
vised. Red currants growing along 
a white or grey wall are “a thing of 
beauty and a joy forever.” In this 
way the bush seems to produce even 
more abundantly than in its natural 
position. Brick walls are especially 
beautiful and serviceable for the 
growing of fruits by the espalier 
method. An old garden wall en¬ 
closing a small space, and covered 
with pears, apples, peaches, cranber¬ 
ries and melons, presents a picture 
for an artist. And the cultivation of 
gardens is truly the work of an 
artist, and is the kind of art work 
that pays financially as well. 
The All-Year Greenhouse 
Winter, summer, spring, or fall, 
the joys of a greenhouse are never- 
ending. But especially is it a place 
for rest and recreation. Here the 
tired business man may spend hours 
on Saturday afternoons and Sundays 
with his hobbies among the vege¬ 
tables and flowers. And the wife 
who loves to dig among her flowers 
while the snow is still on the ground, 
has a tropical spot at hand. 
The joy that one receives from a 
greenhouse depends upon the taste 
of the person. One man has his 
eyes open for the money to be made; 
another cares mainly for the flowers; 
and still others enjoy the work 
among beautiful green growing 
plants. But all who are fortunate 
enough to have at least a small 
greenhouse, may find unending plea¬ 
sure in its care. The enthusiast can 
get much information from old ex¬ 
perienced gardeners and from vari¬ 
ous seed houses and nurseries. I 
have found them ever willing to give 
valuable information, and sometimes 
they distribute free printed matter 
regarding fruits and flowers, and their 
cultivation, which is most helpful. 
There is no end to the kinds of 
flowers that can be grown, and even 
the most fastidious may find his 
every desire fulfilled. Vegetables 
may be raised under glass, and they 
are ever interesting both from a prac¬ 
tical and artistic standpoint. Fruits, 
vegetables, and flowers may all he 
grown under the same roof, if the 
proper kinds are selected. But fruits 
generally require special attention, 
and should be attempted only -where 
there is plenty of glass and sunlight. 
Everytliing from tomatoes to green 
peppers and encumbers can be grown 
under glass. If artistically arranged. 
vegetables may be made to look quite 
as attractive as real flowers. The 
telegraph cucumber clings to the 
wall in a most artistic manner, while 
dwarf peppers are indeed beautiful. 
Cauliflower is the easiest of all veg¬ 
etables to grow indoors and will 
thrive under ordinary treatment. 
Lettuce and radishes are easy to 
grow with the least amount of work, 
while mushrooms need no care other 
than planting. They thrive under 
benches and in damp corners, en¬ 
tirely out of the way. 
Beans are easily grown throughout 
the winter by successive plantings. 
They also require very little space 
as they can be trained against the 
walls. And so the person of small 
means may have a variety in the 
home food supply during the entire 
year, and especially during the win¬ 
ter is this desirable, not only for the 
sake of the palate, but because of the 
health. There is no excuse for the 
family of ordinary means being lim¬ 
ited to potatoes, cabbage, and tur¬ 
nips during the winter months; all 
the ordinary vegetables can be pro¬ 
duced with a small amount of care 
and expenditure. 
SuNROOM Evolution 
The sunroom is already a dis¬ 
tinct feature in most well-planned 
homes. The marvelous developments 
in indoor plant culture are partly re¬ 
sponsible for this new evolution. 
Nothing is so cheerful and pleasing 
as a sunroom in winter with win¬ 
dows blossoming with flowers. It 
gives a touch of nature in the warm 
perfumed atmosphere of midsummer. 
In choosing plants for a sunroom 
one should consult with a reliable 
florist and secure only those sorts 
which will be suitable to his particular 
sunroom. Many snnrooms, as they 
are used for living-rooms, keep only a 
comfortable temperature and are in 
no sense of the word conservatories. 
In such a room evergreens which 
will produce blossoms in a semi-dor¬ 
mant state are especially desirable. 
Holland bulbs do well in such a 
place, also various kinds of smaller 
bnlbons plants. Purple oxalis is a 
perpetual delight for the sunroom. 
A variety of mosses and lichens can 
be used to much artistic advantage 
if planted on rocks with a few grey 
boughs of dead apple trees for 
props. Several kinds of gerani¬ 
ums with tradescantias around them 
produce a most delightful effect. A 
few red-herried plants are always in 
good taste in such situations. 
