October, 
1914 
HOUSE AND 
GARDEN 
^53 | 
Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis) (hardy per¬ 
ennial ). 
Pansies. 
Lily of the Valley. 
Herbaceous Phlox. 
Coleus. 
Gray-leaved plants, as Centaureas, the 
Cinerarias, Dusty Miller. 
Clarkia (annual). 
Godetia (annual). 
Wood Violet. 
Heuchera (Alum Root). Well drained 
situations. 
Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny Money¬ 
wort) (hardy perennial). 
Aconitum (Monkshood) (hardy peren¬ 
nial). 
Vinca a Periwinkle (trailer, hardy per¬ 
ennial). This plant is useful upon banks. 
The Cerasturmi (snow in summer) 
(perennial), a low plant with silvery 
leaves and small white flowers, is also very 
useful upon banks. 
And in moist soil the following will 
thrive: 
Lobelia Cardinalis (perennial). 
Chelone (Turtlehead) (perennial). 
Ranunculus Acris (Double Buttercup) 
(perennial). 
Tradescantia (Widow’s Tears). 
What Do You Know About 
Fertilizers ? 
T HE amateur gardener who has 
skimmed over the subject of fer¬ 
tilizers is apt to get the idea that he 
would have to be an expert prescription 
druggist in order to give his flowers and 
plants the exact nourishment which they 
need. He is likely to have Potash-itis or 
Nitrogen-itis before he gets through study¬ 
ing and reading about these chemicals. 
There is a great cry going up now be¬ 
cause chemicals used in the manufacture 
of fertilizers come from Germany, and 
under present conditions are not available 
to the United States. However, there is 
no need to become exercised over the sit¬ 
uation, because the natural fertilizers con¬ 
tain the correct quantities of these chemi¬ 
cals. 
There are plenty of plant foods in the 
form of natural fertilizers in this country 
to take care of all of our amateur gardens 
as well as those of the trade. The natural 
fertilizers, such as humus, sheep manure 
and horse manure, abound and can be 
bought already prepared for use from re¬ 
liable manufacturers. 
The fact is, that if the average soil is 
well supplied with organic matter and is 
properly sweetened with lime, it will likely 
contain all the plant food necessary; the 
important things being proper drainage 
and thorough cultivation; or, in the case 
of the soil, a thorough preparation of the 
soil and drainage. 
The crust of the earth contains a trace 
of nitrogen, approximately one-tenth of 
one per cefit phosphorus and nearly two 
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