House and Garden 
is a good insecticide for general use. It 
should be used early on outdoor plants 
preventing attacks of insects and insur¬ 
ing healthy growth. It can be used 
with equal advantage on plants during 
winter. 
Bordeaux mixture, a standard prepa¬ 
ration, is fine for plants affected with 
mildew and all fungous diseases. 
Kerosene emulsion, made by using a 
half pound of hard soap to one gallon ol 
boiling water and two gallons of kero¬ 
sene, is used as a summer wash for scale, 
and is recommended for destroying all 
kinds of plant lice and aphis. 
Cyclamen can be made to bloom for a 
long time if it is kept in a cool room and 
given a moderate amount of water. 
About this time the plant can be dried 
off and laid on its side in a shady place 
for two months. In the fall repot in a 
compost of one-third each soil, sand and 
manure. 
The baby rambler rose comes nearest 
to being a perpetual bloomer of all 
plants. It should be kept in a sunny 
window in a temperature of about sixty 
to sixty-five degrees. In summer it 
may be placed outside. About its only 
foe is the red spider, which can be kept 
down by syringing. 
Cosmos makes a lovely late bloomer, 
fine blooms often appearing even after 
frost. It is not too soon to plant a few 
seeds now. Naturally the plant is of 
slow growth but it will respond sur¬ 
prisingly to good fertilization and culti¬ 
vation. It makes an excellent keeper 
as a cut flower. 
Attention to the lawn cannot be too 
often urged as the oftener the grass is 
mowed, the better it will withstand dry 
weather. If it becomes necessary to 
apply water during the summer months, 
and it usually does, do it thoroughly. 
A little wetting or sprinkling with the 
good-for-nothing lawn sprinkler is worse 
than none. 
Enough water should be applied so 
that the ground below the sod becomes 
thoroughly soaked, thus attracting the 
roots downward. Do not use the lawn 
mower when the grass is wet. If you 
have a thin, weedy spot in the lawn. 
tify Your SKingles 
by staining them with 
Cacbot's Shingle Stains 
They are made of Creosote ("the best wood 
preservative known”), pure linseed oil, and 
the best pigments, and give soft, velvety 
coloring effects (moss greens, bark browns, 
silver grays, etc.) that look better and wear 
better than any others. 50% cheaper than 
paint. 
Send for stained wood samjtles and catalogve 
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Cabot’s Sheathing “Quilt** makes warm houses 
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Try Mennen’s Violet (Bornted) Talcum Toilet Powder—It has the 
scent of fresh-cut Parma Violets. Sample free. 
MENNEK’S SEN TANG TOILET POWDER, Oriental Odor \ No 
JIENNEN’S BORATED SKIN SOAP, (blue wrapper) / Sample. 
Specially prepared for the nursery. 
Send 2 c. postage for one set Mennen's Bridge Whist Tallies, (6 tables.) 
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PAINTED OR COLORED TO 
IMITATE RUBBER 
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Sample Pair, Mercerized 25 c.»SUk 60 c. 
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BOSTON 
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AGAINST IMPERFECTIONS 
THE BUTTONS AND 
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Our Heating Boilers 
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are made for the home 
where the Architect 
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uniform heat in all 
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The efficiency of our 
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