House and Garden 
ON STARTING YOUR GREENHOUSE RIGHT 
Upon its right construction depends the suc¬ 
cess of your greenhouse. The importance of 
the right start is set forth in an interesting 
wav in our greenhouse booklet. Send for it. 
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1170 Broadway New "Vork 
SPEAR’S 
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Open Grates and Stoves for Wood and Coal 
Special Stoves for Laundry, Stable, Greenhouse, etc. 
Steam and Hot Water Heating Systems 
There are many reasons why you should have only Spear’s Heating and Cooking 
appliances—the most modern, efficient, and economical— in Your CoUOtry Home 
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1014=16 Market Street Philadelphia, Pa. 
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Greatest Kelief Deeoration 
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HOSE 
SUPPORTER 
WORN ALL OVER THE WORLD 
NOT BE DECEIVED 
BY BUTTONS MADE OF WOOD 
PAINTED OR COLORED TO 
IMITATE RUBBER 
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IS ATTACHED THIS WAY 
TO EVERY PAIR OF THE 
GENUINE— BE SURE 
IT'S THERE 
Sample Pair, Mercerized 26c., Silk 60c. 
Mailed on receipt of price 
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BOSTON 
HOSE 
SUPPORTER 
IS GUARANTEED TO 
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AGAINST IMPERFECTIONS 
THE BUTTONS AND 
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FOR USE ON THIS 
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ONLY. 
A Butler’s Pantry Door 
should swing both ways; should close gently and 
without noise and stop at once at the centre 
without vibrating. The only way to accomplish 
this is to use the “BARDSLEY” CHECKING 
HINGE. It goes in the floor under the door and 
there are no ugly projections on the door. 
JOSEPH BARDSLEY 
147-151 Baxter Street New York City 
for several years. One must remember 
that in bringing exotics into one’s gar¬ 
den from nearly all quarters of the globe, 
all coming, perhaps, from soils not only 
different in their component parts, but 
in their condition as to moisture, shelter 
from winds and sun and climatic in¬ 
fluences, but little understood, and not 
readily described. All these conflicting 
and complex conditions are brought into 
a new home where only one kind of soil 
predominates and only one condition 
exists. No wonder some are not hardy, 
even if the Arctic zone is its habitat. 
But it is only here and there one finds a 
hardy plant failing. Scores of them 
possess a constitution that enables them 
to adapt themselves to all conditions and 
reward us with their beauty. 
REPAIRING BROKEN TREES 
On an old homestead that I am fixing 
up for a summer home is an apple 
orchard of considerable age. A recent 
storm has broken quite a number of 
branches and in two instances have split 
a main branch at the crotch. How 
shall I proceed to repair damages, if it 
can be done ? S. M. O. 
From your description I understand 
that the branches that have split in the 
fork are of considerable size. Procure 
an iron holt a half to three quarters of an 
inch in diameter and just long enough to 
reach through the broken parts and 
allow the nut to be placed on. Rather 
have it half an inch shorter than longer, 
as the hole at one side of the tree or 
branch may be countersunk. Bring the 
branch up into place and bore a hole 
through both pieces, same as you would to 
mend a broken chair and fasten in your 
bolt. With a sharp knife, cut away all 
ragged edges of the bark, making the 
edges of the joint smooth. If there is any 
opening at the top that will allow mois¬ 
ture to percolate into the wound, fill it 
with plaster of Paris. In time the 
wound will heal and all evidence of the 
bolt will be obliterated by the bark grow¬ 
ing over it. Where the smaller branches 
are broken off, or even the larger ones, 
they cannot be repaired and must be 
taken off. If they are of some size, it is 
best to cut the full branch off, but if 
small, they may be cut back to some 
branch that may he induced to assume 
the duties of a leader. Where cut back 
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