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House & Garden 
O F course it won’t hurt the rug,” 
she rightly assures "Grannie “It 
is a Whittall, and they wear and wear and 
The Linen on the Line 
( Continued, from page 73) 
They are likewise fitted into sockets 
recessed in the ground and fur¬ 
nished with galvanized iron cap and 
hinged cover. These poles should be 
spaced a convenient distance apart, 
preventing too great a slack in line, 
and made with a type of head which 
allows for firmly securing the line. A 
pole of steel is light enough for a woman 
to carry easily and should be taken up 
immediately after the wash is dry. 
With these types of poles the lines 
are kept clean with little exertion, the 
lawns remain unobstructed, and the 
backyard is given other functions be¬ 
sides being a place for the drying of 
clothes, which is a welcome relief. 
Such a convenience, of course, is nec¬ 
essary on small properties where the 
backyard must also serve for lawn or 
recreation space with flower borders. 
On larger places a sepaarte yard 
should be given to drying. It should 
be located dose and easily accessible 
to the kitchen and laundry doors, but 
not so shadowed by the house as to 
lack abundance of sunlight It can be 
screened from the other parts of the 
property by a shrubbery hedge. In 
such a drying yard the poles and 
whirligigs can be kept permanently in 
position without being noticeable. 
Uncommon Hardy Shrubs for the Border 
wear, no matter how hard you use them.’’ 
Whittall Rugs are American made, faith¬ 
ful expressions of the rarest and most ex¬ 
quisite Orientals. 
You will delight in their rich and soft 
color, in harmonious shadings and blend¬ 
ings as beautiful as the rose windows of 
a cathedral. 
And Whittall Rugs are such fine examples 
of the textile art in material and weave 
that they -will give a lifetime’s service in 
the home, even though subject to unusu¬ 
ally hard and severe treatment. 
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(Continued from page 124) 
glossy green leaves It has long terminal 
clusters of yellow flowers in late July 
! and early August. It grows rapidly 
I and profusely in any good garden soil, 
and as it is a native northern shrub it 
is hardy as far north as Canada. 
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolia ): 
An evergreen shrub which grows from 
two to three feet in height. Has a 
coarse texture and dark green glossy 
leaves. In early May it has clusters of 
yellow flowers which later turn into 
bluish gray fruit. The old wood should 
be pruned out in summer. This shrub 
needs protection in winter for the sun is 
liable to burn the leaves. In this respect 
it may be treated like rhododendrons 
and planted with a northern exposure. 
Prefers light sandy soil. 
Shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruti- 
cosa ): 
Deciduous shrub growing from one 
to five feet high. Begins to bloom in 
early June and has yellow flowers 
throughout the rest of the summer. It 
is suitable for the front edge of the bor¬ 
der or for rock work. By pruning in 
the spring it is possible to keep it dwarf. 
Thrives in moist rocky places. 
Native Azaleas ( Rhododendron ): 
The colors of many of the imported 
Japanese azaleas are difficult to handle 
in the shrub border, and they are not 
all easy to acclimate, but we have sev¬ 
eral native varieties which are worthy of 
greater use. R. arborescens, or the 
Smooth Azalea, grows from four to six 
feet high and has very attractive white 
flowers with red stamens in early June. 
This shrub will thrive in full sun or 
partial shade. R. calendulaceum, or the 
Flame Azalea, is a native of the south- 
I ern mountains but is hardy as far north 
is Massachusetts. The flowers, which 
are not fragrant, are very abundant in 
early June and are a gorgeous orange 
color. This shrub grows about three 
feet high and will thrive in any soil, 
and even in partial shade. R. nudiflora, 
or the Purple Azalea, is native as far 
north as Canada, and grows from six to 
eight feet in height. It has attractive 
variable flowers from white, through 
pink, to purple in April and May. Any 
good soil, preferably moist. R. caiia- 
dense, or the Rhodora, is also native 
from Canada southward. It blossoms 
before the leaves are out, and its pur¬ 
plish rose flowers are most attractive in 
April and early May. It grows four to 
five feet high, and prefers moist places, 
although it is adapted to good soil. R. 
viscosa, or the Swamp Azalea, grows 
from four to seven feet high and has an 
abundance of pink and white flowers in 
May and June. It forms a dense and 
beautiful shrub. It is wide spread, being 
native from Canada south to Florida 
and westward. Prefers moist places, 
and will thrive in partial shade. 
Bush Roses 
There are also a number of shrubby 
roses which prove very effective in the 
shrubbery border. Rose cinnamonea, 
the Cinnamon Rose, grows from five to 
six feet high and forms a graceful bush 
which has a great many rosy-lavender 
in late May. Rosa Harrison, Harrison’s 
Yellow Rose, is another excellent one. 
This grows to eight feet and in early 
June is covered with multitudes of 
small yellow roses in clusters. It is 
very hardy and makes effective masses. 
Rosa spinosisPima, the Siberian form of 
the Scotch Rose, grows from three to 
four feet high and is low and spreading 
in habit. In early June it has many 
white flowers with yellow stamens. 
