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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1914 
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A mahogany finish 
that will not fade 
You want in your home a mahog¬ 
any finish that will not fade. 
Here is the recipe—a coat of Lowe 
Brothers Non-Fading Dark Ma¬ 
hogany Oil Stain; then one of 
Mahogany Glaze 
Finish with Lowe Brothers Inside 
Rubbing Varnish which can be left in 
natural gloss or given a rubbed finish. 
Used on birch, gum and various woods, 
Mahogany Glaze brings out a full rich 
color and a beauty resembling old 
solid mahogany to a marked degree. 
A striking effect is suggested in the 
picture—white woodwork, light tinted 
walls and mahogany doors. You can 
secure this most satisfactorily with 
Lowe Brothers Mellotone for the walls, 
Linduro Enamel for the trim and Non- 
Fading Dark Mahogany Oil Stain, 
with Mahogany Glaze and Varnish, 
for the doors. 
Rooms finished in this manner went 
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dition, requiring only a cleaning to 
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clayey soil. The tall sorts are usually 
planted in double rows, eight or twelve 
inches apart, with rows three and a half 
or four feet apart, and brush or wire is put 
in the rows for supports when the peas 
are some six inches high. The dwarf 
sorts may be planted one foot to three feet 
apart, according to the variety, richness 
of the soil and whether they are planted 
in double or single rows. A good method 
is to plant four rows a foot apart and then 
leave two or three feet between that bed 
and the next four rows. 
The first two or three plantings should 
be made very shallow, not covered over a 
half an inch to an inch deep. Later, when 
the ground is thoroughly warm, they should 
be planted two to three inches deep, 
and summer plantings in June should be 
put in, if in light soil, even three or 
four inches deep, as this insures better 
germination and more protection from 
drouth. Should the first planting get up 
an inch or two high and a very severe cold 
snap threaten, put the “billers” on the 
wheel-hoe and go over the rows, covering 
the plants up entirely with earth. When 
moderate weather returns, this can be 
easily removed from the tops of the plants 
by the rake, potato-fork or fingers. Keep 
the ground well cultivated from the time 
the peas get through the soil, not only in 
the rows, but also in the spaces between 
them, and when the plants are six or eight 
inches high give a light dressing of nitrate 
of soda, being careful not to get any of it 
on the leaves. This will stimulate growth 
in a very remarkable way. Whether you 
use brush or wire trellis for support, be 
sure to put it in firmly and before the 
vines begin to lop over in the slightest. 
In putting brush in, use a small crow-bar 
and see that the butts of the branches are 
well sharpened before you begin the job. 
With irrigation it is possible to have the 
finest of peas thoroughout the entire sum¬ 
mer. Unless water can be supplied arti- 
fically, however, there will, in most sea¬ 
sons, be a period during late July or 
August when it is not possible to keep the 
vines in condition. For the late spring- 
plantings use a strong-growing late variety 
such as Alderman or Royal Salute. Then 
in August, immediately after a good rain, 
if one comes along, plant again an early 
variety, such as Laxtonia or Bantam 
(dwarf), or Gradus or Early Morn (tall), 
for a fall supply. The long, cool nights of 
early autumn are ideal for the development 
of an excellent crop. 
Peas are comparatively free from dis¬ 
ease and insects, the pea-louse, which is 
a grayish-green aphid, being the only one 
likely to cause much trouble. These can 
be taken care of easily if you will spray 
the vines with kerosene emulsion upon 
their first appearance. If you let them get 
a start you will have your hands full, as 
they multiply with amazing rapidity. 
Do not forget these hints when the time 
comes for pea planting. Attention to 
them will be well repaid, both in quantity 
and quality of the crop. 
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