HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1914 
333 
utsideVe.neti.ans' 
For Windows and Piazzas 
MODERN,artistic, practical 
and substantial combina¬ 
tion ofj Blind and ?A wn 
ing for town and country 
houses. More durable 
and ^sightly than fabric 
awnings. Very easily 
operated; slats open and 
close to admit air yet ex¬ 
clude sunrays; can be 
pulled up out of oight if 
desired; ('provides much 
summer [ comfort. Add 
artistic distinction to 
, the house. 
For Illustrated Booklet 
specify “Venetian 3” 
Jas.G. Wilson Mfg. Co. 
1-3-5 West 29th Street 
New York 
Patentee and Manufacturer of 
‘ Inside and Outside Venetians, 
Piazza, Porch and Veranda Ve¬ 
netians, Rolling Partitions, Roll¬ 
ing Steel Shutters, Hygienic 
Wardrobes, Wood Block Floors. 
A NEW OUTDOOR MOVEMENT 
Caravanning and Camping Out 
By J. HARRIS STONE, F.L.S., F.C.S. 
Dr. Gordon-Stables R.N., the author of the famous 
books of adventure, was the first advocate of this 
youngest offspring of the outdoor movement. He 
traveled for forty years over Scotland and England 
preferring van life to settled house life. Since then 
hundreds of caravanners have been exploring rural 
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, seeing at 
their leisure and in delightful quietude out-of-the-way 
bits of country. In addition to practical considera¬ 
tions on building a caravan and its fittings, the 
author has delightful chapters about gypsys and 
caravanning abroad. 8vo. Illustrated. $3.75 net. 
Postage, SO cents. 
McBride, Nast €i Co., New York 
The Box That Makes the 
Plants Grow 
If You Are Interested in Plants 
You should see this new 
patented, galvanized steel 
box. It can be set inside 
or outside the window, or 
on the porch railing—any¬ 
where. Will not leak and 
damage the woodwork. Pat¬ 
ented ventilating and drain¬ 
age bottom. Made of heavy 
galvanized steel enameled dark green, 6 in. deep, 7J4 in. wide, 
and made in any length. 
To introduce, and show you these boxes, we will send you 
by Parcel Post one box 30 in. long, anywhere East of the Missis¬ 
sippi, on receipt of 51.00. Your money back if not satisfactory. 
SUCCESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
406 Sargent Street, Gloucester, Mass. 
If Health and Sanitation Appeal to You 
You should learn more 
about the SUCCESS 
underground receptacle. 
Built of concrete, with 
strong iron covers, that 
will not break. Prac¬ 
tical. Indestructible. 
It settles the garbage 
question once and for 
all, in a neat, clean and 
sanitary and convenient 
manner. Costs little. 
Accomplishes much. 
As the receptacle looks when placed In the ground. Occu¬ 
pies small space. Operated by the foot. Send for circular 
and price. ’ 
SUCCESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
406 Sargent Street, Gloucester, Mass. 
trimmed back. The roots, too, if long and 
scraggly, should be cut back to a compact 
mass, which can be handled and inserted 
into the soil easily. Long, broken roots, 
which must be twisted and bent in the 
process of transplanting, are of no use to 
the plant. But, in taking plants from the 
hats, be careful not to break off any off 
the roots. Cut them out with a knife or 
lift them out carefully, saving a smuch 
earth about them as possible. 
In setting the plants in the soil, dig a 
hole with the hand or with a dibble and in 
placing the hall of earth and roots in it, be 
careful that the ends of the roots are not 
turned up toward the surface of the soil or 
crowded in a hunch into a small space. The 
plants should be set deep enough so that 
the earth will come about half way us the 
stem, or stalk, and the earth pressed down 
about it very firmly with the fingers and 
knuckles. It is very important to set the 
plants firm in the soil. Potted plants like 
geraniums, nursery plants like rose bushes 
or small fruits, or even plants being set in 
the garden like cabbage or lettuce, may be 
gone over with advantage after planting 
and made still more firm by pressing the 
soil down about them with the balls of the 
feet; this is especially desirable, if the soil 
is at all dry. 
In very dry weather, it is sometimes 
necessary to use water when setting the 
plants, and when this is done, half a pint 
to a pint as conditions may require, should 
be put in the bottom of the hole before set¬ 
ting the plant in. It will be of little or no 
use to pour the water around on the sur¬ 
face after setting the plant. 
Special fertilization is often given when 
setting out plants, either in beds with single 
specimens or in rows in the garden. Tank¬ 
age or bone meal or a mixture of both are 
good for this purpose, or well rotted ma¬ 
nure or lien manure may be used. In any 
case this extra fertilizer should be well 
mixed with the soil before the plants are 
set out. 
Tools and Cultivation 
T HERE are a few tools essential to 
the proper care of any garden. 
Those so fortunate as to have large gar¬ 
dens may, of course, find use for many 
others which we need not mention here. 
The Hand Tools — These few things, 
however, you should include in your out¬ 
fit — a spade, a spading fork, a flat-tined 
hook, a bow rake, an iron-toother rake, a 
square-pointed shovel, a plow, a trowel, a 
dibble, a garden line, a combination seed 
drill and wheel hoe, and a scuffle hoe. The 
uses for the first few of these have been 
mentioned in the instructions for prepar¬ 
ing the soil. The seed drill, while it saves 
a tremendous amount of labor, must, 
nevertheless, be used with care. First of 
all, it must be kept scrupulously clean and 
dry and never put away in a wet or dirty 
condition, or rust will soon prevent its op¬ 
erating accurately. As the size of seeds 
vary a great, deal, before being put in use 
for any particular crop it should be care- 
just at this time of year when the temperature 
changes so often and so quickly every house owner 
-;= wil1 appreciate the advantage of a heating system that 
can be immediately regulated to conform to the mildest 
; ° r most severe weather. With Vapor Vacuum Heat- §M 
in S (Kriebel System), by means of the regulating valve 
= (shown above) you can get any in-between heat in 
SW radiator, anywhere in the house, wherever you ^ = 
T want it. Also note that this valve is placed on top of = 
the radiators — no back-breaking stoop when regulating 
r heat. The 
Vapor-Vacuum Hcatiuo 
■naacMac* tw\ Be gm«rea 
1 Kriebel System 
- - instead of working against an atmospheric pressure of i = : 
_ ^ ^ bs * the square inch, displaces this pressure in the - 
- . . system with a partial vacuum, thereby creating a pull ~ 
- on the boiler that draws heat into the radiators. That’s : 
j— : * be reason V. V. Heating, Kriebel System, will save : - 
_ ■ : you 25% in coal consumption. ~ ■ 
Our little booklet written so that anyone can under- 
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Everyone who is interested in a heating system of „ 
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M 1211 Walnut St. Philadelphia, Pa. 
STANLEY’S HINGES 
The Standard of Quality the world 
over. Before buying the hardware 
for your new home, write for booklet 
Properly Hung Doors.” 
Department "H.” 
THE STANLEY WORKS 
New Britain Connecticut 
LET US HELP YOU 
Our experienced landscape gar¬ 
deners make a planting plan of 
your place, selecting trees, shrubs, 
etc., suitable to soil and situation. 
Our nurseries ( more than 600 acres) offer the 
finest selection in America for lawn and gar- 
deu planting. Write for Catalog D. 
STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS CO. 
Est. 1843. Inc. 1908. 
New Canaan, Conn. 
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