HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1911 
be started in flats in the house or hotbed 
in April, and planted out where they are 
to flower when the weather is warm. At 
the time of transplanting a second sowing 
of seed may be made in the open ground 
between the plants already set, as the 
schizanthus gives one remarkable burst of 
bloom and then dies or amounts to very 
little afterwards, but while this florescence 
does last the plants are a perfect pyramid 
of blossoms. As soon as the young plants 
are up the old ones may be pulled up to 
make room for them and they will soon 
come into bloom. A third sowing may be 
made as the second is coming into flower, 
which will carry the edging well through 
the summer. 
Bacteria as the Gardeners’ Allies 
(Continued from page 354 ) 
deners. Many experiments were made, by 
U. S. and foreign departments of agricul¬ 
ture, and by individual scientists and farm¬ 
ers. Healthy bacteria were collected from 
legumes by the United States Department 
of Agriculture, spread on cotton, and sent 
to all parts of the country for trial. Some 
of these trials were successful, although 
the bacteria were dried, for by good treat¬ 
ment they were brought back to life; 
others dried out entirely and died because 
they were separated from their natural ele¬ 
ment, moisture. 
It remained for someone to find an arti¬ 
ficial medium in which the bacteria would 
thrive and grow, and which could be kept 
for a long time. A New Zealand scientist, 
now of this country, finally discovered a 
process which enables nitrogen-gathering 
bacteria to be kept alive, healthy and active 
for years. A medium in which bacteria 
will thrive was found after much experi¬ 
mentation, in a jelly which can be sent by 
mail. This jelly, which is devoid of nitro¬ 
gen, is enclosed in an ingenious bottle with 
a glass tube through the hard rubber cork; 
through this air reaches the bacteria after 
passing through separate filters of cotton. 
The bacteria gather nitrogen from this air, 
and are kept in a healthy state. The 
medium is prepared in liquid form and 
sterilized with its rubber cork and open 
tube, and when it sets into jelly, a needle¬ 
ful of bacteria from the mother culture 
which was secured from a healthy plant 
is inserted in the jelly. 
The simple process of applying this fer¬ 
tilizer recommends it strongly to the small 
as well as to the large gardener. The cul¬ 
ture is mixed with a little sugar and water 
in the bottle and the jelly is shaken until it 
mixes or dissolves. It is then applied to 
the seeds, inoculating each seed with the 
nitrogen-gathering bacteria. 
The power of these bacteria is well 
proved by Government and by private ex¬ 
periments. Farmers and gardeners in all 
parts of the country are employing bacteria 
as seed fertilizer with marked success, and 
have found splendid results not only in 
the increased growth of legumes, but in the 
enrichment of the soil for other crops. 
Do you have trouble with your garden 
the Dime 
to Insure 
the 
Dollar? 
Save the Dime 
and 
Jeopardize 
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or, Use 
T HE short-sighted man says, “I am not going to paint my house this year. 
Materials are higher than they should be. 1 intend to wait until prices 
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Such a man is thinking more of the dimes he imagines he may save by 
waiting than of the dollars he is sure to lose when his buildings depreciate. 
His wisdom is reckoned in dimes, his short-sightedness in dollars. 
No thrifty houseowner reasons that way. He says, “My house must 
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100 lbs. “ Dutch Boy Painter” white lead - $ 
4 gallons pure linseed oil 
1 gallon turpentine - 
1 pint turpentine drier - 
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think of using, and all the while keep in mind the superior spreading power of 
old-fashioned lead and oil paint. 
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