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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1910 j 
HE WHO USES CYPRESS BUILDS BUT ONCE 
THE WOOD ETERNAL 
You know the ancient fame of 
CYPRESS 
but do you know its uses today, 
and their significance to you f 
CYPRESS is the wood of Scriptural history, and of romance; CYPRESS was the 
mystic wood of mythology — and it was the reliance of the sturdy builders of early 
America; CYPRESS always has been a magnet for those who have wrought senti¬ 
ment and beauty into useful things — and CYPRESS is today the staple wood of the 
hard-headed calculating buyer who seeks the most lasting values for his lumber-money. 
'Phis concerns YOU — if you like to avoid repair bills on anything made of wood. 
It was of CYPRESS, according to Pliny, that the famous statue of Jupiter was carved; it existed 
more than six centuries without a sign of decay. 
The historic Gates of Constantinople were of CYPRESS; they were on duty for eleven centuries 
without a furlough. 
The CYPRESS doors of ancient St. Peter’s, in Rome, were in a state of perfect preservation when 
removed by Eugenius IV; they had been swinging on the faithful for twelve centuries. 
The only Egyptian mummies that survive intact and unblemished are those whose executors filed 
them in CYPRESS receptacles. 
To bring the record nearer home — there was Thomas Lyon, who in 1640 built him 
a house in Greenwich, Connecticut. He put CYPRESS shingles on its roof and sides. 
With no exterior repairs of consequence, this house is today occupied as a residence. 
THIS WAS AMERICAN CYPRESS — the kind we own and cut and are 
selling you. 
CYPRESS is in truth “the wood eternal.” He who uses Cypress builds but once. 
If you are putting up a palace or a pasture-fence, and want to build it “for keeps” 
—USE CYPRESS. 
There is going to be a liberal education (and a wonderful investment value for you) in the 
CYPRESS advertising here begun — and in the detailed information and reliable counsel to be had 
promptly, WITHOUT COST, if you will WRITE US YOUR OWN NEEDS (big or little), and ASK 
YOUR OWN QUESTIONS of the “All-round Helps Department’’ of the 
Southern Cypress Manufacturers’ Association 
1210 HIBERNIA BANK BUILDING. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 
Probably your lumber man sells CYPRESS; if not, WRITE US. and we will tell you the dealer handiest to you. 
PALISADES—POPULAR—PERENNIALS 
The Best Flowering Shrubs. 
November is your last chance to plant flowering 
shrubs for that ideal garden you want next year. 
Do you realize that by planting some of the follow¬ 
ing old-time favorites you will have a setting for your 
house that will need no attention after this first plant¬ 
ing?——Rose of Sharon, some of the Barberries, 
Deutzia, Euonymous, Hydrangea, Mock Orange, some 
of the Spiraeas, Lilac, Snowball, Weigela. You can 
have a shrub in bloom every month of spring, sum¬ 
mer and fall. 
A Palisade Hardy Border 
A perfect picture in your garden to last for years 
will be the result if you allow us now to plan a 
scheme, whether of contrasts or of harmonies, to be 
carried out this Fall. 
Our “Artistic” Border, ioo ft. by 3 ft., costs $ 25.00 
only. 
Consider what is “saved” by this system, and what 
is gained in true beauty. 
Visitors always welcome at our Nurseries, where they can make selec* 
tions from more than a thousand varieties of Hardy Plants. 
PALISADES NURSERIES, Inc., Perennial Growers 
Telephone 200 Piermont Sparkill, N. Y. 
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are the most desirable for cut flowers, 
while for color and display, zinnias, globe 
amaranths, and four-o-clocks rank among 
the first. China asters, summer chrysan¬ 
themums, golden feather, cosmos, castor 
beans, and the morning glories are least 
resistant to drought and should be watered 
twice a week during the drier parts of the 
summer; the others are robust, deep-root¬ 
ing plants succeeding with ordinary care, 
i. c.. irrigation once a week or thereabouts. 
Morning glories are very much at home 
in this country and may be sown any time 
from April to August. As herbaceous 
climbers they have few equals. They 
range from low bloomers with scarlet or 
sky-blue flowers to the tall-climbing moon- 
flower. There are at least six native morn¬ 
ing glories in Arizona in addition to the 
introduced ones mentioned. Balsam ap¬ 
ple is a rapid growing, neat vine of the 
gourd family, with delicate green leaves 
and orange fruits. The castor bean, like 
other rapacious growers and heavy feed¬ 
ers, requires deep, rich soil and frequent 
irrigation. 
Among the hardier of the rather few 
perennial summer and fall bloomers that 
grow successfully at our lower altitudes, 
are cannas, chrysanthemums, yellow, 
white, orange and rose-colored lantanas, 
madeira vine, the native golden columbine, 
white and rose fairy lilies (Zephyranthes ), 
and the so-called crown imperial (Crinum 
amabile), besides asparagus and lavender. 
Cannas are among the plants par excel¬ 
lence for display. Without fail, they 
should be re-set each year in early spring. 
Together with chrysanthemums and the 
crown imperial, cannas require good cul¬ 
ture and frequent irrigation, otherwise it 
were best not to try to grow such plants. 
Columbines succeed only with partial 
shade and abundant moisture, while as¬ 
paragus and lavender are among the hard¬ 
iest of the list. When once established, 
fairy lilies need no further attention, and 
altogether are very satisfactory plants. 
Their lily-like flowers appear from June 
to October. Lantanas are unexcelled for 
southwestern planting, being continuous 
and profuse bloomers, though they should 
be cut back and given some protection 
during the winter season. The above pe¬ 
rennials should be set out in the early 
spring—the earlier the better. 
Between altitudes of 3,500 and 5,000 
feet, or where the lower winter tempera¬ 
tures approach zero, the hardy annuals are 
sown to best advantage in early spring, 
i. e., after severe freezing weather is over, 
while tenderer varieties should not be 
sown until danger from frost is past. Pe¬ 
rennials of whatever class are set out just 
previous to the time that they ordinarily 
begin growth, be that fall or spring. With 
these slight differences in planting due to 
the cooler spring time all the varieties 
noted heretofore can be grown successfully 
at these altitudes. 
At higher mountain elevations, as for 
example, Flagstaff, where there is but one 
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