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e “Queen of Autumn.” Not so the 
gardener. If possible, he has attend- 
ed the shows and taken notes of the 
varieties that seem better than those 
already possessed. Saving the roots 
of the most desirable on hand and 
purchasing some new and improved 
kinds, he now lays his plans for his 
October and November, 1914, chry- 
santhemums. He decides whether to 
grow great bush specimens in pots or 
tubs, single stems for cut flowers, the 
colossal specimens requiring great 
care to produce, or the more decora- 
tive single, semi-double and _ small 
flowers. Whatever his plans, the gar- 
dener now begins to grow for the fail 
of 1914 by taking good care of the 
old roots, which will later produce 
the cutting to form the blooming 
plants of 1914, 
THE QUESTION BOX 
Question. What is the best way 
to grow chrysanthemums, in pots or 
on benches in the greenhouse? Ans. 
If close attention can be given, fuller 
and better flowers can be produced in 
pots. Fill them full to prevent over 
watering when syringing. If the 
gardener is very busy they will re- 
quire less attention when planted in 
benches. 
Question. How can good head let- 
tuce be produced in July and August? 
Ans. Some seeds make better heads 
than others. Transplant three times; 
twice in pots or boxes, and then into 
frames. Use plenty of water. 
Question. What causes celery to 
be pithy? Ans. Celery will be pithy 
if too much nitrogen is used in the 
fertilizer. Celery is benefited by the 
use of Ferric Oxide—i oz, to 10 sq. 
yds, — applied early in the season. 
Make your new rose bed this fall 
that it may have a chance to settle 
and remove the superfluous air. This 
especially applies if you remove the 
sub soil, making the soil two or three 
feet deep, using 1-4 part of cow ma- 
nure if light soil, or horse manure if 
clay soil. 
WINTER PROTECTION FOR RASPBERRIES 
Shall raspberry canes be bent down 
and buried or left standing during the 
winter? If you have bushes enough 
to produce more berries than you 
need let them stand. If you want 
every possible berry every year bury 
them. The operation needs two men, 
at least. Starting at the end of the 
row, one man bends the canes as low 
as possible, the tips touching the 
ground. The second man and _ per- 
haps a third deposits solid spadefuls 
of soil on the tips to hold them down 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
as fast as the first man bends them 
over. When the row is all bent down 
in one direction go over it again to 
finish burying, first throwing soil un- 
der the canes where they do not touch 
the ground. 
FREE SEED DISTRIBUTION 
From the Massachusetts point of 
view of what value is the free distri- 
bution of seeds? What excuse has 
Congress for sending out packages 
of Stowell’s evergreen corn and other 
varieties of vegetables that have been 
on the market for years labeled 
“Please report the result of your trial 
to this department.” We believe that 
the seeds sent out are largely wasted 
because of misfits in time of receiv- 
ing, quantity and varieties of the 
planter. If Uncle Sam will send 
out new varieties of seeds and 
plants to those who want to try 
them and can propagate them until a 
useful quantity is accumulated it is 
well and good, Also, improved strains 
of standard varieties would help 
planters; otherwise the money should 
not be appropriated for the purpose. 
BOSTON OPERA HOUSE 
The programs for Friday and Sat- 
urday of the current week at the 
Boston Opera House have been re- 
arranged in order to include the re- 
turn appearance of Anna Pavlova 
and her company that were demanded 
by their success last October. The bill 
for Friday night, Dec. 19, is “La 
Traviata,” with Mme. Tetrazzini and 
the same cast that was announced for 
Saturday afternoon. The Saturday 
matinee will begin with “I Pagliacci,” 
with Alice Nieisen, Edoardo Ferrari- 
Fontana and Mario Ancona in the 
cast. The second part of the pro- 
gram will consist of a ballet and a 
number of divertisements by Pavlova 
and her associates. In the evening, 
“Cavalleria Rusticana” will be given, 
with Elizabeth Amsden. 
The fifth week of the opera season 
will coincide with the Christmas hol- 
idays; and it is to be celebrated by a 
series of performances that will take 
their fitting place in the festivities of 
the week. 
HELEN G. BROAD 
81 Middle Street, Gloucester 
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On Monday evening, “La Tosca” 
will be repeated with Louise Edvin: 
in the title role. Mme, Edvina’s in- 
terpretation will be compara aan 
new, as she has only been heard once 
in the part here. 
Wednesday evening will be the oc- 
casion of the appearance of Mme. 
Tetrazzini in the brilliant and poptigy 
lar role of Lucia. 
“‘Samson et Dalila” will be repeat- 
ed on Friday night, and is certain to’ 
be a notable event, as the same cast 
will be heard who sang it at its initia 
presentation of the season. —. 
At the Saturday matinee, “Haensel 
und Gretel” will be presented for the 
first time this year. This opera is 
particularly appropriate for the holi- 
day season, when even the childrer 
of middle age are kindly disposed ial 
fairies and witches and their fantas- 
tic doings. “jal 
“Il Trovatore” will be _ presented 
Saturday evening with a cast that 
would more than do credit to a sub- 
scription performance. a 
D’Alvaroz will sing Azucena, a role 
in which she has been unusually suc- 
cessful abroad. 
All new subscriptions to the Bret 
received during November eae 
receipt will be given to Jan. I, 1 
Subscribe today! The rest of 
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If we had no defects, we should 
take so much pleasure in discovering 
those of others—La Rochefoucaul 1. 
