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  2. IN MY GARDEN

    IT is a little early to consider bulb planting, but for those gardeners who intend growing bulbs in mess when the time comes, the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 486 words
  3. This Week's Work

    seeds may be sown of acrollni[?] holichrysum. phlox [?] marigold, nicotla[?] diamth[?], cosmos candytuft, [?]ansies, mignonette, and ...

    Article : 222 words
  4. Insecticide

    The attacks of insects on the crops are recorded many times in the classics, but no preventive measures appear to hare been contemplated or ...

    Article : 482 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 640 words
  6. Bleeding Plants

    Some Plants, after pruning, will "bleed" badly. It should be remembered that the sap which runs away is the life of the plant, and if this ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. Show Asparagus

    The ornamental kinds of asparagus are extremely useful for decotative purposes as the out pieces last much longer than those of most ferns. The delicate ...

    Article : 176 words
  8. Beds for Bulbs

    Ground that is poor and "hungry" must be well dug and be given a liberal supply of manure, but be careful to dig it deeply enough. The manure must be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 142 words
  9. Chrysanthemums

    During January all small suckers must be cut away from the plants, and the strong growing shoots, to the number of about 15, left to form the flowering ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 209 words
  10. Sharpening Tools

    Good, clean garden appliances are essential for a successful garden. The gardener is not only able to do better work, but it is done more quickly and ...

    Article : 219 words
  11. BONES USED

    In Perchtoldsdorf, a suburb of Vienna, is a building which has floors paved with bones. It is several centuries old, but still inhabited. ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. Violas—Pansies

    These useful garden flowers can be successfully grown in most districts, and a fairly large collection does not take up much space, so that even gardeners ...

    Article : 250 words
  13. House Refuse

    Almost every kind of house refuse can be made use of by the gardener, and none of it must be regarded as rubbish. Dig a hon in a convenient corner ...

    Article : 181 words
  14. NOVEL HONEYMOON

    A chauffeur and his bride hare just ended a honeymoon in their employer's mansion (says a dispatch from Chicago). Lauzanne Gergov asked his employer, ...

    Article : 154 words
  15. Sow Parsnips

    Sow parsnips on a deeply-worked soil, which contains no recent manure, but is, in good condition from previous applications. Sow in drills made one ...

    Article : 139 words
  16. Odds and Ends

    TO DUST PLANTS WITH SOOT, LIME, ETC.—Put a few pounds of the material in a small, loosely—woven bag, and shake it well over the plants to be ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. Listening-In

    " I AM always. ill the night before a journey."Then why don't you go a day earlier!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 295 words
  18. TRAVELLERS TALES

    ASKING FOR TROUBLE—THE prison chaplain inquired of a newcomer what had brought about his downfall. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 94 words
  19. Wirelessed

    THE dear old lady looked severely at the girl coming jauntily out of the night club. "I wonder, young lady," she said, ...

    Article : 57 words
  20. PLACING THE BLAME.

    The manager was pacing up and down his office, a letter in his hand. A knock came on the door. "Come in!" he roared. ...

    Article : 92 words
  21. THE DRAWBACK.

    A negro boxer was to fight a heavy-weight champion. When he reached the ring it was noticed that be hung back. "It's all right, Sam," said his second, ...

    Article : 56 words
  22. NOT HER FAULT.

    The mistress was looking over the new maid's references before engaging her. "Do you think you will settle down here" she asked after a while. ...

    Article : 45 words
  23. FIRST SIGHT.

    "Yes," observed the young woman to her friend, as they took their places at a small tea table in the cafe, "it was another case of love at first sight." ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. JUST THE THING.

    Williamson was puzzled. His son had reached the age when he would, rather pass the car ahead of him than a school examination; but now the ...

    Article : 104 words
  25. KEEPING IT UP.

    Rupert and his young lady-love were ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  26. TWICE BITTEN.

    There wag silence, save for the scratching of pens, for an examination was in progress. Suddenly the eye of the examiner ...

    Article : 140 words
  27. TWO ARE COMPANY

    "Between ourselves, old boy. what do you think of her?" " Not so good. But alone—I'd love her!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 23 words
  28. NO SCORE.

    It Teas warm in the dimly-lit theatre. The strain of a prolonged rehearsal was telling upon the conductor's temper, and the persistent pestering of a few ...

    Article : 130 words
  29. POOR FISH!

    "Darling." he sighed, as he drew her closer to hind, "will you answer a little question? Am I the first man you have ever kissed?" ...

    Article : 137 words
  30. GOOD" IDEA. .

    A voluble but h-less, counsel was addressing the jury in a "running-down" case. He contrasted the position of bis client with that ...

    Article : 102 words
  31. WITHOUT MUSIC.

    The young married couple were having a tiff while awaiting lunch at a modest eating-house. She, as usual, was grumbling because ...

    Article : 73 words
  32. POINTERS.

    Love is blind to the best interests of the gas company. Better keep your temper; otherwise, it is apt to give you ...

    Article : 75 words
  33. WE'VE TRIED THEM.

    Robinson and Williams were spending their summer holiday at a well-known seaside resort. One morning they found themselves on the pier. ...

    Article : 121 words
  34. WORK OUT

    The comedian was put on the stage to warm up the audience. ...

    Article : 102 words
  35. THE MAN WHO KNEW.

    They stood in the Place de PEtoile, Paris. Roads radiated from them in every direction. They wasted to go to the Eiffel Tower. ...

    Article : 143 words
  36. THE REVERSE.

    The stage manager of a touring company was met at the station by his friend. "Sorry to hear your tour wasn't much ...

    Article : 78 words
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