THE HOME GARDEN

LATTICE SUPPORTS FOR VINESWhy is not lattice work more com-

monly used for supporting vines? Inthe older parts of the country we seemany houses with whole sides coveredwith artistic lattices. When the houseis painted white or Is of plaster thegreen lattice, with its burden of vines,is a wonderfully beautiful study.

There has only recently arisen a fadfor this old fashion among the archi-tects who are designing country andsuburban homes. It is based on in-trinsic merit rather than upon anymerely temporary appeal to the deco-rative sense.

An architectural fad may readily bemarked as such from its inception, theacid test for it being "Is it basen on anactual need and does it fulfillits func-tion In a straightforward and rationalmanner?"

According to this test the lattice hascome this time to stay, and we mayhope to see it become more and morepopular in place of the chicken wireand strings so commonly used. Thesehomely methods serve the purpose fair-ly well, lt is true, but unless the wallsare of masonry or plaster, painting willbe necessary every two or three years,and this could be done far more easilyand with less damage to the vines if Itwere possible to tilt the whole latticeframe away from the face of the wallwhile the painters are at work. In anycase, do not have the latticework settoo close against the wall. A space oftwo or three inches between lattice andwall should be secured, either by us-ing deeper supporting members or by

attaching the framework to blocks setagainst the wall.

A latticework should have substan-tial supporting members— orhorizontal, or both, depending uponwhether these lead up from the groundor are merely applied to the buildinghorizontally—and this framework willbear the lath-like strips to which thevines cling. For these strips ordinary

rough laths will serve welt enough ifthey are sound, free from knots, andif they are painted with a good lead andoil mixture. The rough surface of acommon lath is undoubtedly a more ac-ceptable support, from the vine's pointof view, than any smoothly planedstrips.

There is little choice in the matter ofcolor. I 'doubt if it be possible to gowrong in using white-painted lattice,

though green Is sometimes felt to bebetter on white surfaces. With white,

however, the lattice will he visiblethrough the foliage, giving the apparentsupport that is an essential, while withgreen it may be lost to sight, defeatingits main purpose.

One thing more. If you are planningto have a paved terrace along one side,of a house, do not fail to leave two feetsquare holes (to be filled with earth)in the terrace floor adjoining the housewall, and flanking the entrance or atother convenient points. Otherwise youwill have to forego your trellis, andvines, too, on that side of the house.

DURABLE GARDEN LABELS

A durable label is very desirable Inthe garden for preserving the namesand history of trees and plants. Theone In common use, the little pine tag

of the nursery people, does pretty wellfor the first season and then discolorsand is hard to read and is never easily

written on. Paper does not last througha single season. The result Is thatpeople generally do not use tags orlabels and forget when things areplanted, the names and many otheruseful particulars.

But there is a better way, for we canhave labels cheap, permanent, easy toread and easy to write upon with thecommon lead pencil. So permanent infact that the record is as easily readfive years after it was made as It waswhen first written on.

All you need is a lead pencil andsheet zinc. Common sheet zinc, evenold stove board or other old zinc an-swers as well as new. An old pair ofshears will answer for cutting it up,and with a wire nail a hole can be

made in the end to take a bit of wireby which It Is fastened In place. AnInch wide and three Inches long Is agood size for single names. But In cut-ting up old scrap all sorts of sizes andshapes will be found convenient. Some-times one wishes to record dates andparticulars and then some space is de-sirable and larger pieces are useful.The tinsmith or stoveman will prob-ably be glad to furnish pieces of scrapzinc cut to sizes for a small sum.

Marks made upon zinc with a softblack lead pencil are Indelible and areeven clearer after a year's exposure tothe weather than when first made. Theweathering of the zinc gives a mattsurface upon which the pencil marksstand out with beautiful distinctness.There is apparently some chemical re-action between the graphite and thezinc. Just how long the markings willremain distinct cannot be stated. Theobserved period covers several years.The probability is that they will last aslong as the sine— Home and Garden.

CONCRETE PITS FOR MANUREThe problem of soli fertility conser-

vation is one of the most Importantconsiderations of the time. Not aloneis It a matter for the farmer's atten-tion, but quite as much a subject inwhich every country dweller, whetherhe owns or rents his acreage, should beIntensely Interested. In this connectionextensive experiments have shown thatthe strength of various manures (stableand barnyard). is directly dependentupon the manner of their storage.

Manure that has been piled on the bareground or in woolen pens loses fully aquarter of Its fertilizing properties by

reason of the leaching, as It is called,caused by heavy rains, tramping of thestock, and also, later, by reason of fer-mentation as "flrlne," brought about bythe lack of sufficient moisture. Themodern method of constructing con-crete pits for the storage of manure hasmuch to commend it. A load of manurethus properly preserved Is often worthfully two loads of manure carted fromold storage helps—Exchange.

THE CORK OAK

The cork oak (Qttercus suber) Is na-tive to South Europe and North Africa.It attains a height of fifty feet, very

metrical in growth, and the hark Isdeeply furrowed, spongy and elastic. Itis cultivated in many countries andseems to thrive In all parts of Califor-nia.' It has one decided advantage overall other oaks. It will grow farily deepenough. This oak, although slow ofgrowth, is an evergreen and makes abeautiful shade tree, and Is deserving

of more notice than has been given itin. this state. A few miles from LosAngeles there are several of thesetrees fifteen or more Inches In diam-eter.—Rural Callfornlan.

OUR FLORAL WEALTH

While our garden owners oft show alack of taste -rsgard'ng harmony ofcolors, there is no denying the fact thatfor floral wealth we of Southern Cali-fornia are unsurpassed except in thereal tropics. No other section of ourgreat country has flowers in such pro-fusion of bloom and gorgeous colors.It matters little whether it be a win-dow box or broad acres, all Is over-cast with a luxurious cover of someshade or color, soft in one subject,vivid and striking In another, some-times an Inharmonious jumble, but al-ways flowers—flowers everywhere. —Rural Callfornlan. •

FLOWERS BY MAIL

When garden flowers are shipped bymail, as now so often they are, theyshould be picked very early In themorning while the dew is still uponthem. Then nlace them In water In acool, dark cellar until night. The flow-ers will then have drawn up a greatdeal of moisture to serve them on the'rjourney and only a little damp fern,moss or grass need be put around theirstems to Insure their freshness upontheir arrival.

GOOD BULBS CHEAPERA recent writer In the Garden Maga-

zine gives an illuminating analysts ofthe effect of the new tariff on bulbs.In substance he says that the new dutyis. on numbers rather than price. Lilyof the valley pips, tulip, narcissi, be-gonia and gloxinia bulbs will now pa)one dollar per thousand, which meansthat the duty on the high-priced sortswill he the same as tHe cheap ones,a fact that ought to make the formerless costly. Clumps of Illy of the val-ley, hyacinth, astilbe and dlelytra willpay a quarter of a cent each. Thusthe expensive hyacinths will not nowhave to pay 25 per cent of their costin the tariff.

Many bulbs not mentioned In the lawwill come under the clause which re-quires a duty of 50 cents per. thousand.This will enable us to try many ofthe expensive things that have hither-to been out of the reach of most ama-teurs.

The way to take advantage of thelower prices Is to look ahead.Go to your dealer and get fromhim some. of the foreign lists, unlessyou have already written abroad forthem. All the dealers will gladly ac-cept a definite order for bulbs to beImported, and since they are not askedto run the risk of loss, the prices- willbe correspondingly low. .

Another practical way to get a fewbulbs of special sorts is to order di-rect from the foreign dealer and havethe package sent by parcel post. Al-lowance must be made for the cost ofpostage and payment can easily bemade by International money order;but here again you cannot wait untilthe last moment —you must take the

matter tip two months before you takethe bulbs In order to get the price list,find the weight of the parcel, allow forthe slower steamers on which they arelikely to come, and then pay at thepostofflee whatever duty Is charged ac-cording to the Invoice which will comewith the package.

THINGS TO DO THIS MONTHAmong the following suggestions

some will sure'y apply to your garden.This is a month when the first one Ismost Important:

1. Get busy with the hoe and rakeand keep all weeds out of the garden.

2. To keep cats, dogs and birds offthe gardens place chicken wire or brushover It. Do this until the plants arewell up.

3. Be sure and water regularly.Water the roots of plants and .not thefoliage.

4. After the young plants are upabout four inches begin to thin out.Thin so that they stand nt the properdistances apirt. Always choose to ke pthe sturdiest of the young plants. '\u0084 :

5. Note the following distances forthinning some of the most commongarden flowers: Alyssum, «to 12 Inches;asters, 1 foot; cannn, 2 to i feet; mari-golds (African variety), 15 Inches;French marigolds, 10 Inches; .dawrfmarigolds, 6 Inches; zinnia, '2 feet;poppy, 9 to 18 inches. ..* j

6. Distances to thin common vege-tables are as follows: Hush 5 to8 feet feet; beets, 6 inches to 1 foot:carrot, 8 inches; corn, 3 feet; J lettuce, 6inches, and onions, 8 Inches. .. .:•...

7. These vines are excellent for cov-ering unsightly spots: Hop, gourd, wildcucumber, ampelopsis, climbing , nas-turtium and morning glory.

8. Try a hedge of castor oil plants.9. Iflettuce Is transplanted twice the

heading will be more perfect. The firsttransplanting should be done when thesecond pair of true 1 eaves ; appear.When the plant becomes "four incheshigh transplant a second time. . *.

10. Follow these directions for trans-planting lettuce. First choose cloudyday.or wait until the sun goes down.Take up with the.trowel a number oflittle lettuce plants with plenty of earthwith them. In the place where youwish to plant make a furrow or a holewith the dibble.. Pour a little water infirst. Then gently separate from theothers a little plant with some of itsown. earth. Place" this carefully In thehole. Firm earth over the •roots andfill in the hole or furrow.

If the next day Is hot cover withstrawberry baskets or a cloth stretcheda lew Inches above the little plants.Keep them moist until they are use! tonew quarters. -.'.*:

11. Be sure to keep garden toolsclean. Rub them over occasionallywith a kerosened rag. But always putthe tool away free from all earth par-ticles.

POTTING FERNSPot ferns firmly, but remember that

they dislike hard potting and will notthrive under it or when the pottingsoil fills the pot up to the brim. In-stead the top of the fern root : ballshould be placed low enough to Insureit rece'ving plenty of watc. A 5-inchpot, for instance, must have three-fourths of an Inch depress'on as a wa-ter basin. Uss email pots for smallferns. They will then be forced aheadwith careful attention and In : thecourse of this should be shifted tolarger pots from time to time. Watergently at first, but thoroughly. Be-cause the top isoil of ferns Is moistIs no Indication that the roots maybe. Indeed, many ferns suffer or per-ish from lack of water reaching theirroots.—House and Garden. ' .

If you cut all the faded blossomsfrom your pansy bed and give theplants liquid manure every week theywill continue to produce lovely flowersall summer.

AUGUST 28, 1910.LOS ANGELES HERALD SUNDAY MAGAZINE10

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