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DECORATIVE PLANTS JAPANESE MAPLES and WISTERIAS

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HARDY VINES and CLIMBERS and 150 other specialties

300 acres of Nursery 500,000 feet under glass.

We Plan and Plant Grounds and Gardens evcrywlicrc.

Visit our nurseries, only 8 miles f rom New York, or write for illustrated catalog

No. 40.

R u t h e r f o r d New Jersey

F u n ^ i ' t h e d e a d l y

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I f you have any trees which appear in any measure like the one shown here, they need im­mediate attention. For fungus lives by disin­tegrating the interior cell structure of the tree, producing what is commonly called decay. This decay is merely the result of the disease and is not, in itself, an active force. The disease o"i llie inside must he thoroughlv eradicated by highly skilled men who know now. Merely to remove these outside growths is not enough— only the .skill of a real tree surgeon can remedy tlie dangerous condition permanently, and save the tree f rom premature destruction. Real tree surgeons are—

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Tree surgery as they jiractice it, is scien­tifically accurate and mcchanicallv perfect. I t is safe because it eliminates experiment. I t e n d u r e s . Jos. I 'ulil/er, Jr.. owner of the New York World and St. Louis Post Dispatch, writes: " Y n i i r work on niy trees was done in a must thor-iiimh an il painstaking manner. They have been g r e a t l y bi-nelitted and their lives lengthened." The U . S. Government, a f t e r exhatjslive investi­gation, officially c h o s e J)avey E.xpcrts only as

good cnongh f o r w o r k on the Capitol trees. E v " r y year o f neglect adds 10% to 2.1% to the cost of saving trees. W r i t e f o r f r e e examination and booklet i l lu s t r a t ing Davey Tree Surgery,

The Davey Tree Expert Co. 152 Elm St., K e n t , Ohio

(Of'cratiiig the Da t e.v In­stitute of Tree Siiriiery.) Accredited representatives between Kansas City and Boston.

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Drawn by one horse, and operated by one man. the TRIPLEX MOWER wi l l mow more lawn in a day than the best motor mower ever made, cut it better, and at a fraction of the cost.

Drawn by one horse, and operated by one man. it wil l mow more lawn a day than

any three o r d i n a r y horse-drawn mowers w i t h t h ree horses and three men. (We guarantee this.)

Does not mash the grass to earth and plaster it in the mud in springtime, nor crush out its life between hot rollers and hard, hot ground in summer, as does the motor mower.

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.MI Sliaronware Bird Baths are designed to insure the comfort and the safety of our feathered friends. The floor of the bowl slopes gradually toward the center varying the depth from ^^ to 2 inches. Thus the birds readily regain a foothold and run no danger of drowning—a risk that exists in most other bird baths. Because of the semi-porous nature of the concrete, the water is absorbed within twenty-four hours. As a result the bath is always fresh and consistently sanitary. Frostproof. Attractive i n design.

S H A R O N W A R E BIRD B A T H S are endorsed by the National Audubon Society and are your logical selection if you really have a soft spot in your heart for the birds.

MORNING DIP BIRD BATH, diameter 17 in., height 6 in. $4.00 CRYSTAL SPRING BIRD BATH, (S ame Bowl on

Pedestal), height complete 39 inches . . . $10.00 Pricet (F . O. B. New York), include crating charge

There's an interesting story behind Sharonware. Send f o r i t and catalogue showing sundials, benches, window and lawn boxes, jardinieres, etc., i n practical use.

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hold their charm through clean well-kept paths and driveways—free from weeds and vegetation.

A T L A S " A ' ' W E E D - K I L L E R does away with the labor of hand-weeding. Just mix with water and apply with sprinkling can. The vegetation ''sappears in a few days—permanently, because At.-s " A " gets down to the deepest root.

Whether you own a large estate or a simple cottage, you can profitably use Atlas "A" for clean, well-kept paths, drives, gutters, tennis courts and all open spaces.

Order a trial can or send for our "Blue Book" of facts. 1 gal. trial cans sufficient for 700 square feet, $1.00 each. 6 gal. Steel drums for driveways and tennis courts, $4.75

each. Prices F. 0. B. New York.

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Rendt rs des i r ing p roper t i e s n o t (ound i n th i s d i r e c t o r y or w i s h i n g f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n o n Real Esta te , are i n v i t e d t o w r i t e us . W e are i n c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h the leadinir agents, t h r u o u t the c o u n t r y , who may have j u s t the p r o p e r t y y o u desire . A d ­dress T H E R E A L E S T A T E M A R T , House & Garden, 440 F o u r t h Avenue , New Y o i k

The Highlands of the Hudson abound i n b e u u l i f u l r e s iden t i a l p roper t ies . W e specialize in the more desirable of t h e s e . W r i t e us f o r f u r t h e r p a r t i c u l a r s .

W m . M . BENJAMIN & CO. 55 L I B E R T Y S T R E E T

T e l . C o r t . 2418 New Y o r k

W A N T E D M o d e r a t e p r i ced , i m p r o v e d b u s i ­ness p r o p e r t y in a p rogress ive t o w n ad jacen t t o Newark , N . J . N e w b u i l d i n g p re fe r red . I n an­s wer ing state l o c a t i o n a n d the l o w ­est cash pr ice . Address Box No. 201 , care of House & Garden, 440 F o u r t h Avenue, N . Y . C.

GOMP.\NION B Y DAY— PROTIiCTOR B Y N I G H T

Look through the kennel announce­ments in i l i is issue of the magazine and you may f i n d the very dog you want .

Should none of these quite meet your requirements, wr i te us your pref­erence as to breed, the approximate amount you wish to puy, and we w i l l put you in touch w i t h jus t the dog you desire.

The Dog ShoiB H O U S E & G A R D E N

440 F o u r t h Avenue , New Y o r k

P L A N D O M E L . I .

Nor th Shore on Manhasset Bay New House, hollow tile and stucco.

1 2 R o o m s a n d 3 B a t h * Carage; One-half Acre Plot.

Good KxproBS Sorvioe 30 Mlnutos from Pennaylviiiiia Station.

Equity S 2 0 . 0 0 0 . Consider exchange, Manhattan Incoms,

ASHFORTH & C O . . 11 East 42d St.

R e m a r k a b l e O p p o r t u n i t y

For Gentleman's Country Estate

" M e a d o w s w e e t F a r m s "

3 0 0 A C R E S

Hoar and a half hy motor from New York

Land, carefully selected by owner, has been kept in high state of cultivation. Extensive farm buildings of most modern type, completely equipped; 2 cot­tages, dairy plant, cattle range, etc. Everything in perfect con­dition. Splendid site for fine residence, with superb views.

Can Be Purchased at Great Bargain

KENNETH IVES & CO. A G E N T S

7 East 4Znd Street New York City

Country Estates and Shore Fronts

Lake and Tide Water Properties

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut

J . Sterling Drake, 29 B'way, New York (25 years' experience)

F O R S A L E Fine Old Virginia estate 800 acres, good houses, beautiful location, on railroad, 40 miles from Richmond, 75 from Washington. Address Lock Box 15, Bowling Green, Va.

E A S T S I D E R E S I D E N C E in 56th Street, iuat off Park Avenue

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OR RENT Modem, 5-*tory Engliah basement, with clcvulor

SEEN ONLY BY APPOINTMENT CROOK & LIVINGSTON CO. M u r r a y H i l l 8454 1 0 East 4 3 r d St.

A t A l p i n e , N . J . T r a c t of 10 acres s i t ua t ed o n the PBlisade B o u l e v a r d o v e r l o o k i n g the p ic tu resque H u d s o n R i v e r a n d In te r ­s t a t e Pa rk . OfTerod a t $750 per acre .

R O B E R T W . T H O M P S O N 52 W a l l Street , N e w Y o r k

Would you like to see pictured and des cr ibed some of the ncLCest ideas in cosy, ar­tistic cottages and bunga­lows ?

Would you like to study room -ar­rangement, decoration, color-schemes, furniture, rugs, draper­ies, and other suggestions?

T h e hundreds o f mode rn ideas c o n s t a n t l y beinjc suKgested f o r i m ­p r o v i n g the h o m e — m a k i n g i t m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e and l i vab l e—are y o u r s as y o u read House 4c Garden.

I f these subjec ts in te res t we w i l l aee t h a t y o u are p u t i n t o u c h w i t h

t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r s a n d decora to r s whose i n f o r m a t i o n m a y poss ib ly save y o u m a n y do l l a r s •— sure ly t i m e a n d energy — perhaps i l l spent .

L e t House 4t Garden Informa­t i o n Serv ice serve y o u .

InformaUon Scroiee House & Garden , 440 FourUi Acmut, New York

The property Iras plajinud. built by uic. nn export ui Uio l)ulIdiiiB uno, for nu ivrn use, and is n o w of-

[iitia-iiir and axti'rior doco-mtionH a r e olalHTutvaiid anluuo.

For prlcfiB, t e r m s and tH-rmll to In-gpwt. apply to owner.

F o r S a l e Thin maenlflcent homo offers an excellent oi)portunlty for a purchaser seeking an excluBl\-e.

Idcjil hoiiiv near l'hila<k-lplila. Five minutes' walk from Klklns Park Station on UiP RtMidlng Hallway, with cxpnsw senlee

to Xo\v York. Buadily ai-cr.-;8lliUi by two inilley lines (.'> ci.'iit fare) or motor. Of SponUh archltcrluro. the bandsomi'st In this wvtlon: of a claiis rarely offered for sale;

ou a plot hulweeu two ami l l i rw nrn-.i. CoiiUilmi 18 rooms, 1 liatlis. Well adapto<l for extenslvo ontertaliilnK. Tlio an-hi'd iDlmmades

periiiit tlie imtlre first fliMir. on occasion, to bo thrown lnU> ono. Ample porches on Ixilh Htorien extend In part over olalwrato porte-cochero. Model, com­

modious iiarvte. Drivi-s, old shade, shrubltcry and tlowors beautify tho grounds.

WM.T.B. ROBERTS.-Roberts Bldg./'Glenside, Montgomery County,Penn.

P e a f o w l F o r S a l ^ Beauti fy your country or city home with a pair of beautiful Peafowl.

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S H O R E PROPERTIES Watch H i l l , WeiOtapauu. PloasaJit Vlo

AtlaiiUo ISeach and Hrlghlninn's. on tho BOillI OTP llliiido Island coast, olTer more atiT&^tla for BUMinier cotla«ers Uian any oUior op oooon beaehos of Now Kniclnnd. AttntctI furiilHhod cottaKos for rent fruni $200 to >30C Cottages for sale from $2S00 to (35.000. Ms nifleent collate altes on shore properllca it being opened up at inodurBio prices. Also soi good propertloa in Uie Uorkshires. Wrlt« Westerly Si Wulch Hill Real Estate Co. , We»t»r»y.R S. H. Davis. Westarly H. E . Burdlck. Watch M

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"Make Gardens Like Pictures" Green Velvet Lawn Grass," Always Green" Sfi.OO per b Farmers and Gardeners (or Prirale Eslales. No cbar

152 W E S T 34 th S T R E E T Be tween Broadway a n d Seven th Av

I Ideal Place for Gentleman Farmer F O R S A L E

[ E S T A T E o n i 4 A C R E ,

I Al Decided Bargain—As Fanilr is Breaking Up Hoi I OJ}ers Particular ^JvanlaKei for Large Fami i GO Acres of Culllvatcd 1-und: balancH In timbi i MAI.X JIOI tSK. I I H.-drcKiins, T. Jtatlus, 11 = Water Heat. Klecirlo LIttht. etc. i CtJTTAUK, (i llo<lro(iiii». 2 IJalhs. Llgli 5 Heat. etc. : Cardcner's rottage: Oreou-hnuse: Stablest i Oarage: <^>«' Stable and Farm Barns, 1 g Unuso ajid other OulbulldliiKH. = Hmall Lake and line Ilniok on property. 0 r rliaril of over 1.000 bearing peach trees; al I many ether kinds of frui t . = ICnirrd.Dcdrable A'elBlibnrhood. Atioitt4mil = to Country and Pulo Clubs. S miles from si^ = tion, AooiU otic hour from Neu Yort.

FOB Kt'U. PASnCUUUlS AFPLT § JEREMIAH ROBBINS.Ph.n«Dabylon22.BabyIon.l.

visit to

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ou «UI find all the advantages you are seeking — tt<wsMlblUly — country

cliarm .MiiiKenlal neiuhliiirs—good gCllooU — even more thau you aiiUelpaia. A short motor nit i — Hmadivay or Riverside Drive and Snui'leu J>tOvlll'arkwtt.v. or the Hub-way to a42d SiriH'l. iMuke It oany for you to In ­vestigate. Alwi no-ees-slblo by N. X. Central Lines.

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K n E R D A I j ; - ON - HUDSON 242D STREET AND BROADWAY

^emont of the Ownership. MnnnKomont, Olr-uladoii. .•!(• . It.Miuir.'d hy llu- Ai-I of I ' l i i i -rw» of AuK"Kt Iltr.'. of Iliiim- U "Jar-en. publlHliml iiioiithly at New York. N . Y. . w April 1. I'.MO. State of New York, iounty of Now York. SR. Before me. a tatmry Public In and for Ui» MUUe and Dunt,v afonmil<l. iiersonully appi-Hrol < i-"ir^i ' on fitaoBy. who. having iKwn duly swoni ccordInK lo Inw. doposea and says thai ho I tJio vice-president of the House * Garden nd that ihe following Is, to llie Uml of his nowlodjco and belief, a txue Htnt4>iiii-iil of 10 ownershlii. loanuKenienl (and If a dally aper. tlie Rlrculatlonl. etc.. of the aforesaid ublloatlori for the dati> shown In Uie above aptlon. reuulred by the Act of Aumisl 24. B12. onilHHllwl In section 443. I'ostal Laws nd Reiiulatlona. printed on the nn'ene of llB form, to wi t : 1. That the names and ddrease* of the publisher, editor, manaRinK dltor, and buslnoss manaiiars are: Pub-Jihor. Conde Nast & Co.. Inc.. 440 Kourtli km. New York. N. Y . : ICilllor, Itlehurdson Vrl«ht. 4411 Kcpurth Ave.. New York, N. Y . : AanaxInR Kdltor. None; Uushiesa ManaRer, leonte von lltaaay, Cedarhursi, l j . I . N , T. L That the owneri are: (give namm and ad-tressos of Individual owners, ot. If a corimr-Itlon. Kive Us name and the names and ad-•reases of sKx'kholders owning or ImldloK I IBT oeiit or more of the total amouni of took:) Conde Nast 4t Inc., 440 Fourth Uft , New York, N. Y . : Conde Nust. 22 K. 7th St., New York. N. Y . : (ieorge von rtaaay. Cwlarhurst. L. I . . N. Y . : K. W. Iralnard, 440 Fourth Are., New York, N. Y . : IcBrlde A Ci'.. 31 H. ITih Ht., N.'w V(irk. r. Y , : Ernest Hall. 31 E. 17lh 8t.. New rork. N . Y . : Bobert M . McBrlde, 31 & 7th St.. New York. N . Y . : Samuel Mc-IrtdB. 31 B. 17th St., Now York, N . Y . : lanipUin Anderson, .",1 E. 17th St, New fork, N, Y . : Edna B. Audersoti. 31 E. 17th IL, New York. N. Y . : Isaac A. Blanohurd. 18 W. 2,'ilh Ht.. New York. N. Y. .'1. Thiil be known lx>tulholdurs, mortgagees and ther s<-rurlty holders owning or holding

per <i'iu or more of total uniount of innds. mortgages, or other sw'urltics are: I f there are none, so state:) None. 4. That bo two paragraphs next above, giving the tame* of the owners. sUK-.kholders, and se-urity holders. If any. coiiluln nut only ihr 1st of siocklinUlers and security holders as hey aiipear upon tJie Ixioks of the comiiuny •ut also. Ill cases where the stockholder or ccurllv holder upiMUirs uiKin the books of he company as tnistco or In any other lduciar>' n-lation. tlie name of the |M>rsnn r corporation for whom such trustee ht act-DS. is given: also that tlie said two para-Taphs ciiiitaiii slutcuicnls I'liiliraclng af-lant's fu l l knowledge and iH'llef aa to the In-unisiances and conditions under which tockboldcrs and m-ciu'ity holders who do lol aiiismr I I I H I I I tlie books of the coniimny « trustees, hold stock and sio'iirltles in a apa<'ity other lliiiii tliut of a Ixiliu flilc wner: and this alllanl has no reason to be-love that any other person, association, or oriMiratlon has any intt-resl direct or Indi-oct i l l the said stock. I M I I K I H . or other si-<-url-ios than as so stated by him. Ueorge von Itaasy. Sworn to and sulisiTllicd l>eforc me his 24Ui day of .March, l»ll!. (Seal.) W. E. Jeckerle. (My <romnilssioii expires March I I . I f t l f i . ) Notary public for Queens County, Jortifli ate l i l . ' . l In New York <'ountj'. No, 169.

W h o ' s W h o i n t h e P o u l t r y Y a r d

Do you know the characteristics of the important hreeds of poiihry? Do you know why thoroughbred stock is the most prolitable in the lonp run? House & Garden plans to show on this page, each month, some of the prominent varieties of poultry. There wi l l be a brief thumb-nail sketch, and then wil l follow our hst of thoroufibbred breeders. I f you choose, we can put you in touch with the breeders; see that fu l l details about their good points are sent you and help you have fine poultry, both for laying, marketing and the show-room. « p v j

The Poullrii Yard

Ijiok thru (he Poultry anrmurtcmtnts in Ihh Issue. Write the advertis­ers /or particulars. They

Will reply promptly.

J A o u s e ^ a r d e n Coiulif Natt-nUJu/itr // you do not find what

you wish, write us. stat­ing preference as tohree-d and what your breeding

purpose Is,

The Light Brahma The American Light Brahma ( "hib has six hundred members. The club issues a handsome illustrated year book.

This book explains to the uninitiated, that the Light Brah­ma isn't light at all —at least not in w e i g h t — but the heaviest of breeds. M o r e o v e r , this

breed lays the heavi­est eggs. This tihenoincnal b i rd , w i t h the ancestral nobil­i ty which gives i t i ts name, has recently be­come immensely popu­lar. E v e r y w h e r e i t attracts attention f o r its size anil lieauty of plumage. I t is not d i f f icul t to r a i s e. I t grows rapidly. I t lays wel l .

For the poiil try-raiscr w i t h small space at his d i s p o s a l , the L i g l i t Brahma is ideal.

D i r e c t o r y o f L i g h t B r a h m a B r e e d e r s B. F. n. .Vdnins Fred. S. Barton C. A, Brown Siinniol J. Clillds

Norninii B Foster Charles I . ^ Post Bu.lMlph J'uchror Hagsdulo Bros, a. i-.<lwiM SI.•(.•urges ( i l in . S U H U I T i l l i i ch Bros. Har •eJ• 0, Wood

niviTdale Poullo' Fartn

B U F F O R P I N G T O N S Aro Uie most Ih-miUriil. Iiu-geHl ujid greatest winter layers. Send for f u l l j ' Illustrated catalog.

F. A . Kaup. Box-K 2. . Glen Kllyn. I I I .

D A Y O L D C H I C K S 1 0 c u p Bend for cuUilog showing 22 varieties tlior-oughbred chicks and ducklings. Hatched right and dellverc<l right. Mammoth Hatchery, Box 83. Glen Ellyn, I I I .

PO U L T R Y , Pigeons, best Squab Pro­ducers, twenty varieties f a n c y Chickens, Ducks . Geese, Turkeys ,

our free catalogue explains a l l . Pure Nor thern Bred, Farm Raised.

ROYAL POULTRY FARM Box 10 Menominee, Mich .

F o r S a l e :

G o l d e n , S i l v e r a n d A m ­

h e r s t P h e a s a n t E g g s

GEO. R. FORD c/o Belmont Farm, Perrysburg, 0.

M r . M a r t l i n g offers for the remainder of Uie season. iitttcliinB eggs from all Ist Grade PrUe

Muili igs. and Prize M.iilii,(s 'of Ills Famous Silver Cam-pines ut one-half the regu­lar price, and Guarantees u Hatch from these settings.

Chloki hatched in May or iuno aro ii.sually t.ho best—

Start now! Campines begin to lay about 4 iiiciitlis after hatching.

_^ Some iieople keep them cspecial-^P^--* ly for egg producing.

They an> very proUtli: layers of largo ohalk-whlto egg.s; a« an exhibition bird t l iw are un­surpassed.

Take advantage of this opimrtmilty and start wlUi tills tJie Greatest Prize Winning Strain of Campines, the most economical breed of fowl, THf MARIllNG HfNNfRY. P.O.Box 186-Y Ridgefield. N.I.

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t te t and cheaper than you can bui ld . iVrite for our free booklet showing 30 Ferent cuts of large portable houies, [>ps, etc. Prices SI and up.

C.YOUNG CO.,18 D«pol St„Randolph. Mas*.

G . D . T 1 L L E Y I n c .

N a t u r a l i s t "Euerythinn in the

Bird Line from a Canary to an

Otirich" Birds for the House and Porch Birds for the Ornamental Waterway Birds for the Garden. Pool and Aviary Birds for the Game Preserve and Park

I am the nldetit established and larg­est ezcluflive dealer La land and water btrda In Araerbui and have on hand the mo8t extensive stock i n the United States.

G . D . T I L L E Y , I n c . , Naturalht Box H . - — D a r i e n , C o n n .

" B u f f a l o " P o r t a b l e P o u l t r y R u n w a y s

0 hcD.i—0 units 'Jog Kennel No. 3 Poultry House for 30 hens

H O D G S O N P O R T A B L E H O U S E S rhc Hodgson poul t ry and dog houses etuii)ie you to take care of the stock w i t h he least amount of trouble. Th i s dog kcntiel is well-ventilated, sanitary and storm-iroof. The poul t ry houses arc made of red cedar, vermin-proofed, and are .bsolutcly complete inside. A l l neatly painted and made i n sections that can le qu ick ly bolted together by anyone. Send f o r i l lustrated catalog.

E . F . H O D G S O N C O M P A N Y , " ' I t i T . l i l ' l T . ^ r A ' ' ' ' ' '

7' long X S' high (Six sections or more) . 2| (<" X S' (Gale) (S ix sections or more) . K' long X 2 ' high (S ix sections or more) , 6' X 2 (Six sections or more).

ENLAnc;KD VIEW

Just what you want f o r an up-to-date movable poul t ry yard —neat, easy to handle and erect; simply push legs into ground. Strong and durable —last a l ifetime—made f r o m ' I'/j" diamond mesh, heavy gal­vanized wire fabric and gal­vanized round i ron f rame wi th I " hexagon net t ing along bot­tom 12" high—can be moved to other locations at w i l l .

V e r y handy f o r young chick or duckl ing runways or can be used for grown chickens, ducks, geese, etc., and make any size yard you wish.

Made i n standard size sec­tions as fo l lows :

Price each section $3.00 Pr ice each section 1.25 Price each section l.SO Price etch section 1.25

. ^ l " c sizes made to order. A l l prices F. O. B . Buffalo.

F o r orders consisting of_ 10 sections or more we w i l l allow an additional 10% dis­count f r o m the above prices.

I inif-r -•7A-< I M S I iiiiapiC'i lur ynvir lu""-pose today. Send money order, check. New Y o r k d r a f t o r currency by registered mail and we w i l l send you the best article on the market f o r your pou l t ry . These are introductory prices and will be adr-anced soon. Don't delay—send your order now.

B U F F A L O W I R E W O R K S C O .

4 7 5 T E R R A C E S c h . e i e r ' . S o n . B U F F A L O , N . Y .

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HOUSE & GARDB

Readers of House & Garden des i r ing a breed of dog n o t f o u n d i n th is d i rec­t o r y are i n v i t e d to w r i t e us. W e are i n cons tan t c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h the leading Kennels t h r o u g h o u t the c o u n t r y . W e are t he re fo re i n a pos i t ion t o p u t y o u in t o u c h w i t h a dealer who may have j u s t the dog f o r y o u . A d ­dress The D o g Show, House & Garden, 440 F o u r t h Avenue, New Y o r k C i t y .

V,.,i.-'..

Alstead Kennels italiway. N J .

Mrs. C.M.Lunt, Owimt Have for lali' n fnw dilllea, conibinirur (•ilniunllnary inUiX-lUmnoo. comrnde-Bhip und bi.>auty. Winnnni. Vtngi nml HlloheaaC I'hiludi-I-I>hill N.-w Yi.i li tiiia yuar. NuthinK Wtiii than $26.

WrlU- fur rolder

of BERRV, KV. 'iffitr for Mtkr. S«*tu>ra nnd "•••inl.TS, Ki.x Hiid <:..! I I O I I I I ' I B . sVoir and D.'.-r ll,.,inilK and 1),,.,.sum lion ,-.arniitil and Kid.lnl lliiund... K.-arnnd Lion llouiuln. B I H O Air. dali' r. rriiTs. All do«B shippiHl on trial, purrtuiHvr to jiidHo qiml-i!,v. Saliida.'lii.niiiiMMint I..r inciia>y n'lund.nl. S'Xtv-iuiKi', liarlily dliiiitraliv,', Inslniclin' anil int.T.-MiinB i-utnloituo for u,n MMitii In nljimpM or coin.

B U L L T E R R I E R P U P P I E S

Wkile Jackel and Qean flabits

Bred for Brains and Type

This pup made a child well nnd hnppy

C. C. YOUNG. Sho* Bull lerricrs lawreiic«, Kansas

l A M E R I C A N K E N N E L S Toy whit.. Kn.ai'li Silk I ' . H M I I . I B . from :i pound pitrrriu, l'«nli,;ri>fd. bniall-nni (ihminahlo.niro H.'auri.>».|iU..I)ll Toy Mallrs.- T.TTi.rra. Toy lllarkancl T«n». loy Yorkahiro Tprrlorn. Toy Btiston Torrlem, S I D . O U up: Toy l'oni.Tiiniiici«. »25.nu up: Toy Pox-

np: Scotch Colllea, S I O . O U Irish Trrrinra, FoxlBrrTora, Alr»-<IIIIBI<. Knirlinh I I U I I H , I'ui.pliHi anil Kn>wu, .Stud boga unil Bltchi.s in

li-ip. Slal,. wnnU. Wr «hlp any-Popt. H . , TREVOSE. PA

P E K I N G E S E AND

CKIFFONS

IfiilMirHMl. All Chnmpioii Itru.l •ml nelortwf fr«m tiir flrnt K«nneU of Kiimpr and Arnf<ncn. 8um« an (nw lu 5. Write for doHcriptioim lu piuLuroB.

MRS. H . A. BAXTER CrealNKh, I . I..Itl. 418 (ir489 flfUAve.. Id, 1806 Murrav fill

SUMMER BOARD FOR CATS BLACK SHORT HAIRED CATTERY

Haslirouck Heights T«l. IIO-M New Jersey

Amer ica ' s Pioneer

Dog Remedies

BOOK O N

D O G D I S E A S E S A N D H O W T O F E E D

Mailed freo to any nddroaa by thn author

H . C L A Y G L O V E R . V. S. Wesi 31st St., New York.

W h o ' s W h o i n D o g d o m Liltle Stories Aho-jt Good Dogs

IN the interest o f good breeding and to assist our readers to k n o w the good points about good dogs, we are p i c tu r ­i n g and describing i n br ie f thumb nai l sketches each

m o n t l i one special k i n d o f dog suitable to t o w n and coun t ry l i f e , together w i t h a good l is t o f thoroughbred kennels.

W e wan t our readers not only to be f a m i l i a r w i t h the various varieties o f dogs bu t also w i t l i t l ie kennels spe­cial iz ing i n them.

Sketches here tofore publi.shed have been on the Ai reda le , Great Dane, B u l l Te r r i e r , Engl i sh B u l l , Collie, Pekingese Police D o g and Gennan Shepherd. T h i s mon th we te l l about the Russian W o l f - h o u n d . W e list also a f e w o f the best k n o w n kennels, t h i n k i n g y o u w i l l w i sh to know which specializes i n this breed of dog.

The Dog Show

i A o i i s e ^ a r d Aooi!' through the fennel an-noiincemcnls on Ihue pages 'or the dog you ate jeel-Jng. Write anil of the. aJccrliiers

for particulars. They will promptly reply.

x i s e ^ a r d e n . itiJJ: I I I IJamanllmntliaiim '

ComWNMl-AW»(»r

// you do not find the typ: of dog you wish Write ua. State prelereiKe as to heed, approximate price, and for what purpose you Wish the

The Russian W o l f - h o u n d H a v e you noticed recently how many pret ty g i r l s y o u see photographed i n the Sunday papers w i t h the i r f a v o r i t e Russian W o l f - h o u n d s ? ItiTo 111 n dog wlioRo dDiiiliiniil tiuallly I H his houiil.v. Ill KiiHsla I I I ' U kniiwii OH the Borv.iil -liiit Iliol slKHildn't 1)C UHOd aKuinst lilui. Il(< I N llio royal dog of tlic Kua-slnna. the pride of cnuris mill kliiK<loni>. Wo have no iMiiirtN In this cimiiiry. tmi If we hud. ilie lliis-slun Wolf-liouiid wiiuld Iirohiilily liiivc limiii-illatc-I } ' iH-coiiiii our iMdirl dog when he was Ilrsl Im-imrteU liero a few years ago.

Whellier or not the Tlus-slun Wolf-hound wu.i ever related to tlie Busiitiiii Wolf nuhoily really kimivs. I f ho wax. It was a Booil many yoam ago ami he Unit Hlneu UalcufiU to Uie arguiiiouts of Uio llunhlou

Court Tlriwlers, loamecl the error of Ills ways UJid Pii«i off all vestige of Miilll.sli savagcn". Ul» cousin wolfs surely would not know hlui In this aue and generation. The Russian Wolf-hound is at lioiuo In almost any cnvironnienl. He is lov-ahle. easily house-broken and a ring that is sure to riTi'lvc t'avorahle comnien-(lalliin when on parade. Because of his anemtors, who. of iroiirse, w e r e strong and liarily aiiccl-iiiens. the Bussian Wolf-hniiiid enii imt up vritli I'Nin'nid clinialu without

tllscninforU. making him an ospetilaJIjr flnu out-of-doors dog for either winter or iuinmer.

Directory of Russian Wolf-hound Kennels Sfajor Bornian Comrade KiMinalB Valley Farm Kennels ValksT Kennels

Semloh Farm Boreas Kennols Vladesku Kennels Mirasol Ki'iinels

J. I . . Kuser K. l^eBoy I'elleUcr Tatlana Kennels Kiiiikwood Kniineb

TOY COCKEl SPANIELS

Three months ol —hiack .ind whit and ruhv and whii —pedigreed stoci Price $25 each. I. B. Meeker. Sasiniiw Fa Cht'lHi-]i-on- Uhitioiii. N.'

G E R M A N S H E P H E R D DOC Puppies and Grov dogs of the hest i i ported stock for sa Write me your wan Dugs taken for t ra i i i i W i n t e r v i e w l C e n n i

L . 1. De Wlnlor. Owno ^ ' I' - B o x 271. Montclair,N.

^ ^ ^ ( U P I ^ ^ I'lioTic V:'.'.i M M.ml.•.HIT

Collies Only Patrick Tul ly , Owni

Sarsfield Collies Kcnne Clostcr. N . J.

New York Office I05-in7 W. 3Ui Street

SARSKIEI-D COLLIE! AT STUD

S A R S F I E L D H E R O

T H E I . J . K . C A T T E R Y

E V E R Y T H I N G I N C A T S Some w o n d e r f u l Siamese a n d Persian K i t t e n s now

M R S . I . J . K E T C H E S 39 Bayview Ave. , New Rocl ie l le , N . Y

G r e a t D a n e s W e can s u p p l y p u p p i e s a n d g r o w n s t o c k b red f r o m i m p o r t e d and d o m e s r i c c h a m p i o n s . A s k f o i l . i s t G

HAILON KENNELS, Wayland, Mass.

High Class Hunting and Sporting

D O G S sucli as coon, deer bear, wolf, cat, rab­bit, and foxhounds F e r r e t s , rabbits guinea pigs, swine young stock special­ty. Ten cents foi handsome catalogue

of all breeds. Price-list of poul­try and pigeons.

Susquehanna Valley Kennels Dept. H-G Tunkhannock, Pa

H i i s W f l l N o t l n t e r e s t Y o u unless you love dogs for

companionship and protection

P O L I C E DOG PUPPIES W r i t e lor I l lus t ra ted Booklet

s ta t ing House and Garden ad.

P a l i s a d e K e n n e l s

E a s t K i l l i n g l y , C o n n .

O f C o u r s e ! Y o u W a n t a P e t !

I rilRe enTyUiliiif from a prize Pcrslun kll l i ' i i a lirar rub.

You can KPt iiriirilcally any kinil of a pet on this Krcal stock ranch of mine, I liandlo only tin- host hrceds—and A M . of llio bi'st. I refund your mnnny Kliiilly, If you

IOOk' tHROUGH THIS fASCINAnNG UST DOGS

Poms, Pckcs. French Toy Poodles. Rnstnn Terriers. French Bulls. Yorkshire TiTriera. Collies. Black and Tans. rho\vs. A four Ansora Goat team and wagon with harness—$2nn. A male ohow. heat in America, . no. Special prlcnson outfits and ponies.

Do you live in an apartment?—^nulry peraiw or Aiigura Cat.

nate you a yaraf — 7,„rcs. nanuims. Anuon Babhlts, Uuliica Pigs, a Shetland Pony for the ehildrea Mm)!'fintt n fnrmP ' fhlckens, nave you a J arm. o,„.k„. oeese. Swine. T O K O D -

hum Mi ld i 0<iaLs. YouiiR .\nt(ora Goats for drIvlnK. Yoiuu nolslcln Hulls and Heifers (Imported and domeallcl, Shetland and Welsh Ponies (siieclal prices on oatflts). Mm)fi rintt nn Pilnti>P • ' ^ Raci-nong. Boat naveyOU anesiaier ^ulw. Ferrets tin pairs 01 b>- Uie dii/eii). Golden Pheasants. Pea Fowl. Gome.

You lire sure of an Interest ins reply If you write today for fiirilier Infnriiiiilioii and prices. Where the choice If so Willi- und (lualliy so hiith. you will find just wliat you want. Write ui once to

L E. DENNY, 532 Massachusetts Ave. BOSTON, MASS.

n c p I 6

T H E D O G S H O P

1 5 E a s t 3 5 t h S t r e e t , N . Y .

M r s . D . D . D u n n P H O N E : M u r r a y H i l l 6025

J u s t O p p o s i t e A l t m a n ' s

T H E C O U N T R Y I S C A L L I N G Don't go to the country without the dog that should accompany you. I have Bostons for the house and porch, Chow-Chows for the automobile, West Highlands, Airedales and Sealyhams for the walk down the road. Great Danes to protect the home and the children. German Shepherds for burglars and intruders, Scottish Terriers for ratters, Pomeranians and Pekingese for the promenade on the beach walk, and others to fill every possible need.

E V E R Y DOG A" PEDIGREED DOG AND CONDITION GUARANTEED. I H A V E SATISHED HUNDREDS O F CUSTOMERS, MAY I NOT SATISFY Y O U ?

B A N K R E F E R E N C E : C O L U M B I A T R U S T C O .

A T STUD—FEE $15

C h . Some Boy (My 0»'n Brcrdini;!

Pinewood Kennels

T h e B e s t

I n C o l l i e s laJt^ a thru months old pup.

H o m e of the wonderfu l C H . S E E D L E Y S T E R L I N G

^ grand lot of Dogs a n d puppies of al l ages F O R S A L E .

P I N E W O O D K E N N E L S NEW B R U N S W I C K , N . J .

A I R E D A L E T E R R I E R S

Fnim the Rriiatcfit llvliiu sires. Champinn Siiutlitii .SwlvcilliT, Cliaiiipli'ii Cdl.l IJiH'lH niMl ICIiiu OiiriitiB. CliiHHliwt ami bravest diiRS ever bred, tho [i"l>ulur dox of tlie times, splendid compniilniiH. mniplnE play­mates, mutelilesR wntrh I I O R B ami Rame to the core. Tbe Alredalo l i tbe best all-round doR for the bouBO, couniry or the farm. Wo make u spei'lally of bilellc<-tual dovcli-pment • I well as lino physical qualities. Puppies and crown stork, also rcRlslored brood ma-Irons for aalc. .Safe dellver>' Ruaranteed. At stud, the blue ribbon whiners rbampion Harry Jones and Kulr I'lay, tlie liest son of Oh. Uold Ueols, and inaRntfli-ent llfty pound doRH. Stud foo8 SI.'!.00. I'rlees reasonable. Shipped un approval to responsible parties.

T H O M A S K E R R H B R A Y 232 C l a r k S t . Westf ield, N . J .

Phone 424 M

G R E A T D A N E S

J e r i c h o K e n n e l s

roR SALE Dogs

at Slud • . J, DAVIS, Phono Micksville 210, Jericho. L . I . , N.Y

W i r e H a i r e d F o x T e r r i e r s

f r o m C o n e j o K e n n e l s

A r e W i n n e r s

T h e gent leman 's dog . "Sensa­t i o n a l B r i t i s h C h a m p i o n " wen t t h r o u g h a l l h i s classes t o w i n n e r i n W e s t m i n s t e r Show. 1916. A n ideal dog f o r c o u n t r y a n d c i t y l i f e .

F o r Sale—Puppies and g r o w n dogs. W r i t e f o r S tud l i s t , p r ices a n d desc r ip t ion . Address

C H A S . T R A Y F O R D , M g r . H U N T I N G T O N . L . I .

B o a r d Y o u r D o g s a t L a k e w o o d E l s t a t e

Boarding and Breeding Kennels T n r r y t o w n Road, near Fa i r Grounds WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Phone While Plain., lf.75

Private Kennels, with atnple runs, plenty of shade, excellent care and food.

Rales on application at The Dog Shop

15 East 35th St reet , NEW Y O R K C I T Y Phone M u r r a y H i l l 602.1

R o u g h C o a t e d C o l l i e P u p p i e s

From hardy, trained stock, com­bining breeding with utility. Natural watch dogs, guardians of stock and the most devoted pals in dogdom

HARLESTON C O L U E KENNELS, HallowelLMe.

o I n f o r m a t i o n S e r v i c e

UR Service wil l send you complete information about what to use in building or decorating, remodeling or refurnishing your home—

also about p lant ing and arrang­ing your garden and grounds— about dogs, poul try, real estate and where to buy the articles pictured ntv\ described in "Seen i n the Shops" or on any page in the mag.izinc— .'M.itc i iart icidarly what interests

vou—whether i t pertains to your house or your garden; your ken­nel or your poul t ry yard and we w i l l see that the best advice available is sent you immediately by those who know best how to answer your questions and sup­ply your waius. Just address

Information Serclce I I o U S C & G a r d e n , ^ Fourth Aec. New York

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Name Address. I), s. I I AC—r.-Hi

B e a u t i f u l , G r a c e f u l C o l l i e s The dog of romance, poetry, history. The dog with a past—the dog with a future. A collie pup is a toy that never palls.

U'rhefor list and prices

K I S H - K E - K O S H K O L L I E K E N N E L S M r s . J . . \ . .Seaman, Own«- A L B I A , I O W A

W H I T E S C O T C H C O L L I E S Tlio doifs for ellv. fliibiirh. fnrm or ranch. At the iiiniiiiliiiii. i .niirif. s.>a-slde or »vnr)il«. ihu Wlilie CoUle Is the irrcai pet and companion. Tho partner of the Iwy on hU lilkca and Uie fearh'Ms proU'i ii r of tlio j l r ls on Uicir rambles hi the eountrj'. Tho eomfort of tho mother who wunia a fi-arli'HH gunnllan of iho Iwme and ihlhlren. Tho beat help on the farm. ImvliiB hwn fr i in time hnmo-inorlal tho snmt i-iitile and sheep dog. .\Isn hiTd pouliry. pigs, gnata. fU: A gn-at oniaiiient lo el!y or riiunlrj- griiunda. A stunning com-puiil.iri for young ladii-s on wiilklng. uul.iing or li.prscbacli trips, as the Whitf Pollle Is tho most b«'autlful aristocrati/f i|<jgilnm.

e a r $ 3 0 0 . 0 0 A pair will raise three or four hundred dol­lars' wortli of puppies a year as they linrc two large Ultors each year (snmetlmes as many as twolvo In a Utter). Fine gifts for your friends from ynur rountry place. Stand the elliiiatc anjTvhcre from the Gulf to Norllicni I'anii.lii Ours are harrly country raised pedigree atoi-k, having the tnie collie "oxprcs-ilon" and eoti-formatJon, They are lithe, graceful, hardy (no artificial heal needed In coldest winters).

brave, trenlle with ehlldren, fnl thful , Inlelll-Rcnt. benuilfnl, tireless, prnlinc Prnbahly only licnnels In world where iinrelateil pair of Whites can bo furnished. T'rlcos verj- reason­able, to suit all pockets. Kipling .sn"s. "Buj ' a pup and your mnney biivs Invo unfllneliing that cannot Ho," Every child has a right to be broUElit up with a dog. We have two flno litters of spring pups that will mako grand dogs before tho winter shows. Address

T H E I S L A N D W H I T E C O L L I E K E N N E L S , Dept. H . G . . O s h k o s h , W i s .

D O G L A N D , I n c . Dogs and Puppies of

all breeds. A most

attractive litter of

Police Dogs for your

country home.

Note Change of AJJrcis

Mrs. L W. Hall Mrs. Carl

Ehlernian, Jr. 53 W««t 37th St.

Now VorK City

R i d g e w a y K e n n e l s

n (!liBmpii>n Wlro Ittiy of ralnnton

Celebrated Imported Wire

Haired

Fox Terriers A T S T U D

Puppies and Grown Slock Always for sale

Puppies f r o m $25 u p

R i d g e w a y K e n n e l s Chas. Button, Mgr.

P. 0. Box 51 :: :: Bayside, L . I .

Airedale Puppies and Grown Terriers Sired by

K E N W Y N N A T T A H N A M

100 T i m e Blue Ribbon Winner Victor over Best Imported :intl American Bred Dogs.

O f f e r e d N o w a t S p e c i a l P r i c e s

I d e a l spec imens for S h o w , H u n t i r i K and Coi in tpy H o u s e Purposes .

Nattahnam Kennels of Narberth, Pa. Laurence T o b i n , Prop .

P e k i n g e s e P u p p i e s

and G r o w n D o g s

F o r S a l e Country Bred and Absolutely Heal t l iy

Over D i s t emper A t S tud—Imp. Rosemary Comrade

(fry Bully of Dunsmore) The Sensation of the Toy Spaniel

Show, Dec. 15. Imp. Rosemary El lsworthy Rev

{by Sutherland Avenue Ho.) Absolutely Perfect Head, deep red,

wi th black mask. S i r ing W o n d e r f u l Puppies

M R S . A . K . E A S T O N

W e s t C a l d w e l l N e w J e r s e y

HOUSE & GARDE

D O O R S an a most important part of the hoiu). Don't select them until you know about .MORtJAN DOORS.

"The Door Beautiful"—a book of Tam­able suggestions for interiors sunt free.

M O R G A N S A S H & D O O R C O . Dept. A-19 Chicago. I I I .

W a t e r - G a r d e n P l a n t s A water-garden Is lust aa

practical as a garden of annuals, and aaks for no more care> Water-Lilies. L o t u s , Watw-Hj'aclnllia, and Auuatic Plants of aU kinds are fully described I s

M Y 1916 C A T A L O G U E a lx)oklot that tolls how to plan and iilaiit Water-Lllies and cilJior aipiatles. ReodOr.s of Eolue and Garden may have a copy frei*—write today, please.

W I L L I A M T R I C K E R W a t c r - L i l y Specia l i s t

B o x G , A r l i n g t o n , N . J .

G a r d e n A c c e s s o r i e s P l a n t S t a k e s Seed M a r k e r s

G a r d e n T o o l s w i t h P a i n t e d H a n d l e s

G a t h e r i n g B a s k e t s f o r F l o w e r i a n d V e g e t a b l e s

B i r d H o u s e s O u t d o o r F u r n i t u r e

Send 2.'>c, coin or xiamps,for a bird plant ttick and an illustrated catalog shotoint

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THE WOODCRAFT SHOPS, Inc. M o r r i a t o w n , N e w Jersey

170 Stories in 25 Volumes

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and the average architect's bane. The average man wants one because it fits his purse; the architect is bothered with it because the good small house, he thinks, does not repay the labor it requires. I t is like working on a jewel. How­ever, in the Small House Number there will be at least twenty small houses that are little jewels. ^ Besides them, John J. Klaber will write on "The High Cost of Extras;" E. I . Freese on "Planning a House by the Compass;" R . L . Hartt on using stained glass in the house; Miss L . Greenlee on "Early American Gardeners;" Williams Haynes on "Borzoi;" E. L . Strang on the "Brown Garden" and a number of other articles devoted to topics of July interest. The poem for the month is "Main Street" by Joyce Kilmer, a characteristic piece of craftsmanship from a man whose work is growing.

Comparisons are usually illuminating. A com­parison of the editorial matter of HOUSE & GARDEN with the other magazines of its class for the past six months shows that the reader of H O U S E & GARDEN is getting more pages of editorial matter, more illustrations and a greater diversity of topics than in any other magazine.

P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y B Y C O N D K N A S T A C O . . I N C . . 440 P O U R T H A V E . . N E W Y O R K . C O N D B ' N A S T . P R E S I D E N T : G E O R G E V O N U T A S S Y . V I C E - P R E S I D E N T : W . E . B E C K E R L E . T R E A S U R E R . S U B S C R I P T I O N : S8.00 A Y E A R I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S . ^ O L O N I E 8 A N D M E X I C O : 14.00 I N F O R E I G N C O U N T R I E S : S I N G L E C O P I E S . 2 5 C E N T S . E N T E R E D A 3 S E C O N D C L A S S M A T T E R A T T H E P O S T O F F I C I I . A T N E W Y O R K C I T Y

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T H E W E L L F U R N I S H E D G A R D E N A garden is the sum total of its temptations—its temptations to seek out unusual and picturesque beauty, its temptations to find comfort for the body and refreshment for the soul. It is well furnished when it tenders its visitor that restful and pleasing hospitality which at once stimulates and soothes

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J A P A N E S E G A R D E N S I N A M E R I C A

T h e F a b r i c a n d S p i r i t T r a n s p l a n t e d in the E n v i r o n m e n t of the W e s t e r n W o r l d — S i z e a n d T r e a t m e n t — W a t e r R e q u i r e m e n t s

J . F L E T C H E R S T R E E T and C O L L I E R S T E V E N S O N

HERE in America today there are two distinct garden types—the formal and

he informal. Under the first classification ire grouped the gardens which partake of I strong French or ItaHan influence; under he other are ranked those which owe their nspiration in a measure to EngHsh cottage jardens or to the more naturaHstic Japanese :orms.

The formal type of garden is successful 5 n l y when a proper balance between parts [las been established, the important axis ietermined and emphasized, and when the relation existing between trees, shrubs and plants has been duly considered. On the other hand, the informal garden is a failure f it even remotely suggests any tendency toward display, if it possesses any ambiguity of form or function, if it lacks mystery and repose—if, in short, it is not productive of "gar­den atmo.sphere." The one is as aristocratic in its bearing as the other is democratic in its appeal.

I t is problematical whether America will ever find herself and develop a type of gardening char­acteristically her own; but, if she does, it will probably be along such lines as Nature has sug­gested.

Startling effects are striven for and actually created in our peren­nial borders for perhaps May and June; but, afterwards, the ragged and bedraggled edges are patched up with annuals or bedding plants. All this, of course, means much labor and no little expense. Rut when we turn to Nature, although we find her lavish, there is a peculiar harmony in her display, whereby we gain pleasure and contentment. True, the flowers bloom and die for her as well as for us; but tlieir loss is less poig­nant, so perfectly do all the features of a natural land.scape blend. The lesson is obvious; we must learn that flowers alone no more make a garden than mere furniture constitutes a house.

JAPANESE GARDENS T H E IDEAL

So we turn, perhaps, to the Japanese style of gardening, as conforming more nearly to our ideals of what a garden should be than does any other foreign pro­

totype; but, in so doing, we neglect such features as meditative gods of stone, gro­tesque forms of animals, praying shrines and other things which mean much to the Japanese in a religious or emblematic sense, but absolutely nothing to us.

To the native of Japan, a garden is Fancy's Playground, a veritable place of romance, which he guards with jealous care, holding it as a retreat for contemplation and rest of mind. There all associations must be friendly, there no rancor and strife of business life must have place. "Replete with illusion!" one might object—but, if they convey to us some poetic thought or romantic truth, why not illusions? I t is, indeed, the lack of romance and mystery

Tlte Tori gate, originally a water gate in Japan, is used with effective results in an adapted form for American

gardens. J. Fletcher Street, landscape architect

in our gardens which renders them so stupid.

If a garden offers notliing beyond a set­ting for tree, shrub or flower, it falls far short of its purpose. I f it be suggestive of new emotions, if it guides our thoughts back to forgotten truths, if it helps us to lead brighter and cleaner lives, then it is in­finitely successful and joyous.

There is this to be said for the Japanese type of garden—it is available for very small areas. It can be developed upon a plot of ground KX square quite as success­fully as when many acres are utilized. There are, of course, certain fixed laws de­termining its conformation in a Japanese sense, but none governing its outline in the

America adaptation, except that of harmonizing naturally with the surroundings.

T H E MATTER OF COMPOSITION

In the designing of this type of garden, attention must first be given to the foreground, then to the middle ground, and finally to the distant view. Smaller trees and shrubs should comprise the foreground planting. For the mid­dle ground, or "halfway position," the planting should be more neu­tral in the color of its leafage or florescence than that employed for the foreground. Trees — to em­phasize a distant point — should accord with the natural forms sur­rounding them, so that the termi­nation of the actual garden will not be distinctly evident.

In all planting, both the method and material must be determined by the character of the situation. For example, rolling ground is suggestive of mountainous coun­try, and its planting should con­form to that impression. On the other hand, low, flat areas give a sense of tlie pastoral, thus de­manding an open, sunny and peaceful effect in the planting.

Almost every garden of Japan­ese type possesses water—it may be only to the extent of a shallow pool, with but a single variety of plant growing along its edges. This is. however, sufficient for the very small garden; but for one situated at the bottom of a ravine, or in an extensive low sweep be-

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tween hills, a more pretentious water fea­ture properly forms tlie principal part of the .composition.

LOCATING WATER FEATURES

Water features should never be used on a hilltop. Water collects naturally by gravi­tating to the lowest part of a landscape, and there only can it be successfully used when in repose. Water may, of course, come from the higher elevation; it may break down tlirough a ravine over rocks and mossy cliffs, but its final termination is in a depression or valley. Nature's rule can never be transgressed without marring the charm of any water effects created in a naturalistic garden.

The shape of the pond should conform largely to the contour of the surrounding surfaces. Follow in imagination the course of a natural stream as it hurries along through a rocky district, and carefully ob­serve its ways. Running water follows the line of least resistance. As a natural con­sequence if a stream comes in contact with a projecting rock or other impediment, its current will be deflected to the opposite bank. I f that bank be of material softer than the opposite rpck, the washing out of the soil will gradually form a hollow place or cove. This effect will not be apparent when the material of both banks is equally hard; for,

instead of the formation of a cove, the action of the water will result in the cutting of a gorge, with deep, precipitous rock walls.

In hillside gardens, where the use of rocks seems best adapted to our purpose, we should, then, keep this condition in mind; and, if we make ponds of square, rec­tangular or circular form amid such a set­ting, we blunder. Let us, instead, contract the convex portions of the shore line with bolder masses of rock than the concave side. There the rocks should be used spar­ingly, if not altogether superseded by green­sward running down to the very edge of the water. This can be best effected, in the case of an artificial pond, by carrying the sustaining walls well in under the bank and allowing the turf to overlap.

We are fortunate indeed i f we possess the constant supply of a natural stream, as with it we can add features such as water­falls and cascades, to give actual life and the music of rurming water to tlie scene. I f it be necessary to construct an artificial fall, it is advisable to build a pit one or two feet deep, made perfectly watertight to form a basin. Let tlie water issue from this. I f stones and plants are properly ar­ranged, the effect will be that of a natural spring among rocks. A more precipitous descent can be achieved lower down—for, whenever we see a natural waterfall, we

invariably discern either close by or at slight distance the still higher ground frc which the water has sprung. It is for tf reason that, whenever the topography w permit, the flowing water should be visit before it forms the desired drop. In ai event, it should never be. carried to t liiijhest pinnacle of rocks; there should higher ground above the point of issue.

I f the supply of water be limited, a ca formed under the falls will provide a d sirable dark background, against which t narrowest sheet of water can be seen di tinctly. When the supply is abundant, is of course unnecessary to accentuate eve drop of falling water, and so the dark ca can be dispensed with. Rather let the bro( descend over a series of rough, irregul steps resembling Nature's arrangement rocks, and constructed in such a way as conform to the strata of adjoining areas.

FOR A POND AND A SMALL BROOK

I f the pond be of broad extent—and tli feature will apply more to the natural poi than to the artificial one—an island can 1 made a point of great interest. Islani caused by landslides or by the falling > crumbling rocks are generally found ne; the shore, but there are also islands of all vial formation, produced by erosion.

Natural islands in running water a

Where space permits, the arched rustic bridge is always an attractive feature. This is in the garden of P. Saklatvala,

Esq., at Plain field, N. J. T. Shiota, landscape architect

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One of the rules in handling the watercourse is that the water be visible on its way to the pool. Grades in the brook bed will also add the attraction of waterfalls. J. Fletcher Street, landscape architect

A tea house on the edge of a pool in the sam^ garden. Nip­ponese gardening is applied not only to the ground and the vegetation, but also to the water and its accessories

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The Nipponese use of rustic timber, loattles and thatch is shovm in this gate to the Japanese garden of C. Broion, ESQ., on Staten Island, Neto York. T. Shiota, landscape architect

The gateway of the Japanese garden on George Gould's estate at Lakewood, showing the sine gua non of decora­tion— the stone lantern. T. Shiota, landscape architect

The Japanese give their gardens the interest of the intimate, the diminutive and the picturesque, and the spirit of repose, all shown in this American garden. J. Fletcher Street, landscape architect

fiever circular; they are more or less wedge-shape, with the head or blunt end towards

Ihe influx of the stream and the sharp end owards the exit. The side of the island vhich offers resistance would naturally be •ounded off, while the other end, owing o the continuous, g^nding influence of the outgoing stream, would become elongated.

I f it be a small brook that we have to ievelop, but slight financial outlay will be

Irequired, for here already we have a pic­ture in the rough, to which nothing need be done save the refinement of certain details —a restraining touch there, perhaps a iroader treatment with congenial planting elsewhere. I f our design calls for a pond, we will need to dam up the brook, provid­

ing the topography of the land permits. Should, however, the stream be one subject to the ravages of spring freshets, the safe practice would be to divert the water only in such measure as is actually necessary; for any violent current sweeping over and among aquatics means the destruction of any tender specimens, the breaking down of lotus, papyrus and the like, besides covering everything with a layer of mud.

I t is important to have pools and water­courses both waterproof and weatherproof. A rich mixture of concrete, composed of one part Portland cement, two parts of clean, sharp sand and four parts of broken

trap-rock or screened cinders, properly re­inforced witli iron and satisfactorily sur­faced with cement mortar, will provide the first; and the shape, character and con­struction of the walls, when correctly built, will offset any tendencies to freezing.

Water need not be constantly provided. I t is necessary to supply only a sufficient amount to balance the evaporation, for water does not grow stagnant when a few fish and some submerged plants are in­stalled.

BRIDGES AND TREES

Bridges of stone or of wood are delight­ful features of pond or watercourse, as they lend a feeling of directing by mute sugges­tion to some point otherwise inaccessible or to some interesting feature of the garden such as a tea-house or pergola.

Rocks of exquisite texture and color, properly placed, lend a quiet dignity and solidity to the composition; and the ever-popular stepping stones give a dry access to some boggy spot, or else convey one un­consciously by their very sense of direction to a hidden feature of the garden.

In planting a garden of Japanese in­fluence, some single tree should be given a distinct position and all other planting made subservient to it. This may be either an oak or pine, or some other mature specimen

already found within the garden area. I f a pond be arranged, its margins should be planted sparingly; the south side should, indeed, be quite open. Trees which, by broadly-extending branches, would cast deep shadows upon the water, should be kept near bridges, crossings or some other intimate feature; and heavily-foliaged trees should be grow n only where density of mass is desired, as along a cascade or near a waterfall. Several species of pine, juniper and hemlock suggest repose; and they, therefore, furnish an ideal background for all our garden pictures.

In March, myriads of early bulbs bloom forth in protected comers of the Japanese garden; April brings flowering cherries, almond and crab-apple; May is ushered in amid a riot of azalea bloom and wistaria; June is rendered memorable by the iris; July by lilies and sweet night odors. Dur­ing August, water-lilies and lotus enliven the surface of the pond, and tlie cardinal-flower flashes its scarlet torches along the margins in September. For October, count­less native asters and chrysanthemums call back a livelier color note to the composition. In November, Japanese maples fire every recess with their dazzling yellow, orange and scarlet; and. after all the leaves have fallen, one modest shrub, the witch hazel, blooms alone at the threshold of winter.

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T H E W I N D O W - B O X W I T H T H E COLOR SCHEM] I t s R e a l P u r p o s e I s to A d d a P l e a s a n t T o u c h of G r o w i n g T h i n g s to the H o u s e E x t e r i o r — I t M u s t Be H a r m o n i o u s in L i n e , C o l o r and P l a n t i n g

I I K L E N W E L L S moved, the effect is impaired. It shoul have been arranged for an exterior instea of an interior point of view.

Yet window-boxes properly planted an arranged are often effective and well wort while. We may place them on the piazz railings, or, if we are in a city where piazza are a thing of hearsay rather than sight, w can content ourselves with filling our wir dows, knowing that is the nearest approac to a flower bed we can hope for.

At the extreme right is a pottery windoic-box with a grey-grcvn stripe at top and bottom and a leaf design worked out in green and yellow; the vertical stripes are black, $7.50. The middle box is white terra cotta, $11.50. At the left the box is grey terra cotta decorated with inter­

locking scrolls and leaves. $12.50

M A N Y things in life that might be beau­tiful fail of accomplishing their pur­

pose because of lack of thought in their preparation, and among these the window-box seems especially unfortunate. De­signed to express beauty and to ornament the house, it often becomes an unsightly blemish upon the otherwise unbroken ex­panse of the house front.

I t is natural for many of us to plan the window-box from the viewpoint of the in­terior of the house; then we have a back­ground of green lawn, or the grey of pave­ments, or the dun yellow of the streets, to set off the color of the flowers. It pleases us until we view that same box of flowers from the street, and then, somehow, it dis­appoints us. Its original background re-

T H E IMPORTANCE OF COLOR HARMONY

Before we invest in plants view the hous from the outside and decide on the color o the boxes. We do not want the box to b in evidence any more than necessary; consc quently, choose a color that will be the lea; conspicuous against tliat of the hous< Match the house color if possible. I f thi cannot be done, choose some neutral tir that does not attract attention, for it is th flowers that decorate, not the box! Fo the flowers themselves choose a colo scheme that will produce harmonious cor trast with the house. But never be guilt; of placing pink geraniums and magenti petunias against a red brick house!

One of the most attractive treatments o the window-box is in connection with ; house built in Mission style, with a plas tered surface and piazzas on both the firs and second floors. With the yellow-gre] of the plastered wall as a background, th<

The residence of E. E. Boynton. Esq., at Rochester, N. Y., is built along the Frank Lloyd Wright lines, admitting an unusual display of windotc-boxes. Pitkin rf Weinrichter. landscape architects

Although window-boxes may be set anywhere one desires to place them, there are often unusual positions on the house fofode, as in an indented arch, where they will prove especially interesting

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ner can choose green and white vincas • the drooping vines in the boxes, and

e very darkest shade of scarlet geraniums r the color contrast. Not another kind plant but these two and the effect is gor-

ous! The boxes on one house of this type run i the upper and lower piazzas on two

Ides of the house, and there are thousands clusters of vivid scarlet set off by the

reen of the leaves, showing against tlie ^How-grey of the wall surface, li is much ore effective than if this color had been oken by dabs of pink and purple and yel-w. Suppose your house color is any of the

lades of grey. A color scheme of pink id white will be admirable against such a

hikf^Miluiid. There is nothing more saii> ictor)'' for vines than the vincas or myrtles id the ivy family makes a close second, pecially the German ivy with its light

reen leaves and rapid growth.

T H E BEST PLANTS

For white flowers sweet alyssum is one f the best all-around growers. It is frag-nt, it is always in bloom, and the blos-

bms are so fine and delicate that it makes pleasing contrast with the more solid

looms of geraniums. Candytuft is also a ery desirable white flower and a free loonier. The habit of each is to run down ver the edge of the box in a graceful, rooping manner.

If you do not desire to confine the choice one shade of i)ink and one kind of flower,

ou may still keep to the color scheme and btain variety by choosing different kinds f flowers having pink bloom. Any of the hinese or Japanese pinks, the pink be-

onias, the differing shades of pink ger-niums, or the stock family with its many hades of pink will be good. The contrast f lavender and purple of the heliotrope is pleasing addition. If the house color is in any of the shades

\>[ brown, the more brilliant play on scarlet vill be beautiful. Yellow makes a fine com-ination with brown, but there are only a ew yellow flowers that are practical for vindow-boxes. The best of these are the uberous rooted begonias. The calendulas

ire low growing and free blooming, but eem a trifle coarse for tlie purpose. Nas-urtiums make a very good plant to trail

[)ver the edge of the box. There is a dwarf ouble yellow sunflower that looks well in box. Cieraniums are the best old standbys, for

hey run in all the shades of pinks and scar-ets, and one can always depend upon them.

ive them rich soil and frequent waterings bnd they will repay all your labor. Also •emember that it takes as much plant trength to perfect and ripen a blossom as t does to produce a new bloom, so it pays o pick the blossoms as soon as they reach

perfection, giving the plant a chance to pro-iuce a new one.

The most difficult house color with which o make the planting harmonious is that of lew red brick or red paint. It is a color so strong in itself that it kills or deadens

jthe hue of any blossoms that might look well W'ith another background. The most artistic treatment for it is boxes of green and white vincas, a mass of white alyssum with a row of white marguerites or white geraniums, small palms, aspidistras and a

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Black and white squares with white division lines and vari-colored roses. 35 cents a yard

Alternate blocks of black and yellow, and, blue, yellow and tan on white ground, 45 cents

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hackground 30", $1.50

Wide black stripes, yel­low and tan n a r r o w stripes, black, green and red flowers, 45 cents

Wide green stripes, blue and white narrow green, yellow, black and blue flowers, 45 cents

Dark blue stripes on. light blue ground with black tabbies in yellow bows chasing white balls. $1.50

A thin irrint, imitation ba­tik ground of orange; blue, black and yellow butter­

flies, 85 cents

Grey background with black lines and mauve, blue and grey flowers. $1.75

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TO FIT-THE GARDEN A N D GARDEN LIVING-ROOM The names of the shops where these articles can be purchased will be gladly furnished upon request. Purchases may also be made ihrouijh the H o u s K & CIARDEN Shopping Scnnce, I l a i ' S E & (iARDF.N, 440 Fourth Avenue.

New York

Flanking a doorway or garden en­trance, these decorative jars of white Pompeian stone, 36" Jiigh, suggest a Parrish picture. $50 each

The basket is of woven yellov bamboo with a green stick, vari ous colored handle. Blue raffii suspending cords. 14"x48", $1

Art Crete is the material of these two bits. Bench, 4' 2" long, $17; Japanese lantern,

$15

An attractive treatment of the garden entrance. Prices for gates, post heads and wood­

work on request

To hold an abundant supply of bird food this self-feedino wooden house comes in green

and tvhite at $5

White wicker and grey enamel of smoothest surface are in this set, though other colors may be had. Arm-chair, table, rocker,

$28 each; settee, $50; side chair. $13; tea wagon, $35

The double wren house, with brackets, comes at $2.25. Extra for 6' to 16' pole, 6 cents a foot

Hun-dial base of re­inforced cast stone, 31%" high, $15

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3:15 Mid • afternoon finds the hud fast asleep, dreaming hazily of another life to come

5:15 Two hours later it stirs uneasily, half conscious that night is fast approaching

5:50 By this time the flower has drawn a deep breath and its eyelids quiver open

6:10 Twenty minutes pass. In the growing dusk theheart of the fiower throbs and expands

6:25 Until, in another quarter-hour, it at­tains the appearance of a real blossom

6:50 It must hurry. For one night only can it endure; the time is growing very short

7:25 Quickly spreading, then, its weird form develops magically ; life lies just ahead

7:50 A few hours of full­blown perfection in the darkness. With the sunlight, death

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T h e N i g h t - L i f e of Cereus MacDonaldiae, which L a s t s but One E v e n i n g and Dies wi th the D a w n

Photographs by Dr. E . Bade

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- T - ^ H E other day I fell X among florists. T h e y

came about me on three sides —strange, silent men, not unlike sailors. Their cheeks were bronzed, and their eyes held that limpid depth which comes from beholding wonders without superfluous comment. Their hands were gnarled, big-knuckled—and not altogether clean. Neither were their clothes. In fact, their clotlies looked as though tliey originally were bought for men twice their size, and then slept in beneath a rose bush. They were powdered with dust and pollen, and they approached in a heavy cloud of vari-flowered aroma and pungent fertilizer saturated with steam.

It is not easy to understand such men—men who make their bread and butter growing roses. So many of us make only the bread and butter. And those of us who grow roses scarcely find a living in it. But florists find roses—and bread and butter.

They spend their days coaxing blossoms out of dry seeds, just as a sculptor coaxes a living statue out of cold marble. There must be some secret to it. Wliy else should they be silent men? There must be some artistry. Why else the blossom?

Florists do not expect you to imderstand completely their flower creations any more than the sculptor expects you to understand his statue. There is a whole lot you cannot understand. There is a whole lot they cannot understand. Perhaps that is why they are so silent.

Of their artistry we know only this: They take a seed or a stalk; plant it, graft it, water it, feed it, watch i t Then, when you and I have forgotten all about them—seven or eight years afterward, perhaps—these strange, silent men with the gnarled hands and the limpid eyes and the baggy trousers saunter up and hand you a rose—a new rose they've been creating all those years.

Is it worth the trouble? I cannot say. Le Bon Dieu. though, must understand.

FLORISTS, FOR T H E MOST PART

DO you know Caleb Hale? He can be met in a story by William Allen

White called "The One a Pharisee." It is in his new volume, "God's Puppets," and if you haven't read the book, go buy a copy.

Caleb was bom with die gambler's itch. He gambled until the people began refer­ring to his boy Dick as "the gambler's child." Then he gave it up, and he came back home. 10 begin over, with a tiny patch of ground and a country town florist's job. Between shop and garden he spent the rest of his life, creating odd and beautiful flowers. What he got out of life—well, we'll let White^ve you a picture of father and son in which Caleb tells his own story:

" * •* * As he dressed he heard his father whistling softly outside where Dick knew the elder man was pottering around among his garden flowers—probably among his delphiniums and bees—playing the old game of plant breeding. When he went out Dick found his father standing proudly be­fore the giant stalk of blue that was known of men as Hale's Delphinium. A great splash of rich color was smeared across the length of the garden and Caleb Hale, with his shirt sleeves rolled above his elbows, was poking tlie eartli in the bed, or the next moment standing arms akimbo, head on one side, squinting at the glory of the proud upstanding gorgeous blossoms. The father turned at the son's approach and cried: 'By * * * Johnnie * * * boy * * * aren't they splendid? And to think that all over this world, Dick * * * everywhere * * * even down in Australia and in South America. Hale's Delphiniums are splotching blue in gardens and parks and flowerbeds; and all because I took to playing with the bees a dozen years ago, to make a flower that would stand our dry, hot summers. Why. Dick, they're as hardy as their grand-daddies, the larkspur—and never will run out; long after I'm gone these things will be gladdening the eyes of the world.

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/ know a trail on Toby, It leaves the little town

A half a mile behind it To the climber looking down; |

I've climbed it many happy times— | ^ / did not climb alone. i

I know a trail on Toby IVhere ferns and grasses meet |

To fling a friendly softness For upward straining feet,

While overhead the hemlocks And balsam firs are sweet.

The May-floiver peeps in April 1 Beneath the melting snow,

The wand of staid October Sets every tree aglow;

I know a trail on Toby— 1 // is not all I know.

—WiLLARD WATTLES. 1

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That's something, eh. Die The battered, broken

face lighted up in a crai smile of joy, and the son asked, "But have they made you thing, pater—what has Hale's Delphinium netted you?"

The father's voice broke into a chuckling laugh as he answe "Why, what do I know? You see, Dick, we busted our ad machine and I lost my ready reckoner twenty years ago, ai never installed a cost system." He cocked a humorous blue at his son as he continued, " I suppose if I counted my tim fifty cents an hour, and the time of the bees at say ten cent: hour, and the interest on the value of the lot compounded S' annually, and tlien stuck in thirty per cent, for overhead cha and marketing, I'd have been in the poorhouse on Hale's phinium long ago." He stopped to laugh at his conceit and ac seriously, "Here's the way I figure it, Dick: all over the e people glance at tliese big, jumping spots of blue flower ar little tlirill of joy hits 'em. They don't know why, but I do. the comeback of the soul to beauty; the reaction of the infi on the human heart. Such ineffable beauty no human hand o make; it's a token of something bigger than us, Dick, in the w —God's visiting cards stuck all around over the earth—to let know He's called. And, being Hale's Delphiniums, I'm trave in fairly good company, boy. That's how I figure it!"

AN D to speak further of that company— Florists are gardeners because they cannot help it.

others are those who garden as an avocation, and those who d because it is the thing to do. With the one it is a life work; i the other a relaxation, with the third a fad.

The first two scorn the third because she takes to gardei as she took to this spring's checks plaids—a style to be cast off to-mori They know that one cannot flirt ^ healthy loam or chuck a Lilium Cc dense under the chin, or banter si talk with egg-plants. They know that success of a garden does not depend u the cut of smock one wears. They ; know that upon the superficial garden ture visits a swift and relentless retributi the Zeppelins of her winds scatter by ni destructive weed seeds; she scorches soil with the flaming liquids of her s and scourges it with the artillery of hails.

No, gardening is not the sort of i\ one "takes up." Nor is it the sort of la for which all men are equally fitted. Rati gardening "takes" you. In some subtle A Nature pours an ichor into tlie blood ; as she poured a cleansing ichor into blood of Caleb Hale. One becomes slave to do the humble grubbing, sapp tasks, her spy against pest foes, trusted ally for the working of mig miracles.

Gardening is one of Nature's hospit ties. She who takes it as a fad is scan permitted to enter the household. For who finds in it an avocation the latch str always hangs out that she may come ; go at will, a trusted friend. The flo: dwells there, companion of her moods j vagaries, sharing iJie poverty of her drou and the plentitude of her beneficent ra and sun.

But she exacts a peculiar penalty of th( They lose their taste for certain things so men set store by. Can you imagine a floi enjoying a cocktail? Can you see him his baggy trousers at ease in a The Dansai Visualize, if you can, this man of the lim] eyes and the gnarled hands finding his u mate satisfaction in golf! No, the n Nature chooses for that work are mode from a different batch of clay. Their pie ures come in helping plants to grow. Tl: speak a language of their own and tre a solitary path.

Queer chaps, florists!

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lotograph by Alice Boughton

S O M E W H E R E I N D O R S E T

Much of the success of the English cottage is due to the fact that the house is suited to its surroundings. Its architecture is bred of its environment. The straw that grows in the fields thereabouts is used for thatch, and the wood hewn into timbers. The house lies snug to the ground. It lives intimately icith the trees that surround it

HO USE & G A RD i

An unusual hillside location for the pool is found on the estate of Edwin Stanton George. Esq.. at Yonkers. New York

T H E MISSION OF T H E W A T E R G A R D E N I s to A d d the F i n i s h i n g T o u c h to a P e r f e c t l y N a t u r a l E f f e c t—M a k i n g and P l a n t i n g t h e P o o l , the F o u n t a i n , the R i v u l e t a n d the B o g G a r d e n

D. R. E D S O N

- T ^ H E home should extend beyond the JL house. At least, a small part of tlie

grounds should be so intimately connected with the house, should so harmonize with it in effect and tone, and should be such a tempting spot in which to spend spare hours that the sense of indoors and outdoors will be to a great extent lost. We in this coun­try are still too largely obsessed with the idea that the garden is an aim and end in itself. We have all kinds and varieties of gardens. But there are far too many "fad" gardens, and all too few old and mellow and well seasoned gardens that are a part of the home first and gardens afterward. Nor is this solely because we have not had time. Such a garden effect can be achieved in a comparatively short time if the gar­dener has the right ideals to begin with.

A PART OF T H E PICTURE

I have approached the subject of this article indirectly because I wish, if pos­sible, to keep it in its proper perspective. For the garden in which it is good to stroll and to loaf, and to meditate not only upon cabbages but upon kings and the affairs

of men as well, and occasionally to sit down and read—for such a garden nothing is more important than an appropriate "water feature." No part of the garden, as a mat­ter of fact, should be a "feature," and least of all should be "featured" that part in the general effect of beauty which water, when artistically handled, will play. On the con­trary, water should be so used that it will add the finishing touch to the creation of a perfectly natural effect. It should help to make the flower garden conspicuously attractive and natural instead of being con­spicuous in itself. Therefore, above all things, in utilizing water to enhance the beauty and attractiveness of your garden, you should study long and carefully to give it its proper place in the garden picture.

In even,' garden there is a place for water where nothing else can be substituted. It possesses a singular and beautiful charm. A visitor in any garden will as certainly gravitate to the pool or fountain edge, even if it is no larger than a wall mirror, as a sunflower will face the sun. The smallest pool changes the whole aspect of a garden. It is a shrine and the birds will come in

dozens where formerly they came sinj They will remain after meals to sing ; bathe, instead of flying away to some ot garden. And if you are so fortunate as be able to arrange things so that you i have tlie music of falling water to tin through your garden, making one perp ually conscious of its presence even wl it is not within range of the eye, you \ have gone far toward making a garden which you will like to live as well work.

Having, then, some idea of the gene effect you wish to create, how should y go about attaining it? What is the b kind of a water garden to have?

VARIOUS TYPES OF WATER GARDENS

To take the last question first, there is "best." Several lines of development v be open to you, and which of them shot be selected will depend upon your own ta and the exigencies of this particular case the amount of water available, the size the garden and its present construction, before discussing any technical details us consider briefly the various forms

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the

er utilization from which you may ct: the pool, the pond, the foun-, the rivulet and the bog garden.

T H E POOL AND T H E RIVULET

he pool is the most widely used, the simplest to conceive and con-

ict. If your flower garden hap-s to be a formal one. the pool is logical thing to use. In this case greatest nicety of judgment must

:mployed to get the pool in correct I'oriion to the rest of the garden, t only the diameter of the basin, the proportions of the edging or

ing to the pool should be perfectly ising to the eye. This is a matter taste and suggestions cannot be uced to feet and inches. Person-, for a small formal pool, I pre-one that is absolutely round, with

iverely plain, slightly elevated edge, er this, at one or two points, there y he a tracery of ivy, or some other ining plant. The pool itself, if very ill, should be left clear. Water ;s or other aquatics in such a small ,ce look about as appropriate as uld a Russian sunflower in a vase the dinner table. But a few fish

i a suitable number of sub-aquatic nts are in keeping. Incidentally, ; combination of both fish and plants ps to keep the water sweet, and 1 keep down mosquitoes. The pond, or larger pool, may be of any ipe so long as it is in keeping with the :den or grounds. An irregular shaped, turalistic pool looks out of place in a rmal or semi-formal garden, and vice rsa. For the most artistic effect a variety

plants, rather than water lilies aUjne, Duld be used. A very common error in ranging the pond or •ge pool is to have s plants scattered er the entire sur-ce. The old rule r lawn planting also •plies here: keep an >en center. If the »nd or pool is in the nter of the grounds, e outside planting r o u n d the edges lould be low, with equent open places

reveal the coping. The pool is often aced in the center t the grounds when much better effect uld have been ob-ined by a situation the back or to one

de, and by making long and narrow

i t h an irregular breline and a suit-ble massed back-r o u n d including pme w e e p i n g or jmi - weeping moist-re loving shrubs and ants. Such an ar-

kngement g i v e s an pportunity f o r the lost effective use of Dmo of the tall rasses a n d hardy amboos. This type

The site of the pool should be excavated to a depth of 2' or 3'. Concrete makes a good lining

if a fairly rich mixture is u.fed

of development is particularly useful where it is desired to accent tlie effect of roomi­ness, as the background, while cutting off the vision at the boundary line, leaves the effect of an indefinite amount of growth beyond it.

Where there are sloping ground and an adequate water supply, it is not a difficult matter to handle the water in that most attractive of all forms, a running rivulet.

In its best application, tvater is not a "feature" but rather the final touch to a picture of balanced blending and perfect naturalness. Of course, careful handling of the brook is

essential to an effect like this

It should be "stepped" in such a way as to make a succession of little drops or falls. I f the slope is not steep enough for this, the water may enter the picture, being screened by appro­priate planting, with a fall of several feet, and then meander off over level ground. In either case some still places should be arranged, both be­cause of their added beauty and be­cause the majority of aquatics will not do as well in a moving current as in water that is nearly motionless.

But the mechanical features are tlie easiest part of it. A rivulet is about the most informal thing imaginable— therein lies its spell! Therefore, both the planting and the stonework must be handled with the greatest nicety if the illusion is going to ring true. Here, if anywhere in the whole scale of gardening, art must indeed hide itself in order to be art. Better a hundred times a frankly formal pool than an attempt at nature which suc­ceeds only in looking as if it is trying to be natural.

The bog garden can be made part of the informal pool or streamlet, but its chief use is where a natural con­dition of soil gives one the opportunity to make a thing of beauty out of what might otherwise be an eyesore. Often,

by a little draining and cHgging, a combi­nation bog garden and formal or informal pool may be made, and almost always this is the preferable thing to do where it does not involve too great an expense.

SOME AVAILABLE PLANTS

As to the plants available for use in water gardens there is not space here to go into detailed descriptions of varieties.

The most important group, of course, is the water lilies. These include four different types, suitable for va­rious purposes, with characteristics which the w i s e gardener should fix in mind be­fore ordering. There are the Xelumbiums, with very large bluish green leaves almost circular in form and held above the water, and with flowers pro­portionately gigantic in size but somewhat stiff. They g r o w easily and will thrive even with tub culture, but are so larg^ as to look very much out of place in a small pool or pond. They do best with 2' or so of soil and not much over 6" of water. The hardy Nymphaeas are like our native white water lily (Nymphaa odorata), b u t there are some wonderful new hybrid varieties, and several pleasing shades of c o l o r , in­cluding light p i n k ,

{Cont. on page 54)

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" T H E BIRD OF T I M E H A S B U T A L I T T L E WAY T O F L U T T E R "

Meantime he is furnished with a bathing pool and a sun-dial to mark the fleeting hours. The types shown here can be purchased through the H O U S E & G A R D E N Shopping .Service, 4 4 0 Fourth Avenue, New York City, which will also furnish the names of the shoj<s where they can be

purchased

Without its futuristic flowers this bird bath fountain is of iron painted bronze, 3' 5" high, with a pan 3' 1" in diameter.

It is piped for water. $38

in this sketch, the larger bird bath is of white Pompeian stone. 39" high and 31" in diameter, $25. The smaller. 26"

wide 7i high, $5

I Of charm.ing line and unusual value, this bird bath of terra cotta, which stands 27" high with a basin 32" in

diameter, costs only $15

Set in a wall or as a garden terminal, this fountain finds its place. It is of terra cotta. 30" high and 22" wide. $50

The classic simplicity of this bird bath recommends it for the formal garden. Terra cotta. 36" x 27". $35

Indian sun-dial, by Charles H. Hum­phries. Bronze, 4' high. Gorham Co.

Reinforced cast stone has been successfully used for this decora­tive sun-dial, 42". $35

Marble piece by B. Lillian Link, inscribed "The Bird of Time has but a little way to flutter, and the Bird is on the Wing."

Courtesy of Gorham Co.

Solid and substan­tial, a terra cotta sun-dial 40" high x 17^" across top. $45

Dolphins and sea horses worked in re­inforced cast stone.

39" X 20", $25

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T H E W O R K I N G C O L L I E

A Dog Whose U s e f u l n e s s E x t e n d s B e y o n d the Show R i n g to the M a n i f o l d A c t i v i t i e s of the C o u n t r y Home

M A R I O N E . H A Y F O R D

'he pup with an vangelical face has is own share of

individualiiy

A F L Y I N G speck over

the distant fields, soon resolving it­self into a sym­phony i n sable and an eager face with a message plainly to be seen in the speaking eyes. No need to wait for the anx­ious whine and tug at the wrist to tell that some­thing is amiss at the big house. I h u r r i e d l y returned to find a valuable b r o o d mare cast by her

be able to understand their widely differing individualities as well as to teadi them to understand their trainer. Outdoor life and hardy conditions are absolutely necessary for the active life of the collie. Therefore the owner must be an out-of-door man or woman, for close association is essential.

: upon the lawn and but for the timely of her faithful friend a broken leg would e been the consequence. A hurry call le telephone for the master of the house, • was away at the clearing near the :s, over the hill. Four willing feet to r the note, telling him to come quickly. Lgain, a forgotten tool from the bench; ail for grain; cap or gloves that have I mislaid, and lo!—an expressed wish igs it to your hands, and all for no other ard than a pat and an affectionate "Good fellow!" Such is the value of a trained

; over a merely ornamental or useless

T H E WORKING COLLIE

•"or centuries the collie has been a natural irdian of stock, the comrade of his raas-and protector of children. Many eulo-

s have been written of his combined vir-s and nearly all writers dwell upon his atest trait, the ability to do any and all ,ds of work performed by any other :ed. Many have deplored his supposed erioration as a working collie and are

forced to concede his great improve-nt in style and breeding. But while rking for this ideal type, why may we t also develop his equally valuable quali-5 of usefulness? To produce the model •rking collie along lines now somewhat fleeted, a dog whose breeding will be a jrce of pride to his owner, and which II yet fit into the manifold duties of untry life, is the ambition of tlie writer, id though the experiment is yet in its Fancy, the results of careful training of 2se dogs through several generations are ginning to show by the increasing de-ands for them. Except in certain districts abroad and in few of our Western States the collie is incipally known as a show dog; but with s adaptability along working lines it seems pity that he should not be winning a few urels on his own account instead of pre-nting them all to his owner.

How TO RAISE AND TRAIN H I M

To develop a strain of working collies le must have an inherent love of dogs and

A properly trained working collie will do almost any stunt that is physically pos­

sible, and some that seem impossible

From the first sign of interest shown by the puppy after he opens his eyes upon the collie world, he should be placed with his mates near poultry, sheep, colts or cattle. Thus, when old enough to take his initial lesson in handling stock, he can be trusted to pass among them freely at all times and has taken his first important step in pro­tecting instead of injuring or worrying his charges. Such a trust is never afterwards broken. Soon his expression, as he tags after you, seems to say, "What are you going to do? Can I help? Please, tell me." And if told, what happiness and un­derstanding show in the brown eyes!

Then come the lessons of words. One particularly wise English collie, tracing di­rectly to the famous Bozzie, said to have been the most knowing dog in history, has developed such a wonderful memory for words and sentences that there seems to be no limit to new ones as he grows older, thus disproving the "old adage.

After being taught separately the dogs should go through the same lessons in com­pany with others, until at the commands "Line up"; "Bench" ; "Down"; "Heel" ; "Kennels, all," the pack will obey with the precision of a company of soldiers. This absolute power over numbers makes each dog more valuable for working and enables one gradually to dispense with training pole, whip or leash, until often neither word nor sign is necessary, merely a look of peculiar understanding passing between trainer and pupil.

As eacli dog begins to show marked adaptability, he should be allowed to specialize in his line, and thus fine

(Continued on page 56)

Many have deplored the collie's supposed his improvement in style and breeding.

ordinated

deterioration as a useful dog, while conceding But why should the former quality be sub-to the latter?

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Based upon a simplicity of detail involving the complete absence of decoration, the Doric Order has virile heautu

The sturdy type of Doric column. While the column itself reveals an ad­herence to precedent, the frieze which it supports is an adaptation, reflecting the present day tendency to simplicity

S U G G E S T I V E T Y P E S of C O L O N I A L P O R C H E S

The "Germantown hood" is an out­growth of the pent roof, originally at­tached to Colonial houses. The benches shoivn are also a modern elaboration

The Roman Doric column has been used here. Its characteristic is its pro­portion—the height being eight times the diameter, thus assuring, under usual conditions, a graceful appearance

To be successful, the semi-circular porch must have a wide approach on either side. Here it is used with a Penn­sylvania type of Colonial architecture

The other photographs on this page are of Pennsylvania porches; this from Maine shows an agreeable handling of the Com,posiie Order in modern work

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"The Flight into Egypt," a Limoges enamel medallion

by Pierre Reymond

A Limoges enam.el of the early 16th Century; "me

confido"—sic'

Enamel medallion of the Assumption by Jean Peni-

caud II, IWi Century

Limoges enamel oval placque, "The Portrait of a Lady." by Leonard Limousin, first half of the im. Century. This and the others on the top of this page are from the Morgan Collection

St. John holding a scroll, a Limoges medallion by Jean

Penicaud II

E U R O P E A N E N A M E L S G A R D N E R T E A L L

Readers who arc interested in enamels or in any branch of collecting zvill find The Collector's Department of value. In that service questions are ansivcred authoritatively. There is no charge. Address The Collector's Department, H O U S E & GARDEN, 440 Fourth

Avenue, New York

I"^HE subject of the oriental enamels of China and Japan, which was dis­

missed in the January number of HOUSE k GARDEN, awakened so much interest imong readers that the writer believes here will be as many who will care to study he enamels of European fabrication, par-icularly those objects familiarly known as

Portrait of Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre, Limoges enamel. From, the col­

lection of the Due d'Amualle

Limoges enamels, but more properly to be called painted enamels to distinguish them from the cloisonne and the champleve enamels. I t may be well to indicate here the characteristics of the several groups.

T H E VARIOUS GROUPS

Cloisonne.—As early as the time of the ancients it was found that in order to pre­vent the running together of molten glass enamels, little boundaries of metal wire could be devised for soldering on to the mt'tal base to mark the divisions of the pattern, or merely to bound areas, thus forming a number of diminutive shallow pans into which the melted flux expanded and cooled, and when polished revealed a surface level with the height of tliese wire cloisons, giving them tlic appearance of be­ing metal wires that had been imbedded in the glass. Gold being neutral to every known color is the harmonizer paramount, and thus when gold cloisons were used, the various colors were knit together into esthetically pleasing surfaces. The little metal threads running through modern Jap­anese enamels are such cloisons. Cloisonne enamel is the earliest sort of true enamel known to us. It was the favorite Byzan­tine process, and also that of the .Greeks, Anglo-Saxons, Chinese, and later of the Japanese and of the Russians.

Relief Cloisonne is where the enamel either is below or above the tops of the cloisons, or where only certain cloisons en­close enamel, or a combination of the three

sorts, giving to the surface of an object completed in this manner an interesting uneven ground of smooth but unpolished enamel. The cloisons of much of this work, especially Hungarian and Russian, are of filigree wire, or twisted wire in­stead of flat wire such as was used for this purpose by Byzantine craftsmen.

Painted enamel on copper. Jaques Galiot de Genouilhac, Grand Master of Artillery

to Francis I. By Leonard Limousin

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Champleve is the process of gouging out of a field {champ) of metal a number of hollows {levees) or "ditches" for the pat­tern, in which cut-out depressions the vitre­ous color is fused and becomes enamel. It is akin to the ancient Egyptian metliod of cutting out places in gold, soapstone, wood and other materials wherein to in­sert bits of colored glass. Had the Eg):ptians practiced true enamelling, doubtless their process would have be­gun with champleve, for they did not anticipate the Greek goldsmiths who worked patterns on gold in cloisons long before they had any idea of applying vitreous color thereto. Indeed, early Greeks and Etruscans were wonderfully skilful at soldering gold. This process might be termed Gothic, succeeding in introduction though not superseding the Byzantine cloisonne. However, centuries before Byzantine or Gothic works ap­peared, the Celts produced champleve enamels.

Repousse is where the ornament is beaten out in silhouette as it were, in the metal, and the details marked by cloisons let in. Much of this work is easily mistaken for champleve, but where the pattern is scooped out in champleve, it is beaten out in repousse. The visitor to the Treasury of St. Mark's in Venice will observe that the placquettes from a Gospel cover there were executed in repousse—the pattern simply hammered in the silver which afterwards was filled with translucent enamel. In Oriental repousse work the metal divisions between the fields of enamel are beaten up, the reverse of the process just described. It may be stated, on Dr. Bushnell's authority, that in modern Chinese enamel work the repousse process has superseded champleve for effects of the sort.

Baisse Taille is the process of engraving the ground receiving translucent enamel, so that the lines made by the graver would show up through the translucent vitrified coating, and produce a greater play of light, or define pattern, the veining of leaves, marking of petals, the defining of draperies, etc. The French enamellers of the 18th

Limoges enamel mirror back by Jean de Courteys, depicting the subject of "Venus

Bathing." Morgan Collection

Century habitually employed tlie effect, and Indian enamellers preceded them by at least a century, while its invention is ascribed to the Italian, John of Pisa, 1286. This chas­ing or engraving upon gold or silver with the purpose of showing gradation in the vitreous color to be applied is akin to cham­pleve.

Plique a Jour consists of certain screen­like objects in filigree with their unbacked cloison divisions filled up with translucent enamel. This sort of work may really be compared to stained glass windows, the principle being the same in miniature. An excellent example of this is the 15th Cen­tury cup in the South Kensington Museum, while the crown of St. Stephen, dating from 1072 A. D., would appear to be the earliest

known work of the sort that has survive The Russians of the present day have ! perfected the process that plique d jot enamel is often called Russian enam( Doubtless the forming of cups, caskets ar other precious objects of gems in unback< mosaic suggested the style, and the famoi

jewelled cup of Chosroes to be seen i tlie Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, ma well be considered a forerunner of it.

Encrusted Enamel may be defined i enamel used to enrich raised an modelled gold work where this vitreot color is neither entrenclied, as in clo Sonne, or in champleve, nor painted, lik Limoges work on a flat field. The crafts men of tlie Renaissance, both in Italy an in France, produced exquisite jewels o encrusted enamel, imitated by the Flor entine jewelers of to-day who displa; their wares along tlie shops of the Pont Vecchio.

Painted enamels in this group may b< subdivided as follows: ( A ) Those work: which have vitreous colors added hen and tliere to subdue, correct or to out line and decorate enamel surfaces, sud as the pale yellows added to soften star ing whites, red to restore a color unsuc cessful in the firing, outlines of plant and other forms and inscriptions. Usee in combination with both cloisonne anc champleve. and later to add further deco rations to baisse taille surfaces. (B ) Those works painted with succes­

sive firings of translucent or transparem colored enamels over a primary enamel ground that first has been fused to its meta field of gold, silver or copper. Limoges enamels are of this sort, whether in color oi in grisaille, as also are the much neglected enamels known as Venetian enamels.

So much for the general broad divisions of enamels, though it must be borne in mind that there was often employed in the work­ing out of a single object more than a single process. As color plays so important a part in the evolution of tlie history of enamels, the following table will be thor­oughly useful to the collector as determin­ing the more important colors of the

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The front and back of a circular dish of enamel painted in grisaille (the flesh slightly colored), and heightened with gold. On the raised center is the portrait of a man, around which are scenes in the history of Adam and Eve. In the center of the back is the portrait of a lady surrounded by bands of monsters and scrolls. By Pierre Reymond

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T H E I T A L I A N G A R D E N T?ie whole center scheme is raised slightly above the level

of the garden. Wide stretches of rich green lawn, and straight white pebbled paths lead tawards the clear warm white of the exedra. In strong contrast to the dark cedars and firs behind it, and the black and white tiles of the square court, with the cement edged circular pool catching rich reflections in front, is this curved exedra of concrete set with a delicate stone placgue and sur./iounted by stone vases holding hydran­

geas. Against this background is a low curved bench of re­inforced concrete slabs resting upon supports of claw pattern, and urns holding pyramid shaped juniper trees.

A pergola, at the end of a straight flower-edged path, forms the approach to th< tiled court and is raised three steps from, the lawn. Beds for flmvering bulbs and annual plants, shrub­bery, and trees are placed symmetrically throughout the en­tire development, giving the necessary sense of balance.

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Currrd Seat to - S^Ass Arched 'frclfis Seat, C'-o it'Jde. * 7 j . S f

yr<t> 'Pari

White Wicker 9arc ar Entrance to S'urden.

( i 51")

Circular Seat. While Painted ZMadi! itv 'Tito Sections

( f 70 ")

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Stone Statue (Prystal G'azinq 6^1 obe Ptdtsfol *ZS- Coit y g-Mt Jrpet^ma on sUe

•I (f Wall JountaitL &^ Irellir Sfone Fountain, f So.

P A C K M A N L E Y R.O.SF

ikd English harden A rough brick wall about the boundary line makes the back­

ground for a quaint and lovely effect. The narrow brick path, leading through a wicket gate, gives immediately upon a grass circle, grass edged and crowned by a huge tree. Curved white benches command each vista. A wide grass path leads on past the sun-dial at the intersection of the cross paths, to the wall fountain and bird, bath, flanked by wooden benches.

On each side are trellis seats, half hidden in the shrubbery arid massed about by herbaceous perennials. Two rose gardens of tree-shaped varieties enclosed by low box hedges border each side of the center grass walk. Narrow paths, running from the tree arcle past colorful floiver beds, terminate in white stone statues framed in dense green. Against the brick wall shrubs and trading vines are set in profusion.

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A tea house stands upon a slight eminence, commanding the garden, and rough fiat stone steps lead up to it from the sunken lily pool that is fringed with iris and circled about by large .stepping stones. A rainbow bridge spans the pool. Around the pool the banks are thickly set with evergreen and flowering shrubs. A rock garden, guarded by a mushroom stone lantern, is on one side of the approach to the tea house. Steps, lantern flanked, lead out of the sunken garden up to a straight, iris-

bordered path of flat stones terminating in a Japanese gate stained brown.

Out of each side of the main path lead stepping stones, one merging into split logs laid step fashion up a slight miniature hill; the other curves out towards the side of the garden, and is lost in tlie trees and. shrubbery. Across the pond is a bell house in v)hich are suspended three horse shoes that tinkle musically as the breeze sways them to and fro.

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"It sounds a bit grandiose at first, the suggestion of mural paintings for the private house. One associates them ivith public libraries, hotel lobbies, churches and the glorified railway station," yet a glim.pse of this room in the residence of Robert L. Steevens, Esq.,

at Bemardsville, New Jersey, sJiows the plan to be feasible enough

H O U S E S W I T H O U T P I C T U R E S P o s s i b l e R e a s o n s for the U n p i c t u r e d P a n e l W a l l — T h e U s e of M u r a l s f o r the P r i v a t e R e s i d e n c e — T h e A r c h i t e c t as P i c t u r e H a n g e r

R O L L I N L Y N D E H A R T T

SH E was a lady — "a regular limousine lady," as a friend of mine would say—

and she had an authoritative air of speak­ing for the "right people" when she hfted her silver-mounted lorgnette, and remarked, in a dutiful tone, "Pictures have gone out. I wouldn't have one in my house."

Fortunately, I had met this doctrine be­fore. Mr. E . V . Lucas, in a recent book of his, makes an architect warn his client against pictures as a "foreign substance" injected into the design to its degradation and utter ruin. So it was English, the on­slaught on pictures. Because English, it was aristocratic. It went with die lorgnette. However, I felt a distinct shock, which re­newed itself next day when I got out a port­folio of American photographs and fomid dozens and scores of pictureless interiors all in fine houses erected within the last year or two.

The uprising against pictures is not only extensive; it is growing. Architects at once numerous and distinguished are treat­ing walls in panelled wood and panelled plaster so that picture-hanging becomes a physical impossibility. Away with the ex­quisite Corots, the dreamy Whistlers, die Sargents, Pactons, the Dabos. The "right people"—with lorgnettes—consent to keep

The nature of the painting can be purely decora­tive as in this panel by Ralph Helm Johonnot

architecture unpolluted by "foreign sub stances."

Now, it is easy to poke fun at the "righ people," especially when they assume a duti ful tone and an air of authority and lool at you through silver-mounted lorgnettes and yet it is a question whether in this cas' tliey are not as right as they are "right.' Others, without lorgnettes, have followec their example, deliberately and on principh and out of respect for highly honorable tra­ditions. The Greeks never hung picture; on walls, nor did the lords of Roman villa: at Pompeii. Medijeval abbeys, monasteries and castles had their frescoes, perhaps, anc perhaps their sumptuous Gobelin tapestries, but were guiltless of framed pictures. The custom now pretty nearly universal is hard­ly more than four or five centuries old—a novelty, as these things go, and still on trial.

T H E CASE OF JONES

It is easy, moreover, to poke fun at the architects. They certainly invite it when they talk as if their creations were so mas­terly that the presence of a Rembrandt or a Turner would be a sacrilege. But let us see if in reality it is so sure to be an affair of Rembrandts and Turners. Mr. Roderick Titherington Jones, for example, has risen

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f rom head bookkeeper to be President of he Inter-Planetary, or some such illustrious :oncern, and at last erects the palace that las been his dream for thirty years. Just jetvvcen friends, the pictures Mr . Jones has )een purchasing are not Rembrandts and Turners. Still between friends the Joneses lave scrimped. Hence the palace. Saving jp for it, as they did, how could they make the Jones Collection a gallery of any tiling >ut " f r i g h t s" and 'horrors?" Now that the palace is paid for, the Joneses feel poor. I t wi l l be an age be­fore they can afford pictures worthy of it. Besides, they belong to that happy class of p e o p l e who say , proudly, " O f course, we don't know any-anytliing about art, but we know what we like." Let alone, they w i l l hang their walls with esthetic incon­gruities.

Nor is theirs so rare a case. I I IUST t r a t o r s understand this—"bank on i t , " in fact. T h a t is w h y illustrations in our magazines so seldom illustrate. The artist has Jones in mind. A f t e r s e l l i n g his sketch to a magazine he must sell it to a calendar m a n , and then to an advertiser, and finally, along will come Jones and buy the original in some e m p o r i u m of art-t r e a s u r e s on the Board Walk at Atlan­tic City. I t is an at­tractive enough sketch — f o r a calendar or an "ad."—but, in Jones's new palace, quite re­grettably " o n e on Jones."

True, t h e r e are talented Joneses — by name Frick, Morgan, etc.—who collect real masterpieces. But a part of our palace builders have neither the means nor the taste. I t is better, at present, to discourage them outright, per­haps, though their palaces are built to stay and very possibly tiieir grand-children wil l possess a genius for sound connoisseurship and be sorry that the walls forbid pictures.

But, even supposing that M r . Jones knows good pictures from bad and wil l purchase the best, an architect still shudders when he thinks of Mrs. Jones, for it is under her direction that fa i t i i fu l 'Awkins wi l l hang them. Up they go, helter-skelter, at odd heights, all shapes and sizes, no two frames alike, a whimsy of cheerful disorder. The less harmoniously arranged they are. the more they delight Mrs. Jones. Walls the architect designed with infinite care for proportion suffer outrageous violence, wan­

ton and limitless desecration, a cliange that makes him bang his head and cry in his misery, "Oh, what's the use!"

I t is futi le to reason with Mrs. Jones. You can't say, "Now, my dear madam, you wouldn't think of paying Paquin to cut your gown and then t r im i t yourself." Neither can you say, " I f you are so crazy about stringing up pictures, why not hang

Althougli they do has painted

require a large room to "earn/ them." the murals Arthur M. Hazard Jor his dining-room are eminently successful in their effect

a few outside? T r y it . See i f that im­proves the design. Indoors or outdoors, it's the same principle. The sole difference is custom." No, the only sure way of curb­ing Mrs. Jones is to tell her that "pictures have gone out." She wil l listen to that. She wil l even let you enforce the law by so de­signing her house that picture-hanging be­comes a vice as impossible as rabbit-fight­ing.

Is T H E F R A M E D PICTURE U G L Y ?

Heroic treatment, doubtless, yet is i t not an advance, esthetically ? Consider. The framed picture has its unlovely traits, once you see wi th unprejudiced eyes. The wire is not beautiful. The crinkly reflections on glass are not beautiful. The mat, i f i t has

one, is not beautiful. The outward t i l t is not beautiful. And, although that charm­ing artist, Mr . Hermann Dudley Murphy, has done much to reform picture-framing in America, the usual frame is no triumph of artistic perfection. A little blatant, a little "hard" and "dry," i t is "unsympa­thetic." A dozen such frames strew a wall with uncompromising rectangles without

d i g n i t y or fusing grace. T h e y don't "compose."

T H E W O R M T U R N S

Architects h a v e long e n d u r e d tor­ments at their clients' hands. T h e y have s e e n a magnificent commercial building desecrated with mon­strous a n d hideous wireless plants or with f r i g h t f u l gold-letter­ing or with those heart-breaking electric signs. T h e y have seen stately mansions made comic with f r i v ­olous p a i n t . They have seen "additions" ruin a house once ex­quisite. T h e r e was no help for all that. But here there is, and the worm has turned. Down with pictures!

A n enraged worm, h o w e v e r , may at times go to rather im-fortunate extremes, and w h e n panelled w o o d or panelled plaster rule out pic­tures, the test of the result is its looks. To me, at least, i t looks very handsome, very distingfuished, but aw­fully, awful ly lone-s 0 m e. Vaguely, it suggests the r i c h lobby of a sk-yscraper. or the grand saloon of a liner. I t is "pure design"—elegant, re­fined, impersonal, un-expressive. One sad­ly misses the pic­tures and wishes them back.

Meanwhile, o n e notes a curious in­

consistency. The drastic measure that banishes pictures still allows a stag's head on the wall. I t allows rugs of Mrs. Jones's choosing on the floor and in such places as Mrs. Jones commands. Nor has it interfered with Mrs. Jones's furniture. To be thor­oughgoing and insist on architecture pure and undefiled, why not mosaic floors and built-in furniture like the pulpit, lectern and choir-stalls of a chapel? The panelled, pictureless walls seem to hint at just that. Or is i t my prejudice?

You can never be quite sure how far the resentm.ent against a new idea springs f rom mere habit. You can, however, be sure of a lifelong affection. A l l my l i fe I have loved pictures. They have souls. Wood

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HOUSE & G A RD El

An American-made 'bench built along the lines of an old English garden seat. It is painted white, light green or dark green. 4' 6" long. $17.25; 5', $18.50; 5'6", $22

.4 the end of a garden walk or by a pool this curved seat could hr iil'i'-ril. W'liiti'. Hall/ iirri-n or dark green are the colors. Two sizes: S' long. $55; 10' long. $65

A rose arbor trellis seat of excellent lines, white, light or dark green. 8' wide, seats 4' long; $75. Other

sizes to order

G A R D E N BENCHES

IVhich may be purchased through the HocsE & G A R D E N Shopping Service, H O U S E & G A R D E N . 4 4 0 Fourth Avenue, New York Ctly.

This bench would fit in al­most any garden. White, liqht or dark green; 4' 6"

long. $14; 5' l07ig. $16

The ingenious gardener can make his own seat out of concrete. This type requires a very simple mould.

Tiles are let into the top slab

Colored tiles and concrete have been successfully combined in this curved seat. It could serve as a terminal bench or by a pool side

Equally serviceable for porch or lawn. Wfiite. light green or dark green. Table 2' x 2' 8". $16; 3'x3'. $20; chair 24" wide, $14

In a formal garden a bench of this type is best. The supports are terra cotta and the top lime­stone; 18"x60", 20i/o" high. $45

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tograph from Johnston-Hewitt Dorothy Perkins is unexcelled for the rose orhor

ROSE G A R D E N I N G FOR RESULTS C o m m o n - S e n s e F a c t s W h i c h W i l l E n a b l e Y o u t o S e l e c t , P l a n t a n d C a r e f o r Y o u r B u s h e s B o t h W i s e l y a n d W e l l

G R A C E T A B O R

I T E V E R , until you have grown them, ^ wi l l you truly appreciate roses— ugh you may think you love them to traction! And never, until you have ^wn them, wil l you really know anything )ut them, though you may read and listen the talk of wiseacres and devote yourself rer so fa i thful ly to the theories of rose ture. For the rose is at one and the he time the simplest and the most tricky ng in the world to grow — or tricky ming. to those unfamiliar with her uliarities.

To get at the root of the rose's seemingly iricious behavior, i t is necessary to go k in the history of the species, to the lestors of garden roses as we know them ay. For it is to tlieir ancestry that roses e certain ineradicable traits, tendencies A characteristics that make them do these

The roses of our gardens are divided into general classes, which are again divided

Gather roses always in the early morning or at evening if you wish them to keep

well and be at their be«t.

and subdivided by rose specialists in most complicated fashion. To these subdivisions no one pays the slightest attention, how­ever, unless he has arrived at the distinc­tion of being a near-specialist himself.

Two CLASSES OF ROSES

The two general classes, however, you must know, and these may be called by the layman's terms June roses and all-summer roses; or summer roses, and summer-and-autumn-flowering roses; or in the rosarian's language, hybrid perpetuals and hybrid teas, teas, etc. " A rose," you know, "by any other name " So call them what you choose, but note one thing and let i t never be forgotten: "hybrid perpetual" is a mis­nomer if you take it literally for what it

seems to mean, for it is synonymous with "June rose" or "summer-flowering rose" and not with "all-summer rose" or "summer-and-autumn-flowering rose." As a matter of fact, the term is not a misnomer, for it does not refer to the bloom at all, but to the character of the plant — "perpetual," that is, hardy; not killed by winter; not tender. Hence, not in need of protection. Hybrid perpetual roses are a mixed or hy­brid breed whose ancestors are mostly hardy, as distinguished f rom hybrid teas, whose ancestors are, in part at least, very tender and from an almost tropical clime.

The tea rose, so named f rom its charac­teristic odor of tea, comes curiously enough from the land of that fragrant herb, China. I t is at home only in warm sections, and by nature blooms continuously, as so many tropical or semi-tropical plants do. Seiz­ing upon this characteristic as promising, under proper manipulation, hybridizers of the western world began working with it

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as soon as it was introduced to tliem, aim­ing to produce a hardy and continuous blooming species.

They have succeeded—and they have not. No rose of tea ancestry has yet been pro­duced, to my knowledge, that is hardy in the fullest sense of the word. Yet hybrid tea roses generally are hardy enough not to be a difficult problem to the grower, even in the north; and they bloom and bloom and bloom, literally until frost nips them in the bud. So, though every rose garden must have certain of the hybrid perpetuals, or H . P.'s as they are familiarly called, the H . T.'s, or hybrid teas, should predominate in the proportion of at least three to one.

T H E TENDERER TEAS

The still tenderer tea roses tliemselves are lovely, but unless one has an extensive rose garden they are not, to my mind, worth the extra winter care which they must have, particularly since so many quite as lovely H . T.'s are available. Some­times they come through and sometimes they don't, yet you may have done exactly the same thing with tliem both times and every time.

Undoubtedly the time wil l come when such a rose as the enthusiast dreams of wi l l ac­tually exist, for until i t does hybridizers wi l l never rest! The Rugosa rose, f rom Japan, is regarded hopefully, and is already the parent or grandparent or great-great-grand­parent, as the case may be, of some very promising varieties that show a step or two in the direction of the ideal dreamed about and longed for . Probably no country in the world has a climate as trying to the rose as ours, however, and varieties that meet the standard in one section fal l very far short of it in another, owing to climatic vagaries. So it is a task of greater magni­tude to develop the ideal rose for the United States than it has been in other parts of the world.

I n addition to the disappointments which develop through ignorance of the class to which a rose belongs and ignorance, there­fore, of just what may be expected of that

variety, there is another pi t fa l l waiting for the unwary, in the shape of greenhouse varieties listed as outdoor roses by growers who are either ignorant or unscrupulous. The well-known and greatly beloved "American Beauty," for example, is dis­tinctly a greenhouse or hothouse variety, notwithstanding tlie fact that it is an H . P. rose. Listed by some growers among their line of this class, without a warning to this effect, i t is almost sure to be selected by the beginner in rose gardening as one of the most desired of all roses. I t invariably fails. There are roses suitable for outdoor culture that are also used fo r forcing, and that are equally successful f o r both pur­poses. But assure yourself that you are buying one of the latter, i f you choose a variety that is used for forcing.

Photograph by Levick The bripJit cerise-pink of Killarney Queen's open, graceful flmoers. makes it a favorite hyhrid tea

Photograph by Levick Among the newer hardy roses. Francis Scott Key is a splendid deep

red, compact sort

Photograph by Levick Richmond is another good hy­brid tea. perhaps the best scar­

let-crimson

W H E R E TO P L A N T

I t is seldom that anyone undertakes to grow garden roses anywhere but in a rose garden now, I think; yet, lest some be tempted to plant them amongst shrubbery or other flowers, it is well perhaps to say something in warning against this. There are two reasons why it should not be done. One is that roses are an imperious set and wil l not tolerate close relations with other

Photograph by Levick Ophelia, a superb flesh, salnwn and pink shaded sort, is a leader among

the cvrr-bloomers

things; and the other is, tl they never appear at th best unless they are in th proper surroundings—nam< a garden devoted exclusiv to them. Above all things garden rose is grown for flower, and the appearance the bush suffers greatly, f r the esthetic point of view, reason of the continual prij ing necessary to produce f

and abundant blooms. However, the ch acter of the bush is not particularly gra ful or attractive, even i f i t were not prur so rigorously; distinctly it is not a pict esque addition to a planting. So, whetl you have ten or ten thousand plants, ] them in a rose garden by themselves.

This garden may take any form dictal by fancy or the surroundings, but the ur of which it is composed are limited by i nature and needs of the plants in one di r tion at least. They must be kept down a width which makes it possible to rez every bit of the surface of the bed, and course every bush, without stepping off 1 walk along which the bed lies. Nothi should induce or compel the gardener to foot on the surface of the bed itself.

As tea roses and hybrid teas need oi 20" between them, this means that the b( for this class will be f rom 3' wide for t rows "staggered," or planted diagonally a alternate, to 5' wide for three rows, you have space, plan the units which are take the H . T.'s to be eitlier 40" or ( wide and set the rows 10" in from the edj of the bed and 20" apart, using two or thi rows as the case may be.

Hybrid perpetuals are much rani growing than hybrid teas and require space between them to be 2^^'. Con quently these cannot be planted more t l two rows to a bed, otherwise the bed woi be so wide it could not be tended with< breaking the rule against stepping on Four feet is usual, the plants being .set f rom the edges and here the "stagg< method really is worth while, owing to distance between tlie plants. Placed tl diagonally, the two rows wil l come only '. or thereabouts apart, while i f the plants set squarely opposite each other, they m be the fu l l 30".

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A five-foot .iJirTf of homers, the racing pigeons of today

T H E F U N I N R A I S I N G F A N C Y P I G E O N S R i d i n g a C o s m o p o l i t a n H o b b y T h a t A p p e a l s t o Y o u n g and O l d , R i c h and Poo r—Pou t ­e r s , T u m b l e r s , a n d O t h e r K i n d s w i t h F a n t a s t i c F e a t h e r s and D i s t i n c t i v e T r a i t s

Frills are small, compact birds, beautifully colored and dainty and neat in ap­

pearance

H E keeping of fancy pigeons

a highly cosmo-itan hobby. The isperous business n, the r e t i r e d e r g y m a n . the ool boy and the ck driver meet on :ommon level as eon f a n c i e r s . w people realize t the country is ;d with pigeon en-siasts until they it some of the big •ws and find end-5 rows of cages upied by a bewildering variety of birds, l y of them very handsome in form and ther, and others merely strange and odd. ;re is an old saying among pigeon breed-

"Once a fancier, always a fancier,"' , i t is true that the hobby is one which l y men ride a long time, "here is more to the pigeon fancy, ugh, than merely keeping pigeons. Of rse, there is pleasure in watching and idling the birds, but the real fascination les in breeding them so as to obtain cer-1 desired results in markings or shape, haps there is an element of chance which eals to the gambling instinct resident in 5t men, but the experienced fancier has ideal toward which he works in all his tings, and when he raises a winner, his husiasm is unbounded. 'here are several good reasons the popularity of pigeon breed-as a pastime. Only a little work

avolved in the care of a few birds. t busy commuter can do it all and I not miss his train i f he wi l l get

E . I . F A R R I N G T O N Photographs by J . M. Rutlcr and OtherB

Up but ten minutes e a r l i e r . Wealthy breeders spend thou­sands of dollars for pigeon houses, but just as good birds can be raised in a back yard lof t , and a start can be made for a few dollars, although the fancier with p l e n t y of money may be w i l l ­ing to pay a hun­dred or two fo r a single specimen that suits his eye. I t isn't necessary to

change one's clothing when going into a well kept pigeon lof t , and there is no prettier sight to the man who loves the beautiful in feathers than a choice collection of high bred pigeons.

As TO VARIETIES

When it comes to choosing the kind of pigeons to keep, the amateur fancier is likely to be perplexed, for the number of classes and varieties seems almost endless. I f he is wise, though, he will select a breed that is pretty well known and whose traits are firmly fixed. Probably fantails are the greatest favorites among beginners, for they are among the handsomest of all pigeons, hardy, intelligent and easy to handle. Yet to breed prize winners requires all the art of the most experienced fancier, so that

The fantail, in white or darker colors, is always a popular breed among ama­

teur fanciers

w h i l e fantails are good pigeons for the amateur, they are by no means strict­ly amateur's birds. White fantails are most often seen, but there a r e blacks, reds, yellows, blues and saddlebacks as well, all very proud looking little birds as they strut about on tiptoe, almost top­pling o v e r back­wards.

Pouters, too, are high in favor and

are always interesting, especially when they inflate their crops until their heads seem perched on the top of a great ball. A good pouter is tall and slender, with its flight feathers held close to its body and its legs set well back, giving i t such a t r im appear­ance and military bearing tliat one feels like addressing it as "Colonel." Pigmy pouters are simply pocket editions of their larger cousins and come in the same variety of colors, including white, red, black and yellow.

Although carrier pigeons can hardly be called good looking, even by their most ardent admirers, they are widely bred and competition at the shows is always keen. In spite of its misleading name, this is not the pigeon which is used for carrying mes­sages, as most people suppose it to be. The

bird actually employed for this pur­pose is the homer, which is a wholly difTerent sort of pigeon, with strong wings and a broad chest, but no un­usual markings to attract the un-

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: jacobin wears a feather boa the year 'round, almost hiding

its eyes

A pair of carriers. These are not the birds used in carrying messages—that service is performed by

homers

A good pouter is tall and slender, trim looking and with an almost

military bearing

HO USE & GARDE

white enamel frame, awn­ing stripe cretonne in dull rose, blue and purple. $10. Cretonne, 60 cents a yard

iiiiiiiiiriiiiiiii mm A Japanese screen of tan poplin with natural color em-hroidered cherry blossoms.

Dark wood frame, $8.75

Lower front panels, green poplin; upper. Japanese pa per, cherry blossom designs. Back, Nippon scene, $12.50

Linenized crash for screens. Black and tan blocks alter­nating with broad orange-brown stripe. 36", 48 cents

For screen covering, linen­ized crash of raspberry, black and tan alternating stripes. 36" wide sells for 48 cents

Contrasting with the white enamel frame is a cretonne covering of Chinese design in dark blue, red and black on white ground, $15

At the back may be seen a willow screen I' hich comes in natural color. 5' 2" high. $20: stained, $2.50 extra. At the left, a willow sewing chair. Price icithout cushion in natural willow. $8.25; stain­ed. $9.75. Willow sewing stand 28" high, 17" across top: natural finish, f^8.25; stained. $7.50; lining. $1.75 extra. The smaller chair, height 22", seat 18" X 18", natural finish, $5.25; stained,

$6.75; cushions extra

SCREENS FOR T H E P O R C H OR F O R T H A T S U M M E R

H O M E The addresses of shops where the articles shown on these pages can be procured will he furnished on application. Purchases can be made throufih the H O U S E & G A R D E N Shopping Service, H O U S E & G A R D E N . 4 4 0 Fourth .4venne,

New York City. The woodwork is white enamel, the covering sateen to match color scheme in room, $11.75. With mahogany frame for the same price

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Giant Pascal, the old standby, is the best winter celery. Plant

about July Isi

A late garden shoiving the carrots, beets and other root crops ar­ranged with the best economy of space for efficient cultivation

Scarlet Horn, a good fall carrot, is usually ready in September.

Sow in July

T H E L A T E G A R D E N A N D ITS USEFULNESS

C r o p s T h a t W i l l M a k e t h e G a r d e n O n e H u n d r e d P e r C e n t E f f i c i e n t U n t i l t h e F a l l F r o s t — E l e v e n t h H o u r V e g e t a b l e s

A D O L P H K R U H M

I"^HE mission of the late garden is dis­tinctly two-fold. I n the first place it

revents the ground f rom becoming a mass f weeds, tlius reducing the chances for ext year's weed crops. Second-r, i t increases the productive apacity of the garden as a whole y nearly one-third.

About July 1st, take stock of le various rows in your garden nd size up their future possibili-ies." Wherever a row has almost omt the bulk of its crop, clear t without regrets, to make room or late crops. This applies parti-ularly to rows of peas, lettuce, pring radishes and other early egetables.

I n this manner, you w i l l soon md quite a number of rows avail-hie fo r such late crops as beets, arrots, celery, winter radishes, urnips and rutabagas. Parsnip .nd salsify do not deserve to be :onsidered here, since both require L long growing season.

CROP ROTATION

In planning for subsequent Dlantings in the home garden, i t pays to keep in mind the common principles of crop rotation. Each :rop extracts certain elements f rom the soil. The soil then re­quires either a whole season's rest or a heavy application of the right kind of fertilizer to make up the deficiency caused by the first crop. Since constant utilization of the ground is advocated, it cannot get tiie needed rest, and since elements in fertilizer require some time to become available as plant food, the thing to do is to see that the crops in a row are changed. Plant your winter radishes in spent lettuce

rows. Celery plants may be set in early bean rows as late as August first. Beets wil l do well where onions and radishes grew. See to it that turnips and rutabagas

Delicious winter radishes can be grown from seed planted about July 1st. The varieties here are Long Black Spanish. Celestial and China Rose. China produces first and Spanish will go on

until Novem ber

For fall use. choose Purple Top White Globe turnips. Thin out to stand 4" apart in the row and avoid unshapely roots

do not follow radishes. Both belong to the same plant family botanically, and i f the radishes attract maggots, these are sure to attack the turnips.

Unless your soil is very stiff, hard and dry, it wil l not be neces­sary to dig it for these late crops. I f the garden has received con­stant cultivation since spring, the soil wi l l be in nearly ideal, mellow condition for all root crops. Just clear tlie rows of all weeds, hoe them thoroughly both ways, rake and then make the fur row to re­ceive the seeds. Since, as a gen­eral rule, all soils are rather dry on the surface during July and .\ugust. all seeds should be sown deeper during the summer than in the spring. I f you sowed seeds j/^" deep in Apr i l , sow them 1" deep in July, and so on.

As a rule I do not advocate watering the garden with a hose, but i f a shower is missing about the time that you complete your sowing for late crops, give the garden a good soaking. Do not sprinkle the surface today and do a little more of it tomorrow, but see that the moisture soaks in sev­eral inches. As soon as the sur­face dries off sufficiently, so that you can walk on the ground, get busy with either hand or wheel-hoe. Break the crust, create a dust mulch and thus preserve the moisture underneath.

L A T E ROOT CROPS

While the leading variety of beets, f o r winter use, is Long Smooth Blood, this sort is not practical for sowing in the late garden, since it requires f rom 85 to 100 days to reach good size.

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Either Detroit Dark Red or Eclipse wil l make splendid crops of smooth roots, aver­aging 3" to 4" in diameter, between July 15th and middle of October, when the roots should be pulled, and tops cut off. Store the roots in a frost-proof cellar, in a box with sand or dry soil.

Light frosts, that are apt to occur toward the end of September, wi l l not injure the roots, whid i take advantage of every warm, sunny day to increase in size and firmness. T o be successful with beets for fall crops, it is imperative that the soil should be pressed in firm contact with the seeds, while quick germination should be encouraged by

timely watering. Constant cultivation and judicious thinning of the rows should be employed to hasten the development of the roots which, in sweet quality, wi l l often surpass the spring grown product. •

I n our garden three sorts of carrots are planted in preference to all the rest. Scar­let Horn, Chantenay and Danvers mature in the order mentioned, and while Danvers is the latest, we have frequently harvested fine 6" roots, 1 Yz" in diameter at the crown, by the middle of October f rom seeds sown July 20. Danvers is the best keeper, and for this reason we plant Chantenay and Scarlet Horn for use during the fall months.

.Scarlet Horn is usually ready in Septe: ber. Chantenay perfects handsome 5" ro< in 65 to 75 days f rom date of planting, that no gap need occur in the supply of c: rots. W i t h Danvers as a sort for winter u you may enjoy carrots f rom early in Se tember until the following spring frc plantings made as late as July. Of com there is a special sort of carrot for winl use, called Long Orange. But. as in t case of Long Smooth Blood Beet, it i quires a long season in which to grow good size, and it is ratlier coarse, with a b: yellow heart, as compared with Danvei

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I N V I T I N G G A R D E N E N T R A N C E S

T w o in C a l i f o r n i a T w o in New Jersey

PliolQgraphs by

Chas. Alma Byers and George C . Duy Rogers The entrance to one garden in Cali­fornia has been fashioned after a Japanes pattern. The rough slab gate and the open trellis roof are both unusual. Lamps hung either side light the icay and extend their

invitation through the darkness

The roofed gate idea came from the lych gate of the English rural church. Here it is modified to suit its use with boulder pil­

lars in a New Jersey garden

An ingenious landscape architect fash­ioned for a New Jersey property this en­trance lantern. T^ampblack and Venetian

red were mixed in the concrete batch

Back to California again, lohere iron lan­terns cap boulder posts arid show their glimmer in the night time through the

branches of the palm

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lotograpl) by Beals In the seaside garden one prefers masses of dominating color

F L O W E R S F O R T H E S E A S I D E G A R D E N A L i s t o f t h e V a r i e t i e s B e s t S u i t e d t o S t a n d t h e Sea A i r a n d W i n d s a n d P r o d u c e E f f e c t s f o r a S h o r t T i m e

E L I Z A B E T H L E O N A R D S T R A N G

" G E N E R A L L Y speaking, the seaside . J garden is a garden of short season, "hat is, i t is needed for only about four lonths, during the presence of its owner rom early in June to perhaps the end of leptember. The early spring and late fall owers need not be considered, and so it omes about that we can plan for larger lasses of each kind of bloom than are pos-ible in the full-time garden wi th its wider ariety.

Considered f rom the landscape view-loint, we instinctively feel that the broad, imple lines obtaining at the shore should le met with breadth of treatment in the •lanting arrangement. I n this way each ndividual garden, while contributing to the larmony of the landscape, w i l l in itself be L miniature of the whole. As distinct f r o m he more intimate city back yard, here we io not stoop over a 2 x 4 bed to admire a )ansy, but prefer masses of dominating :olor that make us draw long, deep breaths; :hat fill the eyes without our having to nove them f r o m side to side; that complete ;he picture of "waves that never break on the beach," fleecy banks of clouds, i l l imit­able sketches of blue sky and crescents of sandy shingle.

Yet these masses of bloom, while broad in their general appeal, should be delicate

in color. Larkspur of an ocean blue, pink, creamy white, pale yellow, orange, and co­balt blue—these are fitting. As echoes or shadows of the foregoing, choose some of grey gjeen, old rose and lavender blue. Such tints wi l l harmonize better than the hot, screaming masses of scarlet salvia, nas­turtiums or cerise petunias, the mixture of which humbles the grand opera effect to the level of opera bouffe.

I t may safely be asserted that unless they are actually exposed to the sea or rocks, all perennials of average ease of cultivation wi l l succeed in the seashore garden. The moisture and mildness usually present in die atmosphere near the ocean are conducive to luxuriant growth, so that i f shelter and good soil are provided the plants are almost certain to thrive.

M E E T I N G SEASIDE CONDITIONS

On the other hand, to meet the opposite conditions—that is, poor soil and exposure —certain plants have been found especially suitable. These we may divide roughly into three periods of bloom: late spring or early summer, midsummer, and fal l .

For the first period, the following are excellent for tlie reason that they come into bloom in May and sometimes last well into June: Phlox suhulata wi l l carpet the

ground with brilliant sheets of white and pink, as wi l l hardy candytuft {Iberis sem-pervirens) wi th its glistening white masses, and dwarf Sedum acre. Other plants of a diminutive type that appear at the same time are the sea t h r i f t {Armeria maritima), with slender stemmed pink blossoms; grass pinks, arabis and cerastium, all grey fo l i ­age; Iceland poppies, yellow, orange and white; and dark green mats of creeping thyme.

I n especially difficult situations the money­wort {Lysimachui nummularia) may be re­lied upon to cover the ground with its creeping stems and little yellow bells, but it must not be planted where it may become a pest. A l l of the above-mentioned plants are small and better adapted to a rocky bank than to tlie flower garden proper; tliough, used as edgings to the beds of the latter, they wil l start the season daintily.

We may now divide the midsummer group of plants into two classes: those that look better in a wi ld garden or planted in­formally along the edges of the shrubbery, and the distinctly gardenesque flowers. Both groups are peculiarly adapted to seashore conditions.

For grouping informally we must choose a few kinds that wi l l be effective enough

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T H E R E S I D E N C E O F H U G O B A L L I N , E S Q . , A T S A U G A T U C K , C O N N

The entrance was built without plan or elevation, the owner supervising the job. Native labor was used in all the work. Thus, it was the local blacksmith who made the iron rail shown in the arch. The trees about the place contributed the rafters

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4 At the south end of the studio is a balcony 28' x 8'. It serves as a writing room and hall between bedrooms. The baluster is a

built-in bookcase

The studio is a large room—40' x 28' with walls 19' high. jt. window 15' x 20' lights it. The walls are sand finished and the

woodwork opaque stain

The vestibule loalls are soft bi-own, the plaster laid directly on hollow tile. The marble floor

is from an old dismantled house

Hollow tile was used—6,500 of them put in place by three masons and seven helpers in tiventy-seven working days. The whole was then covered with cement.

There is one chimney to serve the four flues

The house contains five bedrooms, three baths, dining-room, kitchen, pantry, laundry, workroom, studio, dining-porch and flat roof. The last feature is well used as a sleeping porch

The dining-room walls are blue, the curtains broad yellow and blue stripes, the table blue with gold decorations, the console broad blue and its brackets gold; floor dark blue with yellow rv.g

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T H E S E L F - S U S T A I N I N G A Q U A R I U M O r n a m e n t a l F i s h , W a t e r a n d A q u a t i c P l a n t s C o - E x i s t H a r m o n i o u s l y i n t h e B a l a n c e . G las s T a n k — A N a t u r a l and L i t t l e K n o w n L i f e T r a n s p l a n t e d t o Y o u r D i n i n g - R o o m Windo>

E L S I E T A R R S M I T H

WH E N you mention aquariums to the average person, one of two

pictures w i l l probably flash before his mental vision. The first, and the more usual, is that of a globular, bare glass bowl containing one large, domineering goldfish and another smaller, dispirited one which d r i f t in circumscribed circles and twi tch their eyes spasmodically at a black-and-white cat crouched on the mid­dle of a Persian rug. The second is of a wall lined wi th great tanks through whose glass sides angel-fish, cods and mud-puppies indifferently regard the scarcely less human appearing crowd on the far side of the protecting brass guard ra i l . I f you persist and begin to enlarge upon the pleasures of aquarium keeping, your listener is apt to put you down as a scien­tist or merely a person lacking in a sense of the fitness of things.

A l l this, I say, is true of the average case. The exceptions, the people who know the possibilities of a real "balanced" aqua­rium, will meet your enthusiastic remarks about fifty per cent, more than half way.

W H A T " B A L A N C E " SIGNIFIES

A balanced aquarium is one in which the plant l i fe "balances" that of the fish, so that both exist and thrive indefinitely in a perfectly natural state. Fish inhale oxygen like all other forms of animal l ife and ex­hale carbonic acid gas. Plants inhale this gas, the carbon of which they turn into vegetable tissue while they pur i fy the oxy­gen and set i t free for the animal l i fe to take up again. So i f you put fish and aquatic plants in water together, one helps to support the other, and with the aid of tadpoles, newts, snails and other small

denizens of the pond, some of which a c t as scavengers, you have a little system so com­plete in itself that it wi l l re­quire very l i t ­tle attention— merely an oc­casional addi­tion of water to m a k e up for t h a t lost by ev a p o r a-tion, the feed­ing of the ani­mal l i fe , and o n c e in a w h i l e t h e cleaning of the glass walls.

T h e b e s t aquariums are those made of a good strong iron f r a m e , w i t h p l a t e glass sides fas-t e n e d w i t h

This bowl aquarium of green and white Japanese ware, 22" in diameter, may be had complete with fish and plant for ?25

Another type with green rim, flowers painted on the side, 15" X15" on a 28" white enamel wood stand, $25

Photograph by Dr. E . Bade

The balanced aquarium should stand near a window where it will get light without

too direct rays of the sun

waterproof cement, the whole framework being secured to a slate or marble bottom. As no part of the metal touches the water, there is absolutely no danger f rom rust, and barring accidents they are practically indestructible. The all-glass aquarium is very pretty to look at, but it possesses the disadvantage of being liable to break through expansion or contraction with sud­den changes of temperature, and of course the slightest crack wi l l completely destroy its usefulness.

The ordinary fish globe is almost useless for aquaria purposes, the water surface ex­posed to the air being too small to allow a proper supply of oxygen to be absorbed

f rom the atmosphere. Constant changin of the water is therefore necessary, witi consequent bad results to even tlie mos hardy fish, and certain death to the mor delicate varieties.

T H E BEST LOCATION

The placing of the aquarium is a mos important matter. I t should have plenty o light, and a position close to a window i therefore most suitable. Avoid a southen exposure, as too much sun wil l overhea the water, exhaust the oxygen, and resul in the loss of valuable specimens. I f , how ever, a southern window is the only on available, some means can readily be de vised to intercept the excessive heat.

Placing the aquarium outdoors during th summer months will be found to result ii no possible benefit to the fish. On the con trary, i t favors the growth of algae to sucl an extent that the water turns green an( unsightly and must be changed.

The soil in which the plants are to gro\ must be filled in to a dep^ sufficient to pro vide a firm anchorage. About 3" is dee] enough for all practical purposes.

Most of the aquatic plants suitable fo aquarium purposes thrive well in pur gravel, and this will be found the most satis factory material for general use. The ordi nary bird gravel can be employed, but i should be topped with a layer of a mucl coarser kind, as this wi l l keep the fish fror uprooting the plants. Sea shells shoulc never be used, as they are composed o lime which is injurious to the health of th' fish.

Unless the aquarium is of a very largi size, i t is best to avoid all rock work or pot tery ornaments; they are too artificial ii appearance and out of harmony with th-other con­ten t s . I n any use witl i tion.

I n i n g tion

case, them cau-

mak-selec-f rom

the numer­ous differ­ent aquatic plants that a r e avail-a b 1 e, be careful to s e l e c t those that have been found to be the best o x y g e n m a k e r s , fo r plants d i f f e r greatly in t h i s re-s p e c t. Species of M i 11 f o i l (M y r i o-

This one is 16" across, with a height of 10". The stand is liy-i" high. Natural color, $15; stained, $16.50 complete

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togiaph by Dr. E. Bade In contrast to the variegated yellowish white and jet black of her mate, the female Gambusia is of a modest olive green color

Photograph by Dr A good specimen of the male Veil-tail goldfish. Note the short, stocky body and highly developed fins. He would cost about $40

Among tlie good aqua­rium, plants is fanwort

—Cabomba aquatica

yllum), Fa n w o rt 'abomba aquatica), immon arrowhead >a gittaria natans), ud-plant {Hetheran-era reniformis) and lodea densa are five

the very best and ost o r n a m e n t a l ants for the aqua-iim. They are all pid growers, and it therefore advisable

5t to plant too dense-in the beginning,

rom three to six :althy stems should ; fastened together ith a strip of t infoi l id the whole tied osely to a small stone or piece of crockery id planted in the gravel. Ample room lould be given for development, and it is ell not to plant within 2" of the sides of le aquarium, so that there wi l l be room

clean the glass without disturbing the ants. When all the plants have been put in

ace, fill the aquarium with water very irefully so as not to disturb the bottom, his is best done by putting some small ves-:1, such as a cup or tumbler, in the aqua-um. The water is then poured direct into lis smaller vessel f rom which

flows gently over the edge, i l l to wi t l i in about 2" of the )p. The water used must not be

)0 hard, or in other words must ot contain much lime, iron or .ilphur. Rain or river water or le ordinary soft drinking water s it runs f rom household fau-ets may be used, but well water ) not suitable.

When water and plants are in, : is a good plan to allow the quarium to rest for a few days 3 give the plants a chance to oot and to make some oxygen efore stocking it with fish.

This process of oxygen mak-i g is most interesting and i f one kratches when the sun shines hrough the glass walls he wi l l ee the small silver-like beads on

the plants which are glob­ules of pure oxygen.

SELECTING T H E F I S H

The selection of fish for the aquarium must be largely a matter of indi­vidual taste, as there are some hundreds of suitable varieties, ranging from the common pond fish, such as |)erch, dace and shiner, to the gorgeous hued Para­dise fish and the marvelous developments of artificial breeding, t h e Comet-tail, the Celestial-telescope and t h e Japanese Fringe-tail goldfish.

I t is, however, a good plan for beginners to confine themselves to common goldfish of small size as being ex­tremely hardy; these w i l l stand for much experimenting and are not costly to replace in the event of non-success.

Care must be taken to avoid any over­crowding with its consequent danger to the fish, due to lack of sufficient oxygen.

I t wi l l occasionally happen, especially be­fore the plants have firmly rooted, that the oxygen in the aquarium wil l become some­what exhausted, a condition which wi l l be indicated at once by the fish constantly com-

Elodea densa is differ­ent in form but no less

desirable to use

Photograph by Dr. E . Bade

The male Paradise fish, reddish brown fins, is a popular variety. This shows

ivith bluish stripes and him about natural size

ing to the surface and trying to breathe the overhead atmosphere. This may be relieved by opening the win­dow and letting some fresh air blow over the surface, and then adding a few cupfuls of fresh water, pour­ing it f rom a height of about a foot or so. This wi l l aerate the e x h a u s t e d water enough to relieve con­ditions, which may be the result of not air­ing the room enough.

A few fresh-water snails wi l l be found

useful, as they feed on the algae, of which every aquarium tends to produce much more than is desirable. There are two or three suitable varieties of these interesting molluscs, all of which thrive well, and even increase, in the aquarium.

SOME O T H E R ACCESORIES

Water newts and other small amphibians can also be kept with advantage, and de­spite a popular belief to the contrary, wi l l live in perfect peace and harmony with their fellow captives. Their reptile-like

forms give them a strange fas­cination for most people, and whether resting lazily on the vegetation that floats on the sur­face, or lurking in strangely con­torted attitudes on the gravelly bottom, they are always among the first of the inmates to attract attention.

The tadpole in the aquarium affords an opportunity to study at close range the wonderful process of f rog development f rom perfect fish to lung breath­ing animal, and no study can be more instructive and entertain­ing. I t is possible to take the spawn as i t is found in the ponds and watch it hatch out into little wriggling tadpoles, just head and tail, pass f r o m that into the more fish-like state, until finally the perfect f rog developes.

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M I T I G A T I N G C O N C R E T E A N D S T U C C O U G L I N E S S

W h i c h C a n Be A c c o m p H s h e d b y F i n i s h , T i l e s , M o s a i c s , W i n d o w s , B r i c k T r i m a n d S h a d o w s

H A R O L D D O N A L D S O N E B E R L E I N

CO N C R E T E and cement stucco houses have come to stay.

They represent the latest phase in the evolution of domestic architec­ture both in point of structure and general exterior aspect. They wi l l unquestionably constitute an in­creasingly important and perma­nent element to be considered in the future because of tlie strength, dur­ability and economy of cement as a building material. But concrete and cement stucco houses have a serious limitation so far as their ap­pearance is concerned. An unre­lieved concrete or cement stucco wall surface, unless managed with more than exceptional adroitness by the architect, is ugly and re­pulsive. There is no denying the uncompromising fact. We may as well honestly admit it.

CONCRETE A N D STUCCO REMEDIES

The majority of cement stucco houses are either of frame con­struction with the stucco coating applied over expanded metal lath nailed to rough siding, or else of hollow tile plastered over with stucco. The concrete house, on the other hand, has walls of solid con­crete, poured in a fluid state into board moulds which are removed when the mixture has set. A house built of concrete blocks, previously prepared, laid in the manner of

Two elements are responsible for the beauty of this en­trance—the rotigh finish of the stucco itself and the shadoio afforded by the projecting porch. Allen W.

Jackson, architect

brick or stone, is also to be recko a concrete house.

Ordinarily speaking, the surf of a cement stucco or conci house lacks the emphasis and c trast of color and shadow a therefore, lacks interest. I t is 2 usually harsh and crude. Possi remedies may best be conside under the heads of texture, cc and relief by projection j shadow.

The surface of a concrete w may be scratched while "green" a covered with a finishing coat cement stucco floated smooth else, when dry, it may be either 1 rough or dressed down to appro mate smoothness by bush ha mcring, which wil l leave the agg gate plainly exposed to view. T roughening does, it is true, ere; some welcome variety from 1 monotonous commercial appearai of bridge piers or railway reta ing walls, but the "skinning" of 1 concrete is open to the objecti that the "pores" of the wall are k bare to the action of the weatl and the penetration of moisture.

Another way of varying the te ture is to float the final stucco c( with a rough board, instead of w; a smooth float, drawing the stro in a long arc. Then again, the flo: are sometimes pulled straight aw f rom the thick mixed stucco ai

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The factors which here mitigate the concrete nakedness are the wide overhanging eaves, the sm,all window and door panes, the inde7ited arches and mosaic work. Mann £ MacNeille, architects

The judicious use of glazed terra cotta decoraiions in color make an effective ornamentation for the cement house. The indented

entrance porch and the arched window panels also help

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In this country house, of which Edmund B. Gil­christ is architect, brick trim, has been attrac­tively combined with rough concrete finish

he suction thus created pulls the material nto an agreeably rough surface that affords lumerous spots of shadow. Stil l another ivay to liven the texture is to "comb" the surface while "green" with a wooden comb Dr fan in the manner employed by the old English plasterers so that the wall shows a fine herring-bone pattern like that in coarse cocoa matting. Ingenuity wil l probably suggest additional methods of Chaining other pleasing results.

The attempt sometimes made to improve color by mixing various pigments with the cement, though at times it may be attended with fairly satisfactory re­sults, can hardly be con­sidered as a generally advisable or desirable thing to do. The addition of coloring matter sometimes weakens the concrete and there is almost always di f -liculty in getting uniform­ity of hue. Moreover, the range of tones to be gained in this way is limited and difiicult to control in suc­cessive admixtures of pig­ment. I t thus becomes ad­visable to consider a coat­ing which, however, ought to be non-corroding and hard-drying. The residu­um of oil in a lead and oil paint after drying is acted upon by the alkali in die cement and forms a soapy mixture that never gets hard. Various washes and cold water paints are highly absorbent of mois­ture and after wet weather s t r e a k s and discolored

patches appear. Then, too, a glue or case­in binder in such i)aint is soon disintegrated by the action of alkali in the cement and the color flakes and washes off. Despite the chemical deterioration, the effect of many such washes wi l l last a fairly long time and, on a house of ordinary size, i t is not a difficult matter nor prohibitively expensive to renew the wash when desirable.

I f whitewash is used, the government Lighthouse Mixture wi l l be found highly

A flat stucco wall face totally unadorned. But casement windoics give it the master touch.

Delano &• Aldrich, architects

satisfactory. There are some special stucco washes that have been compounded which fu l f i l l all the desiderata, producing a perma­nent color and excluding dampness. The objection is sometimes seriously made that i t is not quite honest to color concrete or cement stucco artificially. I t may be an­swered that such application of color in­volves no more sham than does the dying of raw silk to get a required hue. In some

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The house is set on the edge of a hill and grows up out of its setting of trees. One floor is brick, the second stucco with some half-timber. A large living-room, library, dining-room and kitchen occupy the first floor; four chambers, two baths and sleeping porch above

T H E R E S I D E N C E of M R S . M A R I O N F. L O C K W O O D at H A C K E N S A C K , N E W JERSEY

DAVID M. ACH, architect

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The (GARDENERS KALENDARl

J U N E , 1916 Morning Star: Jupiter Evening Star: Venus

Tliirty Days

This Kalendar of the gardener 's labors is aimed as a reminder for undertaking all his tasks in season. It is fitted to the latitude of the Mid­dle States, but its serv­ice should be available for the whole country if it be remembered that for every one hundred miles north or south there is a difference of from five to seven days later or earlier in the performing of garden and farm operations.

1. Ascension Day. Sun rises 4:32; Sun sets 7:24.

Hedges require fre­quent attention. T h e oftener they are clipped the more perfect they be­come, whether they are evergreen or deciduous.

2. The most important work now in the garden and around the grounds is spraying for insects and diseases. All sorts of pests are easily con­trolled if steps are taken in time.

3. King George V born, 1865.

Bedding out of all kinds should be imme­diately finished, a n d tender plants may be set out now. Look over the beds and replace any voids.

4. Sunday after Ascen­sion.

All newly set out plants, all transplanted trees and shrubs must be provided with sufficient moisture at the roots. Early morning or late evening is the best time for watering.

11. Pentecost. Whit Sunday.

I f the weather is at all dry a mulch of half rot­ted manure is advisable on the cane fruits. These plants are surface root­ers, and can't stand drought.

18. Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Trinity Sunday.

Lettuce runs to seed very quickly in summer. To avoid this, keep the plants well w a t e r e d , plenty of food in the soil, and shade with cheese­cloth frames.

25. First Sunday after Trinity.

Successive sowings of a great many of the an­nuals for the flower garden a r e advisable. Asters, clarkia, calliopsis, stocks, phlox, etc., are all timely.

5. Don't neglect suc-cessional sowings of the crops that require it, like beans, lettuce, beets, car­rots, corn, cucumbers and late cabbages, cauli­flower, Brussels sprouts, kale and celery.

12. Keep a sharp look­out in the orchard for fire blight; remove any infected branches a t once, and take out any peach trees infected with yellow or curculio, else it will spread.

19. Alabama sunk , 1864.

Keep all the dead flow­ers removed from the peonies, etc. They not only look unsightly, but are a needless drain on the plant's vitality.

26. Summer pruning should be practiced, par­ticularly on fruit bear­ing trees. Remove all weak interior branches. Keep at this steadily throughout the summer and you will be surprised at the results.

6. A few plants of the English forcing type of cucumber in a cold frame with a few branches of pea brush for the vines to run on, will produce qualities of those long, high quality cucumbers,

13. Make a practice of pruning all the early flowering shrubs, imme­diately after flowering. Among these are spiraeas, deutzia. Lilac exochordia. weigela, tamarix, and a number of others.

20. Q u e e n Victoria crowned. 1837.

Tall plants like dahlias, hollyhock, rudbeckia. he-lianthus, d e l p h i n i u m , lilies, etc.. should be staked. All require some kind of support to keep from being blown over.

27. C. Vanderbilt born, 1794

Sow row corn, beans, lettuce, turnips and rad­ishes for succession. Sow for winter, ruta baga and winter radishes; k e e p plants well thinned and cultivate frequently.

7. The rose bug is one pest that doesn't succumb to poison. It is a borer, and the only way to save your flowers is to pick the bugs off, dropping them into a bucket con­taining a little kerosene.

14. Flag Day. Stop cutting asparagus

just as soon as the peas are bearing well; it ruins an asparagus bed to con­tinue cutting until late in the season.

21. Sweet peas require some attention if you would have them con­tinue flowering. P i c k the flowers twice a day, mulch heavily around the roots, and keep well watered.

28. If you want good muskmelons the plants m u s t have attention. Spread the vines, peg them down, spray with Bordeaux and place small boards under the fruit when formed.

8. Intelligent thinning of fruit will produce sur­prising results. You get practically the same bulk, but of a much better quahty; thin a p p l e s , pears, peaches, grapes, plums, etc.

15. Ember Day. You will find your cut

flowers will keep much better if you gather them in early morning and late evening and Dlunge them in cold water in a dark room.

22. Corpus Christi. When cutting r o s e s

don't leave the stems too long. Keep all the brier growth removed, a n d pinch off all dead flowers and keep down weed growth.

29. Saint Peter's. Don't neglect your as­

paragus bed. Keep it well cultivated, apply salt frequently and dust the plants with hellebore or arsenate of lead to kill the asparagus beetle.

9. Charles D i c k e n s died. 1870.

All vegetable plants that require it should be tied up, such as tomatoes and lima beans. Those that require hilling are beans, corn, etc.

16. Full Moon. Remove all seed pods

from rhododendrons and other flowering ever­greens of this type. These plants must never suffer for water; use leaf mold or rotted sod for top dressing.

23. Don't neglect the carnations in the field or greenhouse, as n e x t year's supply of flowers d e p e n d s upon them. Keep pinched back and well cultivated, and spray frequently w i t h Bor­deaux mixture.

30. Sun rises 4:31. Sun sets 7:35.

Bedding plants such as geraniums, coleus, alter-nanthera, etc., should be pinched frequently to make the bed solid; pinch out the top with thumb and first finger.

10. Keep the cultivator working in your garden. Cultivate the farm crop as frequently as possible and use the scuffle-hoe in the flower garden; you must keep down the weed growth.

17. Battle of Bunker Hifl, 1775.

Late sowings of fall crops such as celery, cab­bage, etc., should be made in beds when they can be partially shaded I and "damped down."

24. Salem Fire, 1914. Palms and other deco­

rative foliage plants for home use can be hard­ened up considerably by placingthem out-of-doors now in a well sheltered place.

"See yonder rose bud rich in dew,

Among its native Briers sae coy,

How soon it tines its scent and hie

When pud and worn a common toy."

BURNS.

I wondered at the bounteous hoiurs. The slow result of winter's showers; You scarce could see the grass for flowers.

TENNYSON.

Mist in Maye and heat in June, Makes the harvest right soone.

The highest peak in the world is 6L090 feet above the lowest point in the sea bot­tom. On a 6 foot globe this would equal 1-10 inch.

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F R O M T H R E E G A R D E N E R S ' N O T E B O O K S

E x p e r i e n c e s R e l a t e d b y H O U S E & G A R D E N R e a d e r s o n D i s t i l l i n g ; F l o w e r P e r f u m e , S a v i n g A z a l e a s a n d G r o w i n g S t u r d y R o o t s

VSTILLING SLOWER ^ERFUME

1 T is really a v e r y

e a s y matter to capture tlie d e l i g h t f u 1

ragrance of flowers. Many people

iiay like to try the following plan hich wil l always give good results i t l i any sweet-scented blossoms. .Imost the only thing which it wi l l e needful to purchase wi l l be a lass fmmel with the narrow end

Irawn out to a very fine point. 5uch an article could be procured "rom any chemist's store. I t should )e borne in mind that for the pur­pose there must be no opening at i l l in the lower portion of the fun-lel, this being simply pointed, as :an be noticed f rom an examination Df the accompanying photograph. We shall now require a little stand to keep the funnel upright. This :an be made in any way which 5eems convenient; the one in the picture was formed wi t l i some wooden uprights, the funnel being supported with a loop of wire between the two pieces of wood.

A small amount of ice wi l l now be needed. This should be broken into small fragments and it must be sufficient to fill the funnel entirely. Underneath the fun­nel stand a receptacle of some kind which should be absolutely clean. Now bring the fragrant flowers, which should have been freshly gathered, and stand them near to the apparatus. I t is best to carry out this plan in a still room where there is no seri­ous draught. The blossoms should be fair­ly close to tlie ice-filled funnel, and when tliey are in position a small amount of salt is sprinkled on the ice. I n this way a freezing mixture is produced. Af t e r an interval i t wi l l be noticed that a drop forms on the pointed end of the funnel and this is succeeded by others. Of course, the moisture of the atmosphere condenses on the extremely cold surface of the outside of the funnel, and this is responsible for the drops. While tliis process of condensation is going forward the volatile es­sence, which is given out by the flowers, is combining with the moisture and the result is that a highly perfumed liquid is accu­mulating in the receptacle. This naturally exactly resembles tlie per­fume of the flower, and is the near­est approach to the real scent which could be secured. Indeed, many people who have captured scent in this way declare that they prefer it to that which they can buy in the shops. Of course, all this manu­factured perfume is skilfully com­bined, and hardly any of it can be called a pure essence. The perfume captured in the manner described wi l l not keep indefinitely unless it is mixed with about an equal amount of spirits of wine. I t may then be bottled up and used in the usual manner, being quite satisfac­tory in every way.

S . Leonard Basfin.

BETTER ROOTS FOR VEGETABLES

T H E large

Place the freshly picked florcers close to the funnel, which is packed toith crushed ice and salt. While the moisture is condensing on the glass the volatile essence

of the flowers is distilled

The funnel must be drawn to a point. There should he no opening at the top. A stand for it can be easily constructed

the conveyers and the fine tender root­

lets that are so small they can hardly be seen in the soil are the actual food takers. I t wi l l readily be seen that i f for any reason the main roots are cramped or remain huddled in a restricted zone, these delicate feeding roots must obtain but limited nourishment and natu­rally be fewer in number than where the main roots can extend themselves.

As the season advances, the dis­advantage to the plant and to the gardener in weakness and meager yield wi l l be apparent.

Aside f rom the depth of soil preparation, a moderate instead of a copious water supply in early spring and regular cultivation f rom

the beginning of growth, as inducements to i ' X | ' ; i i i > i \ r i iM.11110, rmnii can "he done by deep setting. Of course, this is impossible with vegetables that are planted where they are to grow and capable only of a certain depth of seed planting, but with some of the kinds that are transplanted f rom a seed bed to a permanent location, the root zone of the plant can be increased by a deeper set­ting. This is so wi th plants that root readi­ly f rom the stem, as ihe tomato. Wi th the potato, a deeper planting of the seed pieces results in deeper rooting.

The accompanying illustration shows two tomato plants which, when set May 12th, were of the same size and vigor. The lower one in the illustration was set down 5" into the ground so that earth covered the stem, between the crosses and the smooth part of the stem as shown. Just the top was exposed.

The upper one had its root system merely covered to the line of previous growth. By May 28th. the plant that was set deeply had developed roots upon the buried stem

shown in the picture. The top had grown much larger. The other plant had made a comparatively limited growth.

Later in the season, the deeply set plant outspread all others, sur­passing them in yield as well as in growth. M. Roberts Conover.

as

SUCCESS WITH AN AZALEA

I

The result of deep planting. Both plants were set at the same time, the upper shallow, the lower 5" deep

T H I N K the ma­

jority of ama­teur flower cultivators do

not succeed with azaleas. They may keep one alive a year or two after it comes f rom a greenhouse, but blossoms, i f any, are few and far between and soon the plant is allowed to die a lingering death, or is discarded utterly.

Azaleas had been brought into our house at holiday times for sev­eral years in succession, but, how­ever beautiful at first they soon

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The decorations make this orange-tinted willow set especially attractive for the porch. The cushions are of printed linen irith yellow background and design in orange and blue to match the furniture. Table. $14; chair. $26.25; settee. $44

S E E N I N T H E S H O P S The addresses of shops where the articles shown on these pages can be procured ivill be gladly furnished on request. Purchases may be tnade through the HOUSE & GARDES Shopping Service, HOUSE & GARDEN, 440 Fourth Avenue, New York

This porch hammock can be transformed into a divan by folding windshield and ends under mattress and dr&pping the concealed legs. In green, white and khaki. Mattress, windshield, etc.. of canvas. Steel frame. 28" a; 72", $8.50

Garden basket and tools, trimmed and lined irith black leatherette. Tools enameled in yellow and black decoration, scis­sors with silk tassel.

$5 complete

h * r f n

For the summer house comes an old ivory wicker set decorated with black enamel and stripes of blue, yellow and rose. Arm chair.

desA;. $23.25; desfc c/iair.$13; table. $15.50; bookcase, $27.25. Cushions not included. On the table is a "Tipperary Twine Dog" of black enamel wood, $3.50; and on the desk a "Canny-Cat" can­dlestick, 1 1 % " high. $2, complete with hand-painted black and

white candle

The feature of this bedroom set lies in the fact that it comes in so many different finishes. It may be had in white, ivory, cream or grey enamel, natural birch and birch with mahogany finish. The set lends itself to decoration. Bed. either full size or twin. $24 each; chiffonier. $17. Dressing table. $24; dresser. $24. This moderate price makes it es­pecially desirable for the summer

home

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Floor fan. 12" diameter. Chi­nese black en­amel, (jolfl der-orntionti. $85

A new electric fan. Will work with any current. Ivory enamel finish with hand painting on the four

blades. $15

Cushion of pink rep, black and white cretonne me­dallion, bright center, $1.50

i i i i i T i r i m i n i u i i i m H I T

A genuinely decorative flower pot — tchite pottery irith varl-colored flowers and gold bands 6" wide at

top. 7%" Mgh. $3.50

A suction elec­tric lamp, deco­rated to match the room color

scheme, $5

Queen Anne secretary of solid mahogany, 24" by 70", back shelves adjustable. Antique fin­

ish, polished or dull. $35

T T T T T T T T

The taffeta ruffles and hoop skirt form an electric light shade. China head. $13.50

n i l m i T T T T T M T l l t T r T T T

L T I T T . T T n n n m : i n r - n i l H I T I T T T i i i i m i ^ i i r . V A reed suite consisting of settee, which may be had enameled for $18, stain fiyiish, $16.50; arm chair, enameled, $10.50; stain, $9.35; round top table, 28" vnde and 29" high, enameled, $7.50; stain, $6.75. Cretonne cushions may be had in almost any pattern. The little

glass flower or fruit basket is priced at $1, 7" size. Lump, $6.75.

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Y O U R A L L - Y E A R G A R D E N

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WI T H most of the things to be planted this month, a few clays' (lifFerence in planting wil l be

no serious disadvantage; but a few days' neglect of sprouting weeds is a very serious thing indeed. It not only <|uickly increases the amount of work to be done, but injures the crop.

WEEDS AND O T H E R PESTS

Two methods of attack should be used. Go over the whole garden with the wheel-hoe frequently enough to keep the centers of all rows clean. This work can be done very quickly and will leave you the best conditions for conquering the weeds in the rows. In going over the latter, be thorough, no matter how long it takes. Stir every square inch of soil, no matter whether a weed is visible or not—hundreds may be sprouting just below the surface. Small weeds will die in a few hours after they are pulled out or hoed up. After they begin to form a root system, however, in rainy weather, they will quickly root again even if left on the surface of the soil, and become most difficult to get r id of.

Attend to thinning the plants so that those which remain wil l have plenty of room to develop. No overcrowded plant will give satisfactory results. Thin with a ruthless hand: there is very little danger of overdoing it. The distances at which the plants should .stand can be found in the planting table published in the March H O U S E & GARDEN.

During this month, plcntj' of the garden pests may be expected to put in an appearance. The safest, easiest, and most effective remedy for them is always to be found in measures of pre­vention. Get in a complete stock of the insecti­cides and fungicides which you wil l need. The investment wil l require but a few dollars, and such things as you may not need to use wi l l keep, if necessary, until another season.

J U N E P L A N T I N G

In planting flowers, there is little to do this month, except where circumstances may make it necessary to put in a late garden, as is sometimes the case with summer cottages, new ground, etc. Many of the plants f rom which results are most

The and

There is still time to get in a row or two of- limas if the soil is well prepared for

their reception

properlji cared for garden shows an absence of weeds a clear ground surface, thoroughly cultivated to con­

serve moisture

quickly obtained are described in the article on Quick Action Plants in the May issue. Bedding plants which will give immediate results f rom late plantings are geraniums, begonias, coleus, salvia, snapdragons, heliotrope, cannas. ageratuni. and sweet alyssum. These things may often he obtained at very favorable prices after the Deco­ration Day rush is over. Tuberous rooted be­gonias, caladiums and similar extra tender plants may be set out now except in the northern States where there is usually danger of frost until after the first of June.

In the vegetable garden there are two classes of things to be planted this month: succession crops to give a continuous supply, and things to be started now for fall and winter. Among the former are corn, peas, beans, lettuce, spinach and beets. I f you are using only one variety of corn, plant twice during June to keep up a succession of ears to be used when the quality is at its best, or plant twc or three varieties which ripen in succession. The earlier this month's peas can be gotten in the better: those planted too near the end of the month are likely to suflfer from too hot weather during July, unless you have artificial irrigation available. A good plan is to plant in furrows 4" to 6" deep: cover the peas only 3" or 4" at first, and then gradually fill in as the plants grow: this gets the roots well down below the Mirface so that they can better withstand drf)ught. I f they can be given a slightly shaded position, so much the better.

Beans, on the contrary, luxuriate in the warm, midsummer weather. The thing to avoid with them is soil or fertilizer too rich in nitrogen: they will yield good results even where the soil is poor or light and sandy. I f the lima beans have not yet been planted, get them in as early as possible this month, for they require a long season. Plant them witli their eyes down in a well prepared soil, and when there is promise of clear weather ahead.

Swiss chard, of which the supply will be ample i f you planted it this spring, wil l continue to yieUl this summer and fall . I f . however, you prefer spinach, plant now a small sowing of Xew Zea­land : this is entirely distinct from the ordinary kind and will grow through the hot summer months. In good soil.s. the plants are enormous.

\ Fr.ET.\»i.i;s KOR WINTER U S E

Vegetables for late fall and winter to be started >..is moinh include cabbage, cauliflower. Brussels sprouts, kale, beets, cucumbers, carrots and toma­toes, and. i f you have not already gotten it under way. \ \ ' I i i t loof chickory.

Cabbage, radish, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and kale should be planted as early this moiuh as possible so that you will have good strong plants ready to .set out before the middle of July. A packet of seeds of each will give enough plants for the average home garden. I f the soil is

dry, prepare the dri l l as follow Open it up 2" or 3" deep with t i l

wheel-hoe or warren hoe, turn the hof into it and let it fill up and soak aw£ several times until the ground at the bol inni is saturated for 1' down, and th(| fill in with fine soil as fresh as may luccurcd. I f this filling is mixed ha au<l liall' wiih iuuuus, MI luucli the hcttc as it will retain water longer. Sow tl seeds thinly, marking each sort careful with a substantial tag, cover the se< about '/j" deep and press down ligbtl[ Throw tobacco dust over the row as dcterrant to the flea beetle which oft« ruins seedlings of these varieties. T ' seedlings should come up strongly with tiiree or four days, and as soon as t l third or fourth true leaf is out, thin that they stand 3" or 4" apart. T l extra plants may be transplanted, but is much better to throw them away tb; to leave them in the row to impede ea( other's growth.

While there is still plenty of time fi them, it is better not to delay the plan ings of beets and carrots for the wi ter's supply, as, unless you have irrig lion available, a good stand can now obtained better than during the hot, d j

weather later in the month. Late plantings cucumbers and tomatoes should he made to gr an ample yield for the late fall use and for pic ling. Those from the earliest crops are oft( "gone by" just when they are most needed.

S U .M M ER M U I.CH ING

One line of garden work which is often ne lected or overlooked altogether is the summ mulch. With m.any crops and under many c cumstances, the dust mulch has taken the place the regular mulch for convenience sake; I there are plenty of other places where leaf mou or decayed leaves, dry, spongy manure, grass cli ' pings or the remains of the winter mulch whi( may have been set aside for this special purpos placed on the ground between or aroimd plants the row, produces remarkable results by its ef cicncy in saving moisture. Water applied lhrou( this mulch will be several times as eff'ective though put on the surface in the ordinary wa especially about newly planted trees and shrubs.

thi

Weeds and a good yield of strawberries are not compatible, so be sure the former

are kept down

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W O R K A N D T I L E

A G N E S F O S T E R

There are often times when you are undecided about a color scheme, or the suitability of a piece of furniture. In such cases you 'cuant advice. Why not write to HOUSE & GARDEN for it?

The address u 440 Fourth Avenue, New York City.

I ^ A . \ \ admiring and covt-t>Mis K ' ^ ' H ' ' L ' l liavi- u<- L'lxcii ilie pieces of wmnvJii ^ iron work in tlie museums here and road, or in Spanish towns where every ler window has its beautiful iron grille, or Italy where well-hood and lanterns boast ir bits of intricate wrought iron work, or

lain in France where the balustrades of cha-ux are fit copy in design for generations follow.

last this wrought iron has come into own again, not only at the hands of the

:hitect, who has appreciated but used the dium sparingly, but through that new be-

of true service, the decorator. In a 1 urn-fed ways, each appro-late and of real deco-ive value, the dcco-t o r has worked ought iron into her lemes f o r porches d gardens, for living-jms and halls.

|V\'hat could be more )ropriate as lighting tures t h a n t o r c h ickci- n\ T i K l i i r rose vlun aL.-iiii-i ,1 ( ac i i

)ne wall in an en-nce hallway? Or in oak paneled living-

bm, side fixture^ ol k Iraves, virile and Id in design? Sup-nting side fixtures

n n torches may be ced on either side of chimney breast or at foot of the stairs.

ch treatment does t require a large or borate room or fur-hings.

Although wrouLi l i t o n unpainted looks

Ist agamst oak or ^ne or walnut, it looks

11, when finished in t dull colors, against -Wode i n America after

K- painted wall sur- «• Spanish pattern, a fce. To lighten and ""o" bracket of wrought ate spots of interest i»*on with a basin mid-ns of the iron mav "'02/ for vines, $50

By the use of tile inserts and tile figures the fireplace in this nursery has

hern iiiirn (iriininc iiilcn'sL

7 ,

f t

The glazed tile radiator grille has distinctly decorative possibilities

be gilded a rich, warm gold. The reddish cast of the iron itself carries along this color tune.

The best iron work is not heavy :uid crude; it is of the most intricate and delicate design. There is a subtle fascination in the branches of iron flowers twined, as gracefully as Nature does it herself, around simple, straight, heavy uprights.

l.anterns on high standards of iron have a look of Venice about them. They may be used as torcheres in a hall with a hanging iron laiUern at the stairs landing. A simple straight back, Italian chair and perhaps a small bench—and we have created a hall with

a true Italian spirit. And what is nicest to contemplate we may have all these at a possible price.

In front of a French I window, that the sil-

j houette may be given ^ / ful l value, a wrought

iron aquarium stand may well be placed. The iron is moulded into graceful curves. A n ­other equally attractive piece is a plant stand. The top holds a painted tin basin in which are pots of ivy. A painted wire basket, whose handle forms a com­fortable perch for a gay porcelain bird, can be overgrown with a tangle of ivy vines. The wrought iron work below is carried out in the graceful twists and convolutions of the vine itself. A similar stand holds a copper basin for plants.

For a side w a l l Used as an aquarium bracket comes a Span-stand or for flowers, ish pattern piece that, this type of wrought hurrah! is made in iron workmanship is America. I t fastens coming into vogue, $25 {Continued on page 70)

e torclirrr.s irill find \dozen decorative uses

a house, especially in \paneled hallway. $ 6 0 . (e flower stand with copper basin can be

l e d on the porch. $ 6 0 Although it icould require a large hallway to suit a tile fountain of this size indoors, it is equally appropriate for the porch wall or as a garden terminal

Painted tin with wire handles forms the upper part. It comes separate and, not including the porcelain bird, sells for $5. The wrought iron

stand costs $30

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Index to Advert i sements

Bird Houses Chicait" Birdhouse Co O Dodion, Jos. H 67 Grcim, A. P 68

Books and Magazines Arch. Record 72 BuiiKalow Craft Co., The 65 Collier's 59 Harper & Bros 6 Jones it Fiirbrineer 65 Theatre Magazine 65 Vanity Fair 69 Vogue 71

Building Materials Barrel! Co., W m. L 70 Casement Hardware Co 63 Clinton Wire Cloth Co 64 Corbin, P. & F 65 Crittall Casement Window Co 72 Electric Fountain Co 88 Interior Hardwood Co 6o Johns-Manville Co.. H . W 64 Klaber & C o . , S 68 Ludowici-Celadon Co 67 Mallory Mfg. Co 6 Mastic Wall Board Sc Roofini? Co. . . 7 Monson Lustre Slate Co 65 Morgan Sash ic Door Co 6 Mott Iron Works, J . L M National FireproofinK Co 64 Northrop, Coourn & Dodge Co 64 Sandusky Portland Cement Co 55 Sargent 8£ Co.. . 68 Sedgwick Machine Works 65 Standard Stained Shingle Co 63 Stanley Works 7 Trenton Potteries Co., The 65 Union Metal Mfg. Co 55 White Pine Bureau 66 Wilson Corp., J . G 55 Yale «t Towne Mfg. Co., The 60

Bulbs Dreer, Henry A 57 Franken Bros 67 Hunt, Chester Jay 58 Peacock Dahlia Farms 2nd Cover Quahty Bulb Co 62 Tracy, B. Hammond 57 Tricker, Wro « VanderKeek, A. B 67 Wakru Seed & Bulb Co 6

Fences American Fence Const. Co 60 .Anchor Post Iron Works 3rd Cover Fiske Iron Works, J . W 3rd Cover Wright Wire Co 3rd Cover

Furniture and Rugs] Brunswick-Balki-Collender Co 66 Crex Carpet Co 62 Erskine-Danforth Corp 71 Kain, Chas. N 6 Leavens 8c Co., Inc., Wm 65 Reed Shop, Inc 1 Sloane, W. 8: J 65 Swift, Miss 66 Westrope, Susan 71 Yamanaka fit Co 69

Garden Accessories Allen «c Co_y S. L 64 Bird Box, The 69 Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co... 58 Brook Fence Co 66 Cloche Co., The 7 Erkins Studios 63 Galloway Terra Cotta Co 63 Hartman-Sanders Co 69 Jersey Keystone Wood Co 70 Tones Co., The M. D 66 ICoopman & Son, H 72 Kraus, }.C 69 Lucchesi, Eugene 6 Mathews Mfg. Co 6 Meyerowitz, Inc., E . B 6 Mott Iron Works, The J . L 57 Newell tt Gordinier 63 North Shore Ferneries Co 06 Sarti & Co., P 6 Sharonware Work Shop 1 Stewart Carey Glass Co 67 Wheatley Pottery 67 Woodcraft Shop 6

Greenhouses Callahan Duo-Glazed Sash Co 07 King Construction Co 69 Lutton, Wm. H 8 Moninger Co., John C 3rd Cover Pierson U-Bar Co 67 Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co 66

Heating and Lighting Biddle-Gaumcr Co. • ' Domestic Engineering C^, . The 61 Dunham Co., C. A 65 Handel Co 68 Kelsey, The 5(> Matthews Co., The 71 Shapiro & Aronson 04 Waterbury-Wall ace Co 61

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54 HOUSE & GARDEN

Do You Know Why You Need a GOOD Refrigerator?

Refrigeration Means the Exclusion of Heat Not the Imprisonment of Cold

There is no such thing as "Cold." filial we describe as cold is really a reduction in the amount of heat. Ice is placed in n refrir/erator because in ice there are only 3 2 degrees of hrdl. There is a natural tendency everywhere toward equal­ization of temperatures between neighborinj^ objects and the air surrounding them. This process of equal­ization is carried on, in a pro|)erly coiistructetl refriger­ator, by circulation of the air.

.A.ir coming in contact with the ice gives off heat, and is therefore reduced in temperature. . \ i r of low tem­perature, being heavier than air of higher temperatures, falls to the bottom of the refrigerator, drawing the w.irmer air f rom the top and bringing it in turn into contact with the ice.

.\s the air drops f rom the ice chamber it i)asses over food which is of a higher temperature than itself, l i takes heat from, and reduces the temperature of tlu' food, its own temperature necessarily rising. W ith this rise in temperature the air again becomes lighter and ascends to the top of the food chamber.

Thus the air is always circulating, and as it circulates it not only "chills" the food, but carries off and de­posits on the ice all objectionable odors. These odors are absorbed by the wet surface of the ice and pass out of the drainpipe in the water as the ice melts. The ice also takes the dampness f rom the air which |)asses over i t .

The result is a dry, sweet-smelling food chamber.

In a good refrigerator—one so constructed that it prevents, as far as possible, the transmission of heat from the outside through its walls and doors—the process of reduction in temperature is carried to a point much more closely approaching the temperature of the ice than is the case in an inferior refrigerator.

The lower the temperature is, the more perfectly the food is preserved, and the longer the ice will last.

This means the elimination of danger that the food will spoil, and a saving in ice bills.

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Botanivallii speaking, there are over ninety varieties of .S'l/niiiluHn. This is one of the

N. rosea types

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Ward, a beautiful pink

The Mission of the Water Garden (Continued from page 21)

(licp pink, intense crimson, rosy lilac, lining suliiciently tight can be made pale yellow and bright yellow. The by puddling it with clay, 4" to 6" varieties also vary considrrably in deep, which is pounded firm and size, sn that they may be selected in smooth. I f sand and gravel are avail-accordance with smaller pools. Of able, a concrete lining can be put the tender water lilies, some open in with very little labor. A fairly during the day and others at night, rich mi.\ture should be used. A neat Tlu- .\'ymi)ha-as should have from edge may lie finished off first in the 1' to 3' of water, and 1' to 2' of soil, rough, ihisb to the ground level. They do best where the water is not Then lay a row of bricks, placed (bit constantly chauKiuu- M l should have and side by side, with the outer ends full sunlight. spread a little so as to allow them

Of the other plants, only a few to follow the curve around the mar-c;iii be mentiimed here. The Egyp- gin but about 1" back from the edge, tian "paper plant'" (Cypcrus papyrus) These can then be covered about 1" grows about 7' high, somewhat re- thick with the finishing mixture, pro-sembling a small palm; it is effective ducing a neat, uniform coping about and satisfactory. The "water poppy" 10" wide and 3" high, in keeping ( [.imnocharis tluniboldti), "water w ith a small or medium-sized jiool. hyacinth" (ILichornia) and "parrot's The soil may be obtained from feather" (Myriophyllum) are three any pond or bog where black muck of the slaii'iards which will be is to be found supi)orting abundant wanted in most collections. vegetable growth. In lieu of that, it

„ T« can be a compost of rotted cow ma-BL-II.UIN<; ni l- IDOL j ^ ^ . ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ j , ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^

The details of construction, except of the latter. On concrete bottoms in extended systems, are simple. The the soil is generally placed in large site should be carefully staked out wooden frames, 1' to 2' deep, to hold and excavated to a depth of 2' or 3'. it in position; or concrete retaining I f the soil is fairly hea\y and the walls may be constructed at the water supply generous, a bottom or same time the floor is laid.

F r o m T h r e e Gardene r s ' N o t e b o o k s

(Continued from page 47) succumbed on account of lack of light pearance with its new dark green and general bad treatment. dress, and I was quite sure that buds

Two years ago I interfered to save were going to form. W hen it came a plant from death and destruction time to take the plant into the house, by taking it to my room, where it it with others was placed in a room would at least have light and fairly where there was a southern exposure rational treatment. I t survived until with splendid sunshine, but where no spring and then with other plants was artilicial heat could be supplied. In put out-of-doors on a plant stand in this environment the bush continued partial shade. I t had no special care to flourish and soon buds began to but was duly watered and it made appear, .'\fter a while the room be-some new growth. In the fall it was gan to get pretty cold at nights, but taken into the house and with the I was assured that azaleas would other plants managed to live through stand a considerable degree of cold, the winter, but did not blossom. and the sunshine was so fine that I

At the close of the winter, a friend disliked to make a change until really who has great success with azalea- obliged to- do .so, for buds were de-told me that she repotted them ever\ veloping, though rather slowly. So I si)ring, putting a quantity of peat in covered the plants with papers at the bottom of each dish. night and left them in this room sev-

1 had no peat, but I repotted my eral weeks. One night the mercury azalea, lilling the pot about one-third fell to 34". I thouglit that was run-ful l of dry sphagnum moss, such as ning almost too great a risk for some i - use<l by florists in packing plants, of my j)lants, .so removed the prim-Above this 1 used some potting soil roses, begonias and asparagus vines inixi-d with garden mold. The plant to a warmer room, but still left the was placed on a stand in a location azalea where it would have the sun-wberc it was shaded the greater part shine during the day, at night carr>--of the day. It was well watered dur- ing it out into the hall where the iuy the summer, the earth never being tempt-rature was a little higher, allowed to get dry. In a short time .After a little it was not convenient to new growth began to appear; every do this, so the azalea was carried into twig showed healthy little green my room where it would have light, leaves. In a few weeks it was in fu l l bloom.

In the fall the bush made a fine ap- Florence Bcckwith.

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The Working Collie

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I t is highly significant to note the growing appreciation of the thor­oughbred. Where formerly the sug­gestion of registration or pedigree was scoffed at with the comment, " A dog is only a dog," now one fre­quently hears the request: "My col­lie has made good. I want her regis­tered, that I may prove a thorough­bred is worth more than an unknown cur or a mongrel."

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Protecting Chickens from Animal.^

1" O raise young chickens to matur­ity i t is not enough merely to give

them proper food and housing; they must also be protected from predatory animals during the period which is really the age of greatest danger. This comprises the weeks when they occupy the colony house, after having outgrown the brooder but before they are old enough to be placed in the permanent quarters reserved fo r them in the laying house, where they wil l later go to roost and be, consequently, out of danger from their animal enemies.

The only satisfactory thing to do is to keep tlie animals out of the chicken house by making i t proof against them. This may be done in several ways, either by the construc­tion of new houses or through changes made in old ones.

T H E ANIMAL-PROOF HOUSE

A chicken house made entirely of concrete over wire laths, with a thick floor, is absolutely safe and durable. The objections are the expense, as compared to other types of houses, and dampness, though the latter may be largely overcome by the use of cur­tains at some of the windows instead of all glass. A cheaper house that is also perfectly rat-proof is built 18" above ground, set on posts each one of which has an inverted tin pan placed over the top before the frame is put on. A house Hke this has the addi­tional advantage of providing a dry scratching room in rainy weather in the space beneath the floor. I f 1" mesh chicken wire is stretched all around the outsifle, its lower edge placed in a trench 1' deep which is then filled in to the ground level, and the upper edge nailed to the weather-boarding, the house wil l be practically safe f rom rats, etc. Boards placed on the west, north and east sides of the sub-floor scratching room wil l keep out snow and cold winds.

An old chicken house can be made .nnimal-proof in two ways. The more durable and expensive way is to lay a 3" or 4" concrete floor on a rock or cinder foundation which reaches 4" above the natural floor level, bringino; the concrete well up against the side walls and making it especially thick at the corners.

The cheaper way, and one that I have found quite satisfactory, con­sists of lining the floor and the inside walls, to a height of 1', with chicken wire. Last spring all went well with the 400 chickens that 1 hatched in the incubator until they were placed in

the intermediate house. As no disease had appeared I confidently expectet to raise ever>' one of them to maturity Rats and weasels did not enter int< my calculations because they hat never troubled me during six years experience with poultrj*.

PR;\CTIC.AL APPLICATION

A week after the young chicken were transferred, one morning twen ty-five of them were found dead witl necks pierced and the blood suckec out. Traps were set, but they caugh nothing. A few days later twenty seven chickens were required to satis fy the appetite of the bloodthirstj thief, which evidently was a weasel In all, 100 chickens were killed befon the hou.se could be made proof against such depredations in the following manner:

I bought a roll of heavy 1" mesh wire 3' wide, as that was the most economical width for the space to b( covered. The scratching material and the layer of sand beneath, wen removed and heavy boards laid ovei the foundation floor of rocks, in twc parallel rows 3' apart. The wire was cut into three lengths, 2' longer than the width of the house, to allow it to come un against the wall at both ends, Beginning 1' above the floor, the short edge of the strip "of wire was nailed to the end wall, and the long edge was nailed against the side wall, brought down to the foundation sills and .securely nailed there. The short edge of the second strip was nailed to the end wall, brought down to the sill and secured tliere, and the long edges of these first two lengths were lapped and nailed to the first line of lioards on the floor, both remaining short edges being nailed at the other side of the foundation sill and end wall. The remaining half of the space was treated in the same way, and a piece of the wire was also Iiroutrht over the door sill and nailed on the otitside. The windows were already screened. A layer of sand, deep enough to cover the wire well, was put over the floor and scratching straw placed over that.

Since then not a chicken has been lost bv animals, nor have the fowls scratched up the wire, which was my objection to this form of rat-proofing when it was first suggested to me. In time the wire wil l rust from dampness and have to be relaid. but even so, it is the cheapest way of safeguarding the chickens.

M .\RV R. CR.X.VSTO.V

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Rose Gardening for Results {Continued from page 34)

Allow 5' at least for all walks; for it as hard as you can, however. Sim] liberal space in which to move about ply be sure that it is firm, and tlial and in which to carry spraying ap- no air pockets have been lef t any! paratus through the garden, and in where. which to operate it, is very desirable. Watering is not necessary unless In spite of the fact that gravel walks the spring is far advanced and th< may dry out more quickly after rain ground quite dry. I f you do have td I always prefer walks of thick, rich water at planting time, do it by geiitlj turf . Sink the surface of the beds pouring a pailful into the depression 3" to 4" below the surface of the when the hole is still not more thaij turf , and you wil l have a seemingly two-thirds filled. When this has set-unbroken green .stretching away be- tied quite out of sight, fill in the rest fore you as you look across the rose of the earth, then firm it down and garden—a thousand times preferable scatter a " j ^ " mulch of loose earth to the hard and unpleasant texture of on top of that which has been pressed gravel. down. This prevents the escape of

The matter of actually preparing the moisture, the bed was discussed in "The Be­ginner's Rose Garden" in the May W I N T E R PROTECTION issue, so it need not be repeated here. Advice in setting out, however, wil l Personally, I like fa l l planting foij not come amiss. roses as well as for most other things

providing they are properly cared f o i PLANITNG AND PRUNING afterward. Earth itself is the best

protection there is, whether for plants Roses come from the growers usu- newly set out in the fall or for tender

ally partly primed, but still more varieties l o n g s i n c e established, wood needs cutting away after you Rosarians, indeed, are coming to be^ have planted them. Some say one- lieve that it is not so much warmth half of the branches' length, some say that even the tenderest roses need as one-third, but this is too vague, it al- it is protection against the drying out ways seems to me, unless one is look- of the branches. ing at the plant and knows exactly With beds sunk 3" to 4" below the what wil l remain if one-half be taken surface of the ground surrounding away. A better and more exact way them, and well crowned for drain-of putting it is to say that all weak age, the best method of protecting is growth is to be shortened down to to bend the plants down as far as f rom 3" to 5" in height, while noth- possible without breaking them and ing is to be left over 8" high. Fol- draw the earth up around each after lowing this one may start with the it has been secured in this position, weakest and .smallest branch and cut Add more earth if necessray to the this down to within 3" of the ground ; bed—preferably a .stiff clay—literally then cut the strongest and sturdiest burying the plants in this to a depth at a height of 8", and those that come of 6". Fi l l in between these earth between wil l show you by their size mounds with a coarse, strawy just about where they belong in the manure, then cover the whole thing scale. with hay, straw, oak leaves or litter

Roses newly planted need a little until the total depth is 15" or there-more severe pruning than tliose abouts. I like to set up little chicken which are established, and weak wire railings around each bed and growth always requires more cutting fill inside of these. They keep the back than growth that is .strong. The litter from scattering and blowing strong growing kinds must not, in- about during the winter, deed, be pruned vcn>' much, el.se they The tieatment just outlined is for will run all to wood or die out alto- H . T.'s, remember, and should be gether. Usually the dead and weak done after the first frosts, but before wood is removed f rom these. the ground has frozen. Hybrid per-

Roscs that are grafted—"budded." petuals are much better f o r winter the growers call it—are greatly to be cover, though they are hardy and it preferred to those on their own roots, is not necessary. Six inches of leaves At least, this has been my experience, around these, after the ground is Some argue the point, but the proof frozen, is my rule; and they are lies in the garden, and no garden that enough stronger and more satisfac-I have ever seen or known has shown tory to repay one for the little as fine results with the "own root" trouble. Such a mulch does what plants as with the grafted. snow would do if we had it—keeps

This grafting, however, is what the ground frozen, once it is frozen, turns a good plant into a worthless and prevents the alternate freezing one over season — or rather, what and thawing that is so weakening, may follow after planting a grafted In very severe climates I would specimen is what does this. For un- advise taking all tender roses up less proper care is given a rose that bodily before freezing and laying has been grafted the root, being very them in a well drained trench 2' deep, strong and rank of growth, wil l send Cover them with earth and replant up shoots that proceed to grow and in spring as early as you can. grow at the expense of the rare and less sturdy top which these same S E L E C T I N G V A R I E T I E S roots are supposed to nourish. Un­less these shoots are promptly cut The .selection of varieties is of away, this top will die; and there, in course a matter of taste, but until place of a highly prized H . T. or one has learned something about H . P., wil l stand a straggling, thorny sorts it is difficult to know what will wild rose. conform to one's taste. So I am

A l l grafted roses should be planted appending a small list, just for a sug-so deep that the joint between the gestion, w-ith brief notes tliat explain root stock and the top wil l be at why each variety has been included least 2" below the surface of the in i t . I t is in no sense complete, yet a ground. In planting, spread the roots repetition of its varieties will give a out in as natural a position as pos- very complete rose garden, containing sible, sift fine earth in and around the loveliest flowers in each class and and under them—be very careful not type, and by such repetition one might to leave a little hollow unfilled at the fill a garden, be it large or small, middle of the plant—and tamp this So far, nothing has been said about down with a round-headed stick, climbing and trailing roses. But here When the hole is nearly filled, the is the most important thing about earth may be firmed down still more them. by .stepping on it. Do not try to pack {Continued on page 60)

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Rose Gardening for Results (Continued from page 58)

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Climbing roses belong generally to two groups—the Multiflora and the Wichuraiana hybrids. The former are those subject to leaf troubles and fungous diseases, therefore they are the ones to be avoided. Select climb­ers of the Wichuraiana group always. Reliable growers and dealers always tell in their lists to which group a variety belongs.

The best ro.se for shrubbery is the Rugosa and its hybrids. Massed just as you would mass any shrubs, a group of these is a lovely sight in bloom or out, for the foliage is deep

and thick and rich and never troubl by any sort of blight or insect. ] not prune these at all, but set thi about 3' apart and let their brand intermingle as t h e y grow. Th quickly form a wonderful and pr; tically impenetrable hedge. Our o wild rose, Rosa blanda, also make; lovely thicket, and is one of the m. desirable plants available for grou cover in rough places. Set out you plants r apart when using i t thus, a mow them over about the third y< and every three years to encours luxuriant and stocky growth.

A List of Dependable Varieties HYBRID PF.RPETUALS BLOOMING ONCE, I N J U N E

White Frau Karl Druschki A lovely rose, but unfortunately not f ra­

grant. Margaret Dickson Creamy white.

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sorns on and off all summer, though main flowering period is Jime.

Mrs. John Laing Very fragrant; blooms all summer; very fine.

Madame Gabriel Luizct Large; fragrant; a profuse bloomer.

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darkest red rose.

HYBRID T E A S BLOOMING A L L SUMMER

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but loose flower. Viscountess Folkestone Like a peony; creamy pink; fragrant; fine

in late summer especially.

Red and Crimson Gen. McArthur Very fragrant; large, fu l l , brilliant; a

wonderful rose—my own favorite. Gruss an Teplitz Fragrant; brilliant; cannot f a i l ! Prune

only moderately. Laurent Carl Very large and fragrant; fine. Chateau de Clos Vougeot. ..Very fragrant; reel, shading almost to

black.

Yellow Duchess of Wellington Killarncy type; fragrant; changes to cop­

per. Marquis de Sinety Ruddy gold, ochre and scarlet combined;

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C L I M B I N G ROSES

Climbing American Beauty..A'o/ an "American Beauty" at all, but a fine rose; blooms June; pink, fu l l , per­fect flower; Wichuraiana class.

Dorothy Perkins Shell pink; fragrant; hardy; Wichuraiana hybrid; very fine.

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Gardenia A yellow rambler; Wichuraiana hybrid. White Dorothy Pure white, otherwise identical with

Dorothy Perkins.

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European Enamels

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enameller's palette at different periods the ornament thus produced durable.' m the history of the art: The Romans in Italy knew noth

T n i n R s A v n PPRTons ' " ^ °^ ^^^^ things. Labarte am CoLORb A.VD J-ERiODS ^^^^^ authorities would have it tha

Greek W o r k : The colors used by this passage refers to Gallo-Romai the Greeks were opaque white, blue w o r k though such is rarelv to be me and green. wi th ; while others claim f o r it refer

Barbaric W o r k : British, Gallic, ence to the work of British crafts Celtic and Roman-Provincial enamel- men, perhaps under design-influenc( lers used scarlet, cobalt blue, dark of the Romans. Probably enamelling green, yellows through light shades was known to the Celts and to th< to orange and to ochre, white, black Britons independent of Roman oc-and possibly turquoise. cupation. Certainly the Scoto-Celtic

Early Byzantine Work : Employed and the Britanno-Celtic tendency ir opaque scarlet, coral, white, black and design has little in common with thai translucent sapphire blue, emerald of the ancient civiHzed world ol green, ruby red and manganese violet. Greece, Rome or of Egypt. I t is

Later Byzantine Work : Added to just possible the ingenious Celts in-tlie above colors, toward the 11th vented champlevc. Century, cobalt blue and turquoise, D „ , pale yeliow and a flesh tint. B Y Z A N T I N E WORK

Early Limoges Work: Relied upon Wi th the rise of the Eastern Em-blue, green, red, with purple and iron pire in the 4th Century A. D., with grey, and the lighter halftones known its capitol at Byzantium, came in before in the 12th Century. that style of art known to us as the

Later Limoges Work: Whose f u l l Byzantine, just as the North Italians palette is composed of deep blue to produced the Lombardic stj'le and lapis-bhie and light blue, scarlet, a Western Europe the Gothic. Byzan-red approaching chocolate, green, tine enamel was always cloisonne, greenish yellow, white and a semi- rigid and conventional in design, but translucent manganese purple. In rightly decorative and .symbolical. A t 13th Century work blue is the domi- first the direct influence of Greek nating color. The 12th Century and Roman art affected their pic-translucent colors give way to the torial representations, as we see the consistent use of opaque ones in the Christus in earlier work depicted as years following. a clean-shaven, beautiful young man,

Germanic Work contains less co- an ideal that soon gave way to the bait blue, but employed the colors of sad representation of the Man of the Limoges workers, introducing. Sorrows. From the 10th Century on however, a great deal of turquoise Byzantine ecclesiastical art was bar-and much m o r e green and pale yel- ren of new invention, low than the French enamellers used. With the waning of the Empire in They also were fond of black.

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European Enamels {Continued from page 62)

'WHth the revival of classical learn- The painted enamels o f the early inp which brought about tiie Renais- style are executed with much white saiicc, and the subsequent develop- p a i n t i n s over purplish - brown mcnt of secular thought, art ceased grounds, tlie figures bearing strong to be what it had been tliroughout resemblance to the Flemish type, the Middle Ages, merely the hand- The coloring in these examples is maid of the church. No longer did very beautiful. the enamellers, Hyzantine, Gothic or The painted enamels of the fine Lombardic, work solely to adorn re- stj'le exhibit the great advance hgious works, and ecclesiastical de- achieved by drauj-htsmen under I ta l -sign broadened into secular applica- ian influence. The glazes are finer tion, a return to classical usages, to and the finishing process a more a heritage of beauty and unrestraint careful one. A t this period painting from winch, f o r some centuries, art in grisaille became poptilar. By this had been kept by ecclesiasticism. Hy term is meant monochrome painting the 12th Century the art was well in enamel, the light being worked established to Cologne. Treves, Huy, up over a dark ground, stage by stage Maestricht and Verdun, thence per- in white, leaving the chiaroscuro! to haps to Paris. Limoges and the be determined by the effect of the Rhenish provinces of France became ground showing through. .Shading prolific in champleve enamels by the was often further enhanced by black end of the 12th Century. I t is to lines or hatchings. Tiie resulting 1189 A. D. that the earliest known grey tone gives the style its name, enamels of Limoges are ascribed. Later, relief f rom the monotony of There an enormous ciuantity of grey was found by the addition I of work, good, bad and indifferent, was one or two tints, such as flesh tint, turned out during the 13th Century, as may be seen in the work of Jean an art turning to a trade thereafter, I'enicaud, Pierre Revmoufi and Lcon-and declining to neglect in the 14th, ard Limousin. Pt-iluips I'icrre Rey-wlien it went out of fashion alto- mond distinguishes liimself as ex-gether. hiliiting the finest color sense, though

However, toward the end of the he may not have possessed Leonard 15th Centurj" tlie public in general Limousin's tjualities of bold and di-had broken through Byzantine, rect handling. This latter artist who Gothic and Lombardic esthetic domi- worked f rom 1532 to 1574 and ad-nation and breathed the clearer air yertised himself in a little panel, of the Renaissance, becoming imbued introduced into one of his works, as with a desire for gentler, more beau- "linameller and Painter to the Cliam-t i f i d things, and again the old town ber of the King," was a consummate of Limoges, ever awake to the com- portraitist, and executed some splen-merce of demand, started up her did portraits in enamel. Anyone who enamelling ovens and went at the is acquainted with Italian faience art with renewed vigor, retaining a wil l be struck between the relation-supremacy that has handed down to ship in effect of Maiolica ware and us priceless treasures of the sort, ex- Limoges enamels, quisite and satisfying. This fine style Af te r Jean Limousin, descendant may be .said to dale f rom 1530 to of the great Leonard, and his school, 1580 (being preceded by the early enamelling as a truly fine art began style, 1475-1.S30), followed by a to die out at Limoges in 1610. Colin, minute style, 1580-1630 prece<ling the Martin, I'oncet, Landin and the decadence that dated irom 1630 to Noalhers carried on the work, Jean the close of the manufactory i n the Limousin standing shoulders above 18th Century. them all. But Tontin introduced

T H E L I M O G E S E N A M E L S 5,"^""^' P '"^ '"^ ° " l " ^nd the products became dauitdy and in-

Limoges enamels immediately bring sipidly delicate, quite in the' taste of to mind the names of such great Louis X I \ ' and his successors, until artists in enamels as the Penicauds, at last enamelling became little bet-Courtey, Limousin, Reymond and ter than a rivalling imitation of china Laudin. painting.

The Window Box With the Color Scheme (Continued from page 15)

bit of yellow tuberous rooted be- on its side and gently jar the pot until gonias. The yellow of these last is the earth is loosened, when the whole always soft and lovely. The Rex thing wil l slide from the pot. Place begonia with the white and green i t in the hole prepared for it, and leaves would blend well with such a gently and firmly press the earth collection. around it. By this means all the

A variety of the f unkias, with white little ends of the roots remain un-and green .striped leaves, is very broken, and it is at the ends of the pretty in a window-box. One attrac- roots that the little root-mouths are tive box had a row of green and found through which all the nourish-white vincas extending its f u l l length, ment for the plant must pass. Furth-back of them a row of funkias, and ermore, there mu-st be enough water lastly a row of the umbrella palms, given to earn.- the food down to the None of these has blooms that amount ends of the roots which are toward to anything, but they are lovely in tlie bottom of the bo.x. Investiffate, themselves, are inexpensive, and last once in a while, and see what condi-through the summer. tion the earth in the bottom of the

Any number of arrangements of box is in. coleus may be made. A simple box One of the foes to a successful of yellow nasturtiums with the deep window-box in large cities is the fine red velvet coleus is exceedingly dust that settles on the leaves, choking pleasing. and filling their rcspiralorv system,

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The Fun in Raising Fancy Pigeons {Continued from page 35)

initiated. They are favorites with fanciers, for they are especially intcl-HKent, and the raciiiK of homers is a common sport. I t is not unusual f o r a bird of this variety to travel 500 miles or more, returning directly to its home lof t after being released in a distant town. I n a big competitive riight, 2,000 birds may be liberated simultaneously, all of them mounting at once into the air and speeding away as soon as they appear to get their bearings.

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Jacobins make a strong appeal to many fanciers and are always in­teresting and pleasing both to watch and to work with. They are char­acterized by curious recurved feath­ers on the back of the head and neck, making what is termed a hood but which really resembles an exag­gerated feather boa. The eyes of a good specimen are almost hidden by this, and no member of the pigeon family presents a more curious ap­pearance.

Oriental f r i l l s , owls and turhits are small, compact and beautifully col­ored, and there are several other pigeons in this class, all especially dainty and neat. J'erhaps the novice wi l l do well to wait until he has a little experience before taking them up, hut they are bred in large num­bers. Most amusing of all the pigeons are those in the class which includes tumljlers and rollers, for they are the athletes of pigeontlom and their performances arc highly entertaining. There are parlor tum-1 tiers which do their perforniing dose to the ground, but the_ hit:h-llying tumblers soar a long di.stance into the air and then turn one somer-s.iult after another in quick succes­sion, sometimes continuing their flight and again dropping toward the ground. Indeed, it sometimes hap­pens that a bird loses its perspective and keeps on somersaulting until it strikes the ground and is killed.

I t is not for their acrobatic per­formances, howe\er, that tumblers are prized by true fanciers, but for the perfection of their markings. The tumblers are verA' popidar in this country and still more so across the water, especially in England, where great numbers were bred before the outbreak of the war, many being brought to America. Of course, the war has interfered with the exporta­tion of all kinds of pigeons, for, as homers have been used for ages past in transmitting militan,- secrets, the authorities seem to think that other kinds might be employed in the same way, although most of them wotdd be absolutely worthless fo r such pur­poses.

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I t is much better to keep a few pigeons of good quality than a lot of mediocre birds, and for tliat rea­son large quarters are not needed. Oftentimes a lo f t can be made in the barn or some other outbuilding. A n excellent portable house, 4' square and 5' high, with a fli>;lit cage 6' long, can be purchased complete for $25. Such a house is large enough to ac­commodate f ron i five to ten pairs of pigeons, according to the variety. This equipment is ample for the be­ginner.

A good house for a hundred pairs or more should cost about the same as a poultry house of the same pro­portions. A plain boarded house 20' long, 12' deep and 14' high has proved successful. The owner does not know tlie exact cost, but probably i t could be dujjlicatcd today, with a good cement foundation and shin­gled roof, for about $150, possibly less. This house is rather unusual because i t has no glass windows, tlic long openings in front being covered with poultry wire and closed with a mtislin-covered frame when snow is fall ing or high winds blowing. The nesting boxes are arranged in rows at the rear, and there is a large flying cage.

I t is always necessary that a dou­ble nest be provided fo r each pair of birds, so tliat they maj- be pre­paring for a new pair of eggs in one nest while still feeding the young in the other. The mother pigeon sits on the eggs at night, but ber mate takes her place about nine o'clock in the morning and sits until three or four in the afternoon. Young pig­eons, or squabs, are perfectly help­less when hatched and are fed by the parents, which swallow the food and regurgitate it into the throats of the hungry younpsters. \Mien four weeks old the baby pigeons are ready to leave the home nest.

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and Canada peas are the principal articles of diet for pigeons. Fresh water must never be lacking and there shoidd also be a pan for bath­ing. A bath a day may be allowed in summer, but two a week in win­ter are sufficient. Cracked oyster shells must be provided, and as pig-cons are fond of salt, it is well to have a lump of rock salt where they can peck at it. For the rest, it is only necessary to keep the l o f t clean, the floor sanded and all un-mated birds out of the laying quar­ters.

The Late Garden and Its Usefulness {Continued from page 38)

.\mong celeries we fine early and late sorts, and while the earlies are of rather poor flavor as compared with the rich, nutty-flavored winter sorts, we need them to satisfv our appe­tites early in the fal l . Ciolden Self-Blanching is the most popular and best flavored of all early celeries, and the most expensive. Following a series of years of short crops in France—its native home—the war caused still greater havoc with the seed supply. Some American-grown seed is available, but it does not pro­duce the kind of stalks one is accus­tomed to expect f rom French seed.

The choicest of all celeries for win­ter use is Giant Pascal, and. though

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The Late Garden and Its Usefulness {Continued from page 6())

grown, stored and prepared. Seeds of either Black Spani.sh, W hite O i i -nese or Scarlet China may be sown as close to July 1st as space becomes availaiile. Scarlet China is the earl­iest, producinj; handsome roots, 5" long by 4" in di.ameter by tlie end of September f rom .seeds sown the mid­dle of July. They should be used quickly since they get pithy soon after they are overjrrown, which happens about two weeks after they reach f u l l size,

W hite Chinese prolongs the season, since i t reaches f u l l size about the middle of October and may be lef t in the j;round until there is danger of hare freezing, light frosts only improvinjr its quality. Black Spanish is the latest, hardiest and the best keeper. Last fa l l , which was unusu­ally favorable for New York State, we pulled our Black Spanish radishes the 10th of November for winter storage.

To get a quality equal to that of the spring radishes out of the fall-grown product during the winter, remove the thick skin of the root. Slice them thinly and sprinkle with salt. Let them stand for half an hour, pour off the juice and serve wi th sandwiches.

Turnips and rutabagas are, perhap.s, the most popular of all root crops for the late garden and little need be said about the advisability of

growing tliem. For fa l l use, choose Purple Top Wliite Globe among the turnips, while American Purple Top rutaba;;a is as good a keeper as any. Be sure to thin out both to stand 4" apart in the row, else you wi l l get man}- unshapely roots. We do not broadcast seeds—it proves a waste o f seeds and space. For best results, turnips need more cultivation than they w i l l probably get i f sown broad­cast.

But the possibilities of the late gar­den and its usefulness are not limited to these classes of vegetables by any means. Supposing you should mjt care to grow any of them, there are still a sufficient numher of «)ther classes and sorts to enable you to keep the ground busy clear up to frost.

Prolific Extra Early and Thomas Laxton peas wil l bear fair crops of well-filled pods by September 10th f rom seeds sown early in Jul)-. Ten-derlieart lettuce furnished us small but solid heads from end of Septem­ber to November 10th f rom seeds sown July 20th, and lipht frosts, which occurred throughout October, did not injure the heads perceptibly. Spinach and kale, both sown near the end of July, provided fine greens until a few weeks before Thanksgiving, when Jack Fro.st got serious and made up for lost time in his fight upon vegetation.

Flowers for the Seaside Garden {Conlinuvd from page 39)

to be really valuable. Blooming im­mediately after the late spring plants outlined above, masses of columliines thrive exceedingly well in a porous, .sandy soil. Of these we should choose the California hybrids, creamy white and pink; Aqiiilcyia cceriiira in tones of blue; and the lemon yellow A. chrysaniha, which blooms a little later than the others. The common wild blue lupines are good, as are creamy yellow mulleins, and the com­mon fern-like foliage, gold-buttoned tansy. The Black-eyed Susan (Rud-hcckia spcciosa) ; wi ld carrot or Queen Anne's Lace; the vivid orange butterfly weed {Asclcpias tubcro.m), which in itself could be effectively used to cover an entire field; and the despised chickorj*, a straggling plant with sky-blue flowers—all are wonder­fu l ly showy fo r tliis part o f the season.

Less wild but useful in masses against shrubs are the erect purplish-pink spikes o f blazing star {Liairis pyctioslachya) and the tall white phime poppy (Boccoitia cordata). Ht'li'tiium Bolandcri, though also adai)table to gardens proper, wi l l not look out of place i f naturalized, its yellow-rayed blossoms with brown centers lasting f rom June until Sep­tember. Nor must we omit the sturdy white daisy. Chrysanthemum uligino-suin. useful f o r the same purpose in August.

These plants w i l l give a variety of effective bloom throughout the sum­mer. The informal planting may be extended into tlie fall by the addition of goldenrod and wild asters. The best members of the despised sun­flower family — HcUantluis mollis, Hcliopsis /oi'r'W, and Hclcnium au-tumnalc—though rather coarse fo r the garden, are verv effective and showy on the edges of shrubbery, and, placed at the porch, add a decorative touch to the house. Boltonias may also be massed in the same way. They are suitable for the garden as well, but require a great deal of room.

While many other varieties may be mentioned which would be suitable fo r exposed situations and poor soil, not all of them would be as effective as those included in the above list.

In ihe moist (but not salt) corner might l)e rose mallows (Hihi.tciis Moschcutos) ; blue Lobelia syphili­tica; creamy white Spircea jilipcn-duta, or the pink Spiraea palmala clc-gans; dark red bee balm (Monarda didyma), and tall blue monkshood.

F O R M U R K F O R M A L U S E

The list o f plants especially adapt­ed to the seashore flower garden proper, beginning where the spring plants lef t off, are: German iris in a great variety of colors; the soft mass of Cypsophila Stcphani, and the lower variety G. paniculata; several varie­ties of coreopsis, including C. rosea, with small pink llowcrs and soft fo l i ­age, C. Tcrticillala with yellow lilos-soms rising above a dark feathery mass of green, and the larger-bloomed and longer-stemmed varie­ties, C. grandiflora and C. lanccolata.

Another excellent yellow summer flower is the Oenothera Missouricn-sis or Missouri primrose, with enor­mous j'ellow flowers rising on long stems above a low plant. I t has a serious drawback, however, in that the blos.soms last but a day. Oeno­thera fnilicosa var. Youngii is also a good yellow with smaller blooms. Anthrmis tinctoria, a j 'ellow daisy­like flower with ferny foliage; pure white achillea Pearl, and massy yel­low Achillea^ tomentosa all grow and multiply rapidly.

Of other colors, tlie coral bells (Heuchera .^anguinca), with tiny deep pink blossoms swaying on red stems, look well when combined with the broader masses of pink phlox; and steely bine Eryngium or sea holly, and Echinops or globe thistle match well with sea lavender (Sta-tice latifolia), Stnke.ua. and Ccnlii-rea montana, both lavender-blue daisy-like flowers.

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The Decorative Value of Wrought Iron Work and Tile (Continued from page 51)

enough, she can design her own tiles and have tliem fired and glazed. Thus one can actually create her own

flat again.st the wall and tapers toward top and liottom.

Small figured tiles in warm browns and blues make a really excellent flooring for a living-room. I t has often been used successfully in hall­ways. Rugs lt)<>k well on it. I t has a surface of varied color tones and is not .slippery. Unqestionably i t is a good medium for first floor rooms, especially in the country house.

l ilcs are always attractive when set in a fireplace. I f it is brick, they break up the monotonous surface and give a chance for the repeat o f color in a room. Inserted in cement, the same is true. I f one is artistic

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hearth stone! For an outdoor porch fireplace an

interesting treatment is to build in a little niclic with tiling. In the niche can be placed a jar of flowers, which add their spots of color.

A novel and practical use of til ing is the pierced radiator grille. In­serted into a wood or iron radiator box. it allows the heat to circulate and has the added value of being decorative. Made in glazes to tone in with the woodwork or the color scheme of the room.

Mitigating Concrete and Stucco UgHness (Continued from page 45)

places conditions imperatively de- terra-eotta or even by introducing mand a light or white wash. One im- simple patterns of mosaic. The portant factor of the cheerful and needs of the individual case must tidy appearance of New England v i l - determine the amount of these dcco-lages, no matter how heavily shaded, rations used. is the prevalence of clean wliite In concrete and stucco construction paint. ' we have a molded architecture but

One of the simplest ways of se- we too often fail to mold it and for-curing the interest of contrasting jjc't to avail ourselves of its jjlasticitj'. color is to u.se brick door and window Concrete and .'Stucco lend themselves trims. The red of the brick livens more readily to molding possibilities up the whole mass at once. Interest than docs any other building material, can be enhanced by using brick for How the relief of projection and the cornice or for a sort of stepped shadow, as well as variety of color, herringbone embellishment. I f bands may be gained by the use of brick or string courses of brick are used, has already been noted. The objec-and brick quoins at the corners, re- tion to string courses, cornices, win-lief of line and shadow is secured in dovv and door trims molded in a addition to contrast of color. By an monolithic mass along with the fabric ingenious placing of bricks, and of the walls is a very practical one sometimes by using bricks with of cost. I t is possible, bowever, to clipped corners, a rich, f u l l shadow have these molded separately, espe-can be .secured in cornices and the cially string courses and cornices, reveals of doorwaj'S. which may be made in sections of

On either cement stucco or concrete convenient length, and put them in houses, interest of color and pattern place to be incorporated with the to any desired extent may be gained walls as the work progresses. The by embedding tiles in the surface same may be done with molded coat, by employing some of the many panels and decorations for overdoor available forms of glazed or unglazed embellishment.

Houses Without Pictures (Continued from page 31)

and plaster have none. And this, I income, it wi l l mean a collaboration think, is the really serious con- between architect and piotiire-hanner. sideration. Design satisilies the i n - This is not theory. Here and there, telleciual side of u.s, but never appeals excellent beginning's have been made strongly to sentiment. I t is like cer- already. tain pas.sages of classical music— I t soimds a bit jrrandiose at first, flawless, yet cold. In certain moods the suggestion of mural paintings for they please, albeit mildly at best, and the private house. One associates not reacliing the deeper feelings. them with public libraries, hotel

Our pictures are more than mere lobbies, churches, and the glorified decorations. They are memories, re- raihvav station, and if the plan in -calling old cathedrals visited in our volved" an attempt to domesticate these youth, seashores where once we heroic creations it would be comical walked, the forest we fled to for soli- enough. Happily, i t involves no such tude. They are legends—echoes from affront to propriety. Take Mr. Blash-centuries long gone by. They are field's mtiral decorations for Mr . plays, too. and w.irm the sympathies. Everett Morse's mansion near Bo.ston, Some are heirlooms. And I may or those executed by Mr. Arthur M . add that they are more beautiful, Hazard for his own dining-room, or the good ones, than any wood or the splendid panels recently painted plaster. by Garrett; there is nothing "institu-

They clutter the walls. Granted, tional" about any of them. They don't "belong." Again granted. As for collaboration between the But I do not aspire to live in a pure architect and the picture-hanger, I design. This place is home. I work saw a case of i t only the other day. here. I frolic here. I t is not only A man whose new house was being mine, it is my family's—a nest, fu l l planned said to his architect, "Here of exuberant life and refusing to be are my pictures, new build the house rigidly formal—unable to, even. I t around them." The architect gasped, is not got up as an exhibit of my nrtis- but caught on. and liked the notion, tic theories. Its artistic side ( fo r it and. the more he thought it over, saw has one, I think) is a lot more human a chance for first-rate ingenuity and and tbe pictures are part of it. an exercise of genuine taste. I f

The choice, from now on, wil l not .spacing door and windows is a digni-be a choice between the house picture- fied occupation, why .should it require mobbed and the house pictureless. condescension to design .spaces for We shall compromise, hy preserving pictures? The result was a set of the design while embellishing it. For rooms in which each picture had its the rich, it will perhaps mean calling appropriate place, and, far from dis-in a mural painter to collaborate with arranging the general compositions, the architect. For people of moderate became part of it.

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Many times—every day, every hour—you, your family and your guests use water. You drink i t ; your foods are prepared in i t : your linens are cleansed with it. The health fulness and comfort of the hath depend upon its jnirity and softness. There is probably no one thing that has so direct a hearing on health and comfort as the quality of the water. I t is not incidental, but a thing that is closely woven into your daily l i fe .

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