INDEX 



397 



Non-silk spinners 93 



Norman stables 244 



Norman tower 140 



North room transformed . 216 



Norther (the) fruitlessly beats. 339 



Northern Spy 



Norsemen -on battle bent 189 



N6tre Dame gargoyles 160, 281 



Novelty siding 142 



Nuisances that injure the coun- 

 try home 338 



Nursery ; 228 



Nursery ceiling with chart of 



star-studded sky 228 



Nursery frieze . 228 



Nursery stock and nurseryman. 339 



Nuthatches 43 



Oak 220 



Oak apple 93 



Oak of two and one-half cen- 

 turies 208 



Oak, spurious quartered 327 



Oak, swamp 57 



Oak vs. maple 208 



Oak wainscot destroyed by borer 257 



Oaks of Mamre 82 



Obsolete parlor . . . 251 



Ocean liner as seen in model 

 room points the way for the 



house builder 328 



Odd hours' search for a fortune 



in land 33S 



Offshoots -. 79 



Ogived Gothic stair 326 



Oil 212 



OH for tools 63 



Oil stove, unhygienic .3, 247 



Old foundation serious handi- 

 cap 301 



Old Glory 245 



Old-time granny plant names.. 97 

 Oldest inhabitant, affidavit of.. 51 

 On the ground floor friends.'... 338 

 One-at-a-time door contrasting 

 with wide door of hos- 

 pitality 328 



One contract system 292 



One-room bungalow 299 



One-room Saxon chimneyless 



dwelling : . . . 299 



One thousand per cent, property 



advance 337 



Only work that kills . 98 



Ontario's rare dry climate 



favors unpainted tin roofs. 315 

 Onyx mantel face and hearth .. 122 

 Orange rust, spring and fall... 57 



Orchard facing west 11, 



Orchards 140 



Ordering ahead 296 



Orders, rush, objection to 296 



Oriel panes . 214 



Ormolu, ornamented 122 



Ornaments, home-made 242 



Orphaned progeny 94 



Orpingtons . . . 31 



Osuary 35 



"Our birth at best a sleep".... 98 



Outbuildings - 214 



Outdoor dining-room for serv- 

 ants 115 



Outdoor material for indoor 



uses nonsensical * . . 324 



Outdoor to indoor couch 228 



Outlets, electric 169 



Outline columns, pilasters and 



dp spandrels 329 



Outlining hearth 242 



Outshot of Old England or 



woodsrfwd of, New England. . 33'J 

 Overcast days brightened 248 



Over decoration detracts from 

 painting, statuary, etching, 

 and century framed oak. ... 313 



Overdrafts 291 



Over floor . covering either half- 

 inch cork or cheaper cork 



matting 317 



Overflow pipe 11 



Overflow pipes large 232 



Overhang adds valuable area 

 with same foundation ex- 

 pense 316 



Overhang deadened 115 



Overhang deadened with min- 

 eral wool or cement 308 



O-\erhang four to six feet 254 



Overhang of eight feet 169 



Overhang, wide 129, 234 



Overhead automatic sprinkler.. 332 



Over-heat and over-odor. 301 



Over-mantel decoration 222 



Over mantels 233 



Oversight over all fires 297 



Over-windowed house and frail 



nell area 313 



Ovule : : . . 79 



Owner's suite .......... 226 



Ox road ....". ""65 



Ox vs. horse 19 



Oxen, cost of. :-/-....*.* -19 



Oxygen in lungs of :men and 

 depths of matter lengthens 



Oyster Bay, sand bluffs o'f'.'.l'sV, 135 

 Ozone-bathed peak-. % ... 211 



Pack-horse, treadmill worker. . 75 



Paddock l, 26 



Painstaking propagation of 



centuries 101 



Paint, heat-proof 236 



Paint not always a wood pre- 

 servative 326 



Paint that wears off under soap 

 and water not worth the 



labor of putting on 326 



Paint, water-proof 214 



Paint, white water 225 



Painter's contract *.... 292 



Painting or staining artistfcally 3<J5 

 Painting phantasy in white.... 240 



Painting rules 7 



Painting to lower height 171 



Palladian formality 212 



Palm, Oriental . 240- 



Pancake water plant 219 



Panel, exterior, 5x10 feet 169 



Panel in exterior house wall... 189 



Paneled wainscot 118 



Panels in closet doors 228 



Pansies, Spitz dog-faced 81 



Panthenogenesis of plant life.. 99 

 Pantheon, earth proudly wears 



as the best gem in her zone 299 



Panther head brackets 183 



Pantiles 214 



Pantries . 2, 194 



Pantry door pivoted... 220 



Pantry door with glass inset... 20 



Pantry dressers 296 



Pantry service shelf 220 



Pantry, serving 159 



Pantry shelf warmer 220 



Papaw 55 



Paper tests 241 



Paper that gives tone 240 



Papering 240 



Papers in polychrome effects... 240 



Paradise for farmer boy 99 



Parapet 203 



Parasitical dodder 99 



Parasitical eggs 92 



Paris green 57 



