﻿April, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XXV 
  U 
  

  

  GARDEN 
  

  

  FURNITURE 
  

  

  

  Fountains, 
  Statuary, 
  Col- 
  

  

  

  umns, 
  Pergolas, 
  Balus- 
  

  

  

  trades, 
  Standards, 
  Sun 
  

  

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  : 
  '^B 
  

  

  Dials, 
  Pedestals, 
  Benches, 
  

  

  

  Tables, 
  Vases, 
  Well- 
  

  

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  Heads, 
  Wall-Fountains, 
  

  

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  Lions, 
  Sphinxes, 
  etc., 
  in 
  

  

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  Marble, 
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  Stone, 
  

  

  

  and 
  Pompeian 
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  *v~3^W 
  

  

  successfully 
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  the 
  American 
  weather. 
  

  

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  and 
  

  

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  direct 
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  ' 
  

  

  your 
  architect. 
  

  

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  Erkins 
  & 
  Co. 
  

  

  3 
  WEST 
  15TH 
  

  

  ST., 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  

  

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