﻿XVI 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  May, 
  1907 
  

  

  (§ 
  Three 
  Washable, 
  Durable, 
  Sanitary 
  

   and 
  Highly 
  Decorative 
  Wall 
  Coverings 
  

  

  Heatfjerole 
  

  

  anattle 
  

  

  ante 
  

  

  EACH 
  HAS 
  A 
  DISTINCTIVE 
  FIELD 
  

   of 
  its 
  own 
  and 
  is 
  made 
  to 
  meet 
  

   special 
  conditions 
  and 
  requirements 
  

  

  17 
  A 
  THEROL 
  E 
  Beautifully 
  embossed, 
  in 
  high 
  and 
  low 
  

  

  —"■ 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  ^— 
  — 
  — 
  ^^— 
  =— 
  relief. 
  Suitable 
  for 
  the 
  very 
  finest 
  in- 
  

   teriors. 
  Made 
  in 
  great 
  variety 
  of 
  patterns, 
  and 
  hand 
  decorated 
  to 
  

   exactly 
  harmonize 
  with 
  color 
  schemes 
  or 
  period 
  decorations. 
  

  

  Q 
  A 
  IV 
  A 
  Hi 
  j! 
  ! 
  17 
  The 
  modern 
  tiling. 
  Has 
  the 
  same 
  appear- 
  

  

  -^ 
  — 
  — 
  ance 
  as 
  glazed 
  tiling 
  and 
  costs 
  but 
  one-fifth 
  

   as 
  much. 
  Made 
  in 
  many 
  fine 
  embossed 
  designs. 
  

  

  CAW 
  I 
  ''jTA 
  S 
  "^ 
  e 
  l< 
  ^ea\ 
  wa 
  ^ 
  covering, 
  far 
  superior 
  to 
  wall 
  

   ^— 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  — 
  paper. 
  Fully 
  as 
  decorative 
  and 
  far 
  more 
  dura- 
  

   ble. 
  Dull 
  or 
  glazed 
  surface. 
  Costs 
  no 
  more 
  than 
  good 
  cartridge 
  paper. 
  

  

  ^ 
  All 
  three 
  materials 
  are 
  waterproof 
  and 
  unaffected 
  by 
  dirt, 
  dust 
  or 
  

   smoke. 
  Made 
  on 
  foundations 
  of 
  strong 
  fabric 
  coated 
  with 
  oil 
  colors. 
  

   They 
  cannot 
  tear, 
  crack, 
  peel, 
  fade 
  or 
  stain. 
  

  

  Samples 
  furnished 
  upon 
  request 
  

  

  THE 
  LEATHEROLE 
  COMPANY 
  

  

  24 
  East 
  22d 
  St. 
  (near 
  Broadway) 
  NEW 
  YORK 
  CITY 
  

  

  TWO 
  BEST 
  LATHS 
  IN 
  THE 
  WORLD 
  

  

  METAL 
  LATH 
  a 
  ROOFING 
  CO. 
  ""iFkS" 
  

  

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  FloorsSidewalx 
  Lights, 
  

  

  F 
  EVERY 
  DESCRIPTION. 
  

  

  SENDf^CATA 
  LOGUE 
  . 
  

  

  Spring 
  Painting 
  

  

  '07 
  Edition 
  

  

  A 
  seasonable 
  circular 
  on 
  the 
  vital 
  

   subject 
  of 
  paint. 
  Different 
  forms 
  of 
  metal 
  and 
  wood 
  construction 
  are 
  attrac- 
  

   tively 
  illustrated, 
  and 
  there's 
  just 
  enough 
  " 
  talk." 
  Write 
  for 
  free 
  copy 
  B. 
  

  

  JOSEPH 
  DIXON 
  CRUCIBLE 
  CO., 
  JERSEY 
  CITY, 
  U. 
  S. 
  A. 
  

  

  the 
  petunia 
  and 
  the 
  phlox 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  bed 
  

   and 
  both 
  will 
  disappoint 
  you, 
  because 
  neither 
  

   will 
  "knuckle 
  under" 
  to 
  the 
  other. 
  But 
  edge 
  

   a 
  bed 
  of 
  either 
  of 
  these 
  plants 
  with 
  sweet 
  

   alyssum, 
  or 
  candytuft 
  — 
  both 
  modest 
  flowers 
  

   — 
  and 
  the 
  effect 
  will 
  be 
  pleasing. 
  

  

  Do 
  not 
  put 
  dahlias, 
  cannas, 
  and 
  caladiums 
  

   into 
  the 
  ground 
  until 
  it 
  becomes 
  warm. 
  

  

  Gladioluses 
  can 
  be 
  planted 
  about 
  the 
  middle 
  

   of 
  the 
  month. 
  Set 
  about 
  four 
  inches 
  deep, 
  in 
  

   rich, 
  mellow 
  soil. 
  

  

  When 
  you 
  set 
  out 
  your 
  dahlias, 
  set 
  a 
  stout 
  

   stake 
  by 
  each 
  plant. 
  Let 
  it 
  be 
  at 
  least 
  five 
  feet 
  

   tall 
  and 
  strong 
  enough 
  to 
  stand 
  sturdily 
  

   against 
  hard 
  winds. 
  A 
  well-developed 
  dahlia 
  

   will 
  have 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  heavy 
  branches 
  and 
  a 
  

   stake 
  of 
  ordinary 
  strength 
  will 
  be 
  quite 
  insuf- 
  

   ficient 
  for 
  adequate 
  support. 
  Last 
  season 
  I 
  

   set 
  three 
  stakes 
  in 
  a 
  triangle 
  about 
  each 
  plant. 
  

   They 
  were 
  about 
  eighteen 
  inches 
  apart. 
  I 
  

   was 
  well 
  pleased 
  with 
  the 
  result. 
  They 
  gave 
  

   me 
  a 
  chance 
  to 
  support 
  all 
  the 
  plant, 
  such 
  as 
  

   one 
  never 
  gets 
  when 
  one 
  stake 
  is 
  depended 
  on. 
  

   Under 
  the 
  one-stake 
  system, 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  

   larger 
  branches 
  are 
  broken 
  off 
  by 
  heavy 
  winds 
  

   or 
  split 
  down 
  under 
  their 
  own 
  weight 
  while 
  

   wet. 
  Under 
  the 
  three-stake 
  system 
  it 
  is 
  an 
  

   easy 
  matter 
  to 
  so 
  distribute 
  the 
  weight 
  of 
  the 
  

   plant 
  that 
  all 
  strain 
  is 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  

   central 
  point 
  of 
  support, 
  and 
  there 
  is 
  far 
  less 
  

   chance 
  of 
  damage 
  from 
  any 
  cause. 
  If 
  these 
  

   stakes 
  are 
  painted 
  a 
  neutral 
  color 
  they 
  will 
  

   not 
  be 
  noticeable 
  after 
  midsummer, 
  if 
  the 
  

   plants 
  grow 
  as 
  luxuriantly 
  as 
  they 
  ought 
  to, 
  

   and 
  as 
  they 
  will 
  if 
  you 
  give 
  them 
  a 
  rich 
  soil 
  

   and 
  plenty 
  of 
  water. 
  

  

  A 
  Rose 
  of 
  recent 
  introduction, 
  which 
  seems 
  

   to 
  deserve 
  special 
  mention, 
  is 
  the 
  Killarney. 
  

   This 
  is 
  a 
  hybrid 
  tea, 
  originating 
  with 
  Alex- 
  

   ander 
  Dickson 
  & 
  Sons, 
  the 
  celebrated 
  rose- 
  

   growers 
  of 
  northern 
  Ireland, 
  who 
  have 
  sent 
  

   out 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  popular 
  varieties 
  in 
  pres- 
  

   ent 
  cultivation. 
  It 
  is 
  of 
  strong 
  growth, 
  with 
  

   rich 
  foliage, 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  wonderfully 
  free 
  bloomer, 
  

   as 
  reported 
  by 
  such 
  authorities 
  as 
  Dreer 
  and 
  

   Henderson, 
  and 
  other 
  large 
  dealers 
  in 
  the 
  

   United 
  States, 
  who 
  never 
  indorse 
  anything 
  not 
  

   having 
  unusual 
  merit. 
  Anything 
  they 
  send 
  

   out 
  can 
  be 
  relied 
  on 
  as 
  well 
  worth 
  adding 
  to 
  

   one's 
  collection, 
  and 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  hesitate 
  to 
  

   speak 
  of 
  this 
  new 
  candidate 
  for 
  favor 
  in 
  terms 
  

   of 
  most 
  unqualified 
  approval. 
  The 
  buds 
  of 
  

   the 
  Killarney 
  are 
  long 
  and 
  pointed, 
  and 
  open 
  

   into 
  large 
  and 
  superbly 
  shaped 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  

   rich, 
  brilliant 
  pink. 
  It 
  has 
  a 
  delicious 
  frag- 
  

   rance. 
  It 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  hardiness 
  of 
  La 
  

   France, 
  when 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  ground, 
  and 
  

   the 
  claim 
  is 
  made 
  for 
  it 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  rapidly 
  be- 
  

   coming 
  a 
  standard 
  variety 
  for 
  forcing 
  pur- 
  

   poses. 
  In 
  brief, 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  to 
  be 
  "one 
  of 
  the 
  

   world's 
  greatest 
  new 
  Roses," 
  and 
  all 
  lovers 
  of 
  

   the 
  Rose 
  will 
  do 
  well 
  to 
  add 
  it 
  to 
  their 
  col- 
  

   lection 
  this 
  season. 
  

  

  HOW 
  TO 
  GROW 
  THE 
  

   WATER-LILIES 
  

  

  By 
  Alexander 
  Hooper 
  

  

  THE 
  writer 
  has 
  had 
  considerable 
  experi- 
  

   ence 
  growing 
  water-lilies, 
  and 
  recom- 
  

   mends 
  the 
  following 
  method 
  : 
  Water- 
  

   lilies 
  are 
  among 
  the 
  most 
  beautiful 
  flowers. 
  

   Considering 
  their 
  popularity 
  and 
  the 
  ease 
  with 
  

   which 
  they 
  are 
  grown, 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  wondered 
  at 
  

   that 
  they 
  are 
  not 
  more 
  generally 
  grown 
  than 
  

   they 
  are. 
  It 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  general 
  impres- 
  

   sion 
  that 
  the 
  beautiful 
  lily 
  ponds 
  which 
  give 
  

   such 
  an 
  air 
  of 
  elegance 
  to 
  their 
  surroundings 
  

   are 
  appropriate 
  only 
  for 
  extensive 
  pleasure 
  

   grounds, 
  or 
  the 
  broad 
  lawns 
  of 
  a 
  large 
  estate 
  ; 
  

   also, 
  that 
  only 
  experienced 
  gardeners 
  and 
  

   florists 
  can 
  successfully 
  cultivate 
  these 
  lovely 
  

   plants. 
  Both 
  ideas 
  are 
  mistaken. 
  Flower 
  

  

  