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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  May, 
  1907 
  

  

  What 
  Makes 
  

  

  Home 
  Beauty? 
  

  

  r 
  

  

  "T 
  is 
  largely 
  a 
  matter 
  of 
  paint 
  and 
  painting. 
  Don't 
  forget 
  that! 
  

   Architectural 
  effect 
  is 
  essential 
  — 
  beauty 
  of 
  coloring, 
  im- 
  

   perative. 
  If 
  you 
  want 
  your 
  home 
  to 
  represent 
  the 
  "master 
  

   work 
  of 
  a 
  master 
  painter" 
  secure 
  the 
  best 
  painter 
  you 
  know 
  — 
  

   — 
  And 
  supply 
  him 
  with 
  true 
  colors 
  that 
  work 
  property 
  

  

  under 
  th.e 
  brush, 
  and 
  that 
  remain 
  bright 
  and 
  beautiful 
  upon 
  your 
  building. 
  

  

  Lowe 
  Brothers 
  

   "High 
  Standard" 
  Liquid 
  Paint 
  

  

  Ci-Oes 
  "Best 
  'Results 
  

  

  — 
  Always. 
  Absolute 
  uniformity 
  of 
  quality 
  insures 
  that 
  every 
  gallon 
  and 
  each 
  fresh 
  brushfui 
  

  

  shall 
  be 
  like 
  the 
  last, 
  in 
  consistency 
  and 
  color. 
  

  

  "HIGH 
  STANDARD" 
  LIQUID 
  PAINT 
  contains 
  only 
  the 
  mater- 
  

   ials 
  necessary 
  to 
  give 
  it 
  body, 
  life, 
  elasticity, 
  color, 
  beauty, 
  brilliancy, 
  

   wear-resisting 
  qualities. 
  It 
  wears 
  down 
  to 
  a 
  clean, 
  even 
  surface 
  — 
  

   ideal 
  for 
  repainting. 
  "HIGH 
  STANDARD" 
  PAINT 
  covers 
  thirty 
  to 
  

   fifty 
  more 
  square 
  feet 
  to 
  the 
  gallon 
  than 
  ordinary 
  paint, 
  and 
  lasts 
  

   from 
  two 
  to 
  three 
  years 
  longer. 
  

  

  Let 
  us 
  send 
  you 
  our 
  book, 
  "Paint 
  and 
  Painting;" 
  contains 
  infor- 
  

   mation 
  that 
  should 
  be 
  in 
  the 
  hands 
  of 
  every 
  one 
  interested 
  in 
  the 
  

   beauty 
  and 
  care 
  of 
  a 
  home. 
  Mailed 
  free. 
  

  

  The 
  Lowe 
  Brothers 
  Company, 
  450-456 
  E- 
  Third 
  St., 
  Dayton, 
  O. 
  

  

  Paintmakers, 
  Varnishmakers 
  New 
  York 
  Chicago 
  Kansas 
  City 
  

  

  'The 
  Little 
  

   Blue 
  Flag" 
  

  

  — 
  Your 
  

   Protection 
  

  

  A 
  "CHICAGO" 
  Dryer 
  means 
  Sanitary 
  

  

  Clothes 
  

  

  A 
  Chicago 
  Dryer 
  is 
  so 
  ven- 
  

   tilated 
  that 
  a 
  constant 
  current 
  

   of 
  fresh 
  air 
  is 
  kept 
  circula- 
  

   ting 
  at 
  all 
  times, 
  leaving 
  the 
  

   cloth 
  esjresh,pure 
  and 
  siueet. 
  

   Clothes 
  are 
  dried 
  in 
  this 
  

   manner 
  in 
  a 
  Jrailion 
  of 
  the 
  

   time 
  required 
  by 
  ordinary 
  

   methods. 
  Every 
  Dryer 
  is 
  

   absolutely 
  guaranfeedagainst 
  

   discoloration 
  of 
  the 
  clothes. 
  

  

  Waste 
  Heat 
  Used. 
  

  

  It 
  costs 
  absolutely 
  nothing 
  

   to 
  operate 
  a 
  Chicago 
  Dryer 
  

   as 
  heat 
  ordinarily 
  wasted 
  

   when 
  boiling 
  clothes, 
  heat- 
  

   ing 
  irons, 
  etc. 
  , 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  heat 
  

   the 
  Dryer. 
  One 
  Stove 
  and 
  

   one 
  fire 
  is 
  all 
  that 
  is 
  required. 
  

   The 
  CHICAGO 
  Dryer 
  consists 
  of 
  a 
  metal 
  cabinet, 
  fireproof, 
  with 
  sliding 
  racks 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  clothes 
  

   are 
  hung. 
  Every 
  Dryer 
  is 
  thoroughly 
  inspected 
  and 
  guaranteed 
  to 
  be 
  and 
  do 
  exactly 
  as 
  represented. 
  

  

  We 
  build 
  and 
  equip 
  Dryers 
  for 
  Residences, 
  Apartment 
  Buildings, 
  Hotels. 
  Hospitals 
  and 
  similar 
  insti- 
  

   tutions. 
  Special 
  designs 
  to 
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  special 
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  No. 
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  CHICAGO 
  DRYER. 
  CO., 
  381-383 
  Wabash 
  Ave., 
  CHICAGO 
  

  

  A 
  MODERN 
  LAUNDRY— 
  Equipped 
  with 
  a 
  "Chicago" 
  Dryer 
  and 
  Laundry 
  Stove. 
  

  

  Preserve 
  and 
  Beautify 
  Your 
  Shingles 
  

  

  Clark 
  & 
  Russell 
  

   Architects, 
  Boston 
  

  

  by 
  staining 
  them 
  with 
  

  

  Cabot's 
  Shingle 
  Stains 
  

  

  Tbey 
  are 
  made 
  of 
  Creosote 
  ("the 
  best 
  wood 
  preserva- 
  

   tive 
  known' 
  1 
  ), 
  pure 
  linseed 
  oil, 
  and 
  the 
  best 
  pigments, 
  

   and 
  give 
  soft, 
  velvety 
  coloring 
  effects 
  (moss-greens, 
  

   bark-browns, 
  silver-grays, 
  etc.). 
  that 
  look 
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  and 
  

   wear 
  better 
  than 
  any 
  others. 
  50% 
  cheaper 
  than 
  paint. 
  

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  for 
  stained 
  wood 
  samples 
  and 
  catalogue 
  

  

  SAMUEL 
  CABOT, 
  Sole 
  Manufacturer 
  

  

  131 
  Milk 
  Street, 
  Boston, 
  Mass. 
  

  

  Agents 
  at 
  all 
  Central 
  Points 
  

   Cabot's 
  Sheathing 
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  " 
  Makes 
  Warm 
  Houses 
  

  

  The 
  Truth 
  about 
  Roofs 
  

  

  The 
  tin 
  and 
  patent 
  roof 
  makers 
  say 
  tbelr 
  roofing 
  lasts 
  20 
  years 
  or 
  so. 
  They 
  n, 
  vj 
  be 
  telling 
  the 
  truth 
  and 
  nothing 
  but 
  

   the 
  truth. 
  But 
  are 
  they 
  telling 
  the 
  whole 
  truth 
  ? 
  What 
  about 
  the 
  painting 
  "on 
  both 
  sides" 
  and 
  "every 
  three 
  years," 
  

   uihown 
  by 
  the 
  tin 
  specifications? 
  What 
  about 
  his 
  "own" 
  coating 
  recommended 
  by 
  every 
  patent 
  root 
  maker? 
  

  

  Genuine 
  Bangor 
  Slate 
  Roofs 
  

  

  outlive 
  the 
  building 
  without 
  paint 
  or 
  repairs. 
  

  

  Can 
  you 
  say 
  more 
  of 
  a 
  roof? 
  Or 
  ask 
  more 
  ? 
  

  

  Our 
  free 
  

   Roof 
  Book 
  

  

  tells 
  the 
  truth 
  about 
  

   roofs 
  — 
  the 
  words 
  of 
  

  

  the 
  tin 
  people 
  on 
  tin 
  roofs 
  

   " 
  tile 
  " 
  " 
  tile 
  " 
  

   " 
  shingle 
  " 
  " 
  shingle 
  " 
  

  

  the 
  patent 
  people 
  on 
  patent 
  roofs 
  

  

  (tar, 
  gravel, 
  asphalt, 
  flint, 
  etc.) 
  

   the 
  slate 
  people 
  on 
  slate 
  roofs 
  

  

  All 
  the 
  fartsabout 
  

   all 
  the 
  roofs, 
  con- 
  

   veniently 
  arran- 
  

   ged 
  for 
  the 
  man 
  

   who 
  pays 
  the 
  

   bil 
  s. 
  Write 
  

   tor 
  it 
  now 
  I 
  

  

  Genuine 
  Bangor 
  Slate 
  Company, 
  Fair 
  Building, 
  Easton, 
  Pa. 
  

  

  lovers 
  may 
  enjoy 
  these 
  beautiful 
  lilies 
  all 
  sum- 
  

   mer, 
  and 
  for 
  many 
  summers 
  to 
  come, 
  with 
  

   very 
  little 
  care 
  or 
  expense. 
  No 
  matter 
  how 
  

   small 
  the 
  yard, 
  make 
  a 
  pond 
  in 
  proportion 
  and 
  

   plan 
  for 
  the 
  summer 
  beauty. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  not 
  necessary 
  to 
  prepare 
  the 
  large 
  ce- 
  

   mented 
  ponds, 
  similar 
  to 
  those 
  in 
  parks. 
  Even 
  

   if 
  you 
  have 
  but 
  a 
  small 
  city 
  yard, 
  with 
  its 
  tiny 
  

   grass 
  plot, 
  or 
  a 
  small 
  lawn, 
  you 
  may 
  have 
  a 
  

   lily 
  pond 
  nevertheless, 
  and 
  a 
  beauty, 
  too, 
  with 
  

   little 
  care. 
  Under 
  these 
  circumstances 
  a 
  half- 
  

   barrel 
  pond 
  will 
  be 
  large 
  enough. 
  If 
  you 
  live 
  

   in 
  the 
  suburbs 
  and 
  have 
  a 
  large 
  lawn, 
  or 
  in 
  

   the 
  country, 
  with 
  still 
  more 
  extensive 
  grounds, 
  

   with 
  ample 
  room 
  for 
  a 
  large 
  pond, 
  but 
  feel 
  

   that 
  you 
  can 
  not 
  afford 
  a 
  cemented 
  one, 
  have 
  

   one 
  made 
  of 
  a 
  large 
  wooden 
  cistern. 
  It 
  may 
  

   be 
  four, 
  six, 
  or 
  more 
  feet 
  in 
  diameter, 
  with 
  but 
  

   little 
  cost, 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  accommodate 
  many 
  fine 
  

   plants. 
  Plans 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  early, 
  especially 
  

   if 
  you 
  are 
  to 
  raise 
  your 
  plants 
  from 
  seed, 
  as 
  

   they 
  should 
  be 
  started 
  early 
  for 
  blooming 
  dur- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  summer. 
  

  

  The 
  prettiest 
  varieties 
  are 
  the 
  African, 
  or 
  

   Zanzibar; 
  they 
  are 
  purple, 
  blue, 
  and 
  red. 
  

   Seeds 
  can 
  be 
  obtained 
  from 
  any 
  seedsman 
  at 
  

   about 
  fifteen 
  cents 
  a 
  packet. 
  To 
  sow 
  the 
  seeds 
  

   take 
  a 
  common 
  bowl 
  and 
  half 
  fill 
  it 
  with 
  finely 
  

   sifted 
  soil 
  packed 
  down 
  level 
  and 
  hard. 
  On 
  

   the 
  surface 
  scatter 
  the 
  seed 
  evenly 
  and 
  cover 
  

   with 
  not 
  over 
  a 
  quarter 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  of 
  fine 
  

   sand; 
  then 
  very 
  gently 
  fill 
  the 
  bowl 
  with 
  

   water, 
  so 
  as 
  not 
  to 
  disturb 
  nor 
  wash 
  away 
  the 
  

   sand. 
  A 
  layer 
  of 
  moss 
  placed 
  over 
  the 
  sand 
  

   will 
  help 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  water 
  from 
  displacing 
  

   the 
  seeds. 
  Place 
  where 
  the 
  water 
  will 
  be 
  kept 
  

   at 
  a 
  temperature 
  of 
  about 
  eighty 
  degrees. 
  Do 
  

   not 
  allow 
  the 
  water 
  to 
  evaporate, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  

   end 
  of 
  about 
  a 
  week 
  you 
  will 
  find 
  a 
  multitude 
  

   of 
  tiny 
  green 
  shoots 
  have 
  made 
  their 
  appear- 
  

   ance. 
  Soon 
  a 
  small 
  round 
  leaf 
  will 
  form, 
  and 
  

   when 
  each 
  little 
  plant 
  has 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  leaves 
  

   they 
  are 
  ready 
  to 
  be 
  transplanted. 
  

  

  Two-and-one-half-inch 
  pots 
  filled 
  three- 
  

   quarters 
  full 
  of 
  soil 
  should 
  be 
  used. 
  Gently 
  

   pull 
  up 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  seedlings 
  so 
  as 
  not 
  to 
  tear 
  

   its 
  long 
  top 
  roots, 
  and, 
  making 
  a 
  hole 
  in 
  the 
  

   earth 
  in 
  the 
  pot, 
  place 
  the 
  root 
  carefully 
  in 
  

   and 
  gently 
  press 
  the 
  earth 
  around 
  it. 
  Cover 
  

   the 
  surface 
  with 
  a 
  quarter 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  of 
  sand, 
  

   as 
  before, 
  and 
  place 
  the 
  pot 
  in 
  a 
  pan 
  filled 
  

   with 
  water, 
  so 
  that 
  its 
  top 
  may 
  be 
  about 
  an 
  

   inch 
  or 
  two 
  below 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  

   in 
  the 
  pan. 
  

  

  When 
  placed 
  in 
  a 
  warm 
  sunny 
  spot 
  the 
  

   plants 
  will 
  soon 
  begin 
  to 
  grow, 
  and 
  when 
  the 
  

   pots 
  are 
  well 
  filled 
  with 
  roots 
  the 
  plants 
  may 
  

   be 
  slipped 
  from 
  them 
  and 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  pond 
  

   without 
  disturbing 
  the 
  roots 
  or 
  breaking 
  the 
  

   ball 
  of 
  soil. 
  The 
  little 
  plants 
  should 
  be 
  

   planted 
  in 
  the 
  pots 
  during 
  March 
  or 
  early 
  

   April, 
  and 
  about 
  the 
  fifteenth 
  of 
  May 
  or 
  the 
  

   first 
  of 
  June 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  taken 
  outdoors 
  and 
  

   put 
  in 
  the 
  tubs. 
  

  

  The 
  half-barrel 
  pond 
  is 
  made 
  by 
  sawing 
  a 
  

   large, 
  strong 
  barrel 
  or 
  cask, 
  with 
  iron 
  hoops, 
  

   directly 
  through 
  the 
  center. 
  Sink 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  

   barrel 
  in 
  the 
  ground 
  (or 
  both 
  halves, 
  if 
  you 
  

   have 
  room 
  for 
  the 
  two 
  ponds) 
  to 
  within 
  two 
  

   inches 
  of 
  the 
  rim. 
  If 
  possible, 
  use 
  the 
  soil 
  

   from 
  a 
  natural 
  lily 
  pond 
  — 
  pond 
  muck, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  

   called 
  — 
  but 
  if 
  this 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  obtained 
  a 
  rich 
  

   soil 
  of 
  leaf-mold 
  or 
  garden 
  soil, 
  mixed 
  with 
  

   manure 
  and 
  sand, 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  very 
  satis- 
  

   factory. 
  If 
  it 
  is 
  possible 
  to 
  obtain 
  the 
  natural 
  

   pond 
  muck 
  you 
  may 
  also 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  secure 
  a 
  

   few 
  roots 
  of 
  the 
  common 
  white 
  water-lily, 
  and 
  

   it 
  may 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  experiment 
  with 
  these 
  before 
  

   buying 
  the 
  more 
  expensive 
  varieties. 
  After 
  

   the 
  tub 
  is 
  sunk 
  in 
  the 
  ground, 
  and 
  in 
  position, 
  

   fill 
  in 
  the 
  natural 
  or 
  prepared 
  soil 
  to 
  a 
  depth 
  

   of 
  six 
  or 
  eight 
  inches; 
  lay 
  the 
  lily 
  roots 
  care- 
  

   fully 
  on 
  the 
  soil, 
  placing 
  each 
  small 
  fiber 
  in 
  

   its 
  proper 
  position, 
  and 
  cover 
  with 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  

   inches 
  of 
  fresh 
  soil 
  or 
  fine 
  white 
  sand, 
  and 
  then 
  

  

  