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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  Embellishments 
  for 
  

  

  Concrete 
  

   Buildings 
  

  

  Interior 
  and 
  Exterior 
  

  

  The 
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  artistic 
  concrete 
  

   buildings, 
  both 
  private 
  and 
  public, 
  is 
  

   most 
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  solved 
  by 
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  use 
  of 
  

  

  tiartford 
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  aience 
  

  

  The 
  Hartford 
  Faience 
  Company 
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   pleased 
  to 
  correspond 
  with 
  everyone 
  

   contemplating 
  the 
  erection 
  of 
  concrete 
  

   residences 
  and 
  other 
  buildings 
  as 
  to 
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  work, 
  and 
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  and 
  sketches 
  upon 
  

   request 
  

  

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  "N" 
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  of 
  Medallions, 
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  Mouldings, 
  Caps 
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  Weatherproof 
  

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  than 
  

   Waterproof: 
  

  

  Leaks 
  soon 
  make 
  

   themselves 
  known. 
  But 
  

   sun, 
  heat, 
  frost, 
  damp- 
  

   ness, 
  etc., 
  quietly, 
  yet 
  

   surely, 
  ruin 
  all 
  roofings 
  

   — 
  except 
  

  

  Genuine 
  Bangor 
  Slate 
  Roofs 
  

  

  "outlive 
  the 
  building 
  

   without 
  paint 
  or 
  repairs." 
  

  

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  you 
  say 
  more? 
  Or 
  ask 
  more? 
  

  

  Our 
  free 
  Roof 
  Book 
  

  

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  the 
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   the 
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  — 
  the 
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  of 
  the 
  

  

  tin 
  people 
  abont 
  tin 
  

   tile 
  " 
  •' 
  tile 
  

   shingle 
  " 
  " 
  shingle 
  

   patent 
  " 
  " 
  tar' 
  gravel, 
  

   asphalt, 
  flint, 
  etc. 
  

   slate 
  people 
  about 
  slate 
  

  

  Genuine 
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   Fair 
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  Pa. 
  

  

  chance 
  to 
  become 
  unsightly. 
  My 
  opinion 
  is 
  

   that 
  this 
  man 
  has 
  the 
  better 
  of 
  it. 
  

  

  You 
  will 
  doubtless 
  need 
  considerable 
  pot- 
  

   ting-soil 
  next 
  fall. 
  Begin 
  to 
  prepare 
  it 
  now. 
  

   Make 
  a 
  pen 
  of 
  boards 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  feet 
  

   square, 
  and 
  about 
  a 
  foot 
  high, 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  it 
  

   leaves 
  and 
  such 
  other 
  vegetable 
  material 
  as 
  

   will 
  decay 
  readily. 
  Add 
  to 
  it 
  turfy 
  matter 
  

   from 
  the 
  underside 
  of 
  sods, 
  and 
  leafmold, 
  if 
  

   you 
  can 
  get 
  it. 
  Pour 
  over 
  it 
  the 
  soapsuds 
  of 
  

   washing-day. 
  Stir 
  frequently. 
  Work 
  it 
  over 
  

   to 
  make 
  it 
  fine 
  and 
  mellow. 
  By 
  and 
  by, 
  mix 
  

   some 
  coarse, 
  sharp 
  sand 
  into 
  it, 
  and 
  work 
  it 
  

   over 
  again. 
  Continue 
  to 
  do 
  this 
  all 
  along 
  

   through 
  the 
  season, 
  and 
  by 
  the 
  time 
  your 
  

   plants 
  need 
  repotting 
  you 
  will 
  have 
  an 
  excel- 
  

   lent 
  compost 
  for 
  them. 
  In 
  fall, 
  rake 
  up 
  the 
  

   leaves 
  from 
  the 
  lawn 
  and 
  put 
  into 
  the 
  pen, 
  

   and 
  let 
  them 
  form 
  the 
  basis 
  of 
  next 
  season's 
  

   compost-heap. 
  We 
  let 
  a 
  great 
  deal 
  of 
  most 
  

   excellent 
  material 
  go 
  to 
  waste 
  each 
  year, 
  if 
  

   we 
  do 
  not 
  get 
  into 
  the 
  habit 
  of 
  taking 
  care 
  

   of 
  it 
  at 
  the 
  right 
  time, 
  which 
  is 
  — 
  when 
  we 
  

   come 
  across 
  it. 
  Gather 
  it 
  up 
  as 
  you 
  find 
  it, 
  

   and 
  then 
  you 
  will 
  be 
  sure 
  of 
  it 
  when 
  it 
  is 
  

   needed. 
  

  

  Chrysanthemums 
  will 
  need 
  careful 
  atten- 
  

   tion 
  if 
  planted 
  out 
  in 
  the 
  garden. 
  They 
  should 
  

   be 
  securely 
  staked 
  to 
  prevent 
  their 
  being 
  

   blown 
  over 
  by 
  sudden 
  and 
  strong 
  winds. 
  

   They 
  should 
  be 
  pinched 
  back 
  from 
  time 
  to 
  

   time 
  to 
  make 
  them 
  branch 
  freely. 
  They 
  

   should 
  be 
  kept 
  from 
  injury 
  by 
  the 
  black 
  bee- 
  

   tle. 
  This 
  pest 
  comes 
  suddenly 
  and 
  unex- 
  

   pectedly, 
  does 
  his 
  deadly 
  work 
  with 
  great 
  

   rapidity, 
  and 
  is 
  gone 
  before 
  you 
  know 
  he 
  has 
  

   been 
  there 
  unless 
  you 
  are 
  on 
  the 
  lookout 
  for 
  

   him. 
  Examine 
  your 
  plants 
  daily. 
  If 
  one 
  bee- 
  

   tle 
  is 
  seen, 
  make 
  an 
  infusion 
  of 
  soap, 
  kero- 
  

   sene, 
  and 
  water, 
  and 
  declare 
  war 
  at 
  once. 
  

   Here 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  formula 
  for 
  the 
  preparation 
  : 
  

  

  Soap, 
  6 
  oz. 
  

  

  Kerosene, 
  1 
  teacupful. 
  

  

  Water, 
  10 
  quarts. 
  

  

  Shave 
  the 
  soap 
  finely, 
  and 
  put 
  it 
  on 
  the 
  

   stove 
  to 
  melt. 
  When 
  liquid, 
  and 
  hot, 
  add 
  

   the 
  kerosene. 
  Mix 
  well, 
  and 
  when 
  union 
  

   takes 
  place, 
  add 
  the 
  water. 
  Apply 
  to 
  the 
  

   plants 
  with 
  a 
  sprayer, 
  being 
  careful 
  to 
  see 
  

   that 
  some 
  of 
  it 
  reaches 
  every 
  part 
  of 
  them. 
  

   This 
  will 
  drive 
  away 
  the 
  beetles 
  that 
  have 
  

   put 
  in 
  an 
  appearance, 
  and 
  keep 
  others 
  from 
  

   coming. 
  

  

  Asters 
  are 
  often 
  troubled 
  by 
  the 
  same 
  bee- 
  

   tle. 
  This 
  antidote 
  is 
  as 
  effective 
  on 
  them 
  as 
  

   on 
  the 
  chrysanthemum. 
  Use 
  it 
  promptly, 
  and 
  

   liberally. 
  There 
  is 
  no 
  danger 
  of 
  its 
  injuring 
  

   the 
  plants. 
  

  

  This 
  month 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  time 
  in 
  which 
  to 
  sow 
  

   the 
  seeds 
  of 
  perennials. 
  Give 
  them 
  a 
  bed 
  by 
  

   themselves, 
  in 
  some 
  nook 
  or 
  corner 
  where 
  

   they 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  interfered 
  with 
  by 
  other 
  

   plants. 
  Thin 
  them 
  out 
  if 
  they 
  seem 
  too 
  

   thick, 
  for 
  they 
  will 
  not 
  make 
  good 
  early 
  de- 
  

   velopment 
  if 
  crowded. 
  Let 
  them 
  be 
  an 
  inch 
  

   apart 
  at 
  first. 
  By 
  and 
  by 
  every 
  other 
  one 
  can 
  

   be 
  transplanted 
  to 
  the 
  places 
  where 
  you 
  want 
  

   them 
  to 
  flower, 
  and 
  later 
  on 
  those 
  left 
  in 
  the 
  

   bed 
  can 
  be 
  assigned 
  to 
  permanent 
  quarters. 
  

   These 
  plants 
  will 
  bloom 
  for 
  you 
  next 
  season. 
  

   Of 
  course 
  some 
  of 
  them 
  will 
  be 
  quite 
  differ- 
  

   ent 
  from 
  the 
  plants 
  you 
  saved 
  seed 
  from, 
  when 
  

   they 
  come 
  into 
  bloom, 
  as 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  strong 
  

   tendency 
  toward 
  reversions 
  among 
  nearly 
  all 
  

   in 
  this 
  class, 
  but 
  most 
  of 
  them 
  will 
  give 
  satis- 
  

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  flowers, 
  and 
  some 
  will 
  be 
  quite 
  as 
  fine 
  

   as 
  any 
  the 
  florists 
  send 
  out. 
  There 
  is 
  always 
  

   a 
  pleasant 
  excitement 
  to 
  the 
  lover 
  of 
  flowers 
  

   in 
  growing 
  these 
  plants, 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  possi- 
  

   bility 
  of 
  getting 
  something 
  new. 
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