﻿XIV 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

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  You 
  Can 
  Refinish 
  Your 
  Old 
  Floors 
  

  

  At 
  Little 
  Expense 
  to 
  Look 
  Like 
  New 
  

  

  Make 
  y 
  our 
  old 
  floors 
  match 
  your 
  woodwork 
  or 
  furniture. 
  To 
  prove 
  how 
  

   easily, 
  how 
  pleasantly 
  and 
  how 
  cheaply 
  you 
  can 
  make 
  your 
  home 
  artistic, 
  

  

  we 
  have 
  prepared 
  a 
  handsome 
  illustrated 
  book- 
  

   let 
  describing 
  Johnson's 
  Wood 
  Finishes, 
  which 
  

   we 
  will 
  send 
  you 
  upon 
  request, 
  so 
  that 
  every 
  

   reader 
  of 
  this 
  publication 
  can 
  learn 
  how 
  easily 
  

   the 
  home 
  may 
  be 
  beautified. 
  

  

  This 
  booklet 
  gives 
  full 
  instructions, 
  showing 
  exactly 
  

   how 
  to 
  refinish 
  wood 
  so 
  you 
  can't 
  possibly 
  make 
  a 
  mistake. 
  

   It 
  tells 
  all 
  about 
  Johnson's 
  Electric 
  Solvo, 
  which 
  instantly 
  re- 
  

   moves 
  all 
  old 
  paint 
  and 
  varnish 
  from 
  wood; 
  Johnson's 
  Crack 
  

   Filler 
  for 
  filling 
  unsightly 
  cracks; 
  it 
  immediately 
  hardens 
  

   and 
  will 
  not 
  shrink; 
  Johnson's 
  Wood 
  Dye 
  colors 
  the 
  wood 
  

   any 
  desired 
  shade; 
  Johnson's 
  Prepared 
  Wax 
  produces 
  a 
  

   beautiful, 
  artistic, 
  durable 
  polish. 
  

  

  You 
  can 
  dye 
  your 
  floors 
  practically 
  any 
  shade 
  to 
  match 
  

   your 
  woodwork 
  or 
  furniture. 
  Colors 
  are 
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  Oak, 
  Brown 
  

   Weathered 
  Oak, 
  Green 
  Weathered 
  Oak, 
  Forest 
  Green, 
  Moss 
  

   Green, 
  Flemish, 
  Brown 
  Flemish, 
  Bog 
  Oak, 
  Mission 
  Oak, 
  

   Mahogany. 
  

  

  Section 
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  in 
  lower 
  -por- 
  

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  Filler. 
  

  

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  Wood 
  Dye 
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  for 
  the 
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  This 
  Book 
  

  

  

  &Son, 
  

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  Wis. 
  

  

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  Electric 
  Solvo 
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  dust 
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  dirt 
  from 
  SANITAS 
  v 
  ith 
  a 
  

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  cloth, 
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  leaves 
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  pour 
  directly 
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  it, 
  

   and 
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  on 
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   foundation. 
  Dull 
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  In 
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  recent 
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  contest 
  for 
  pictures 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  artistic 
  interiors 
  

   where 
  .SANITAS 
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  the 
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  dressing 
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  just 
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   fore 
  cold 
  weather 
  sets 
  in. 
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  fertilizer 
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   most 
  excellent 
  substitute 
  for 
  cow-manure 
  any- 
  

   where 
  about 
  the 
  home 
  grounds. 
  

  

  Celery 
  for 
  winter 
  use 
  should 
  be 
  dug 
  up 
  and 
  

   stored 
  in 
  the 
  cellar. 
  Set 
  it 
  on 
  the 
  bottom, 
  

   putting 
  some 
  soil 
  about 
  the 
  plants 
  to 
  retain 
  

   moisure. 
  The 
  rule 
  should 
  be 
  to 
  keep 
  the 
  roots 
  

   damp 
  and 
  the 
  tops 
  dry. 
  

  

  Arrange 
  now 
  for 
  proper 
  ventilation 
  of 
  the 
  

   cellar. 
  More 
  sickness 
  originates 
  in 
  a 
  cellar 
  

   poorly 
  ventilated 
  and 
  aired 
  than 
  from 
  any- 
  

   where 
  else. 
  The 
  vegetables 
  stored 
  there 
  will 
  

   be 
  constantly 
  decaying 
  and 
  giving 
  off 
  un- 
  

   healthy 
  gases, 
  and 
  these 
  must 
  be 
  got 
  rid 
  of 
  

   without 
  allowing 
  them 
  to 
  come 
  in 
  contact 
  

   with 
  the 
  rooms 
  above. 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  easy 
  matter 
  

   to 
  arrange 
  for 
  the 
  free 
  escape 
  of 
  these 
  noxious 
  

   odors 
  by 
  connecting 
  a 
  tube 
  of 
  boards 
  with 
  a 
  

   cellar 
  window. 
  The 
  tube 
  should 
  extend 
  up- 
  

   ward 
  several 
  feet, 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  create 
  a 
  draft, 
  

   also 
  to 
  prevent 
  cold 
  from 
  entering. 
  How- 
  

   ever, 
  this 
  precaution 
  alone 
  is 
  not 
  sufficient. 
  

   The 
  contents 
  of 
  the 
  cellar 
  should 
  be 
  looked 
  

   over 
  at 
  least 
  once 
  a 
  week, 
  and 
  every 
  decaying 
  

   thing 
  should 
  be 
  removed. 
  The 
  best 
  way 
  to 
  

   dispose 
  of 
  it 
  is 
  by 
  cremation 
  in 
  the 
  house 
  

   furnace. 
  

  

  Keep 
  watch 
  of 
  the 
  dahlias, 
  cannas 
  and 
  ca- 
  

   ladiums 
  after 
  storing 
  them 
  in 
  the 
  cellar. 
  If 
  

   mold 
  is 
  discovered, 
  you 
  may 
  be 
  sure 
  they 
  are 
  

   in 
  too 
  damp 
  a 
  location. 
  Remove 
  to 
  a 
  dryer 
  

   place. 
  Generally 
  a 
  shelf 
  near 
  the 
  ceiling 
  will 
  

   answer 
  the 
  purpose. 
  I 
  find 
  it 
  a 
  good 
  plan 
  to 
  

   spread 
  the 
  roots 
  out 
  on 
  wire 
  netting. 
  This 
  

   allows 
  a 
  free 
  circulation 
  of 
  air 
  about 
  and 
  

   among 
  them. 
  Spread 
  them 
  out 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  

   manner 
  that 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  touch 
  each 
  other. 
  If 
  

   they 
  seem 
  inclined 
  to 
  dry 
  up 
  and 
  shrivel 
  too 
  

   much, 
  take 
  it 
  as 
  an 
  indication 
  that 
  a 
  some- 
  

   what 
  damper 
  place 
  is 
  needed. 
  If 
  any 
  portion 
  

   of 
  them 
  begins 
  to 
  decay, 
  cut 
  the 
  diseased 
  part 
  

   off 
  promptly. 
  This 
  may 
  prevent 
  the 
  trouble 
  

   from 
  being 
  communicated 
  to 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  

   bunch. 
  But 
  if 
  it 
  does 
  not, 
  throw 
  the 
  whole 
  

   bunch 
  away, 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  you 
  discover 
  its 
  ten- 
  

   dency 
  toward 
  unhealthy 
  conditions. 
  Better 
  

   lose 
  a 
  few 
  roots 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  than 
  to 
  attempt 
  

   to 
  save 
  them 
  and 
  have 
  all 
  the 
  rest 
  suffer 
  in 
  

   consequence. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  found 
  it 
  a 
  good 
  plan 
  to 
  wrap 
  canna 
  

   roots 
  in 
  oiled 
  paper 
  before 
  storing 
  them 
  in 
  the 
  

   cellar. 
  This 
  keeps 
  them 
  in 
  about 
  the 
  proper 
  

   condition 
  of 
  moistness. 
  But 
  before 
  putting 
  

   them 
  away 
  — 
  and 
  this 
  applies 
  to 
  all 
  cellar- 
  

   stored 
  roots 
  — 
  be 
  sure 
  to 
  have 
  them 
  well 
  rip- 
  

   ened 
  off 
  by 
  exposure 
  to 
  the 
  sun. 
  I 
  aim 
  to 
  

   leave 
  the 
  roots 
  of 
  my 
  dahlias, 
  cannas 
  and 
  

   caladiums 
  exposed 
  to 
  strong 
  sunshine 
  several 
  

   days 
  after 
  digging 
  them 
  before 
  they 
  are 
  placed 
  

   in 
  winter 
  quarters. 
  This 
  allows 
  surplus 
  mois- 
  

   ture 
  to 
  evaporate 
  and 
  puts 
  them 
  in 
  proper 
  con- 
  

   dition 
  for 
  wintering 
  safely. 
  Put 
  them 
  in 
  the 
  

   cellar 
  immediately 
  after 
  digging 
  them, 
  and 
  not 
  

   one 
  in 
  fifty 
  will 
  survive 
  the 
  ordeal. 
  

  

  Be 
  charry 
  of 
  fire-heat 
  in 
  rooms 
  containing 
  

   house-plants 
  recently 
  brought 
  indoors. 
  The 
  

   danger 
  of 
  keeping 
  them 
  too 
  warm 
  far 
  exceeds 
  

   that 
  of 
  keeping 
  them 
  too 
  cold 
  at 
  this 
  season. 
  

   Also 
  be 
  careful 
  about 
  over-watering. 
  Few 
  

   plants 
  will 
  be 
  making 
  much 
  growth 
  now, 
  and 
  

   when 
  a 
  plant 
  is 
  standing 
  still, 
  comparatively, 
  

   it 
  needs 
  very 
  little 
  water. 
  Evaporation 
  will 
  

   take 
  place 
  slowly, 
  therefore 
  a 
  small 
  amount 
  of 
  

   water, 
  applied 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  times 
  a 
  week, 
  will 
  

   be 
  amply 
  sufficient 
  throughout 
  this 
  month 
  and 
  

   most 
  of 
  next. 
  

  

  Give 
  no 
  fertilizers 
  until 
  your 
  plants 
  be- 
  

   gin 
  to 
  grow. 
  

  

  But 
  give 
  all 
  the 
  fresh 
  air 
  possible. 
  If 
  the 
  

   weather 
  is 
  bright 
  and 
  warm, 
  leave 
  the 
  win- 
  

   dows 
  open 
  from 
  nine 
  o'clock 
  to 
  three 
  each 
  

   day. 
  Plenty 
  of 
  fresh 
  air 
  will 
  be 
  a 
  most 
  im- 
  

  

  