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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1913 



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Two-year-old plants car- 

 ried over winter in cold houses 

 with only sufficient artificial 

 heat to exclude severe frost; will 

 give immediate results. 

 We particularly recommend the Dreer 

 Dozen of Hardy Ever-blooming Hybrid- 

 Tea Roses; all well-tried varieties which will 

 produce an abundance of flowers to cut until 



Caroline Testout: Bright satiny rose; Earl of Warwick: Soft 

 salmon-Dink- General MacArthur: Kith crimson-scarlet; Kaiserm 

 \ntrusta Victoria: Soft pearly-white, shaded cream; Killarney: 

 Well-known, sparklinig, brilliant pink; Konigin Carola: Satiny-rose, 

 six to seven inches across; Lady Ashtown: Soft rose, shading to 

 yellow at base- Mine. Jules Grolez: Attractive satiny ehina-rose 

 color- Mine Leon Pain: Salmony-pink, with orange shading; Mine. 

 Kavarv: Splendid Nankeen-yellow; Prince I>e Bulgarie: Silvery- 

 flesh, 'shaded with salmon; Viscountess Folkestone: Creamy-pmk, 

 shad'ing deeper at centre. 



Any of the above in strong, two-year-old plants, 50c each. 

 $5 00 for the collection of 12 varieties; $35.00 per 100. 

 r.xjT-ij'n'c For a complete list of roses of all types for garden 



" llllfiK s planting, see Dreer's Diamond Jubilee Garden Book. 



GARDEN Within its pages you will also find all the vegetables, 



BOOK plants, hardy flowers— everything worth growing. 



Free if you mention this publication. 



HENRYA.DREERp'hYlS^lI 



TRADE MARK 



Plants and Trees 



FROM FLORIDA 



For Southern planting outdoors and 

 for house decoration in the North 



\XTE have made a special study of this matter 

 * * for 30 years and have achieved a success in 

 growing beautiful plants and in delivering them 

 in like beautiful condition to the most distant 

 purchasers. 



special Departments: the plants 

 and trees, etc., are all classified 

 in these Departments, with 

 special notes on hardiness to 

 withstand cold, and when to 

 transplant, and so on, so that 

 a novice ean make intelligent 

 selections for the living-room, 

 conservatory, orchard or garden. 



It takes special care and prep- 

 aration to properly pack delicate 

 palms, ferns, etc., to stand a 

 trip of thousands of miles, but 

 we do it — not just once in a 

 while, but a good many times 

 every workday. 



We issue a large catalog cov- 

 ering all our stock, having 17 



We Have the Stock 



in immense variety, from all 

 over the tropics, and are con- 

 stantly adding to our variety. 

 Whenever you want a rare (or 

 common) plant or tree merely 

 look in our complete index in 

 catalog, which shouldbe on your 

 desk or library table for ready 

 reference, and order it by Parcel 

 Post at catalog price, postpaid, 



or, if a large specimen, by Ex- 

 press or Freight. We ship to 

 all ourforeign colonies, Mexico, 

 Canada, Europe and all tropical 

 countries, as well as all parts of 

 the United States. On receipt 

 of your request we shall be glad 

 tosendacatalog, and wepromise 

 no follow-up literature or pass- 

 ing your name on to other firms. 



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A charming custom, which is becoming much 

 the vogue, is to furnish different rooms of the 

 home in styles of Furniture prevailing at the 

 different Periods. 



Every Period is represented in our collection 

 of Period Furniture, and the service of our 

 Designing Department is placed at the dis- 

 posal of those who, not having made a study 

 of the subject, wish expert advice in selecting 

 the proper Furniture, Decorations and Pictures 

 to represent the various Periods. 



We have assembled a collection of exquisite 

 Oriental Rugs which harmonize with any 

 style furnishing. Your inspection is invited. 



Inquiries by Mail will Receive Prompt Attention. 



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JUST PUBLISHED 



A Complete and Authoritative American Work ! 



Standard Practical Plumbing 



BY R. M. STARBUCK 



Author of " Modern Plumbing Illustrated " etc., etc. 



Octavo, {6}i x g l / 2 inches), 406 pages, 347 illustrations. 

 Price, $3.00 postpaid. 



This work is especially strong in its 

 exhaustive treatment of the skilled work 

 of the plumber and commends itself at 

 once to everyone working in any branch 

 of the plumbing trade. It is indispensable 

 to the master plumber, the journeyman 

 plumber and the apprentice plumber. 

 Plumbing in all its branches is treated 

 within the pages of this book, and a large 

 amount of space is devoted to a vry 

 complete and practical treatment of the 

 subjects of hot-watt r supply, circulation 

 and range boiler work. 

 The illustrations, of which there are three hundred and forty- 

 seven, one hundred being full-page illustrations, were made ex- 

 pressly for this book, and show the most modern and best Am- 

 erican practice in plumbing construction. 

 Following is a list of the chapters: 



I. The Plumber's Tools. 

 II. Wiping Solder, Composi- 

 tion and Use. 



III. Joint Wiping. 



IV. Lead Work. 

 V. Traps. 



VI. Siphonage of Traps. 

 VII. Venting. 

 VIII. Continuous Venting. 

 IX. House Sewer and Sewer 

 Connections. 

 X. House Drain. 

 XL Soil Piping, Roughing. 

 XII. Main Trap and Fresh 

 Air Inlet. 

 XIII. Floor, Yard, Cellar 

 Drains, Rain Leaders, 

 Etc. 

 XIV. Fixture Wastes. 

 ' XV. Water Closets. 



XVI. Ventilation. 

 XVII. Improved Plumbing Con- 

 nections. 



XVIII. Residence Plumbing. 

 XIX. Plumbing for Hotels, 

 Schools, Factories, Sta- 

 bles, Etc. 

 XX. Modern Country Plumb- 

 ing. 

 XXI. Filtration of Sewage and 

 Water Supply. 

 XXII. Hot and Cold Supply. 

 XXIII. Range Boilers; Circula- 

 tion. 

 XXIV. Circulating Pipes. 



XXV. Range Boiler Problems. 

 XXVI. Hot Water for Large 

 Buildings. 

 XXVII. Water Lift and Its Use. 

 XXVIII. Multiple Connections for 

 Hot Water Boilers; 

 Heating of Radiation 

 by Supply System. 

 XXIX. Theory for the Plumber. 

 XXX. Drawing for the Plum- 

 ber. 



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