VI 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1913 



No more lifting — 

 carrying — lugging 

 water for drinking, 

 washing, bathing, 

 fire-fighting. Just step to the 

 faucet and turn on hot or cold 

 water. What a satisfaction to 



Have Running Water 

 Everywhere 



in bathroom, kitchen, stable, wherever it's con- 

 venient or necessary. A twist of the wrist 

 will give it to you if you install the convenient 



W DOUGLAS m 

 PNEUTrtNK ST5TEH 



It is easy to install, simple to manage, cheap 

 to purchase and needs next to no repair*. 

 Can't freeze, burst, or spoil walls or building. 

 Enjoy life with running water close at home. 



In the Pneutank System the pressure is always 

 sufficient to throw a good stream to the top of 

 barn or ridgeboard of your house. It has 

 many advantages over attic reservoirs, wind 

 power towers and tanks. 



Write now for 



Douglas* Free Book 

 It's a Great Help 



to people living in the country or suburban 

 districts, as it explains in detail all the advantages 

 and economy of operat- 

 ing a Douglas Pneutank 

 Water System. Write 

 for book on a postal 

 and mail it NOW to 



W.& B.Douglas 



180 William Street 



Middletown, Conn. 



Pump Makers for 81 Years 



Send tor catalogue A JH for pergolas, sun di.ilsand garden 

 furniture or A 40 of wood columns 



Hartmann-Sanders Co. 



Exclusive Manufacturers of 



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Suitable for 



PERGOLAS, PORCHES or 



INTERIOR USE 



ELSTON and WEBSTER AVES. 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



Eastern Office: 



1123 Broadway, New York City 



Spring, and bears repeated clippings with a 

 lawn mower. The requirements of these 

 grasses are exceedingly exacting, and it is 

 not surprising to find the list of such grasses 

 a comparatively short and meager one. 



"In procuring seed for a lawn, too great 

 care cannot be exercised. Pure seed, of 

 high germination, is of great importance in 

 securing a good stand of grass. Pure seed 

 is the keynote to a clean lawn, provided 

 the work of preparing the land has been 

 sufficiently done. Thorough preparation 

 involves not merely the mechanical treat- 

 ment of the soil to reduce it to a proper 

 seed bed, but the use of weed-free manure 

 and the adoption of a course of treatment 

 previous to preparing for the lawn which 

 shall serve to eradicate weeds. Such prepa- 

 ration, coupled with pure seed, should give a 

 satisfactory stand of grass which shall need 

 only the usual care necessary to maintain 

 a lawn after it is once established. Too 

 much cannot be said in favor of securing 

 pure seed, and, if possible, specially selected 

 seed. This is of course *of considerable 

 importance with light seeds like bluegrass, 

 red top, and seeds of the bent grasses. In 

 the case of bluegrass, select seed weighs 

 about twenty-two pounds to the bushel, 

 while the ordinary grade of bluegrass, al- 

 though it may be called pure, averages 

 about twelve pounds to the bushel. 



"It is better to use an excessive amount 

 of seed and allow natural selection to elimi- 

 nate the weak specimens rather than to seed 

 sparsely with the hope that the natural 

 habits of the plants will be sufficient to en- 

 able them to take possession of the entire 

 area. 



"Bluegrass, bent grass, and the fescues, 

 if used in combination, should be sown at 

 the rate of three to five bushels of seed 

 to the acre. Bluegrass, if used alone, 

 should not be used at a rate less than fifty 

 pounds to the acre, while seventy pounds is 

 better. White clover, if added to the col- 

 lection of the above-named sorts, should 

 be used at the rate of one peck to the 

 acre. Upon sandy or gravelly lands and in 

 Spring seeding white clover is an important 

 factor, because it germinates quickly and 

 covers the ground, affording protection and 

 presenting an attractive appearance earlier 

 than is possible by the use of other grasses. 

 White clover, too, is able to re-establish it- 

 self very quickly after periods of severe 

 drought, and until the bluegrass, redtop, 

 bent grass and fescues become thoroughly 

 established, the white clover will usually be 

 in the ascendancy. As the turf-forming 

 habits of the other grasses become more 

 marked, however, the white clover will 

 gradually disappear and give place to the 

 other more permanent grasses." 



A SWIMMING POOL AT HOME 



By JOSEPH B. PEARMAN 



NO one adjunct of a country home is 

 productive of more pleasure than a 

 swimming pool and possibly none can be 

 obtained at an expense so trivial. A home 

 may be miles from the ocean or so far 

 from the sea that it cannot catch the wind 

 off the ocean ; or else its location may be 

 inland or so far from any body of water 

 that open bathing is possible. A swimming 

 pool may be constructed anywhere and its 

 possession makes possible many of the 

 pleasures of the seashore or of the lake. 



The swimming pool is gaining in popu- 

 larity everywhere and its success consti- 

 tutes its strongest argument for its wider 

 use. It might be supposed that a swimming 

 pool would be a luxury; appropriate only 

 upon an extensive country estate, but pos- 

 sibly the most successful swimming pools 

 and certainly those which afford the great- 



Sewage Disposal 

 Without Sewer 



AUTOMATIC STACK INLET 



' SIPHON OUTIET FROM BOUSE 



-•_, ANDREWS 

 •J'ttL SliPTICT/ , 

 ? l VVAGE DISPOSAL 



MINNEAPOLIS 



THE Andrews Steel Septic Tank and Syphon Discharge 

 solves the problem of suburban home sewage disposal, 

 doing away entirely with unsanitary cesspools ancf out- 

 houses. It is all complete and ready to connect to the main waste 

 of the plumbing system. Made of steel plate and scientifically 

 designed to allow bacterial action to perfectly reduce organic 

 matter to harmless liquids which are then automatically dis- 

 charged onto a filter bed. Lasts as long as house and requires 

 practically no attention. Inexpensive. Write for folder and 

 prices. If not sold by your dealer we will supply you. 



Andrews Heating Co. 



1337 Heating Building 

 Minneapolis Minnesota 



Send me 

 1 cents 



and the names 

 and addresses 

 of two of your 

 friends who 

 love choice 

 flowers, and I 

 will mail you 30 

 seeds of the fra- 

 grant and beautiful 



Giant Marguerite 

 Carnation 



which blooms in four months from the 

 time of sowing. I will also send you 

 my bargain collection of Spencer Sweet 

 Peas, Giant Orchids, flowering type, 

 Nasturtiums, Dwarf Chameleon, 

 mixed, Royal Show Pansies, Asters, 

 finest mixed. 



Seeds 

 that succeed 



Seeds carefully selected from the 

 choicest of plants, chosen for their 

 sturdy growth, are the kind that I sell 

 and have sold for the past twenty years. 

 This is why my list of customers in- 

 creases each year and numbers thousands 

 of enthusiastic flower and plant lovers 

 all over the country. 



With the seeds I'll mail you my book "Floral 

 Culture," which tells you HOW to successfully 

 grow flowers from my seeds. It will enable you to 

 have flower beds that will be your constant delight and 

 envy of your neighbors. This book alone is worth 

 many times the cost of ten cents to you. My 20th 

 Annual Catalog will be sent with it. 



Miss C. H. Lippincott 



Pioneer Seedswoman 



Oept.313 Hudson, Wis. 



Miss C. H. Lippincott 

 Pioneer Seedswoman 



Dept. ?13 Hudson, Wis. 

 Dear Miss Lippincott 



For the enclosed 10 cents, 

 and names of two flower-loving 

 friends, please send the flowers 

 offered above; also your catalog 

 and "Floral Culture." 





