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CONCRETE POnERY AND GARDEN FURNITURE 



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By RALPH C. DAVISON 



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I HIS book describes in detail in a 

 most practical manner the var- 

 ious methods of casting concrete 

 for ornamental and useful pur- 

 poses and covers the entire field 

 of ornamental concrete work. It tells 

 how to make all kinds of concrete vases, 

 ornamental flower pots, concrete pedes- 

 tals, concrete benches, concrete fences, 

 etc. Full practical instructions are given 

 for constructing and finishing the differ- 

 ent kinds of molds, making the wire 

 forms or frames, selecting and mixing 

 the ingredients, covering the wire frames 

 and modeling the cement mortar into 

 form, and casting and finishing the 

 various objects. With the information 

 given in this book any handyman or 

 novice can make many useful and ornamental objects of cement 

 for the adornment of the home or garden . The author has taken for 

 granted that the reader knows nothing whatever about the material, 

 and has explained each progressive step in the various operations 

 throughout in detail. These directions have been supplemented 

 with many half-tone and line illustrations which are so clear that 

 no one can possibly misunderstand them. The amateur craftsman 

 who has been working in clay will especially appreciate the adapt- 

 ability of concrete for pottery work inasmuch as it is a cold process 

 throughout, thus doing away with the necessity of kiln firing which 

 is necessary with the former material. The information on color 

 work alone is worth many times the cost of the book inasmuch as 

 there is little known on the subject and there is a large growing de- 

 mand for this class of work. Following is a list of the chapters 

 which will give a general idea of the broad character of the work. 



I. Making Wire Forms or Frames. 

 II. Covering the Wire Frames and Mod- 

 eling the Cement Mortar into Form. 



III. Plaster Molds for Simple Forms. 



IV. Plaster Molds for Objects having 

 Carved Outlines. 



V. Combination of Casting and Model- 

 ing — An Egyptian Vase. 

 VI. Glue Molds. 

 VII. Colored Cements and Methods Used 

 for Producing Designs with same. 

 16 mo. 5Hx7V2 inches, 196 pages, 140 illustrations, price $1.50 postpaid 



This book is well gotten up, is printed on coated paper and a- 

 bounds in handsome illustrations which clearly show the unlimited 

 possibilities of ornamentation in concrete. 



MUNN & CO., Inc., Publisher* 

 361 BROADWAY NEW YORK 



VIII. Selection of Aggregates. 



IX. Wooden Molds — Ornamental Flower 

 Pots Modeled by Hand and Inlaid with 

 Colored Tile. 

 X. Concrete Pedestals. 

 XI. Concrete Benches. 

 XII. Concrete Fences. 

 XIII. Miscellaneous, including Tools, 

 Water proofing and Reinforcing. 



THE perfection of the product of Biltmore Nursery — the sturdi- 

 ness and grace and dependability of the various shrubs and trees 

 and plants produced at the institution — is a matter of climatic and 

 scientific cultivation. The nursery is located high up in the moun- 

 tains of Western North Carolina, where there is a wide range of 

 temperature. The plants are grown out-of-doors, with plenty of room 

 and where they take the sunshine and the rain as they come. 



Biltmore Nursery can fill every flower want. It produces practically every plant 

 and shrub and tree known. Experts connected with the institution can be secured 

 to tell you exactly what you should have, regardless of the size of the estate. If you 

 desire only a plant or two, just as great care will be exercised in filling your order, 

 as though you need a large quantity. 



These Biltmore Books will help you to select the specimens suited to your location : 

 "Biltmore Nursery Catalog." A guide to the cultivated plants of North 



America, 196 pages, 212 illustrations. 

 "Flowering Trees and Shrubs." Beautiful Biltmore specimens described and 



pictured in a helpful way. 64 pages. 

 "Hardy Garden Flowers." Full descriptions and complete pictures of per- 

 ennial plants and their uses. 64 pages. 

 "The Iris Cntalog." Magnificent flowers shown in all the colors of nature. A 



fascinating book. 16 pages. 

 "Biltmore Rose Book." Hundreds of illustrations, many in natural colors. 

 The only book of its kind in the world. 



Write today for the loo\ you need and tell us of your planting plans. 



BILTMORE NURSERY, Box 1604, Biltmore, N.C. 



To Convince You 



That Roycroft Furniture is all we claim for it, this offer is made 



HERE is one of cur most popular 

 pieces — a combination reading- 

 table and bookshelves — the 

 regular price of which is Eifteen Dollars 

 F.O.B. East Aurora, N. Y. Just so 

 long as the orders keep coming, we 

 will send one of these pieces any- 

 where in the United States, East of 

 the Mississippi, freight prepaid, for the 

 one sum of Twelve Dollars, cash 

 with order. To Western points, we 

 will prepay freight to the Mississippi, 

 and you pay the rest. ^ Now this is not 

 a knock-down" offer, but is what most 

 people know as a "leader." It is at 

 one time a generous and a selfish propo- 

 sition. You are offered a piece of 

 furniture below its usual selling-price, 

 and we sacrifice profits on it, hoping to 

 interest you in further purchases of other 

 pieces. Don't you see, we make this 



Combination Readi nil-Table and Bookshelves, No. 022 



Top, 15x26 inches; Height, 30 inches 



simple, substantial, straight-line furniture 

 with our head, hand and heart. We be- 

 lieve that which serves best distracts 

 least. Things in evidence must be un- 

 assuming and dignified. You can not 

 afford to harass your nerves with gaudy 

 and noisy surroundings. ^ This particular 

 piece of Roycroft Furniture will lend it- 

 self to the surroundings: and no matter 

 what the style is, there will be no clash. 

 There is a quiet dignity about it that is 

 well substantiated by its utility and 

 capacity to serve. ^ Just see for your- 

 self how useful it may be — and it takes 

 up very little room. ^ We finish it 

 in Roycroft Brown, a soft, deep shade 

 that peculiarly brings out the beautiful 

 grain of quartered oak. <jj Your order 

 will be filled promptly, on receipt. 

 Write us about it today. :-: :-: 



The Roycroft line of furniture includes a varied assortment of designs for Dining-Room, Den, Library and Bedroom in 

 auartered oak or solid mahogany. Send twenty-five cents for a complete catalog 



THE ROYCROFT FURNITURE SHOP 



EAST AURORA, NEW YORK 



