AMERICAN 



HOMES AND GARDENS 



Price, 25 Cents. $3.00 a Year 



CONTENTS FOR AUGUST, 1905 



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Baronial Hall — Estate of C. W. Bergner, Esq cover 



Armor in Baronial Hall — Estate of C. W. Bergner, Esq 80 



Monthly Comment 82 



Notable American Homes — Estate of C. W. Bergner, Esq., Ambler, Pennsylvania. 



By Barr Ferree 83 



The Residence of Mrs. Lucy B. Chandler 88 



The Residence of Alfred Skitt, Esq 90 



" Heim Mere," the Summer Home of Louis L. Hopkins, Esq 93 



The Residence of Charles F. Droste, Esq 96 



" Crow's Nest," the Bungalow of Dr. J. H. Huddleston 99 



Angoras for Pleasure and Profit By George E. Walsh 102 



The Lightning Rod 104 



Luther Burbaxk and Plant Breeding By Enos Brown 105 



The Nursery in America By Walter A. Dyer 108 



Principles of Home Decoration: II. — Concerning Halls By Joy Wheeler Dozv no 



How to Make a Camp in the Woods By A. Russell Bond 1 13 



Science for the Home: Ventilation for the House . . . : 115 



Helps to Home Building: The Arts and the House 116 



The Garden: The Garden Month by Month ( August) — The School Garden 117 



The Household: The Individual Room — The Buying of Furniture 118 



Civic Betterment : Ways to Help : The Organi zation — The Architect and Civic Betterment . 119 



The Observer's Note-Book: Foreword — Suburban Development 120 



Cyanide Fumigation. 

 The Architect and His Charges. 

 Fifty Suggestions for the House. 

 Water Notes. 



New Books. 

 Publishers' Department. 

 New Building Patents. 



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