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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
January, 1912 
A Cheap Way 
To Get Good 
Evergreen Trees 
IG up the wild ones growing around the fields 
D and move them to your grounds. We know 
how to do it so they will go right on growing 
as 1f nothing had happened. 
If you haven’t them in your own fields they can 
generally be bought most reasonably of your neigh- 
bors. We will send you a skilled foreman, a man or 
two and the necessary tools, and we can use your 
horses or hire local teams. Your men can also add 
their assistance if you wish to make a still quicker 
job of it. 
Right now, these winter months is the time to do 
just this kind of work, and then when spring comes 
there will be one less thing to bother you. 
If you can’t get desirable wild trees we have a 
nursery containing thousands in all sizes from 6 inches 
up to 30 feet high. Fine, root-pruned, splendid 
specimens, every one of them. Along with your 
evergreens you may also want a fine full spreadi.g 
maple, a shapely linden, or one of our graceful 
limbed pin oaks; and while you are arranging for the 
evergreens you can also select these trees tor early 
spring planting. Come to the nursery and select 
them yourself. That’s the best way. If you can't, 
we will give you every attention by mail. But don’t 
put it off-—that’s the point. Send for catalog now. 
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THE SCOTTISH DEERHOUND 
By T. C. TURNER 
F the aristocrats of the canine race 
O there are none of them more worthy of 
this distinction than the Scottish Deerhound. 
Here we have one of the oldest known dogs, 
valued most highly and kept extensively in 
the early days. Yet for a period the breed 
dropped almost into obscurity. I am glad 
to say that of late years his rising popularity 
bids fair to make him as well known and 
as much sought after as he deserves. The 
canvases painted by Sir Edwin Landseer 
have done much to make him famous. They 
show him in every variety of attitude, for 
the great artist has many times depicted the 
Scottish Deerhound as sharing the sorrows 
as well as the pleasures of his master. He 
was frequently part of the falconry equip- 
ment ot the old barons, and history records 
him as having often been the companion of 
kings and emperors. A particularly fine 
breed of Scottish Deerhounds existed in the 
kennels at Windsor Castle, and were most 
highly esteemed by the late Queen Victoria. 
In the early days, deer-stalking was the 
sport of princes, and, as the name implies, 
the Deerhound was used for tracking and 
running down such game. But later, when 
deer became fewer in Scotland and Eng- 
land, it was only natural that the Deerhounds 
should become less popular than they had 
been in days of old. In general appearance 
the Deerhound is of the Greyhound type, 
but of stronger and heavier build. His coat 
is harsh and wiry, varying in length from 
one to three inches, and his best color is 
what might be called a blue-brindle. The 
average dog stands between twenty-eight 
and thirty inches high. In disposition he is 
gentle, affectionate, obedient and faithful, 
dignified in appearance, and a good guard. 
In fact, he is all that could be desired for a 
companion and pet, especially so where 
space will permit the keeping of such a dog, 
for with him, as with all dogs of his size, 
they should only be kept where free access 
to at least a large lawn can be had. Their 
long limbs preclude them from being kept 
where the smaller breeds, such as toys or 
even terriers, will do well. The Deerhound 
should have a long body and muscular 
shoulders, a larger and coarser head than 
the Greyhound, with larger and more power- 
ful jaws, made more striking by the coarse 
hair covering them. There should be no 
fullness of jaw below the eyes. The nose 
should be black, the ears small, carried a 
trifle high and coated with a fine short soft 
hair. The eyes hazel or blue, although a 
recent English winner has unusual eyes that 
almost match the color of the coat. The 
neck should be long, but of good strength. 
The chest deep and a little wider than that 
of the Greyhound. The loins powerful, the 
legs straight and bony. The feet longer or 
less cat-like than those of the Greyhound, 
and strong in bone, to enable him to stand 
rough travel. The color varies—fawns, 
grizzly and brindle, but the darker shades 
are preferable. There should be no sign of 
white upon the body. However, a small 
white star on the chest is not a defect. The 
Deerhound should also possess the faculty 
of tracking by scent, as well as by sight. 
There is, perhaps, no breed of dog more 
in keeping with the landscape of the wooded 
estate than the Deerhound. He seems to 
belong to oak forests and just the sort of 
animal one would choose for a home in the 
woodland. He is, too, an excellent type to 
select in the choice of a single dog for the 
small place, that is to say for the country 
home which contains enough area to give 
him a spot to romp in but which, perhaps, 
is not of sufficient extent to make the keep- 
ing of many dogs advisable or desirable. 
