xiv AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
An Unfailing 
Water Supply 
Running water — for inside or outside 
service—is the greatest convenience you can 
have. It means thorough sanitation—modern 
comfort—and the conveniences of a city 
residence. 
March, 1912 
PNEUTANK SYSTEM 
is the most efficient and dependable water supply out- 
fit that you can install. It gives you fresh water at 
all times, pumped throughout your house or grounds. 
Douglas Systems combine the knowledge and ex- 
perience of 80 years of successful pump-making. 
Douglas products have been the standard of excellence 
since 1832. 
Nothing is skimped in any Douglas System. The 
steel tank is absolutely air-tight, tested in the factory. 
‘The motor (gas, gasoline or electric) is of the latest 
standard make. The pump is thoroughly efficient 
and absolutely dependable. 
We will replace any part found defective within 5 
years of installation. You can be the judge as to 
whether the part was defective or whether worn out. 
Send today for Catalog and full information, You'll get the benefit of ( 
expert advice from thoroughly experienced engineers who have success- iH 
BAY STATE 
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I’m the Bay State Coating Man 
I want you to know Bay State Brick and Cement 
Coating is being specified by the leading architects and 
contractors not only as a coating on cement, stucco, and 
brick surfaces to protect them against moisture, but on 
high grade interior work on both wood and plaster. 
When you need a coating for cement and want some- 
thing that will stand up and give protection and 
durability, also a pleasing finish, use the Bay State 
Brick and Cement Coating, which is the result. of 
research and experimental work for more than a 
decade. Wherever it is used on stucco, concrete, 
wood, or plaster, it stands up better than any other. 
fully met many water supply problems. They can solve yours. Write 
on today. 
W. & B. DOUGLAS | pi 
180 William Street Middletown, Connecticut |) . - 
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Manufacturers of spiay pumps and all accessories. Also deep-well 
pumps, forest-fire fighting outfits, etc. If interested, ask for special 
Bulletin. 
You knew how necessary it is to protect concrete 
surfaces against dampness. My coating is damp proof 
and gives a pleasing appearance without destroying 
the texture of concrete and in addition is a fire 
retarder. 
Write for particulars about Bay State Brick and 
Cement Coating. Address for booklet No. 3. 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc. 
Paint and Varnish Makers and Lead Corroders 
82-84 Washington Street Boston, Mass. 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
World’s Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 
y 
SPRING PLANTING 
We invite everybody interested in improving their lawns and 
gardens to visit our Nursery to see our Products growing. This is 
the most satisfactory way to purchase. We shall gladly give our time, 
attention and any information desired. Our Nursery consists of 300 
acres of highly cultivated land and 500,000 square feet of greenhouses 
and storehouses, in which we are growing Nursery and Greenhouse 
Products for every place and purpose, the best that experience, good 
cultivation and our excellent facilities can produce, placing us in a 
position to fill orders of any size. 
Rose Plants. We grow several Evergreens, Conifers and 
hundred thousand that will Pines. More than 75 acres of our 
bloom this year. Order now Nursery are planted with hand- 
from our _ Illustrated General some specimens. Our plants 
Catalogue for Spring Delivery. are worth traveling any dis- 
Rhododendrons. Many thou- tance to see. 
sands of acclimated plants in Boxwood and Bay Trees. We 
Hardy English and American : 
varieties are growing in our grow thousands of trees in many 
The Unknown Quantity 
In planting a Garden, whether large or small, the initial 
cost of the seeds themselves is by far the smallest item of 
expense. 
Good soil, with water and sun, will produce crops, if the 
unknown quantity, that is, the quality of the seeds, is 
also good. 
The thousands of dollars that are expended each year by 
Peter Henderson & Co. in their exhaustive tests and trials are 
spent to reduce this unknown quantity to such a minimum 
Nursery. 
Hardy Old-Fashioned Plants. 
We grow thousands of rare, new 
and old-fashioned kinds. Special 
prices on quantities. 
Deciduous Trees and Flower- 
ing Shrubs. Many acres of our 
Nursery are planted with sev- 
eral hundred thousand = Orna- 
mental Shade Trees and Flower- 
ing Shrubs. It is worth while 
to visit us and inspect them. 
Trained, Dwarf and Ordinary 
Fruit Trees and Small Fruits. 
We grow these for all kinds of 
Fruit Gardens and Orchards. 
Hedge Plants. We grow hun- 
dreds of thousands of California 
Privet, Berberis and other 
Hedge Plants adapted for all 
parts of the country. 
shapes and sizes. 
Palms, Decorative Plants for 
Conservatories, interior and ex- 
terior decorations, 
Hardy Trailing and Climbing 
Vines. We grow them for every 
place and purpose. Ask for spe- 
cial list. 
English Pot-Grown Grape 
Vines. For greenhouse cultiva- 
tion. 
Bulbs and Roots. Spring, Sum- 
mer, and Autumn flowering. 
Lawn Grass Seed. Our Ruth- 
erford Park Lawn Mixture has 
given satisfaction everywhere. 
Plant Tubs, Window Boxes and 
Garden Furniture. We manufac- 
ture all shapes and, sizes. 
Our New Giant Flowering Marshmallow. Everybody should be 
interested in this Hardy New Old-Fashioned Flower. It will grow 
everywhere, and when in bloom is the Queen of Flowers in the gar- 
den. Blooms from the early part of July until the latter part of 
September. 
Our Illustrated General Catalogue No. 75 Gescribes our Products; 
is comprehensive, interesting, instructive and helpful to intending 
purchasers. Will be mailed free upon request. 
WE PLAN AND PLANT GROUNDS AND GARDENS EVERYWHERE. 
Our Products give permanent satisfaction because they possess 
the highest qualities created by our excellent standard of cultivation. 
Visitors, take Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main 
Line; 3 minutes’ walk to Nursery. 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
Nurserymen, Florists and Planters 
that it is removed almost entirely. 
In buying Henderson’s seeds you are buying seeds that have 
been tested and tried and have been found up to the Hender- 
son Standard, a Standard which is not exceeded by any seed 
house in the world. In planting your Garden it pays to start 
right and you can be sure that there is no unknown quantity 
in your Garden if you use Henderson’s Seeds. Henderson’s 
are Tested Seeds. 
Our Garden Guide and Record 
This handbook, which will be sent without extra 
charge to all sending for our catalogue under our 
Special Offer, is one of the most valuable of our many 
publications. It has concise and complete cultural 
tables, planting instructions, cooking receipts, 
personally selected by Mrs. Rorer, for ‘all vegetables, 
in fact a comprehensive garden handbook. 
Peter Henderson & Co. 
35-37 Cortlandt Street 
New York 
