BILTMORE NURSERY 
GROWS MANY FLOWERING 
TREES AND SHRUBS 
HE variety of blooms borne by the 
flowering trees and shrubs that may Pie 
be purchased from Biltmore Nursery, Yee 
will prove a revelation to you. White, lav- 
ender, pink, red, crimson, yellow and a myriad 
other shades await your option. The delicate 
charms of the Clethra and the rugged grace of ¥ 
the Locust are yours to choose from. With 
judicious selection a succession of flowers may be 
had from spring until fall. 
For those bewildered by the wealth of floral 
» treasures, Biltmore Nursery has made assort- 
ments of the most showy and satisfactory 
trees and shrubs that flower, and offers sets 
of those that will meet every requirement of 
purse and preference. 
THE BOOK TELLS WHICH 
PLANTS ARE BEST FOR YOU 
To show the wealth of beauty available to the pianter, 
Biltmore Nursery has issued a new edition of the book, 
“Flowering Trees and Shrubs.’ Each page unfolds 
new beauties of form and color of flower. Many of 
the rarer and more desirable species of hardy trees 
and shrubsare called to the attention of connoisseurs 
of outdoor beauty. Notes on culture, a part of thede- 
scriptions, show the adaptability of the stock to the 
different soils and climates, and make it easy for 
the buyer to select the kinds best adapted to his 
own location. 
A copy of this beautiful book will be sent free 
to those who contemplate planting soon 
Biltmore Nursery 
Box 1404 
BILTMORE, N. C. 
CONCRETE POTTERY AND GARDEN FURNITURE 
By RALPH C. DAVISON 
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 ofthe 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. VIII. Selection of Aggregates. 
Il. Covering the Wire Frames and Mod- 1X. Wooden Molds—Ornamental Flower 
eling the Cement Mortar into Form, Pots Modeled byHand and Inlaid with 
Ill. Plaster Molds for Simple Forms, Colored Tile. 
IV. Plaster Molds for Objects having . Concrete Pedestals. 
Carved Outlines. . Concrete Benches, 
V. Combination of Casting and Model- . Concrete Fences, 
ing—An Egyptian Vase. Miscellaneous, including Tools, 
VI. Glue Molds. Water proofing and Reinforcing. 
VIL. Colored Cements and Methods Used ' 
for Producing Designs with same. 
16 mo. 54x72 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 
pos=ibilities of ornamentation in concrete. 
MUNN & CO., Inc., Publishers 
361 BROADWAY NEW YORK 
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Handy Man’s Workshop 
and Laboratory 
Compiled and Edited by A. RUSSELL BOND 
12mo, 6x 8% inches, 467 pages, 370 illustrations 
Price, $2.00 Postpaid 
A Collection of Ideas and Suggestions for the Practica] 
Man 
VERY practical mechanic, whether amateur or professional, has been con- 
K fronted many times with unexpected situations calling for the exercise 
of considerable ingenuity. The resourceful man who has met an issue of 
this sort successfully seldom, if ever, is adverse to making public his methods of 
procedure. After all, he has little to gain by keeping the matter to himself and, 
appreciating the advice of other practical men in the same line of work, he is only 
too glad to contribute his own suggestions to the general fund of information. 
About a year ago it was decided to open a department in the Scientifie Amer- 
ican devoted to the interests of the handy man. There was an almost immediate 
response. Hundreds of valuable suggestions poured in from every part of this 
country and from abroad as well. Not only amateur mechanics, but profes- 
sional men, as well, were eager to recount their experiences in emergencies und 
offer useful bits of information, ingenious ideas, wrinkles or “‘kinks’’ as they 
are called. Aside from these, many valuable contributions came from men in 
other walks of life—resourceful men, who showed their aptness at duing things 
about the house, in the garden, on the farm. The electrician and the man in 
the physics and chemical laboratory furnished another tributary to the flood 
of ideas. Automobiles, motor cycles, motor boats and the like frequently call 
for a display of ingenuity among a class of men who otherwise would never 
touch a tool. These also contributed a large share of suggestions that poured 
in upon us. It was apparent from the outset that the Handy Man’s Workshop 
Department in the Scientific American would be utterly inadequate for so 
large a volume of material ; but rather than reject any really useful ideas for 
lack of space, we have collected the worthier suggestions, which we present in 
the present volume. They have all been classified and arranged in nine 
chapters, under the following headings : 
I., Fitting up a Workshop ; II., Shop Kinks; III., The Soldering of Metals 
and the Preparation of Solders and Soldering Agents; IV., The Handy Man in 
the Factory; V., The Handy Man’s Experimental Laboratory ; VI., The Handy 
Man’s Electrical Laboratory ; VII., The Handy Man about the House; VIIL., 
The Handy Sportsman ; IX., Model Toy Flying Machines. 
MUNN & CO.,., Inc. 
361 BROADWAY NEW YORK 
