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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



August, 1906 



Contented 

 Servants 



A prime reason why- 

 good servants are 

 not retained in many 

 homes is the drudg- 

 ery caused by run- 

 ning stoves, grates 

 and hot air furnaces 

 and the endless work necessary to rid the rooms of their 

 ash-dust and dirt. Servants prefer homes warmed by 



American x Ideal 



ii Radiators *-Mboilers 



AMERICAN Radiators distribute the uniform warmth of Hot Water 

 or Low Pressure Steam heating all through the house — day and night 

 — but they cannot carry dust and ashes. With the aid of IDEAL Boilers 

 and AMERICAN Radiators the home is far more easily cared for, 

 and good servants retained. Besides, where relieved of such drudg- 

 ery, good servants have more time to perform the better things in 

 domestic science — rightly earn their pay. Where "mother prefers to 

 do her own work" they save her time one-half. The fuel economy, 

 lessened wear on carpets, furniture and draperies, and freedom from 

 repairs soon pay for the little larger first cost of the heating outfit 

 — which thereafter becomes a dividend payer — everybody contented. 



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Be Sure of the Lens 



when buying your camera. The lens is the most important part 

 of the outfit. Almost any kind of lens will make some kinds of 

 pictures and under some conditions, but it takes a Tessar Lens 

 to make first class pictures under all kinds of conditions. Dark 

 days, late or early hours, street scenes, landscapes, interiors, 

 portraits, athletes, copies of the finest engravings are alike to 

 Tessar. How much more pleasure and profit can be had from a 

 camera fitted with a Tessar Lens, how much less wasted material 

 and opportunities. Such standard cameras as Kodaks, Premos, 

 Centuries, Hawkeyes, Graflex are now sold with Tessar Lenses. 

 See that the dealer shows you a camera with a Tessar Lens. 

 Booklet "Aids to Artistic Aims" on request. 



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THE LAWN.— II 



Grasses Adapted to Lawn Making 

 By L. C. Corbett 



ONLY such grasses as are capable of mak- 

 ing a close turf are suitable for lawns. 

 Most grasses which have creeping root- 

 stocks, short joints, and produce long, narrow 

 leaves in abundance about the crown of the 

 plant adapt themselves well to lawn making. 

 In addition to this, a desirable lawn grass pos- 

 sesses a pleasing color, which does not change 

 decidedly from season to season, is drought re- 

 sistant, responds quickly to a change of condi- 

 tions from winter to spring, and bears re- 

 peated clippings with the lawn mower. It 

 will be noted that the requirements of these 

 grasses are exceedingly exacting, and it is not 

 surprising to find the list of such grasses a 

 comparatively short and meager one. 



In general, in those localities where ideal 

 soil and climatic conditions are not present a 

 mixture of grasses is better adapted to lawn 

 making than a single variety. Under condi- 

 tions where the soil and climate are congenial 

 for the development of grasses a more beauti- 

 ful lawn can be made by using a single species 

 than by the use of a mixture. 



Kentucky bluegrass is undoubtedly the 

 great lawn maker for all that section of the 

 Atlantic coast region north of Washington, 

 D. C, and for the Allegheny region as far 

 south as northern Georgia. Bluegrass thrives 

 best in a strong, comparatively retentive soil 

 where there is an abundant but not an excess- 

 ive amount of moisture. In localities where 

 precipitation is greater and upon soils of a 

 lighter character such grasses as redtop, Rhode 

 Island bent-grass, creeping bent-grass and 

 white clover are more to be relied upon for 

 lawn making than bluegrass. Redtop, Rhode 

 Island bent-grass and creeping bent-grass all 

 have the same ability to make a compact and 

 deep sward, as does bluegrass. In fact, under 

 certain conditions redtop and the bent-grasses 

 are able to make a softer, although not a more 

 permanent, turf than does the bluegrass. Upon 

 the light soils found in the States south of the 

 latitude of Washington, D. C., white clover 

 forms an important feature in lawn mixtures. 



Because of the varied conditions of shade 

 and moisture existing upon a lawn as the re- 

 sult of trees, shrubs, and architectural objects, 

 mixtures and more desirable than pure grasses. 

 The different degrees of shade and moisture 

 in the soil resulting from the presence of trees, 

 shrubs, and buildings produce a variety of con- 

 ditions under which a single species would not 

 give a uniform lawn. 



From the city of Washington southward, 

 particularly upon the sandy soils of the At- 

 lantic coast, plain Bermuda grass is the main 

 dependence for lawn making. When the con- 

 fines of Florida have been reached, however, 

 the conditions are somewhat different, and the 

 warmer climate and greater humidity admits 

 the St. Augustine grass, which has a coarse and 

 very upright leaf, although it has a creeping 

 rootstock. This grass is of special value in 

 Florida, as it remains in a green condition prac- 

 tically throughout the whole year. 



Korean lawn grass is a maritime grass 

 from Asia and Australia, which is proving of 

 value along the sea coast from Charleston 

 southward. It thrives well in the latitude of 

 Washington, but the leaves are not hardy, and 

 assume a light straw color in winter. It will, 

 however, undoubtedly be a decided acquisi- 

 tion for lawns near the seashore in latitudes 

 south of Washington. 



Seashore lawns are each year becoming of 

 more and more interest because of the great 

 number of residences which are being estab- 

 lished along the Atlantic coast from Maine 

 southward. While there are a number of 



