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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1906 



Sun-Dials with Pedestals, Complete 



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By utilizing our Koll's Patent Lock Joint in the con- 

 struction of the wooden pedestals furnished by us, we 

 are enabled to offer this most attractive feature of the 

 formal garden at a price that places them within the 

 reach of all. 



A special booklet showing a number of designs of 

 pedestals, pergolas, etc., with prices, will he sent free 

 upon request. Ask for Circular "A-26." 



HARTMANN BROS. MFG. CO. 



MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., U. S. A. 



New York Office: 1123 Broadway 



^Veste^n Factory: Henry Sanders Co.. Chicago. 111. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



KOLL'S PATENT LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 



For Pergolas, Porches, or Interior Use 



The 



Right 

 Tool 



in the 



Right 

 Place 



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What do you do when a door sticks, or when you want a shelf put up, 

 or a curtain pole sawed off? 



Have you all the tools necessary for the numberless jobs about the 

 house, and are they all keen and sharp and always in perfect condition? 



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TOOL CABINETS 



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are made of handsomely finished natural oak, hand rubbed and con- 

 tain just the selection of tools for practical purposes Every tool is a 

 Keen Kutter and fully guaranteed. Each tool has its own place 

 so tnat it is always where you can lay your hand on it and is easily 

 kept in perfect condition 



Ask us to send you handsomely illustrated catalogue showing 

 our complete line of Keen KuTTEk Cabinets ; then select the 

 Cabinet containing the assortment of tools you want and your dealer 

 will supply you if not, write us and give us youi dealer's name, 

 booklet contains Cabinets from $8.b0 to $50.00, according to 



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assortment of tools. A postal will bring it 

 SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY, St. Louis and New York, U.S.A. 



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I Plant for Immediate Effect 



$ NOT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 



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3® Andorra Nurseries, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. a& 



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Start with the largest stock that can be secured ' It takes over twenty years to 



grow Mich trees and shrubs as we offer. 

 We do the long waiting — thus enabling you to secure trees and shrubs that give an 



immediate effect. Fall Price-list Now Ready. 



WM. WARNER HARPER. PROPRIETOR 



much of w T hich is annually rendered abortive 

 by the depredations of this pest. 



The chrysalids of the cabbage-butterfly, the 

 various borers and many other caterpillars will 

 be found near the surface of the soil, under 

 the siding of the house, the underside of steps 

 and the like and should be gathered up and 

 destroyed. 



Fall-spading and plowing is of much ben- 

 efit in ridding the garden of destructive insect 

 life, and should be practiced whenever practi- 

 cable. 



Where a number of mole-runs converge 

 toward a common center the presence of a 

 burrow may be suspected at that point, and 

 it will pay to dig for it or at least to set traps 

 on the runs leading to and from the spot; 

 it is not of much use to set but one trap, sev- 

 eral, or as many as there are runs will do the 

 work speedily and well, while one may remain 

 in the ground for days with no result; the 

 moles meeting the obstruction merely turn back 

 and seek another outlet ; close all the outlets 

 and they will force a passage in some direction 

 and so are caught. By this method I caught 

 in ten days, ten moles in one bed, and I have 

 never seen a mole in that part of the garden 

 since. 



THEiST. BERNARD 



OF KINDS, varieties, species, shapes, sizes, 

 colors and sorts of dogs there is seem- 

 ingly no end. No place is, perhaps, so 

 ill adapted to the keeping of dogs as the city, 

 although in the most crowded regions the true 

 dog-lover will refuse to be parted from his 

 "best friend." If one must have a dog in the 

 city it obviously should be one of the smaller 

 varieties, while the country is undoubtedly the 

 true place for the larger animals. 



And of large dogs the first choice in many 

 cases will be the St. Bernard. It is of massive 

 breed, imposing appearance, friendly disposi- 

 tion, and noble character; and in a quite true 

 sense it has a soul and intelligence that places 

 it in the front ranks of dogs. The gentle and 

 child-loving instincts of the St. Bernard is 

 beautifully shown in the care he manifests in 

 romping with children, and his protective traits 

 stand out strongly when his confidence is 

 abused by strangers or the property of his 

 playmates or his master is endangered. 



The two largest kennels of St. Bernards in 

 America are each picturesquely situated. One 

 is owned by Miss Anna Marks, of "Willow- 

 mere Farm," Sound Beach, Conn., a place 

 that enjoys a world-wide reputation from its 

 famous horses. It includes many acres located 

 directly on the shores of Long Island Sound, 

 a farm of hills and dales and charming scen- 

 ery. Here may be seen such dogs as Champion 

 Willowmere Judge, Champion Baby Beauti- 

 ful, Champion Duke of Watford, Aunt Bylo, 

 Aunt Thankful and many others, all typical 

 specimens and dogs of great merit and beauty. 



The other most notable kennel is that 

 owned by Mr. H. L. Van Wyck, located at 

 Riverton, N. J., and surrounded on three sides 

 by the flower-fields of the Dreer Nurseries. 

 The place is but nine miles above Philadelphia 

 and only three minutes from the railroad sta- 

 tion. It is a beautiful site, with many shade- 

 trees and delightful surroundings. 



The "Wiccopee Kennels" house twenty-one 

 St. Bernards. Among them are Fritz Emmett, 

 2d, a worthy son of the Great Champion 

 (now dead) Alta Bruce; Columbia Gent, a 

 little brother of Champions Columbia's Hope 

 and Mayor of Watford. Here also are Wic- 

 copee Minnehaha and Wiccopee Pocahontas, 

 two great youngsters by Champion Willow- 

 mere Judge. Wiccopee Gera Girl promises 

 to excel her great sire Champion Mayor of 

 Watford in type, and Queen Rcna, a year-and- 

 a-half-old youngster by that great international 

 winner of Europe and America, Champion 



