August, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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mA rj..,]..!, covers a wide scope; it deals 

 VJdmenS w j t h house building from the 



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design and construction of modest cottages on tiny lots to the building of 

 mansions on large estates. All degrees of gardening, from laying out a 

 landscape to the planting of a window-box, are dealt with. Practical ques- 

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than a thousand engravings, as full of details and finish as actual photo- 

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 the most beautiful of gardens or of natural scenery. The following list of 



a few of the principal practical articles 

 which appeared in American Homes and 

 Gardens during 1907 will show the wide 

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Historic Mansions of the James River — ■ 

 Small American Homes — Inexpensive Log 

 Bungalows — The Iris Garden— House-Boat- 

 ing in America — A Boy's Summer Camp — 

 The Choice of a Dog — Ventilation— The 

 Water Garden — Curtains and Draperies — 

 The Wild Garden— Concerning Driveways 

 — Heating the House— The Modern Bed- 

 room—Touring in an Automobile— Flowers 

 for House and Table Decoration — What is 

 a Fireproof House — Interior Woodwork — 

 White Lilac Culture — How to arrange 

 Window Curtains— Street Entrances— Col- 

 lection of Old Blue Staffordshire Ware — 

 Novel Uses of Electricity — The Question of 

 the Fire Place — Orchid Culture — Hand- 

 wrought Iron work — Kitchen Furniture — 

 Water Supply. 



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