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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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A concrete tank erected on estate of Edmund Tatham, 

 Katonah, New York 



Frederick J. Sterner, Architect - - New York 

 De Lancey A. Cameron, Builder - - New York 



Tank designed for storage supply of 15,000 gallons, 

 built entirely of concrete reinforced with Clinton welded 

 wire. Before roof was placed over tank, and during 

 winter months, ice 10 inches thick formed on water 

 stored therein. No cracks or leakage have developed. 



Clinton Wire Cloth Company 



CLINTON, MASS. 



FIREPR00FINO DEPARTMENT 



I ALBERT OLIVER 



1 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK 



washington '. rosslyn supply co., colorado buil0in0 

 syracuse, n. y.'. parao0n plaster co. 

 st. louis : hunkins-willis lime 4, cement co., south end 18th st. bri0oe 

 san francisco: l. a. norris, 835 m0nadn0ck buildino 

 Seattle: l a. norris, 909 alaska building 



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Lane's Trolley 

 Parlor Door Hangers and Track 



THE particularly distinguishing features of the 

 Lane Trolley Door Hanger equipment are 

 the excellence of the ball bearing and the lateral 

 as well as vertical adjustment of the track. 



Lane Trolley Hangers are made in both the 

 rigid and adjustable pendant styles and with both 

 single and double trucks. All are fitted with 

 machined and hardened ball bearings as shown 

 and in all the various details the quality of Lane 

 products is maintained, thus virtually placing 

 them in a class by themselves. 



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SECTION BALL BEARING IN LANE 

 TROLLEY HANGERS 



LANE BROTHERS COMPANY, 



434-466 Prospect Street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y 



The Door Hanger "i 

 Manufacturers I 



buds form more water will be needed ; indeed, 

 they will want to be kept quite wet, and in the 

 case of anemones, water should stand in the 

 saucers all the time. 



After the blossoms have fully developed a 

 cooler place and less sun will retain them in 

 perfection much longer than if a warm sunny 

 place were given them, and removing them to 

 a cooler, well-aired room at night will also 

 retard their fading. 



Of the various varieties of bulbs to be 

 selected for winter blooming one must con- 

 sult their individual taste, but among hya- 

 cinths it is usually found that the single flow- 

 ers give rather better results than the double, 

 and the whites and shell pinks are more effec- 

 tive and pleasing, to my mind, than the reds 

 and blue and rose colors. Of the white hya- 

 cinths probably Grandeur a Merville, L'ln- 

 nocence and La Grandesse are most satisfac- 

 tory, while Gertrude, Norma, Roi des Beiges 

 are some of the best reds ; Ida and Obelisque 

 the best yellows, and Grand Maitre, King of 

 the Blues, Queen of the Blues of the best 

 of these shades. 



In selecting narcissi for potting one can not 

 go far astray in selecting any of the trumpet 

 varieties, but Sir Watkins, Horsfieldi, Em- 

 peror and Empress are the best of their class, 

 and nothing can be more exquisitely beautiful 

 than the great, deep-chaliced blossoms held 

 aloft on their graceful stems. 



The paper white is another beautiful blos- 

 som showing many flowers of snowy white 

 on a single stem. One should plant freely of 

 these, and in planting this class of bulbs one 

 should not forget the old garden favorite 

 Von Sion, with its double flowers of purest 

 gold. They bring a bit of sunshine into the 

 dull days of winter unattainable by any other 

 flower, and are a most welcome and cheerful 

 flower for the sickroom. These should be 

 planted several in a pot for best results. 



The anemones are a very desirable class 

 of bulbs for winter forcing. The treatment 

 is the same as for hyacinths, potting the roots, 

 which are queer little brown, shriveled things, 

 in pots of leaf mold in September, and bring- 

 ing up when growth begins. Unlike the hya- 

 c inth and narcissus, which give but a single 

 Hower spike to a bulb, the anemone continues 

 to send up a succession of flowers for several 

 weeks, and should be given a place in a warm, 

 sunny window and abundance of water. Even 

 a weekly dose of weak manure water may be 

 indulged in. Several colors are found among 

 the anemones — white, pink, blue, scarlet and 

 the like, and all are attractive and worth 

 cultivating. 



Where tulips are to be forced it is better 

 to leave the pots in an unused cold frame 

 covered with coal ashes until after freezing 

 weather, when they may be taken to the cellar 

 to complete their root growth, which takes 

 something like three months. 



The Due von Tholl are the best for forc- 

 ing, but the double are so handsome as' to 

 merit special effort to bring into bloom. Due 

 von Tholl, Murrillo, Titian, Imperator 

 Rubrorum and the Turnesols force well, but 

 the most beautiful for lot culture is Duke 

 of York and Salvator Rosa. 



Among the smaller bulbs which may be 

 readily flowered in the house are the crocus 



Cattle Manure 



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Shredded on 

 Pulverized 



Best and safest manure for florists and 

 greenhouse use, absolutely pure, no waste, 

 no danger. Write for circular and prices. 



The Pulverized Manure Co. 

 S£~- 21 Union Slock Yards, Chicago. 



