x AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS. January, 1911 
a a As Prof. Roberts of Cornell says in his 
Now 1S the time to get ready for early wonderful book on “The Fertility of the 
zi Soil”: “Increased production on good land 
spring vegetables 
is more cheaply secured by superior tillage 
than by the purchase of lar iti 
Eggplants, tomatoes, parsley, peppers, radishes, cabbages, cauliflower, must y P eror large quan ae 
be started in four or five weeks. Get some Sunlight Double 
fertilizers.” 
Glass Sash NOW and be ready. Green manures which go by implication 
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with excellent tillage are enough to supply 
a naytee  lome of the things you can grow 
| you never cover Sunlight Sash. : . : c ; 
the ordinary deficiencies of the soil, either 
and Cold-frames 
Glass is held in place without putty. 
Can’t work loose, easily replaced. in humus or in nitrogen. A little phos- 
phoric acid and potash may be needed, but 
It 1s most likely that lime applied at the 
pansies in bloom in February oF rate of a ton and a half per acre will cor- 
March. Cabbage, cauliflower, beets, aA s 
rab meiner ra aay reac anc rect the acidity of the soil and at the same 
plants to set out earlier than under time make available the phosphorus pot- 
the single glass sash. : x E ?? 
ash, and nitrogen that it contains. 
Fresh lettuce and radishes any time 
you want them. Violets all winter ; 
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Double Glass Sash . Get these two books 
The double layer of glass supplies the protection One is our free catalog. The other is a 
formerly obtained with mats and boards. book on hot beds and cold frames by Prof. ( a : 
4 ; Massey, an authority on the subject. It Continued from page ix) 
Between the two layers of glass is a % inch layer of dry still tells how to make and care for the beds, : 3 : 
air. This transparent blanket permits the plants to get all what and when to plant. 4c in stamps open-work silver shades stand on the side- 
the light all the time—which means earlier and better crops, will bring Prof. Massey’s book in addition 
| pee cae the day, but the pink linings 
: 3 aie o not look well with the tapestry paper, 
The Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co., (Inc.) 943 East Broadway, Louisville, Ky. Write to-day dark oak woodwork, heavy oak fara 
Oriental rug and velvet hangings. On the 
table, with pink or white flowers these lin- 
ings are appropriate, but I need them to 
dress up the sideboard in the day-time. 
Two sets of linings are required to meet 
the double need, a buff set for the day-light 
f : use on the sideboard and also as a change 
The Gateway ofa Charming Home is the from the pink set which may be kept in the 
closet until it fits in with the flower deco- 
ae) . A ration of the table. 
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and moreover you eliminate all mats and boards because to the catalog. 
(Continued from page iv) 
the inner black surface of the metal shell, 
and is communicated by conduction to the 
House &S arden water surrounding this shell, which is in a 
cylindrical or cone-shaped chamber, con- 
taining only a thin layer of water, that may 
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of planning, building and furnishing the sort of temperature. As may be seen in the draw- 
home that you want to build. Its comprehensive ing, an additional air or steam chamber is 
articles are by authorities on every phase of home provided, surrounding this layer of water 
building and comprise such subjects as—The Fireproof which is acting as a heat insulator, to pre- 
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New Ideas Constructive Schemes Decorative Details 
@ This splendid Building Number marks the beginning of the 
program for 1911 and will be followed by eleven other splendid 
magazines each of great help and intense interest. 
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