April, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XXI 



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''Clinton Wire Lath" 



is a practical and authoritative treatise on lathing 

 and plastering, written for those intending to build 



according to the latest 

 and most approved 

 methods. 



It tells why wire 

 lath should be used. 

 It describes the su- 

 periority of wire lath 

 over other types of 

 lath. It illustrates the 

 varied applications of 

 wire lath by simple 

 workingdrawingsand 

 photographs. It tells 

 how wire lath is used and 

 where. It tells how you 

 can be assured of fire, 

 sound, moisture, heat, cold and vermin proof 

 walls, exterior as well as interior. How walls can 

 be rendered immune against cracking, sagging 

 and bulging. It gives the specifications of the 

 best plaster recommended for use with wire lath. 



A copy of "Clinton Wire Lath" will, be sent free on appli- 

 cation by addressing Box 33 and mentioning the name and 

 address of your architect. 



CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO. 



Clinton, Mass. 



The "Globe" Ventilator 



THE "GLOBE" 



is bailt on donor 

 and sold on merit 



In Galvanized Iron, Brass and Copper 

 Also with Glass Tops for Skylight 



Simple, Symmetrical, Storm-proof, Effective. For perfectly 

 ventilating buildings of every character. Send for model and 

 pamphlet. Smoky Chimneys Cured. 



"GLOBE VENTILATED RIDGING" 



Manufactured by 



Globe Ventilator Company :: Troy, N. Y. 



Do You Want a Home Like This? 



or one equally pleasing. Then buy My Books or write me about special plans. 

 My designs are all artistic, but homelike and comfortable, my plans complete, 

 and my estini;ites careful and honest. Individual Designing A Specialty. 



PICTURESQUE SUBURBAN HOUSES (New 1V07). Price by mail, .fl.OO. 

 New, artistic and original designs for Ccnienl, iStonc and Fraujc Imuscs. 

 Colonial, .Spanish and iMiglisli siyles, from $i,ooo to $10,000. Estimates and 

 full descriptions The Best Hook of its kind published. 



NEW PICTURESQUE COTTAGES. Price by mail, $1.00. Containing 

 original and beautiful designs f"r Suburban Homes, from $2 800 to $6,uoo. 



BOOK OF BUNGALOWS, 1906. Price by mail, $2.00. A unique and 

 artistic book, c<mtaining designs for one and one-and-a-half story Bunga- 

 ~ " lows in various styles $100.. up, Printed in Sepia tones. 



PICTURESQUE SUMMER COTTAGES. Vol.111. Price by mail, $1 .00. New and Revised 1906 Edition. Old favor- 

 ites and new designs for iSfom-, Shingle and Kustic .Suniiucr Cottages. 



E. HOLMAN, Room 14, 1020 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



"^-pN abundance of fruit of high- 

 >^-*% est quality, finely colored and 

 flavored, is the direct result of 

 supplying a complete fertilizer con- 

 taining from 7 to 12 per cent, of 

 Potash to the tree, vine or bush. 



"Plant Food" is a book well 

 worth a place in the library of any 

 fruit grower. We will gladly mail 

 it to all applicants. 



GERMAN KALI WORKS 

 93 Nassau Street, New York 



^gOOKS 



2u 



relating to Arcliitecture, 

 Decoration, Furniture, 

 Rugs, Ceramics, etc., will 

 be recommended and 

 supplied ty our well- 

 equipped Book Depart- 

 ment. 



MUNN COMPANY 



Publishers of Scientific American 

 361 Broadway, New York 



Write for 

 illustrated 

 booklet W free. 



JOSEPH niXON CBTTGIBLE CO., 

 Jersey City, N. J. 



Engineers' and Draftsmen's Supplies 



Blue Process fe? Detail Papers 

 Drawing Room Requirements and Hand-Books 

 for Engineers, Architects Builders 



ST. LOUIS PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE 



Make Your Own 



Concrete 

 Building Blocks 



Best, 



Fastest. 



Simplest. Cheapest, 



MACHINE 



No crackage or breakage 



No oflf-bearing 



No expensive iron pallets 



No cogs, ((earfl, springs or levers 



Move the Machine, Not the Blocks 

 THE PETTYJOHN CO. 



617 N. 6th St. Terre Haute, Ind, 



BRISTOL'S — ^ 



Recording thermometer 



Located witliin house, records on a 

 weekly chart outside temperature 

 Also. Bristol's RrcordinE Pressure Gautes. Volt. 

 Ampere and Walt Meters. Over 100 different vari- 

 eties, and guaranteed. Send for Catalog B. 

 THE BRISTOL CO., Waterbury, Conn. 



CmCAr.O, 753 MONAPNOCK Bl.DG. 



Nkw York, 114 Liherty St. 



