April, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XXVll 



GARDEN 

 FURNITURE 



Fountains, Statuary, Col- 

 umns, Pergolas, Balus- 

 trades, Standards, Sun 

 Dials, Pedestals, Benches, 

 Tables, Vases, W e 1 1 - 

 Heads, Wall-Fountains, 

 Lions, Sphinxes, etc., in 

 Marble, Bronze, Stone, 

 and Pompeian Stone that 

 successfully withstands 

 the American weather. 



Illustrations and 

 estimates sent 

 direct or through 

 your architect. 



Henry Erkins & Co. 



3 WEST 15TH ST., NEW YORK 



\A/RITE For Our Book 



Plants and Plans for ^ 

 Baautlful Surroundings 



It is full of iiualuable iiiformatioti. illustralioiia 



of flowers and beautiful lawns. 

 It shows how the modest as well as the most 

 extensive groundscan easily be madecharrnini; 

 and attractive. There is nothing more pleasine 

 and delightful to cultured taste than artistir 

 and properly planted grounds. 

 We grow and import all of the choicest 

 hardy plants, shrubs, trees, box and bay 

 trees for creating beautiful landscape 

 effects in formal or natural landscape 

 gardening. Write now. lest you forg^-t. 



Wagner Park Conservatories 

 'box 207 Sidney, OKI.' j 



The Nursery Exchange k^o'sT 'Z%'J. 



Established by trained and responsible nurserymen, faniliar with the best 

 stock giown In American and European nurseries. Orders will be filled 

 for you at the cost of production, with a minimum commission added for 

 buying, and customers in any part of the country may rely upon receiving 

 only tiie finest specimens wliich can be seltcted through personal and ex- 

 pert inspection. We will save you enough in bmh ways to arouse your 

 interest in our direction. If you will ask for our special e.'^timates upon 

 orders for any and every species and variety of TREES, SHRUBS, RHO- 

 DODENDRONS, FRUIT. ROSES. EVERGREENS and HERBACEOUS 

 PLANTS which are catalogued either here or in Europe, as experts witli 

 2S years' experience in the handling of such stock, we confiiiently promise 

 a saving of from 25'^ to 40^ on all bills. This insures honest service in 

 securing only the choicest material, free of disease and insect pests, care- 

 fully dug and packed, and absolutely true to name — and. what is most im- 

 portant, prompt shipment. Western and Middle States orders delivered 

 without exorbitant transportation charges. This system commends itself 

 to every buyer, and is worthy of attention. We fill small orders as care- 

 fully as large ones. Printed list of net prices mailed on request, or esti- 

 mates made upon any special list of items required. We will send Land- 

 scape plans by mail or send experts tn -y- ui|nQCDVCVp|JAMPC 

 a.lvise upon alt Landscape gardening '"^ nUKdCHT tAUnAHUr 

 operations at a nominal cost. Have MILK ST., COR. BROAD 



had 20 years' experience in this spe- BOSTON, MASS. 



cial work in every part of thecountry. Telephone; Fort Hill ^'^9 



If you are thinking of build- 

 ing with Concrete Blocks 



send tor valuable facts on common- 

 .sen.se method.s, Cement, Its Life and Ef- 

 ficiency. Save money and annoyance. 



■ Fpfnu'tnM '"'^ BOSTON BLOfK 

 ) r^KH. ls.,S(.JN MIN'XICAI'OLIS, MINN. 



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There's Nothing to Fear 

 From the Elements 



when your roof is covered with 



32 POUNDS COATING 



ROOFING TIN 



In case of fire from without it does not ignite ; from within, 

 it soon smothers the flames ; \\ ind cannot get under ; rain cannot 

 beat through ; a snow load — the worst of all pressures — creates 

 no damage, while freezing and hail will not crack or destroy this 

 superior commodity. 



Think over all other roof coverings and see if such claims 

 can be truthfully made for any of them ; then take into consid- 

 eration the moderate cost and long lite of M F Tin, and decide 

 tor yourself which is the most practical material for you to use. 



Our booklet "From LInderfoot to Overhead" tells how MF 

 is made. We want you to have a copy, and will gladly send it 

 if you will write us. 



AMERICAN 

 SHEET & TIN PLATE 

 COMPANY, 



1406 Frrk Building, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



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AD-EL-ITE PAINT AND VARNISH REMOVER takes off old 

 varnish, wax and shellac from anv surface. Apply with a brush— wipe 

 rag; the old finish ccunes off with it clean to the wood; no oilor, no stain, 

 to the hands or finest fabric; does not injure the grain of the wood nor 

 from the wood before the work is finished. 



Never Put On Any Kind of New Finish Over the Old Finish. 



The removal of the old finish is absolutely necessary in refini-.liini; all kinds of wood, no malter what finish 

 is to be applied, if a satisfactory, smooth, new surface is to he obtained. 



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 expense by usinj; Ad-el-ite One-Coat Dull Finish. It produces the only modern and up-to-date 

 finish that will not scratch or mar; tives a permanent color that does not wear of! or fade, and when 

 used on hardwood floors no wax is required. 



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The AD-EL-ITE People CHICAGO, ILL. 



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 REMOVER 



