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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1907 



Refinish Your Furniture 



Do it Yourself 



Old finish partially 

 removed showing 

 grain of -wood. 



Make it more serviceable, stylish and in 

 harmony with your other furnishings It is 

 very simple anJ fascinating. Hun- 

 dreds of home-loving men and 

 women are making their homes 

 more beautiful by following the 

 instructions in our 48-page color 

 book, sent FREE on request. 

 You can easily and economically 

 finish or refinish new or old fur- 

 niture, woodwork and floors in 

 Weathered, Mission, Forest Green, 

 Flemish, Mahogany or any desired shade 

 with Johnson's Electric Solvo, Johnson's 

 Wood Dye and Johnson's Prepared Wax. 



First remove all the old finish with 

 Johnsofl's Electric Solvo. Then apply our Dye to the 

 clean, dry, bare wood, and when it is perfectly dry apply 

 our Wax with cloth and rub to a polish with dry cloth. 

 A beautiful wax finish in any of the above named shades 

 will be immediately produced. 



Johnson's Wood Dyes for the artistic coloring of wood (all 

 shades), '2 -pint cans, 30c., pint cans, 5(.)c. 



Johnson's Electric Solvo (for removing paint, varnish, shellac, etc.), pint cans, 40c., >^-pint cans, 25c. 



Johnson's Prepared Wax, a complete finish and polish for al 

 and large size cans. Sold by all dealers in paint. 



vi'ood — 10c. and 25c. packages 



AH7 



2 Cans pR££ To You 



s. c. 



Johnson 



& Son, 



Racine, Wis. 



We want you to try at our expense Johnson's Electric Solvo, 

 Johnson's Wood Dye, so we will send you absolutely FREE, pre- 

 paid, one can of Solvo and one can of Dye (any desired shade) if Please send me free, 



... , -111 TT as per your oner, one 



you will send us your pamt dealer s name. Use coupon to the can of Johnson's \v,...d 



right and send to-day. We will also mail you FREE our an^^'your '40-p'age boois!''^ 



40-page color book — "The Proper Treatment for Floors, paint dealer's name is 

 Woodwork and Furniture." 



His address is 



S. C. Johnson & Son, ^^Z. 



" /'/le Wood finislinn,' lioritir^" 



My name is. 

 Mv address is . 



"How to Cool 

 a Hot Porch" 



is the title of 



our free booklet. 



Send for it to- 

 day and learn 

 how Vudor 



Porch Equipment will make your porch as 

 comfortable and inviting as the one in the 

 picture. 



Porch Shades 



completely exclude the sun's rays, yet the 

 people within can enioy every breeze that blows. The porch is in cool, mellow shadow, and 

 you can see ever\-body passing, but no one outside can see you. 



Made of Linden Wood Fibre and Seine Twine, durable and weatherproof, stained 

 in harmonious, lasting colors. Any porch can be equipped at from $2.00 to $10.00. 



VI Tj w are built on the "made-to wear" principle. The supporting: cords are fastened direct 



UCfOr/rammOCftS to a Rock Elm spreader, as is also the body. This gives double the life to the Vudor 

 Hammock, as it is especially strong- wliere other hammocks are especially weak. Vudor Hammocks sell at $3.00 

 and }4.00 and are guaranteed to wear twice as long as any other hammock on the market. 



Tr J • IT 1 like the one the lady is sitting in, in the picture, are luxury itself. Can be 



VltuOr X^tlClir nCHnmOCHSf adjusted to any angle; and instantly hung up out of the way when not in use. 

 Vudor (.'hair Ham.mocks afford the most comfortable, most durable and simplest resting place ever devised foruse 

 on the porch. If your dealer doesn't carry them, we'll express you one prepaid on receipt of S3. 50. 



CAUTION— Inferior products— bamboo shades, which let in the sun and do not retain their shape or color, and 

 cheaply constructed hammocks are sometimes sold by unscrupulous dealers as Vudor goods. Look for the 

 Vudor trademark on an aluminum plate on every genuine Vudor Shade or Chair Hammock and on the label sewed 

 on every Vudor hammock. It means quality in porch equipment and it's there for protection. Vudor porch 

 shades are the only ones that really do shade. 



Prepare tiow for the hot summer— write for our free booklet, 

 'Ho2v to Cool a Hot Pcreh," and name of nearest Vudor dealer. 



HOUGH SHADE CORPORATION, 



10 McKey Boulevard, 



Janesville, Wisconsin 



GARDEN WORK FOR JULY 



By Eben E. Rexford 



MUCH of the advice given last month 

 pertaining to the vegetable garden, will 

 apply with equal pertinence this 

 month, especially that which has reference to 

 the use of the cultivator and hoe. There will 

 not be many weeds to wage warfare with if 

 this part of the work was done thoroughly dur- 

 ing the early part of the season, but the soil 

 will need to be kept well stirred if we would 

 grow vegetables to the best advantage. A 

 light, open soil absorbs whatever moisture 

 there is in the air from the dew-fall, during a 

 dry spell, and enables plants to tide over the 

 period of drouth successfully, but a soil that 

 is allowed to crust over receives no benefit 

 from slight moisture. The regular use of 

 cultivator and hoe puts it in shape to avail 

 itself to the fullest possible extent of dews 

 and light showers, and the gardener must 

 work on the principle that "every little helps." 



The lawn will come in for a good deal of 

 attention now. The lawn should be cared 

 for regularly, and thoroughly, if we would 

 make it a source of pleasure. A neglected 

 lawn soon becomes an eye-sore, and rapidly 

 goes from bad to worse. In seasons of or- 

 dinary moisture, it should be mowed every 

 third day. In dry seasons once a week may be 

 often enough to cut the grass. No hard and 

 fast rule can be laid down. The owner must 

 bring to the matter careful study and keen 

 observation, and be governed by conditions 

 that prevail. Which is simply another way 

 of saying that you must mow the lawn when 

 it needs mowing. 



Do not make the mistake of cutting the 

 grass too close. Never shave the sward. 

 Simply clip it. A closely-shaven lawn 

 "shows through." That is, the brown soil 

 is so strongly in evidence that the green, vel- 

 vety effect which is one of the chief charms 

 of a good sward is spoiled completely. Let 

 enough of the grass-blades remain to hide the 

 roots of the plants, and the soil about them. 

 Set the mower so it will clip the grass about 

 two inches above the root. Many a good 

 lawn has been ruined by too close mowing. 

 Ruined not only in looks, but in the health 

 of the sward. 



The best type of a lawn-mower has ball 

 bearings and runs easily if kept clean and 

 well oiled. Those having five blades are 

 best, as they do the smoothest work. A less 

 number of blades leaves the sward with little 

 but distinct ridges, which detract greatly 

 from the general appearance. A velvety look 

 can only be secured by an even clip. A six- 

 teen-inch mower is about the right size for 

 the small lawn, where women and children 

 often do a good deal of the work. See that 

 it is kept in first-class working order. In 

 other words, never allow it to become clogged 

 at the ends of the shafts with grass, and never 

 allow it to get so dry that its bearings give 

 off a wearing sound when it is in operation. 

 It is a good plan to oil it well every time you 

 use it. Use a good grade of oil, always. Put 

 it under cover when not in use. If left ex- 

 posed to alternating storms and sunshine, its 

 working life will be shortened at least a third. 



To rake or not to rake is a question upon 

 which a great many persons agree to dis- 

 agree. One man will tell you that you can't 

 have a nice lawn unless all clippings are re- 

 moved from it promptly. If left, he argues 

 that they settle among the grass, where they 

 turn brown, and become unsightly, and in- 

 jure the sward. The next man will tell you 

 that the sward is benefitted by them, and that 

 they decay so rapidly that they do not have a 



