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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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BOBBINK & ATKINS 
World’s Choicest Nursery and Greenhouse Products 
August and September Planting 
T HE proper way to buy is to see the material growing. We shall gladly 
give our time and attention to all intending purchasers visiting our 
Nursery, and invite everybody interested in improving their grounds to 
visit us. Our Nursery consists of upwards of 300 acres of highly cultivated 
land, and is planted with a choice selection of Ornamental Nursery Products, 
placing us in a position to complete plantings and fill orders of any size. 
Boxwood. We grow thousands of plants 
in many shapes and sizes. Every¬ 
body loves the aroma of old-fash¬ 
ioned Boxwood. 
Bay Trees. Our display of these fas¬ 
cinating trees is larger this season 
than ever. We are growing many 
hundreds of perfect specimens. 
Decorative Plants. We have 250,000 
square feet of greenhouses in which 
we grow Palms for conservatories, 
house and exterior decorations. 
Hardy Trailing and Climbing Vines. 
We grow in pots quantities for all 
kinds of planting. 
Plant Tubs and Window Boxes. Ask 
for special lists. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants. We have 
thousands of rare, new and old fash¬ 
ioned kinds. Our Herbaceous grounds 
are especially interesting at this 
time. Special prices on quantities. 
Evergreens and Conifers. More than 
75 acres of our Nursery are planted 
with handsome specimens. Our plants 
are worth traveling any distance to 
see. 
Tree Peonies. In all the leading va¬ 
rieties. 
Pot-grown Strawberries. Pan Ameri¬ 
can and French Four Season. Ask 
for special list. 
Bulbs and Roots. We import large quan¬ 
tities of Bulbs and Roots from Japan, 
Holland and other parts of Europe. 
Our Special Autumn Bulb Catalogue 
will be mailed upon request. 
Our New Giant-Flowering Marsh Mallow. This is the florieultural marvel of the 
age. Everybody interested in Hardy Old-fashioned Flowers should visit our 
Nursery and see this wonderful plant now in bloom. 
Our Formal Rose Garden. This formal rose garden is now a permanent feature 
of our nurseries. We claim it to be the only commercial rose garden in the 
country laid out on so comprehensive a plan and established as a fixture for ex¬ 
hibition purposes. In addition to the Roses in our Formal Rose Garden, we 
have many thousands in bloom in several hundred varieties. Do not fail to 
inspect our entire collection while visiiing our Nursery. 
Our Illustrated General Catalogue No. 40, will tell you about the above and 
all our other products for Lawns and Gardens. 
We plan and plant grounds and gardens everywhere 
We Can Make Old Gardens New and New Gardens Old with Our World’s Choicest 
Nursery Products 
Visitors take Erie Railroad to Carlton Hill, second stop on Main Line 
Three minutes’ walk to Nursery 
BOBBINK & ATKINS 
Nurserymen, Florists and Planters RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
Lamps that Beautify 
Any room in your house will be 
enriched in charm and beauty 
when lighted with a Handel 
Lamp. The soft, mellow light 
shows every detail of the fur¬ 
nishings to the best possible 
advantage. 
Handel Lamps and Fixtures are 
expressions of the highest art¬ 
istic skill and originality. The 
form and proportion are fault¬ 
less and the color harmony is 
perfect. 
The reading lamp here illustrated 
is style No. 5357; it is made for elec¬ 
tricity, gas or oil. Base is hand- 
wrought cast metal, handsomely fin¬ 
ished. The shade is a beautiful design 
in blown glass Teroma, made by our 
cameo etching process which gives an 
exquisite blending of colors and pro¬ 
duces a soft, rich radiance. 
Handel Lamps 
and Fixtures are sold by leading jew¬ 
elers and lighting fixture dealers. We 
will gladly tell you the name of the 
nearest Handel dealer and we will 
assist you to select a lamp especially 
suited to your requirements. 
Our booklet, “Suggestions for Good 
Lighting,” shows many interesting 
possibilities in artistic lighting effects. 
It also illustrates the leading styles 
of Handel Lamps and Fixtures. 
Sent upon request 
to anyone interested. 
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Handel Company 
390 EAST MAIN STREET 
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It tells, also, about the 
many 
PRATT l LAMBERT 
VARNISHES 
We make over 300 kinds, so that every condition that your 
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62 years making varnishes the best they can be made. 
If you would guarantee to yourself lasting satisfaction, see 
that the varnish your architect specifies or painter uses bears 
the Pratt & Lambert label and that it is the kind we make 
especially for the purpose you have in mind. 
itratite 
The Long-Life WHITE ENAMEL 
will enable you to secure the purest permanent white effects. It never 
discolors, cracks nor chips. Flows easily and dries hard and smooth, 
without a trace of brush mark or lap. That is why it is so easy for any¬ 
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Your bathroom, kitchen and at least one bedroom should be finished 
with Vitralite. Vitralite enamels white — makes rooms cheerful 
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The question of floor finish is settled by “61” Floor Varnish, the 
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“61” is mar-proof, water-proof, heel-proof. 
Send for Free Sample Panel finished with “ 61 ” 
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