HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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October, 1911 
PLYMOUTH FURS 
Trade Mark. 
The standard high grade furs of America, individu¬ 
ally designed, made from superior grade of pelts by 
the best fur workmen. 
Style Book R is illustrated by the best fashion art¬ 
ists of the country — contains furs for Men, Women 
and Children at prices varying from $5 to $5,000. It 
will be sent free if you let 11s know what furs in¬ 
terest you. 
Repairs and Renovations at Reasonable Prices 
PLYMOUTH FUR CO. 
125 to 165 Plymouth Bldg. 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
slowly, which is the reason for sowing in 
the fall. They require no special treat¬ 
ment, but the slight covering before re¬ 
ferred to is advisable for all autumn sown 
seeds. Plants of adonis grow about a 
foot high ; the blossoms are red. 
Catch-fly ( Silenc ) should have its seeds 
sown rather early in the fall. In a sandy 
loam where there is full sunlight. The 
variety pendula is really a prostrate grow¬ 
ing plant and. used in abundance, makes 
a good ground cover. Its flowers are 
rosy pink. Sitene Armcria is erect, grow¬ 
ing a foot to a foot and a half high; this 
has white or rose-colored blossoms. 
Fall sowing for these annuals which 
will bear it, is a distinct gain for the gar¬ 
den in that it advances their flowering so 
greatly, hence there is a double reason for 
this forehandedness. Annuals ordinarily 
come into bloom comparatively late be¬ 
cause they must make all their growth of 
root as well as top after summer has ac¬ 
tually come. Fall planting gives them the 
advantage of a much earlier start, as well 
as providing conditions which are gener¬ 
ally more favorable to the particular re¬ 
quirements of the plants for which it is 
recommended. 
What Can Be Done in Finish¬ 
ing Inexpensive Woods 
(Continued from page 239) 
lishments. Treasures discovered in these 
places are sometimes kept for years by 
prospective house owners who finally 
build them into their homes. 
Stains and finishes may be bought 
ready mixed at a paint shop, from fac¬ 
tories where Mission furniture is made, 
or from wood finishing companies. They 
may also be prepared at home from chem¬ 
icals, dyes, or pigments soluble in oil or 
water. Different woods take stains very 
differently ; the amount of tannin or of 
rosin that they contain, and their softness 
or hardness, being factors that enter into 
the difference. It is thus advisable to try 
stain upon wood samples before using it 
upon woodwork. 
An easy method to follow is to buy at 
a paint shop, colors ground in japan, thin¬ 
ning them with turpentine. Coach colors 
are recommended. The colors most used 
mixed with turpentine for oil stains are 
burnt sienna, Prussian blue, Van Dyke 
brown, medium chrome, drop black, ver¬ 
milion or madder. Pdack is found valu¬ 
able in mixing greens, and a good green is 
made with two parts drop black and one 
part chrome yellow, toned with a little 
vermilion. Wood browns and a forest 
green may be procured ready mixed. A 
satisfactory brown is made from asphal- 
tum varnish thinned with turpentine. 
Before applying the stain the wood 
should first be sanded with 00 sandpaper. 
The stain is put on with cheesecloth and 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
See what an admirable linisli it gives to 
the eaves of this house with its shingle 
thatch effect. 
The Solution of Your 
Gutter Troubles 
I F you are a house owner, you know 
the constant annoyance and ex¬ 
pense your gutters are. If you 
are not, make sure when you do build 
that you use Hitchings’ Indestructible 
Cast Iron Gutters. 
The regular sheet metal gutters rust 
out before you know it, and the first 
intimation you have is the streaks of 
rust stain on your house. Even the 
costly copper gutters are short-lived 
I in some vicinities. 
B In England cast iron gutters are in 
use everywhere, and have been for 
over a century. They stand that de¬ 
structive climate for generations. 
Just so you can see the actual gutters 
themselves and know their shape, 
thickness, and so on, we will send you, 
at our expense, a section of each of the 
two styles. Along with it will be a cir¬ 
cular explaining and illustrating the 
gutters fully. Write us. 
The moulded face gutter is made in 6 
feet lengths, 5 inches wide and 3 deep. 
HITCHINGS $ COMPANY 
Spring Street Elizabeth, N. J. 
INTERIOR DECORATORS 
Color Schemes Planned and Executed 
Stencil Work and Appique Work : 
Samples and Estimates on Request 
BOWDOIN & MANLEY 
546 Fifth Avenue New York 
