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trees should be cut out to the open-head 
shape, formed by pruning above an outside 
eye whenever the branches are cut back. 
In older trees, all suckers must be kept off. 
and cross, tangled and rubbing limbs re¬ 
moved ; if over an inch in diameter, use a 
clean-cutting saw and paint over the 
stumps. March is a good time to do this 
work, as all winter-damaged limbs may be 
removed, but November or December will 
answer as well. 
In the small home orchard — and every 
house with a garden ought to have its few 
fruit trees — two or three afternoons’ pleas¬ 
ant work will serve to put things into first- 
class shape. The pruning is a matter of a 
few hours only. An efficient spraying out¬ 
fit may be had for a few dollars — $4 to $10 
— (and used for other purposes all the 
year round). A standard prepared spraying 
wash or oil is ready for use by simply add¬ 
ing cold water; and from five to thirty 
minutes, according to its size, will spray 
a tree effectively. What excuse is there, 
then, for backward trees and poor quality 
fruit. You may as well have the extra 
fancy sort. 
The Case for Steam Heating 
( Continued, from page 384) 
The size of the radiator for service in 
any room is dependent upon its tempera¬ 
ture, consequently the larger it is the low¬ 
er its temperature may be in rendering the 
service required of it, and the lower its 
temperature, the nearer it approaches per¬ 
fection in the dissemination of artificial 
warmth in the house. 
In the modern systems of heating by low 
temperature steam (vapor) some of the 
objectionable mechanical features of the 
more familiar steam-heating systems are 
eliminated. Air valves are dispensed 
with, packless valves are employed and 
noiseless circulation at all times is as¬ 
sured. The fire in the heater will con¬ 
tribute heat to the rooms continuously as 
with hot water and much of the waste in 
fuel incident to the pressure method of 
steam-heating is avoided. This method of 
steam-heating will cost less in fuel con¬ 
sumption than hot-water heating and a 
system expressing the best practice in the 
present state of the art will cost about the 
same to install as a first-class hot-water 
heating apparatus. 
This article being in the nature of a com¬ 
parison of different systems of heating and 
not a technical exposition of the methods 
of arriving at the proper size of the heat¬ 
er, radiator, pipes, etc., it presupposes that 
a general statement of the importance of 
moderate temperatures of the radiators, in¬ 
dorsed by medical and other scientific au¬ 
thority, will sufficiently indicate to the 
house builder that a clause limiting the 
temperature of the radiators may be in¬ 
serted in the contract for the heating ap¬ 
paratus. 
Heating apparatus in the house makes 
Greenhouse 
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This house is fully described and illustrated in our catalog. 
Y OU may think that a greenhouse is just a greenhouse, and that’s all. You are 
wrong, ’way wrong; it is an indoors garden spot. Simply because the garden is 
inclosed in glass, and the rows and beds of flowers are elevated on benches, so 
you can care for them without the backaching bending over, is it any less a 
garden? Certainly not—in fact it is more one, for you can work in it any day, 
during any weather, any time of the year. 
Neither is there any reason why you can’t have old-fashioned flowers galore from 
your garden under glass, as well as the lovely rose and cheery, lasting carnations. 
Then there are the expansive pleasures of a greenhouse—by expansive we mean 
the things it makes possible. The conservatory-living-room, for example, such as is 
illustrated below. What a joy spot it is! How perfectly delightful to have such a 
retreat of comfort, where you can always have your flowers about you. Think how 
satisfying to turn here when things have been “sort of on edge all day.’’ What a 
choice spot in which to serve the friendly cup of tea or enjoy a smoke. 
But what is the use of picturing it to you, further? Its possibilities are endless. 
And it is these things that one of our greenhouses makes practical. Practical because 
from it you can keep your conservatory-living-room continually supplied with a pro¬ 
fusion of fresh blooming plants—not cut flowers merely, but plants in all their 
natural, growing beauty. 
So much for the indoors advantages of owning a greenhouse, and nothing said 
about what it will do for the spring and summer beautifying of your grounds, or the helping along 01 your 
vegetable garden, in the early starting of your seeds and plants, and having them strong and sturdy to set out 
the first warm days. 
Then in addition to all this, there is much, very much, to be said about the kind of house you build. In 
fact, a good deal of your success depends upon it. For this reason, we want you to send for our catalog, so 
you may see how entirely different U-Bar Greenhouses are from any other greenhouses. Different in attractive¬ 
ness, durability, cost of maintenance and quantity and quality of blooms they will produce for you. Send for 
the catalog. 
This is the U-Bar. The Bar 
that makes U-Bar Green¬ 
houses the famous Green¬ 
houses they are. 
Could anything be more charmingly inviting than this conseri'atory at Lenox, Mass.? It is constantly re¬ 
plenished with fresh dowers and plants from the greenhouse. 
UBAR GREENHOUSES 
PIERSON U-BAR CO 
ONE MADISON AVE, NEW YORK. 
Canadian ofhce. 10 philups place. Montreal 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
