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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 1912 
DREER’S 
Giant Trumpet 
Daffodils 
There are no hardy bulbs which 
have more points of merit than 
the Narcissus or Daffodils ; 
perfectly hardy, growing and 
doing well either indoors or out in the garden, 
all positions seem to suit them. 
The Giant Trumpet sorts are the handsomest of the genus, and of 
these we offer this season fourteen of the very finest kinds which, 
planted this autumn, are sure to give you a bountiful harvest of 
gold and silver blossoms next spring. We offer as follows: 
1 each of the 14 sorts for $1.00 by mail 
3 .14 “ “ $2.25 “ “ 
6 .14 “ “ $4.00 “ “ 
In addition to the above we have a splendid collection of the Poet’s, 
Star, Double and other Daffodils as well as Spring-flowering Bulbs 
of all kinds. Seeds and Plants for autumn planting, all illustrated 
and described in our Autumn Catalogue. Free for the asking. 
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elaborate dinners have frequently to be 
prepared a second sink is a great con¬ 
venience if not a necessity. 
Another commendable feature is the 
hood that extends not only over both 
ranges, but over the sinks also so that all 
steam as well as the smell of the cooking 
is drawn up the flue so that the walls 
never become clammy with condensed 
vapor. The edge of the hood is a good 
place for the attachment of lighting fix¬ 
tures. 
The low zinc-covered table built around 
three sides of the dumbwaiter shaft, one 
corner of which can just be seen at the 
edge of the cut, is a great convenience. 
It is near the range, is low enough to set 
pots and kettles on with comfort and is 
plenty large enough without any crowd¬ 
ing to hold all the dishes and platters that 
could ever be needed while the viands are 
transferred to 1 them from the cooking 
utensils. The zinc top has slight raised 
rim so that in case of a spill it can be 
mopped up clean without messing things 
up. It is also a convenient height for 
the preparation of meats or vegetables be¬ 
fore cooking. 
Beneath this table, on a low platform 
a couple of inches above the floor, are ar¬ 
ranged the saucepans and kettles, just 
where the cook can reach them with the 
least trouble. It is a great thing — and this 
point cannot be too strongly emphasized— 
to have the utensils handy. Junctions of 
walls and floors, as in this kitchen, should 
be curved so that there are no corners 
where dirt can collect and be overlooked. 
Kitchen clocks are a necessary adjunct 
and ought to be kept rigorously accurate. 
CoSTEN FlTZ-GlBBON 
YV inter Mushrooms on Shelves 
T N raising mushrooms for home use, it 
. is surprising how many can be grown 
on a very small piece of ground. If one 
has no intention of growing them for 
profit, the usual commercial size beds are 
out of all proportion to the needs. Most 
beginners make the mistake of attempt¬ 
ing - to cultivate beds which are unneces¬ 
sarily large, and as a result they have a 
great surplus of the edible growths, and 
either have to waste or dispose of them in 
other ways. One enthusiastic grower 
raised on a bed twenty by fifteen feet so 
many mushrooms that it became a painful 
duty of the whole family to eat them every 
day until they were so tired of mush¬ 
rooms that they have never raised any 
since. One would not like to have peas 
or even strawberries served up three times 
a day week in and week out. We get 
tired of even peaches and cream if served 
too often. 
It was partly as a result of such a pre¬ 
vious experience that we decided to-raise 
mushrooms on shelves in the cellar where 
they would take up little space and at the 
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