HOUSE AND GARDEN 
26= 
October, 1912 
Byzantine Wonder Lily 
IN BLOOM 
Is 3 Living Bouquet, an ideal decoration, for the 
dining-table or rooms. Blossoming absolutely with¬ 
out water or soil — placed in a warm spot the dainty 
flowers of rosy hue, bearing in the center a corolla 
of golden stamens, unfold in succession. Delicately 
fragrant in the sunshine. 
An ever-welcome gift for Invalids or Shut-ins, to 
whom the magic flowering of this bulb is full of 
interest and pleasure. 
According to size, each bulb bears 10-20 and 
more flowers. 
1 3 12 
Large bulbs.20 50 $1.75 
Monster bulbs . 30 80 2.75 
Jumbo bulbs—very scarce.40 
DELIVERY INCLUDED IN PRICE 
Send for our Catalogue. It is well worth writing 
for. It is well produced, profusely illustrated, and 
will enable you to procure a distinctive, beautiful 
garden. It offers a host of out of the way bulbs and 
other interesting features. 
ADDRESS 
H. H. Berger7& Co. 
70 Warren St., N. Y. 
RATS 
KILLED BY SCIENCE 
DANYSZ VIRUS 
is a Bacteriological Preparation 
AND NOT A POISON—Harmless to Animals other than 
mouse-like rodents. Rodents die in the open. For a small house, 1 tube. 
75o; ordinary dwelling. 3 tubes. $1.75: larger place—for each 5,000 
ft. floor space use 1 dozen, $0.00. Send now. 
Independent Chemical Company, 72 Front Street, New York 
Send lor catalogue P 27 of Pergolas, sun'dials and gurden 
furniture, or P 40 of wood columns. 
HARTMANN-SANDERS CO. 
Exclusive Manufacturers of 
ROLL’S PATENT LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 
Suitable for PERGOLAS, PORCHES 
or INTERIOR USE 
ELSTON and WEBSTER AVES. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
Eastern Office: 1123 Broadway 
New York City 
GETTING ACQUAINTED 
OUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA has grown to 
be a real institution; once we get a subscriber 
we keep a steady reader. It is published in large 
and most luxurious monthly issues (Semi-Monthly 
Until Nov. l, 1912) and it sells for 35c a number and 
$4.00 a year. 
It is more practical and beautiful than ever, 
and because we want the chance to get acquainted, 
we offer a subscription to the next 
6 ISSUES FOR $1.00 
If you like the magazine, as we hope you will, 
this dollar may be credited to your subscription if 
you decide to renew and become a regular sub¬ 
scriber. 
This offer is to introduce the 
magazine and to new people only 
These original series are to be among the features of 1913: 
THAT FARM-A serial history of a most interesting experience of a city man who 
becomes a wonderful farmer. 
THE FRUITFUL LAND- A series of cheerful experiences with the land. 
WHAT THE NEIGHBORS 
DID- A serial account of what was done for a run¬ 
down village. 
Don’t let a dollar bill stand between you and successful country living—inconceivable 
without COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA. 
Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, N. Y. H. Gard. 
For enclosed $1.00 enter my subscription for six issues of COUNTRY LIFE IN 
AMERICA. This amount to be credited on a year’s subscription if I decide to renew. 
Name .. 
Address 
You’ll Chuckle Over 
MY ESCAPES 
By A Bachelor 
A richly humorous story of how a young bachelor who, by a legacy from a wealthy 
uncle, is suddenly raised from poverty to affluence and escapes from a dozen 
women, ranging from the chorus to the nobility, with whom he finds himself 
engaged. The book is full of chuckles from beginning to end—if you’ve read 
“Three Men in a Boat,’’ you’ll appreciate this. $1.20 net; postage 10 cents. 
McBRIDE NAST & CO., Publishers, Union Sq., New York City 
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