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HOUSE & GARDEN 
Stained 
with 
Cabot’s 
Creosote 
Stains 
R. D. 
Johnson, 
Architect, 
Pasadena, 
Cal. 
THE BOOK OF 100 HOUSES 
Sent free to anyone zvho intends to build. 
This book contains photographic views of over 100 houses of every 
variety and style of architecture (from the smallest bungalow and 
camps to the largest residences) that have been built in all parts of 
the country, under widely varying conditions of climate and sur¬ 
roundings, and stained with the rich, velvety shades of 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
and with the soft, cool, brilliant white of Cabot’s Old Virginia White. 
They are designed by leading architects and the book is full of ideas and sug¬ 
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I AM the heart of the house. When the dart¬ 
ing flame starts unseen, I stop it dead, stand¬ 
ing guardian of the safety of those who have 1 
placed their faith in me. ] 
A Picture Garden of Succession Bloom 
(Continued from page 46) 
of all, was designed by the mistress 
of the house. It stands just back of 
the lily pond and fronting the garden 
proper. It is now in its infancy, being 
but a year old. Another season the 
vines will have covered it, always 
allowing an opening in the center and 
on either side for picture effect. 
Great care was taken in planting 
the vines. They were chosen for 
succession of bloom and for color 
schemes. There are the purple wis¬ 
taria, the yellow honeysuckle, the 
crimson rambler rose, and the white 
Dorothy Perkins glimmering softly 
against the deep green as the moon¬ 
light touches its blossoms. As a 
setting for the flowers, woodbine 
and Dutchman's pipe were inter¬ 
mixed, while the passion flower with 
its yellow cross stands out distinct¬ 
ively from the rest of the bloom. 
The pergola was artistically 
planned. It shows a central section 
with wings on either side, just 
enough lower to make it picturesque. 
Beneath the roof was laid a tiled 
floor with an arrangement of simple 
white-painted garden seats. Dotted 
here and there upon the lawn are 
little benches that show snowy white 
against the surrounding border of 
flowers. A central walk, grass- 
grown, leads to a second pergola 
that defines the area of the garden 
proper. Bright-hued flowers that 
change with the season border it on 
either side, always forming a con¬ 
stant succession of bloom. This, 
with its background of trees, and a 
glimpse of the blue ocean beyond, 
make a charming picture and an em¬ 
inently successful demonstration of 
what can be done with a long, nar¬ 
row plot of ground. 
From early spring until late fall, 
this garden, laid out by the mistress, 
is a gay succession of bloom. It 
commences when the brown of the 
grass changes to a soft green, and 
the bulbs which were planted in the 
late fall push their way from their 
earthy coverts to add their bit of 
color scheme. They are found every¬ 
where, outlining the pergola, follow¬ 
ing the line of the garden path, gay 
nodding tulips, and stately hyacinths 
in many hues, contrasting with the 
yellow of the narcissus and the long 
sprayed columbine. 
Before the glory of the blossoms 
fades, there comes the German iris, 
planted in great masses, its soft blue 
and pale lemon coloring making a 
beautiful picture in the garden 
scheme. Then follows the Japanese 
iris with its brilliant yellow flowers 
contrasting with the surrounding 
green of the leaves. 
Following the gorgeous display of 
iris are the phlox dressed in the 
many colors of the rainbow, and the 
Oriental poppy showing a burst of 
flame. There are foxgloves, pink and 
white, the hooded larkspur and last 
of all the prim hollyhocks that stand 
like sentinels, their soft colored cups 
giving the right touch for picture ef¬ 
fect. At their feet are rows upon 
rows of gladioli with a border of 
asters that last until the late frosts 
nip their buds. 
The garden proper shows many of 
the flowers that our grandmothers 
loved. At one side is the rose gar¬ 
den, distinct by itself; simply laid 
out, and depending for its beauty on 
the rich shades of the many varie¬ 
ties planted there. Here the central 
feature is a white sundial, defining 
the meeting of the paths. Around it 
runs a border of Oriental poppies, 
and beyond, the privet hedge with its 
background of poplars. 
It is a garden that any person could 
lay out, simple but picturesque, so 
carefully designed that it attracts far 
more attention than a formal or Ital¬ 
ian garden. There are no exotics 
blooming in this little space, but 
everyday flowers that anyone can 
purchase. It is the layout and the 
planning of the color scheme that 
make it of such distinctive type. 
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True Blue 
(Continued from page 17) 
and very clear blue flowers almost 
the color of gentians. It is perhaps 
less hardy than the others. 
Hybrids for Variety 
Among the hybrids there are color¬ 
ings that show very decidedly the an¬ 
cestral red. For example, there is 
Carmen, as blue as a gentian, with 
warm purple at its heart and a dark 
center or eye—really a sumptuous 
flower, for in addition to its color 
magnificence it is partially doubled. 
Then there is Lizzie (!) blue as the 
sky, but with a yellow eye. Yellow, 
by the way, does not often manifest 
itself in the perennial class of lark¬ 
spurs, save just as a touch at the 
eye of the flower. 
Distinctly novel are the flowers of 
Julia, which are corn-flower blue 
veined or painted with rose, and 
showing a white eye that is large and 
striking. Amos Perry is another 
lovely sort of the partially doubled 
type. Its flowers are a very warm, 
pinkish mauve save for the outer pet¬ 
als or sepals, which are clear sky 
blue. The eye of this variety is 
brown—a distinct departure from 
the usual coloring. 
Largest of all is the hybrid called 
King of Delphiniums—large in flower 
spikes and large in individual flow¬ 
ers, which sometimes measure 2" 
across. They are partially doubled, 
and a very clear blue, with a white 
eye that is dazzling. 
But always I come back to the 
standard kinds—the old formosum 
and elatum and belladonna — for 
though there are lovely novelties, 
novelty is not always what one w r ants 
in a flower. And I have never found 
anything that suited me as well, or 
that was more effective when grow¬ 
ing in the garden, than these splen¬ 
did varieties. Add to them by means 
of a seed packet, if you will, a group 
of the famous English “Gold Medal 
Hybrids,” and you will have a lark¬ 
spur collection that cannot be sur¬ 
passed. These latter are unnamed 
hybrids of one of the great larkspur 
growers, sold either in seed or plant 
mixture—too good to have been dis¬ 
carded by the producer, yet not good 
enough perhaps to have been named 
and listed as special varieties. From 
one packet of this seed it is more 
than possible you will secure several 
plants of really wonderful quality; 
grow them a year and find out, by 
watching the bloom and the general 
habit of the plants, which are the 
best. Then discard the ones you 
care least about, and plant the others 
wherever you see that just that par¬ 
ticular plant will be most effective in 
your garden or borders. 
