HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March, 1912 
“ CRETAN STONE > 
Mantels cost less and are 
Dustless,durable,waterproof,fireproof 
Carved like stone, look like stone, 
ARE like stone. 
Ask your dealer or write us for catalog-. 
L. M. BUEHLER & CO. 
35 West 36th Street New York City 
Grown in New Jersey 
under soil and climate advantages, 
Steele’s Sturdy Stock is the satisfactory 
kind. Great assortment of Fruit, Nut, 
Shade and Evergreen Trees, Small-fruit 
plants. Hardy Shrubs, Roses, etc. Fully 
described in my Beautiful Illustrated, 
Descriptive Catalogue—it’s free! 
T. E. STEELE 
Pomona Nurseries, Palmyra, N. J. 
Tue healthier the tree, the better the 
fruit. The longer trees are sprayed 
with “Scalecide,” the _ more beau¬ 
tiful, healthful and fruitful they be¬ 
come. “Scalecide” is the acknowl¬ 
edged leader of all soluble oils—the only one containing 
distinct fungicidal properties. “Scalecide” will posi¬ 
tively kill all soft-bodied sucking insects without injury 
to tke tree. Let us prove these statements. Send today 
for free booklet “Scalecide—the Tree Saver.” Ad¬ 
dress B. G. PRATT CO., Mfg. Chemists, 50 Church St., 
N. Y. Citv 
Time to Buy 
Tour Gladioli 
Bulbs ordered now will reach you soon enough for 
planting, but there is no time for delay. Gladioli 
should be put in just as soon as the ground and sea¬ 
son are fit. Have your bulbs ready by ordering now. 
TRY MY “NOVELTY” DOLLAR COLLECTION 
OF SIX SELECT NAMED GLADIOLI 
One large bulb each of Berlinia, Eldorado, General 
de Nansouty, Meadowvale, Nilreb and Taconic, for 
range and blending of color not to be surpassed. You 
will be surprised and delighted with the profusion of 
bloom. Cowee’s “Novelty” collection sent postpaid, on 
receipt of $ 1 . 00 . 
jRTHUR CCWEE Meadowvale Farms, Box 89, Berlin, N Y 
WHITE ENAMEL 
The 
Long- Life 
Y OU can secure nothing more beautiful in 
your home than the purity and richness of 
an intense white enamel finish. See that Vitralite, 
“The Long-Life White Enamel,” is used in 
your home. Then the color will be white and the finish permanent 
years after. Vitralite does not yellow nor crack. Goes on easily and 
dries hard with a smooth, porcelain-like gloss, without a sign of where 
the brush touched it. Can be rubbed to a dull finish if desired. Tell 
your architect or decorator you want Vitralite used for all white effects, 
inside or outside. It’s water-proof. Can be tinted to any shade. 
Send for Free Vitralite Booklet and Sample Panel 
finished with Vitralite. Judge it for yourself. “Decorative Interior Finishing” is 
another book you need when you build or decorate. Its color-scheme sug¬ 
gestions will prove of value to you. Be sure to send for it. 
The floor-finishing problem is Free Sample Panel finished with“61” 
quickly solved. “61” Floor Varnish and test it with your hammer or 
is mar-proof, heel-proof, water- your heel—you’ll be convinced, 
proof. It withstands heavy wear “The Finished Floor” will help in 
and never cracks. Ask for our floor finishing and care. Ask for it. 
/t/t 1^131 Varnishes, write us at 117 Tonawanda 
'■ Street, Buffalo, N. Y.: fn Canada, 6 i 
' J ^ Courtwright St., Bridgeburg, Ontano. 
FLOOR VARNISH 
PRATT & LAMBERT VARNISHES 
ORCICN FACTOniK^ 
London PaaiS 
Hamburo 
American Factories 
N ew York Buftalo Chicago 
Bridgeburg Canada 
Estabushed 63 Years 
ESTABLISHED 1849 
MORRIS NURSERY COMPANY, 
GROWERS OF 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery, Vines, 
Evergreens, Roses, Herbaceous Stock, Etc. 
SURPLUS OF ’5 
Norway Maples, Carolina Poplars, American 
Arbor Vitae, Norway Spruce and Shrubbery. 
Write for Catalogue and Price List 
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