HOUSE AND GARDEN 
78 
March, 1912 
Madam, you need 
not fear to let the 
sun shine through 
these draperies. 
Constant exposure to the strong¬ 
est sunlight cannot dim the beau¬ 
tiful colorings inOrinoka-Sunfast 
Drapery Fabrics, nor will wash¬ 
ing fade them. A “money-back” 
guarantee of this accompanies 
every yard you purchase. 
ORINOKA 
Bom 
Fabrics 
for Draperies and Coverings 
are the only drapery fabrics that 
can be so guaranteed. With 
this very pronounced advantage 
they combine beauty and variety 
of weaves, colorings and designs 
in unsurpassed degree. 
For curtains and hangings, window 
seats or uphc^lsteries, there are fabrics 
in this complete line to meet every re¬ 
quirement and gratify the nicest taste. 
Sold by leading stores everywhere, 
and distinguished by the Orinoka- 
Sunfast guarantee tag on every bolt. 
The Orinoka Mills 
PHILADELPHIA 
NEW YORK CHICAGO 
SAN FRANCISCO 
iSMisuBs; 
Gladiolus 
3 0 Cents 
For only 30 cents I will send yon 
25 assort^ flowering size bulbs of 
Gladioli. My flowers took first pre¬ 
mium at St-ate Fair in 1911. My 
specialty is Groff’s Hybrids and Sil¬ 
ver Tiophy, the most beautiful, vig¬ 
orous and prolific strain in the 
world, but I am constantly adding 
the best to be had from all sources. 
I also sell mixed and named sorts 
of all leading strains and at lowest 
prices. List of named sorts and mix¬ 
tures vrith full directions for grow¬ 
ing. on application 
GEORGE S. WOODRUFF 
Box G Independence, Iowa 
den they have wintered with virtually no 
covering. Good varieties are: 
Maman Cochet.pink 
Perle des Jardins.yellow 
Safrano .saffron 
Bonsilene.rose 
Papa Gontier.red 
In the ever-blooming Bourbon and 
China class, Hermosa, an old-time pink 
variety, is especially good. This and the 
polyantha roses are fine for giving the 
edge of a rose border bloom throughout 
the summer. 
Naturalizing of a City Man 
{Continued from page 35) 
by appearances of good weather. 
Three days later, it suddenly turned 
cloudy and cold, wdth a rising north wind, 
and that night at the store the knockers 
held funeral services over IManteH's early 
"gardenin’.” But the proverbial luck of 
the beginner had been with Mantell. The 
little plants had had time to get hold, and 
the morning after the freeze was cloudy, 
so that they thawed out gradually, and 
while a number of the lettuce dropped out, 
the cabbage and cauliflower, which had 
come safely through two or three light 
frosts before being set out, were not in¬ 
jured at all. 
With the following week, the spring 
work was on them with a rush. The team 
had to go to Priestly almost every day 
with plants, which two of the hardware 
and seed stores sold for Mantell on com¬ 
mission. There seemed to be no end to 
the garden work, and several things, which 
Mantell now saw clearly should have been 
attended to before, took time which could 
ill be spared. There was pea-brush to be 
cut and hauled and put in; and bean poles 
to be obtained for use a little later, and 
a most aggravating job of fixing fences 
wdiich had fallen through neglect into an 
almost useless state. 
And then there was the perpetual in¬ 
terruption of customers coming for plants. 
Those who wanted several hundred came 
and took them away without much ado, 
for they had work to be attended to, but 
the person who wanted a dozen or two 
for the family garden usually insisted on 
looking over the whole place, and picking 
and choosing and re-choosing, until it was 
with great difficulty that Mantell kept an 
even temper. He was pleasantly surprised 
to see how many plants were required to 
make up the number of small orders they 
got, and astonished to think that no one 
in the vicinity had grown them before, as 
the nearest greenhouse was several miles 
the other side of Priestly. Of course 
without Raffles he would have been en¬ 
tirely at sea, but there were plenty of men 
in the neighborhood who could undoubt¬ 
edly have succeeded at it with one or two 
Fm the Bay State 
Coating Man 
I want you to know BAY STATE 
BRICK and CEMENT COATING is 
being specified by the leading architects 
and contractors not only as a coating on 
cement, stucco, and brick surfaces to pro¬ 
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plaster. 
When you need a coating for cement and 
want something that will stand up and 
give protection and durability, also a 
pleasing finish, use the BAY STATE 
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is the result of research and experimental 
work for more than a decade. Wherever 
it is used on stucco, concrete, wood, or 
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You know how necessary it is to protect 
concrete surfaces against dampness. My 
coating is damp proof and gives a pleas¬ 
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texture of concrete, and in addition is a 
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Write for particulars about BAY ST.kTE 
BRICK and CEMENT COATING. 
Address for Booklet No. 2 
Wadsworth) Howland & Co., Inc. 
Paint and Varnish Makers and Lead Corroders 
82-84 Washington Street Boston, Mass. 
Send for Photo Pictures and Cwaa 
prices of our beautiful roses. ■ I 
Park Rose Gardens. Altoona, Pa. 
BEAUTIFUL 
ORIENTAL RUGS 
are hard to buy at the right prices. 
Antique weaves are so scarce that the cas¬ 
ual buyer finds it hard to get them at any 
price. It is my hobby to pick one out of 
a thousand rugs through several channels, 
and my collection is yours to select from. 
My antiques are thick, lustrous, and far 
superior to new rugs. I send rare antiques 
on approval, paying expense both ways. 
Write for free booklet and price list. 
L. B. LAWTON. MAJOR U. S. A., Retired 
100 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falla, New York 
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