HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 
1912 
HOW TO TELL 
RAIN COATS 
in This circular 
registered trade 
mark is stamped 
on the inside and 
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is sewed at the collar or elsewhere. 
“None Genuine Without Them” 
The is applied to 
many kinds of cloth suitable for 
men’s, women’s and children’s outer 
garments in light, medium and heavy 
weights for all seasons of the year, 
and are for wear in ram or shine. 
“Rain will neither wet nor 
spot them.” 
Keep you warm and dry 
in cold weather, cool and 
dry in hot weather. 
They contain no rubber, have 
no disagreeable odor; will not 
overheat or cause perspiration. 
For sale by leading dealers in Men’s, 
Women’s and Children’s Clothing. 
BRADFORD, ENGLAND 
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HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 
BRADFORD, ENGLAND 
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100 Fifth Avenue, will bring interesting booklet. 
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and clover leaf have the unique quality of 
taking nitrogen from the air by means of 
colonies of nitrogen fixing bacteria which 
live on the roots. This is useful to know 
in cases where we wish to bring up 
the fertility of a piece of ground without 
applying- fertilizer directly. If we can 
obtain a good stand of clover and have it 
plowed under while it is still green we 
shall add just that much to the fertility 
of the soil. 
The compost heap is an institution 
which every garden should have. It • is 
simply a scientific garbage heap in which 
we store all sorts of kitchen refuse, vege¬ 
table matter and anything that will ulti¬ 
mately decay and furnish plant food. 
There are various methods of making 
compost heaps. The general practice is to 
mix the refuse with soil or sod and oc¬ 
casionally to add a layer of leaf mold. 
Another way is simply to dump the refuse 
into the manure pit. Needless to say a 
compost, heap is not greatly enriched by 
the addition of old shoes, broken bottles, 
tin cans or articles of wearing apparel. 
Neither is it benefited by coal ashes, al¬ 
though wood ashes are excellent. Unless 
we keep it covered, it may be an incubator 
for flies to breed and if it is near the 
house, it may easily be objectionable on 
account of the odors that may come from 
it. In its place it is very little of a nui¬ 
sance if kept covered with sod. 
The conclusion of the whole problem 
of fertilizing is this: Use stable manure 
if you have it. There is but little danger 
of using too much. No one would pile it 
over the ground a foot deep. The danger 
is that you will not be able to get enough. 
The market price if you buy it is about 
two dollars for a two-horse load of well 
rotted manure. In the absence of suffi¬ 
cient manure, use some complete fertilizer. 
If we intend to grow some special crop 
of fruit on a large scale, we should use 
a fertilizer to meet its special require¬ 
ments. The manufacturers will not be 
at all backward in giving von advice about 
this. \Ve can also use nitrate of soda to 
stimulate the growth of things that seem 
to be backward. We should never use 
fresh stable manure, as it heats in fermen¬ 
tation and will burn our crops. No 
amount of soil fertility will take the place 
of cultivation. In fact a rich garden only 
increases our fight against the weeds, as 
a weed is only a plant out of place after 
all. The richer the ground is the faster 
they will grow. 
An Experimental Year in the 
Flower Garden 
(Continued from page 66) 
soon a mass of pink and white daisy-like 
flowers. There were hundreds of buds 
when frost became heavy enough to pen¬ 
etrate the light muslin covering. I had 
bought some of this cloth and torn it into 
lengths of one to three yards, and saved 
(Continued on page 74) 
My Coating 
is the Best Protection 
for Concrete 
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¬ 
tect them against moisture, but on high- 
grade interior work on both wood and 
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 
BRICK and CEMENT COATING, which 
is the result of research and experimental 
work for more than a decade. Wherever 
it is used on stucco, concrete, wood, or 
plaster, it stands up better than any other. 
You know how necessary it is to protect 
concrete surfaces against dampness. My 
coating is damp proof and gives a pleas¬ 
ing appearance without destroying the 
texture of concrete, and in addition is a 
fire retarder. 
Write for particulars about BAY STATE 
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. 
Republic Ornamenta! Fence i 
combines beauty and utility./ 
Never sags or bulges, many/ 
beautiful patterns. Easily put/ 
Dp. Also fullline High Car-, 
bon.tubular steel Karmbates. 
Secure Free Catalog. '' 
Republic Fence 5 Gate Co., i 
K. St. North Chicago. III. , 
Made to ordei—to exactly match 
the color scheme of any room 
“You select the color—we’ll make 
the rug.” Any width—seamless up 
to 10 feet. Any length. Any color 
tone—solt and subdued, or bright 
and striking. Original, individual, 
artistic, dignified. Pure wool or 
camel’s hair, expertly woven at 
short notice. Write for color card. 
Order i • ough your furnisher. 
Thread £/ Thrum Workshop 
Auburn, New York 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
