HOUSE AND GARDEN 
-AI A Y. 
1912 
Showing luxurious rambling rock garden ettects 
produced by our perennials 
THE PALISADES NURSERIES, INC, 
(PERENNIALS) 
R. W. CLUCAS, Manager 
Old Point Comfort 
Plan Your Vacation Trip to Include a Stop-Over Here 
'"PHIS charming and unique coast resort is easily and quickly accessible by rail 
”*■ or sea. All roads grant stop-over privileges. Why not take advantage of them and enjoy a 
few days’ rest and recreation here 'midst the cool, invigorating, pine-laden breezes? 
Here, without the annoyance of mosquitoes, flies or fogs, you can enjoy to the utmost your 
favorite pastime. Every condition is just right for 
BATHING FISHING RIDING DRIVING 
GOLFING TENNIS DANCING MOTORING 
Right on Hampton Roads, a naval rendezvous, and adjoining Fortress Monroe, a center of military activities, 
is the famous Hotel Chamberlin, with its altogether charming hospitality and its delicious Southern cooking. 
Magnificent in its appointments. The Chamberlin is yet homelike and satisfying. Its Medicinal Baths are the 
most complete of any resort on the coast. A few days at The Chamberlin will send you back home better 
equipped physically and mentally. You will be glad afterwards that you planned a trip to include Old Poin 
^ SPECIAL SUMMER RATES—JUNE TO OCTOBER. 
For illustrated booklets apply to any tourist bureau or transportation office or address 
Geo. F. Adams, Manager, Fortress Monroe, Va. New York Office, 1122 Broadway. 
“DISTINCTIVE HOMES” 
A Book of Choice Designs of 
True Bungalows and Artistic Homes 
Colonial, Craftsman and other architectural styles. Contains 
exterior and interior photographs, plans, descriptions and costs 
of unique, comfortable dwellings built for $1,000 to $6,000. 
Detailed elevations of interior woodwork, brick terraces, fire¬ 
places, built-in bookcases and cupboai*ds given, also suggestions 
for decorations, furnishings, stenciling, electric light fixtures, etc. 
In addition, seven color plates of interior decorative schemes, 
mantels and furniture suggestions. 
Special attention paid to the convenient arrangement of 
rooms—no long dark hallways. 
The book is unique, intensely practical and complete, free 
from errors and miscalculations. pages, 9V^ x 12% inches. 
Price, Postpaid $1.50. Send Check, Money Order or Stamps. 
Sample pages in colors of decorative schemes, floor plans and 
elevation mailed free on request. 
HERRICK IMPROVEMENT CO., 
Designers and Builders 
5614 California Avenue, Seattle, Wash 
mi$$ Cbroop—mi$$ Ueerboff 
37 east 6 otb Street, new Vork 
Interior Decorations 
Everything for the Country House. 
Beautiful new wall papers and 
Cretonnes. 
Furniture and Rugs. 
Simple work as well as elaborate 
planned with care. 
= Comfort and Privacy = 
I The Burlington Venetian Blind | 
S will shade your porch and enable you to make your ^ 
= porch a haven of rest and comfort on sizzling hot days, s 
S With the Burlingrton Venetian Blind you will get = 
= the advantasjesof open air. and at the same time you ^ 
S will he secluded from the gaze of passers-by. It is = 
= easy to adjust the Burlington Venetian Blind to any s 
= angle. The top can be opened for light and ventila- = 
= tion and the lower part closed to keep out the sun. = 
= Make your porch a cool place for entertaining or = 
= reading, and a pleasant place where the children can s 
= play—by using Burlington Venetian Blinds. = 
S Write for illustrated booklet — it de~ = 
= picts and describes various styles = 
1 BURLINGTON VENETIAN BLIND COMPANY 1 
= 355 Lake Street, Burlington, Vt. = 
liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifi^ 
Plan' Perennial Planting Now 
The Palisades Popular Perennials and shrubs make the per¬ 
manent gardening effects—the kind that assure a garden feel¬ 
ing the year around. Plants that bloom and wither in a week 
or two at their respective seasons have a place—but return a 
minimum of compensation for the toil and care you devote to 
their planting and growth. With perennials the conditions are 
diametrically opposite. You obtain a maximum compensation, 
one that every season enhances. 
Ours it is to supply the perennials and shrubs which best 
suit your rockery and garden plans. We have the choice and 
facilities. Why not write now for our catalogue and let it 
help you make the right selection for this year’s planting? All 
correspondence promptly answered and free advice given when 
desired. Personal interviews by appointment at reasonable 
distance without obligation. Write— 
WILD FLOWERS AND 
HARDY FERNS 
Do you know that they are very beautiful in cultivation and 
require little care when once established in congenial soil? 
Why not try a small bed in some spare comer in partial 
shade? They are easy to giow and the ferns will give a feast for 
the eyes all summer. My catalogue of hardy plants offers the 
hardiest tried kinds and flower seeds that grow. Write for it. 
F. H. HORSFOHD, Charlotte, Vt. 
A NEW BOOK 
that will show you how to properly care for 
the sewage from your country home. 
“ Practical Methods of Sewage Disposal 
for Residences, Hotels and Institutions ” 
by 
HENRY N. OGDEN 
M. Am. Soc. C. E. 
Professor of Sanitary Engineering, Cornell University 
and 
H. BURDETT CLEVELAND 
Assoc. M. Am. Soc. C. E., 
Principal Assistant Engineer. New York State Department of Health 
Cloth, 8vo., 140 pages, 52 illustrations. $1.50 net, 
postpaid. 
Containing plans and descriptions of sewage 
disposal plants with directions for their 
construction. 
THE QUESTION OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL 
IS IMPORTANT 
Its proper solution means health and comfort 
for the suburban owner and his family. It 
means a decent regard for the rights of other 
riparian owners. It means living in harmony 
with modern legislation on this subject. 
JOHN WILEY & SONS 
43 and 45 E. Nineteenth St., New York City 
London, Chapman & Hall, Ltd. Montreal, Can., Renouf Pub. Co. 
Tiae 
IIDEAL FENCE 
Republic Ornamental Fence i 
combines beauty and utility./ 
Never sags or bulges, many/ 
beautiful patterns. Easily put r 
Also full lino High Car-/ 
, tubular steel Farm (sates./ 
Secure Free Catalog. 
Republic Fence 4 Gate Co., 
233 H. St. North Chicago. Ill.j 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
