HOUSE AND GARDEN 
A Y , 
1912 
Simmons Hose Reels 
SAVES TIME AND MONEY 
Besides, its spiral wind protects life of hose 
indefinitely. 
Also, neat and compact with efficient lawn, 
sprinkler combined. 
Each $4.00 net. 
Garden Hose 
that stands the test 
of time. None but 
pure rubber and best 
fabric used in its con¬ 
struction. Buy di¬ 
rect and save un¬ 
necessary profits. 
Price including Nozzle and 
Qjuplings, complete, 10 
cents per foot net.} 
104-110 Centre St., 
New York City 
McClellan Couch Hammock 
White, Green or Khaki color. Com¬ 
plete with Wind Shield, Mat¬ 
tress, Rope Laced Frame. All 
Fi.xtures ready to hang. 
S6.0 0 
i National Spring. $1.00 extra 
V CHAS. p. McClellan i 
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L. C. SMITH & BROS. 
TYPEWRITER 
(BALL-BEARING, LONG-WEARING) 
The new Model Five includes every practical device and 
tconvenience the operator can require—all inbuilt as in¬ 
tegral parts of the machine itself. 
You will be delighted with its compact completeness. The 
ball-bearings throughout permit adjustments_ close enough 
(while still perfectly free-running) to eliminate all play 
.and mechanical rattle. An increased volume of work, at 
least effort, is assured by the light, smooth touch and 
snappy action which do.es not tire the operator’s Ungers. 
Even though “hard to suit” this newest model cannot 
fail to irnpress you. For the work you want of a type¬ 
writer it is without an equal. 
You should read our "Story of the Ball-Bearings,” which 
explains just why the L. C. Smith Sf Bros. Typewriter is 
the high-efhciency writing machine. Write for literature. 
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The House y Garden ‘‘Making” Books 
A new series^ that will be indispensable to everyone interested in getting the most out of his country home. 
Each volume is an authoritative, well made, well illustrated little book on some activity in connection with 
the country house or its garden. Text, pictures and diagrams aim to make perfectly clear the possibility of 
having, and the means of having, one of the more important features of a modern country or suburban home. 
Making a Rose Garden 
By Henry H. Saylor. “The author has left noth¬ 
ing untold, the information ranging from the prep¬ 
aration of the soil to the culling of the flowers,” says 
the Pittsburgh Chronicle. 
Making a Garden to Bloom This Year 
By Grace Tabor. Here you may find directions for 
making a garden that will produce flowers this year. 
If you have procrastinated, here is the remedy—but 
don’t put off getting the book. 
Making a Rock Garden 
By H. S. Adams. _ There are some corners that re¬ 
quire flowers for their best appearance, yet at times the 
proper display is a matter of great difficulty and it is 
generally in such a spot that the rock garden is in¬ 
dispensable. This book tells how to make one and 
what to plant in it. 
Making Paths and Driveways 
By C. H. Miller. How the walks and roadways on 
your place should be arranged is very often a vexing 
question, whether they should be curved or straight 
and how wide they should be. This book takes up 
not only these points but shows how paths and drive¬ 
ways are constructed. 
Making the Grounds Attractive With 
Shrubbery 
By Grace Tabor. There is a lot of money wasted 
in the hit-or-miss planting of shrubs. This book 
will save some of that money for you, and help you 
get them in right. 
Making a Lawn 
By Luke J. Doogue. Having a fine lawn means 
more than throwing a few handfuls of seed on the 
ground and waiting. This book tells the rest of the 
story simply and succinctly. 
Making a Garden of Perennials 
By W. C. Egan. There may be reasons why you 
cannot plant new seeds and bulbs every spring. In 
this case the garden of perennials will be a great 
source of satisfaction. What kind of a garden and 
how to make it is told in detail in this book. 
Making a Poultry House 
By M. Roberts Conover. Of course, you have 
chickens on your estate. Everybody has. There is a 
wrong and a right way to make the poultry house, and 
much of your success in raising fowls will depend on 
how they are housed. Mr. Conover answers all the 
questions that will arise in building the proper kind of 
protection- for your hens. 
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