HOUSE AND GARDEN 
M A Y, 
1912 
THE. LARGEST LAWN MOWER FACTORV IN THE WORLL. 
D oes the work of three men and three 
horse mowers on a gallon of gasoline 
per hour. Saves expense of two men and 
three horses. Stays in order (proved by 
eleven years’ service). Expert knowledge 
not required to operate. Climbs a 20 per 
cent, grade. Leaves no hoof prints. Weighs 
2,000 pounds. Keeps the lawn smooth. No 
expense when not in use. Over 600 in use 
by the United States Government, and 
leading Golf Clubs, also on Public Parks 
and Private Estates. Write tor Catalog. 
CALDWELL LAWN MOWER 
COMPANY 
Newburgh - - New York 
PREPARING yS vacation 
Should include some of 
these recent additions to 
the handbook series: 
BACKWOODS SURG¬ 
ERY AND MEDICINE 
—Dr. C. S. Moody. For 
use when out of reach of 
doctors. 
CAMP COOKERY—Hor¬ 
ace Kephart. Selection 
of provisions and uten¬ 
sils. Food values. Prep¬ 
aration game, fish, bever¬ 
ages, desserts, etc. 
OUTDOOR SIGNALLING — Elbert Wells. 
Pronounced the simplest and most effective 
system of signals in existence for amateurs. 
TRACKS AND TRACKING—Josef Brun¬ 
ner. Interpreting foot prints, wild animals 
and birds. Many illustrations. 
Purchase from bookstores or direct at 70 
cents a copy. By mail, add 5 cents for postage. 
Send for free Outing Handbook catalogue. 
OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY 
OUTING MAGAZINE VclCW'InS HANDBOOKS 
t4M45 WEST 3bTH ST NEW YORK 125 S. MICHIGAN AVE.CHICAGO 
The new text¬ 
books for outdoor 
work and play 
The Garden Primer— 
By Grace Tabor 
The only book that gives the first 
steps in making a garden in a way 
understandable and practical to the 
beginner. Illustrated. $i.oo NET, 
postage 10 cents. 
Home Vegetable 
Gardening— 
By F. F. Rockwell 
The rural man’s book for produc¬ 
ing a fresh supply of vegetables for 
all the year ’round. Simple and 
practical. Illustrated. $i.oo NET, 
postage 10 cents. 
McBRIDE, NAST U CO., Publishers 
Union Square New York City 
THORBURN’S BULBS 
Largest and Finest assortment of high grade bulbs and 
roots in America*—Send for catalogue — mailed free, 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 33 Barclay St., New York 
ANGLER#-®#^ 
SPORTSMANS 
GUIDE 
HOW.%VHEN W WHERE T0 
HUNT ■and FISH 
THE ANGLER’S AND SPORTSMAN’S GLIDE FOR 1912 
(FOKMEKLT THE ANGLER’S GUIDE) 
The 1912' edition, rewritten and improved from cover to cover, is the most 
complete and authoritative book of the kind published. The Fish and Game 
Laws for 1912, included in the “Guide,” are alone worth the price of the book. 
But the book will also tell you When— the best season—Where—giving many 
virgin waters,—and How—telling the best methods of angling used by the 
most successful fishermen everywhere. 
“WHERE TO GO DIRECTORY,” containing the best hunting, camping and 
fishing places in America, giving railroads, steamships, hotels, camps, guides 
and best accommodations. (The only resort and guide directory in America.) 
PRIZE FISHING CONTEST FOR 1912 
In order to give new readers an opportunity to read the list of prizes in 
Field and Stream’s Prize Fishing Contest for 1912, together with stories by 
the prize winners of 1911’s Contest now running each month, we are making 
the following special offer: 
THE ANGLER'S AND sPORTSM.tN’s GUIDE fok''S','’’^ si.'oo ) 0“'' Special Offer 
FIELD AND STREAM, for three tuonthfl. .4 a < em 
Total value . . $T7T5 ' ^ 
FIELD AND STREAM PUB. CO., 28 East 21st Street, NEW YORK CITY 
Removable Clothes Posts 
Galvanized Steel 
Made of high carbon steel tubing, filled with 
cement. Easily Removed and housed. 
The sockets are permanent and driven level 
with the ground. This requires no skill. The 
sliding hook makes 
Clothes Hanging: Easy 
Don’t disfigure your lawn with wooden 
posts that will soon decay when you can 
buy Steel Clothes Posts or Flag-Staffs that 
are both ornamental and removable, 
cost much less and last a lifetime. 
If your dealer hasn’t got them write for 
prices and sizes about Clothes Posts (Fol¬ 
der H) or Flag-Staffs (Folder I). 
MILWAUKEE STEEL POST CO. 
Milwaukee, Wis. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
