HOUSE AND GARDEN 
J 
UXE, 1912 
Roofed with Fireproof Asbestos “Century” Shingles. Last 
forever. Never require paint. 
I F the design of your house demands 
a red roof, and the cost is a primary 
object, you will be interested in our 
new Veneered Red Asbestos “Century” 
Shingles—which cost but little more 
than the Newport Gray color. 
Write us for Booklet, “Roofing: A 
Practical Talk.” 
KEASBEY & MATTISON CO., Factors 
Dept. C, Ambler, Pa. 
Branch Offices in Principal Cities of the 
United States 
Underground 
Garbage Receiver 
HOME-FARM 
OR CAMP 
Underground Garbage 
Receiver does away with 
the nuisance of flies and 
litter, no chance for cats, 
dogs, or mice. 
Underground Refuse 
Receiver, for waste in 
Garage, for waste and 
ashes in cellar. 
Underground Earth 
Closet, with or without 
portable steel house for 
farm or camp, protects 
your water supply, valu¬ 
able for contractors, or 
employers of labor. Steel 
House an excellent bath 
house. Sold direct. 
Write for catalogues 
C. H. STEPHENSON. 
20 Farrar Street, Lynn, Mass. 
{Continued from page 72) 
resulting from these original 120 eggs has 
mounted by September loth to the ap¬ 
palling total of 5.598.720,000,000. As the 
author truly says, ‘‘Such hgtires as these 
stagger the imagination.” 
V.'hile Mr. Howard, who is Chief of the 
U. S. Bureau of Entomology, has gone 
very fully into his subject, he has success¬ 
fully avoided all technicality of ideas and 
phraseology that might prove confusing 
or uninteresting to the non-scientific read¬ 
er, and with the aid of drawings and some 
excellent photographs he makes out a very 
complete case against the fly. 
The flrst part of the book is devoted to 
habits and methods of breeding: then fol¬ 
low chapters on the carriage of disease by 
flies, preventive measures, etc. 
Our Xew Home and How We Planned to 
Build It. By Louise Perrett. Illustrated. Paper 
boards. Reilly. Briton & Co. $1.50 postpaid. 
The interest that is taken in these days 
of house building' covers a long period of 
time. One seldom starts in with an idea, 
submits it to the architect, and then e.x- 
pects to go ahead and build. Nowadays, 
half the fun is in planning and choosing 
and deciding. To meet the reciuirements 
of those who are thinking of building, this 
book has been printed. Its pages are left 
blank, except for the heading, such as 
Plans, Details, Built-in Conveniences. 
Living Room. Bed Room. etc. In the 
Hank spaces under this heading the pros¬ 
pective builder can paste suggestions he 
obtains from time to time from all sources 
— magazines, advertisements, catalogs and 
newspapers. All his suggestions then ar¬ 
range themselves in order. If such a sys¬ 
tem as this is followed out it should prove 
of considerable help to the prospective 
builder, and this book should make it 
easier for him in collecting his ideas. 
The Practical Flower Garden. By Helena 
Rutherford Ely. Illustrated. Xew York: Mac¬ 
millan Company ; $2. 
The Practical Flower Garden Book 
would seem to be directed toward those 
who have graduated into well experienced 
gardeners. For them there are some very 
practical sug'gestions . that would help in 
rounding out the garden scheme and de¬ 
veloping it toward greater perfection. The 
chapter on color arrangement of flowers 
is a help to those who have been experi¬ 
menting in a small wav to plan their gar¬ 
den for color as well as for form. There 
is also an interesting chapter on the wild 
garden. The first part of the book, how¬ 
ever, would seem to have no unified con¬ 
nection and is simply a collection of arti¬ 
cles of various .appeal that are placed some¬ 
what as the titles in a volume of essays. 
■■ {Continued on page 76) 
Underground 
Earth Closet 
Classic models, hand-carved, in a material that 
is stone, except ^li'-at it weighs less and costs 
less. Dustless, dvirable, waterproof, fireproof. 
for photographs and where to see a specimen, 
L. M. BUEHLER & CO. 
35 W. 36th Street New York * 
Fountain in the Garden of A/**. J.B. Van Vorst, Hackeruiack, N.J. 
WE WANT YOU 
to have our catalogue of Garden Furniture beautifully 
modeled from Old World Masterpieces and original 
designs. 
Our models are executed in Pompeian stone, an artificial pro¬ 
duct that is practically everlasting. Frees most reasonab'e and 
work guaranteed to be the best. 
Write for catalog J. mailed free upon request. 
THE ERKINS STUDIOS 
of Ornameital Stone 
226 Lexington Ave.,New York; Factory, Astoria, L. I. 
New York Selling Ai^ents: Ricceri Flirentiae Terra Cotta 
Bring Back the Birds 
While you are working out your 
ideal in the garden, why not 
provide a home for the birds 
that help to make life in the 
country really worth while ? A 
rustic house placed in a tree or 
on a pole will make an excellent 
home for the birds and add to 
the attractiveness of the sur¬ 
roundings. We have them in 
all sizes and shapes to suit 
any style of architecture. 
LOG CABIN No. 1, One-Family 
LOG CABIN, No. 2, Two-Family 
LOG CABIN No. 3, Two-Family 
Log Cabin No. 1 
10 Inches Wide 
10 Inches High 
10 Inches Deep 
Inches Wide 
Inches High 
Inches Deep 
Inches Wide 
Inches High 
Inches Deep 
( 10 : 
1 12 : 
( 14 ; 
( 14 : 
1 12 : 
i 17 : 
$1.50 
!..50 
$3.50 
50 Barclay Street 
New York City 
Hill’s Clothes Dryer 
SIMPLE in construction. Nothing to get 
out of order. Made in tw'o light parts — Reel 
and Post. Reel folds up like an umbrella; 
locks automatically to post-cannot blow off. 
STRONG Alade of the best materials. 
Malleable castings all galvanized. Cannot 
rust out. Post, either wood painted or steel 
tube galvanized. Best cotton thread line. 
EFFECTIVE Carries from 100 to 150 
feet of line and takes up less than fourteen 
feet of your lawn when in use. Accommo¬ 
dates a whole wash. Every inch of line can 
be reached by standing in one place. 
Sold by leading dealers everywhere. If they 
cannot supply you we will. Send for illus¬ 
trated folder No. 10 and your dealer'sname. 
HIU DRYER COMPANT, 310 Park Ave.,Worcaster,Mass. 
mention House and Garden. 
