THE C O U N 
Concrete and Stucco Houses 
By Oswald C. Hering 
When you build your own home are you going to 
take the risk of having it disappear over night in flames, 
or are you going to build it so that it will serve your 
children as well as yourself? The curious part of it all 
is that the time is approaching when it will be cheaper 
to build of concrete than of wood. 
You cannot look at the superb illustrations without 
being convinced that a concrete house, properly designed, 
is not only the most durable but among the most beau¬ 
tiful of buildings. 
Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and floor plans, 
with colored frontispiece. Price $2 net; postage 20c. 
TRY HOUSE 
Architectural Styles for Country Houses 
Do you know what kind of a house you want for your 
own home? Of course there is the Colonial type, 
or the Spanish Mission, or Swiss chalet, but do you 
really know the characteristics and advantages of an 
adaptation from the Italian villa, or those of the Dutch 
Colonial type as established in New Jersey a century 
ago, or those of the half-timber house that has come to 
us from England? Here is a book that will familiarize 
you with all the styles now used for country homes. 
Each chapter is written by a prominent architect from 
the point of view of an enthusiast. 
Profusely illustrated with photographs and plans. Price 
$2 net; postage 20c. 
Bungalows 
By Henry H. Saylor 
Covers the whole fascinating problem of building the summer home, with a profu¬ 
sion of illustrations from photographs and plans. No greater mistake could well be 
made than to build any sort of camp, vacation shack or permanent bungalow 
without its aid. In commenting upon this book the Chicago-Record Herald says 
“It would seem as if no point of interest or value to the lay bungalow builder had 
been left uncovered. The book, so to *peak, oozes information at every pore.” 
Illustrated with photographs, floor plans and diagrams. Price $1.50 net; postage, 20c. 
LIBRARY 
The Half-Timber House 
By Alien W. Jackson 
Can you think of a country that is more distinctly a 
land of homes—of picturesque, comfortable, serene 
homes—than England? Particularly the half timber 
house, with its contrast of dark timbers against the light 
plaster. Mr. Jackson contends that this style of home 
is our rightful heritage—more so than any other style. 
And he makes you know the half-timber house so 
intimately—its idiosyncrasies, its characteristic detail, 
its paneled interiors of waxed oak—that it is very easy 
to believe as he does. 
Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and floor plans, 
with colored frontispiece. Price $2 net; postage 20c. 
Inexpensive Homes of Individuality 
With an Introduction by Frank Miles Day 
Over seventeen thousand copies of this book have been printed inside of nine 
months, and it is more in demand than ever. It illustrates by photographs, inside 
and out, and floor plans, the best homes of moderate size being built today. For the 
man about to build it offers an exceptional opportunity of studying in detail houses 
of various architectural types costing from $2,000 to $8,000. There is in it an 
invaluable discussion of costs by Aymar Embury, II. 
Illustrated from photographs and floor plans. Price 75c. net; postage 8c. 
THE HOUSE 6? 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 aid 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 Tennis Court 
By George E. IValsh. Here is the whole story of a dirt or grass court 
from the foundation and drainage to marking out lines and erecting net 
and backstops. 
Making a Rock Garden 
By H. S. Adams. There are some corners that require flowers for their 
best appearance, yet at times the proper display is a matter of great diffi¬ 
culty and it is generally m such a spot that the rock garden is indispensable. 
This book tells how to make one and what to plant m it. 
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 Luie 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 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 Water Garden 
By William Trirker. The culture of pond lilies and other aquatics is 
one of the most interesting phases of gardening. It is far from difficult, if 
you use this book as a guide. 
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. 
Making a Rose Garden 
By Henry H. Saylor. The amateur will find rose gardening simplified by 
this book which takes the subject from the preparation of the soil to bring¬ 
ing the bushes into bearing. 
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 driveways arc constructed. 
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