HOUSE AND GARDEN 
8 
July, 1913 
Are your trees , 
lawn and garden 
still unplanted? 
Let us assist you in providing the 
proper landscape setting for the new home. 
Write us, stating size, present conditions, etc., 
enclosing this advertisement with request for our 
Special New Property 
Proposition 
if the surroundings of your home are less than 
one acre. This is the ideal time of the year to plan 
garden improvements. 
Let us send our 1913 Specialty Plant Book and 
complete lists of Potted Hardy Plants—which can 
be safely moved in summer (quick results for sea¬ 
shore and summer homes) — and also of evergreens 
for August planting? 
THOMAS MEEHAN & SONS 
America*s Pioneer Nurserymen 
Box 40, Germantown, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
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INSURE YOUR STUCCO OR CONCRETE HOUSE WITH 
BAY STATE BRICK AND CEMENT COATING 
It will protect concrete and stucco from being damaged by moisture and give 
it any pleasing tone you desire without destroying the distinctive texture of the 
concrete. It is also a fire retarder. Send at once for booklet B, which tells all 
about Bay State Brick and Cement Coating. 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co., Inc. 
Paint and Varnish Makers and 
Lead Corroders 
KEG.U.SPATOfF.£ 
BAY STATE 
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82-84 Washington Street 
Boston, Mass. 
Park Avenue at 40th Street 
NEW YORK 
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Dutch Bulbs and Roots Direct from the Grower 
Flower lovers who discriminate — who seek to raise healthy, sturdy tu¬ 
lips, hyacinths, narcissi, crocus, etc., of fullest flowering value—should 
obtain their bulbs by direct importation from Gt. van Waveren & Kruijff, 
the largest growers of high quality bulbs and roots in all Holland. 
Would you like to know how to judge bulbs? How to select 
solid, spotless, first-size specimens, full of vitality, and of maximum 
flower-bearing capacity? How to force 
bulbs? How to select the choicest vari¬ 
eties for given decorative effects? Every 
detail of successful bulb culture is given 
full explanation in this 
REAL DUTCH BULB BOOK 
printed in Holland (in English). Con¬ 
tains price list and full description of 
latest Dutch introductions. 
ORDER NOW FOR FALL PLANTING 
Our system assures American customers 
the finest quality bulbs grown, true to size, 
name and color. Your order is transmitted 
direct to Holland, packed with exceeding 
care at our own nurseries and shipped to 
our Philadelphia office for forwarding to 
your home address or railroad station. 
Prices include delivery to your home. 
Just one comparison with supplies from any other 
source will convince you. As a first step — send for 
this Dutch Bulb Book—to-day! 
Gt. van Waveren & Kruijff 
American Branch House, 142 N.13th St., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. 
LOUIS BERGER, Mgr. 
Home Nurseries: Sassenheim, Holland. Other B anches in 
Russia, Argentine Republic, Germany, England, Sweden . 
THE HOUSE & GARDEN “MAKING” BOOKS 
Two Brand New Titles Ready 
MAKING AND FURNISHING OUTDOOR 
ROOMS AND PORCHES By H. D. Eberlein 
Present-day living demands fresh air. If you go about it right you may 
make a delightfui outdoor annex to your home without grafting on an 
unarchitectural feature. 
MAKING A GARAGE By A. Raymond Ellis 
This book gives valuable advice for building and equipping a place for 
your motor, consistent with fire department cautions and insurance 
regulations. 
Other Titles in the Same Series 
MAKING PATHS AND DRIVEWAYS, By C. H. Miller 
The layout, construciion. drainage and upkeep of the various kinds of 
walks and roadways on a small or large place. 
MAKING A TENNIS COURT, By George E. Walsh 
Here is the secret of a dirt or grass court, from the foundation, leveling 
and drainage, to marking out lines and erecting net and backstops. 
MAKING A POULTRY HOUSE, 
By M. Roberts Conover 
One of the most important factors in raising poultry successfully is the 
house. The author answers all the questions that will arise in building 
the proper kind of shelter. 
MAKING A FIREPLACE By Henry H. Saylor 
Whether a fireplace is to smoke or not to smoke should not be left to 
chance. There is a right way to construct a fireplace and it is not difficult 
to follow. 
MAKING A GARDEN OF PERENNIALS 
By W. C. Egan 
Just how to have a garden without planting new seed and bulbs every 
spring —the garden that grows better every year. 
Illustrated Each 50 cents net; postage 5c. 
Your bookseller can supply you. Send for complete catalogue. 
McBRIDE, NAST & COMPANY, Publishers 
UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY 
In writing to advertisers please mention House & Garden. 
