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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1913 
A. P. Paints 
Flatlan Interior Wall Finish 
This paint can be washed and it will not be injured. It always 
presents the same uniform velvet finish, and for the walls and 
ceilings of Offices, Hospitals, Schools, Private Houses, etc., there 
is no superior paint made. 
No mark of the brush is visible on the finished surface. 
When washed the wall presents the appearance of a newly 
painted surface. 
Architects will save their clients money and trouble by specifying 
FLATLAN WALL PAINTS 
Write for booklet, Color Card and information. 
103 Park Avenue A J.IA 0 Nashville 
New York AtlftS I cUIlt LO. Tenn. 
STOKES’ SCARLET GLOBE RADISH 
READY FOR TABLE IN 20 DAYS 
Plant this radish in cold frame or open around and 
you will pronounce it the best you have ever tried. It is 
ready to use in 20 days, and is mild, juicy, crisp and 
tender. Color is rich deep scarlet, most attractive for 
i h ?v ta oU . 0r(ier seed now; ounce 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., 
1 lb. 80 cts., postpaid. ’ 
P LANT S TORE'S SEEDS AT MY EXPENSE 
I will send you 50 cents’ worth of seeds, 
credit slip good for 25 cents on vour next 
order, and my 1913 catalog—all for 25 
oents. The seeds are one packet each of: 
RADISH, Scarlet Globe. LETTUCE, Big 
Boston, Best heading variety for open 
fr .“i mes - Big, solid, crisp, tender. 
TOMATO, Bonny Best Early, Earliest 
biggest-bearer. ASTERS, Stokes’ Stand- 
powers of many types. 
PANSIES, Stokes’ Standard. 
Blend of finest French. Mail 25 
cents today and get seeds, 
credit slip and catalog. Cata¬ 
log alone FREE. 
Walter P. Stokes. Dept. 133, 219 Market St., Phila., Pa. 
Sketch of the Fireplace de¬ 
signed and erected by us in 
the studio of J. C. Leyen- 
decker, Esq., New York. 
We have a splendid 
collection of Fireplaces, 
modeled in Pompeian 
Stone. Original designs 
promptly and carefully 
followed. 
Our large illustrated Catalogue 
K. full of home and garden orna¬ 
ment suggestions, sent free. 
THE ERKINS STUDIOS 
The Largest Manufacurers 
of Ornamental Stone 
226 Lexington Ave., New York 
Factory: Astoria, L. I. 
New York Selling Agents 
Ricceri Florentine Terra Cotta 
It seems unnecessary at this time to 
discuss the question of metal tile. These 
merely imitate the real tile shapes and, 
except where particular copper color tones 
impossible to be obtained in tile are de¬ 
sired as a part of the color -scheme, there 
seems little reason to advocate their use. 
Under most conditions they are more ex¬ 
pensive, and have not the permanency of 
the true tile—although, of course, the life 
of the roof should exceed more than one 
generation. They can in some cases also 
be obtained in slightly smaller sizes, giving 
a different scale from the clay shapes, but 
the variety of color that makes the beauty 
of clay-burned production is not to be ob¬ 
tained in the metal units. It should be 
stated that tile can be manufactured with 
glazed or dull color in combinations that, 
particularly in a dull soft green, are some¬ 
times very attractive. 
We come now to the asbestos shingle 
and other productions of that type, of 
which a great many are now being manu¬ 
factured in different sections of the coun¬ 
try. The chief advantage is in the fire¬ 
proof qualities and lack of weight. The 
same considerations apply as were spoken 
of in regard to slate. Variety in color 
should be sought if possible, and the units 
should be laid to get the effect of texture 
as spoken of in the same connection. Look 
for the thickest types. 
For flat roofs, in country locations, near 
the seashore or away from those centres 
where tar and gravel materials and work¬ 
men skilled in their application can easily 
be obtained or transported, canvas roofing, 
duck of proper thickness and properly 
laid, makes an excellent flat roof. It has 
the advantage of permitting people to 
walk over it at will without injury to the 
material, but it does require to be kept 
painted regularly every season. The duck 
has to be heavy and closely woven, and in 
most sections it is best laid after being 
slightly dampened with water put on with 
a broom. Opinions vary as to the desira¬ 
bility of painting the roof upon which it 
goes first and laying it while damp and 
while the paint is fresh. It has to be se¬ 
curely nailed with large headed nails every 
inch or so along the joints, and the joints 
are better when the nailing is put on under 
the material and the canvas turned over 
so as to remove any possibility of leakage. 
Care must also be taken to nail thoroughly 
on both sides of hip or valleys and where 
it comes up against a different slope of 
roof or wall, so as to prevent the shrink¬ 
age of the material from pulling it clear 
from these points. One method of insur¬ 
ing repainting is to use red lead for next 
to the last coat, as a lighter coat of paint 
put on over this shows the red paint 
through as soon as it begins to wear off, 
so making it apparent that the application 
of another coating is immediately neces¬ 
sary. Tar and gravel (or slag), 4-ply, 
makes a good covering for flat decks which 
are not to be too much walked on. In the 
city it is not too expensive; but in distant 
city suburbs its cost on dwellings is fre¬ 
quently prohibitive. It is a well-known 
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