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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 1913 
The Beauty of Snow-Laden 
Evergreens 
These wintry days, when other vegetation has east 
aside it's graceful draperies, the Conifers, in their uni¬ 
forms of beautiful green, stand vigilant, watchful, 
guarding for us pleasant memories of summers past, 
the pledge of bright days to come again. Evergreens, 
beautiful at all times, seem loveliest in the winter sun¬ 
light'. covered with a mantle of snow, radiant with 
icy crystals. 
If you would enjoy the beauty of Evergreens, now 
is the time to inspect your grounds and order for 
spring planting. Surely you will find room for a few 
Evergreens or other ornamental trees or plants. In 
making your selection, remember that our 800 acres in 
nurseries enable us to meet your requirements to the 
fullest extent. 59 years of specializing on all that per¬ 
tains to Horticulture accounts for our pre-eminence in 
this field. Our Landscape Department is well equipped 
for efficient service to customers. Water-color sketches, 
planting plans and full estimates furnished. Corres¬ 
pondence or personal interviews solicited. Don’t put 
this matter off until the rush of spring is upon us. 
Full information furnished as to the best plans for 
commercial orchards, and the best fruits of all kinds for 
the home garden. Catalogue or handbook of varieties, 
and instructions for planting, pruning and after-manage¬ 
ment on request. 
Hoopes, Bro., & Thomas Company 
Dept. H, West Chester, Pa. 
Phila. Office, Stephen Girard Bldg. 
Col. Wm. C. Hunter’s Frozen Dog Ranch House. 
Foot of Seven Devils Range, between Freezeout 
and Squaw Butte, on the Payette River. 
Stained with Cabot’s Stains. 
Col. Wm. C. Hunter, Designer and Owner. 
You Can Pick Out 
the houses that have been stained with 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
The colors are so soft and rich and durable 
that all other exterior stains look cheap and 
tawdry in comparison. They go farther, last 
longer, preserve the wood better, and are in¬ 
finitely more artistic. The genuine creosote 
wood preserving stains. Every gallon guaran¬ 
teed. Don’t use stains that smell of kerosene, 
benzine or other worthless and inflammable 
cheapeners. 
You can get Cabot’s Stains all over the country. 
Send for free samples of stained wood. 
Samuel Cabot, Inc., Mfg. Chemist, 
purposes by putting the gas fixtures back 
of a glass pane in a recessed opening in 
the wall, vented outside. It is not very sat¬ 
isfactory, however, and must be located 
very high. 
Ordinarily it is quite safe to enter a 
garage smoking a cigar, and a great many 
men even smoke while they work on cars. 
Very few automobiles have leaky tanks, 
but there may always be dangerous con¬ 
ditions resulting - from carelessness and apt 
to cause fatalities. To guard against 
them it is best to make the garage and 
everything about it as safe and fool-proof 
as possible. 
Turntables are used in some cases 
where it is necessary to turn a car in a 
limited space or where there is no room 
outside, but the space under the turntable 
must be drained because the oil and gas 
accumulating there are dangerous. 
A repair pit, over which the car may be 
run in order to work under it, is very- 
practical. It should have an outlet at the 
rear so that in case of fire the mechanic 
will have a safe means of exit to the out¬ 
side. It is much easier to work under a 
car or to inspect it from such a pit than 
when lying on your back. I have had 
some experience both ways and prefer the 
repair pit. 
Three ring bolts should be placed in the 
ceiling so that if it is necessary to change 
bodies or raise the engine these may be 
used for fastening the tackle. 
Oil should be kept in galvanized iron 
drums made for that purpose, as it seeps 
through oaken barrels and soils the floor 
beneath them. Oil is ruinous to rubber 
and catches dirt. Drip pans filled with 
sand should be kept under each car. 
Swinging, sliding and folding doors 
can be used in the garage. The sliding 
ones are usually preferred because they 
take up less room. Swinging doors, if 
they swing in, sometimes interfere with the 
cars, and are rather unsightly when open 
if they swing outward. Where several 
cars are to be kept it is best to use the 
sliding door. 
The average automobile has a width 
over the mud guards in the widest part of 
five feet six inches, and with the top down 
is sixteen or seventeen feet long. A large 
limousine with a double tire case on top 
is eight feet six inches high. Therefore 
doors should be at least eight feet seven 
inches or nine inches high. The height 
of the automobile top varies considerably, 
and the length of the car is likely to in¬ 
crease somewhat in the future, so that in 
designing a garage the changes likely to 
occur in the future cars should be consid¬ 
ered. The space a large automobile re¬ 
quires to turn a circle in is from forty to 
fifty feet, but the car can be turned in a 
very small space by backing. 
The care of the automobile is an ex¬ 
ceedingly important matter. The owner 
cannot obtain the best results from a car 
unless it is properly looked to. The run¬ 
ning gear must be kept free from mud in 
order to keep grit out of the bearings. 
Varnished surfaces must be kept clean and 
GARDENING 
With Modern Tools 
Suburban Gardening with¬ 
out them is not to be 
thought of lightly — 
You have little time 
and less inclination for 
gardening under old con¬ 
ditions — but, with mod¬ 
ern tools you can easily 
realize your ambition. 
NONAGE 
GARDEN DRILLS 
AND WHEEL HOES 
Sow accurately in drills or hills, hoe, culti¬ 
vate, weed, ridge, open furrows and cover 
them, etc. Parts change quickly. High 
steel wheels, steel frame, necessary adjust¬ 
ments for close work. 39 combinations, 
$2.50 to $12.00. Ask the nearest dealer or 
seedsman to show them, and write us 
for new booklet, “Gardening With 
Modern Tools.” Also one on 
Sprayers for every purpose. 
BATEMAN M’F’G. CO. 
Box 64-G 
GRENLOCH, N. J. 
Smoky Fireplaces 
Made to Draw 
Payment Conditional on Success 
FREDERIC N. WHITLEY^S* 
210 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Heating—Ventilating—Air Filtration 
$92.50—Our Price 
for Next 30 Days! 
We now offer the Edwards “Steelcote” Garage (1913 
Model), direct-from-factory, for $92.50. But to protect 
ourselves from advancing prices of steel, we set a time 
limit upon the offer. We guarantee this record price for 
30 days only. Just now we can save you $35 or more. 
Edwards Fireproof GARAGE 
Quickly Set Up Any Place 
An artistic, fireproof steel structure for private use. 
Gives absolute protection from sneak thieves, joy riders, 
fire, lightning, accidents, carelessness, etc. Saves $20 to 
$30 monthly in garage rent. Saves time, work, worry and 
trouble. Comes ready to set up. All parts cut and fitted. 
Simple, complete directions furnished. Absolutely rust¬ 
proof. Joints and seams permanently tight. Practically 
indestructible. Locks securely. Ample room for largest 
car and all equipment. Made by one of the largest makers 
of portable fireproof buildings. Prompt, safe delivery and 
satisfaction guaranteed. Postal sent today brings new 56- 
page illustrated Garage Book by return mail. 
THE EDWARDS MANUFACTURING CO. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
