T-338 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1913 
MEURER’S 
METAL 
SPANISH and MISSION 
TILES 
An Ideal Artistic and Dur¬ 
able Roof Covering made 
in tin painted, galvinized 
and copper. Designed after the old Spanish Clay Tile giving light and 
shadow effects. Easily applied, absolutely weather proof and fire re¬ 
sisting. 
MEURER’S COLUMBIA COMBINATION RANGE 
BOILER and GAS WATER HEATER 
A combination of Range Boiler and Gas Water Heater, essential in 
small kitchens. Its installation is a step towards solving the problem 
of economy in the household. Saves fuel, time and labor. Can be 
operated independent of coal range. Easily installed, does not get out 
of order, and always ready. A Thermostat can be furnished if re¬ 
quired. Send for descriptive catalog. 
MEUR 
BROOKL 
Sam fran 
S COMPANY 
£W YORK, CITY. 
•L Q"B AN&ELES.Cal. 
The Clothes Line Without a Splinter 
No sharp points to scratch, no edges to chafe 
the hands and the clothes as in ordinary 
CLOTHES LINE 
A solid braided cotton cord, in 
which there is nothing to stain the cloth« 
or chafe them. Lasts as long as a dc 
cheap lines. 50 feet, 30 cents; 75 feet 
cents; 100 feet, 60 cents. Look for 
name “ Silver Lake ” on the hank. 
Silver Lake is th e accepted standard in U. S. 
Government braided cord specifications. 
Sold by most dealers or direct from us, prepaid 
on receipt of price. Write for free sample . 
Silver Lake Co., Chauncy St., Boston, Mass, 
Originators of Solid Braided Cord. 
A WORD TO THE HOUSEKEEPER 
Last year you had to take the second-best in your 
improvements because the best was beyond the reacli 
of your designers and there were no experts in your 
locality. 
House and Garden is the advisor you need if you 
contemplate improvements of any kind about the house 
or garden. It covers the Held of decoration, furnishing 
and gardening with authority, artistic taste and pre¬ 
cision, and its whole purpose is to make the home more 
beautiful and more livable. The beauty of the magazine 
and its illustrations will be a pleasure for you, even 
if you do not plan any changes or improvements just 
now. Let your subscription start with April 1st, and 
include this helpful expert among your regular visitors. 
$3.00 a year; 25 cents a copy. 
McBRIDE, NAST & CO., Union Square, New York 
A properly de- 
si g n e d and well 
planned Pergola is 
the finishing touch 
to the architectural 
and landscape per¬ 
fection of elaborate 
grounds — it is tho 
one thing needful to 
confirm the artistic 
character of a mod¬ 
est home. 
If interested in 
Wood Columns, send 
for Catalogue P-40. 
Our Pergola Al¬ 
bum P-28, just is¬ 
sued, contains 48 
large pages devoted 
to the illustration 
and description of 
Pergolas, sunrooms, 
and other garden ac¬ 
cessories in their 
adaptations to every 
requirement of land¬ 
scape work. Same 
will be sent on re¬ 
quest. 
HARTMANN-SANDERS CO. 
Manufacturers of 
KOLL'S PATENT 
LOCK JOINT COLUMNS 
ELSTON and WEBSTER 
AVENUES, CHICAGO, ILL. 
Suitable for 
PERGOLAS, PORCHES, 
and INTERIOR USE 
EASTERN OFFICE 
1123 Broadway, New York City 
Budding — All roses, all shrubs. 
Planted — Seed of phlox drummondi, west 
border front garden, shade (n. g.). 
Nasturtiums on west side of drive¬ 
way, full sun (good). 
Grass seed in back lawn (fine). 
April 8 to 15, 1912 
Blossoms —Same as last week. 
Germinated — Asters and zinnias in bor¬ 
ders ; petunias in box. 
Remarks — Radishes for the table. 
Hyacinth and daffodil bulbs removed 
from porch boxes and summer ferns 
planted in same. House plants, ferns, 
palms and pines repotted. 
April 15 to 22, 1912 
Blossoms —Azalea Indicas, grand. Phila- 
delphus coronarius or syringa, east bor¬ 
der, shade. Very fine. 
Forsythia or yellow mock rose, west 
border (shade). 
Climbing rose on west side of front 
porch (full sun). 
Pansies and tulips in all borders. 
Devoniensis rose, red roses, pink 
roses in rose garden (full sun). 
Germinated —All seed in boxes and bor¬ 
ders. 
Remarks — Radishes and lettuce to eat. 
Very fine. 
April 22 to 30, 1912 
Blossom — Pansies everywhere. Roses in 
full bloom in rose garden; glorious. 
Syringa beautiful. 
Transplanted —Tomatoes and peppers into 
full sun of vegetable garden. Thinned 
out asters, zinnias and heliantbus. 
Perennial phlox into east and west 
borders front garden. Sun and shade 
(results excellent in both situations). 
Remarks —Planted hedge of hollyhocks 
between front and back gardens. Full 
sun (although planted several weeks 
late they were beautiful). 
Lettuce and radishes for the table. 
As last year was the first time I at¬ 
tempted to raise pansies from seed, I made 
careful entries of my operations, and, tab¬ 
ulating these, I find the life history of my 
beautiful 1912 blossoms as follows: 
September 15, 1911 
Planted —Giant Trimardeau pansy seed of 
the following varieties: Adonis, light 
blue; Emperor William, deep blue; Fire 
King, mahogany and gold ; Golden Gem. 
rich yellow ; King of the Blacks; Lord' 
Beaconsfield, blue-violet; Snow Queen, 
white with yellow eye; Striped, white 
with purple eye, yellow with dark cen¬ 
ter. 
The seeds were planted in a shallow- 
box, in well-prepared soil, the different 
varieties in separate rows, and kept 
carefully moistened and covered with 
glass until germination had taken place. 
October 15, 1911 
Pansies up. Four leaves. , 
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