HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1913 
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Melod iq rand 
Little Grand, Upright 
and Player Pianos 
Due to their patented sound board 'construction, which cannot 
flatten as in the ordinary instrument, these pianos nave an 
Unequalled and Unchanging Tone 
— ajj tone] never produced heretofore. All are unre¬ 
servedly guaranteed both by their makers and tneir 
agents everywhere. 
Art Catalog on request 
HENRY © S. G. LINDEMAN 
5th Ave. at 142nd Street, New York 
■Brand Sheep Manure 
Dried and Pulverized 
One Barrel Equals 
Wagon Loads Barnyard Manure 
Unequalled for lawn, garden and field fertilizing. $4.00 for large 
bbL prepaid east of Omaha. Ask for quantity prices and booklet I 
[THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO.. 25 Union Stock Yards, Chicago 
Made-to-order A. K&tSJSS 
rugs for porch, camel’s hair woven 
kiiartnU,., •• in undyed natu- 
bungalow or ^S8fir ra i color. Also 
Summer /v'SxK** pure wool, dyed in 
. * /Et- , 'V'4a.-7 any color or com- 
HOme / f/T/bP . bination of colors. 
/ N*// T Oa. / Any length. Any 
A. '*G.£t / Wv width—seamless up to 
/ 16 feet. The finishing 
’’You ., :W touch of individuality. 
h -iy Made on short notice. Write 
, c ' loos ; tor color card. Order through 
the Colors, your furnisher, 
we’ll maketherug' THREAD t, THRUM WORKSHOP, Auburn, N. Y. 
KENNEL DEPARTMENT 
T HIS celebrated English Dog Food, now 
being used exclusively in the leading 
kennels of the country, is a clean food made 
to nourish and nothing else. It is composed 
of fine beef and the highest grade of ma¬ 
terials throughout and absolutely free from 
chemicals and appetizing spices. Your dog 
will eat it readily, either dry or moistened 
with hot water, soup or gravy. 
Manufactured by 
Spillers & Bakers, Ltd., Cardiff, England 
Send for Sample and Booklet No. 10 
H. A. ROBINSON & CO. 
IMPORTERS 
128 Water Street New York 
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A Child’s Delight 
A SHETLAND PONY 
is an unceasing source of 
pleasure. A safe and ideal 
playmate. Makes the child 
strong and of robust health. 
Highest type—complete out- 
fi t s — here. Inexpensive. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Write 
for illustrated catalog. 
BELLE MEADE FARM 
Box 3 Markham* Vcu 
AIRDALE TERRIERS 
The best all ’round doe and companion 
Our Terrier, are blue ribbon winner, at 
New York. Boston, Pitteburg, Chicago. 
Kansas City and other large shows. 
Puppies for Sale, $25 and Up. 
Champion Red Raven at Stud. 
Fee $25. The greatest living sire. 
Beautiful illustrated booklet for stamp 
ELMHURST FARM KENNELS 
Sta. E. , „ KANSAS CITY. MO. 
BEAUTIFUL CATS AND 
FLUFFY KITTENS FOR SALE 
Short-haired Domestic, Rare Manx- 
Slamese and Abyssinian, Native long¬ 
haired and pedigreed Persians. Ideal 
boarding place for Cats, Dogs and 
Birds. Resident Veterinarian. Write 
for beautifully Illustrated Catalogue 
and Sales lists. 
BLACK SHORT HAIRED CATTERY. 
Oradell, N. J. 
THE BEST DOG 
for a companion or watchdog is the Collie. 
Alert, intelligent, faithful, handsome; he 
meets every requirement. We have some 
fine specimens to sell at low prices. Send for copy of 
“Training the Collie,” price 25 c. We are selling many 
fine dogs. 
FRANK R, CLARK, Sunnybrae Kennels, Bloomington, Ills. 
ing in this way is more room to pass be¬ 
tween rows and around the plants, and a 
more symmetrical effect. The plants should 
be staked as soon as they begin to put out 
suckers, which are the shoots between the 
leaves and the main stalk. Strips of lum¬ 
ber heavy enough to support the vines can 
be secured from the nearby lumber yards. 
A load of strips will be enough to stake a 
half dozen city gardens. They should be 
cut so that the stakes are six feet above 
the ground, at least. In tying the plants 
to the stakes, soft cloth cut in strips about 
an inch wide is the best material to use, 
and in tying, care should be taken that 
only the stems of the leaves are fastened 
to the stakes. This leaves the main stem 
tree to grow and flourish, which it does 
no. fail to do. 
Success in tomato growing consists in 
keeping the suckers cut. They grow a 
foot over night, and must be religiously 
removed daily. Grown in this way, the 
main stalk goes up to the top of the stakes 
very soon, the fruit is borne in quantity, 
no storm is likely to beat them down, and, 
if the season is dry, it is not hard to keep 
the roots well watered. Last year, through 
a very wet summer, I had tomatoes daily 
in sufficient quantity for a large family, 
while gardeners who had used the ordi¬ 
nary low framework for supports had none. 
Chrysanthemums also must be looked 
after in May. They, like the violets, do 
equally well in sun and shade, and well 
repay all care. They should be carefully 
separated, kept well watered and shaded 
until rooted in the new positions, and then 
left alone until August. By buying a 
dozen good plants to start with, and add¬ 
ing a few each year, these will so increase 
that the garden will be well supplied with 
this bravest and best of autumn flowers. 
If the small black lice get on them, as well 
as on the roses, as they so often do at this 
season, two or three applications of a 
sulpho-tobacco soap solution will rid the 
garden of the pests. 
Rudbeckias, or golden glow, may be put 
out in early May, and, once planted, need 
only to be thinned out occasionally to keep 
them from covering the earth. They are 
desirable because they give a wealth of 
gay blossoms in midsummer, when flowers 
are scarce. They make a gorgeous yellow 
background for the white perennial phlox. 
Growing tall and having rather scraggy 
stems, they should always be placed at 
the back of the sunny border, but they 
will not grow in the shade. 
Annuals, such as asters, zinnias, and 
salvias, must be placed in permanent po¬ 
sitions this month—it ought to have been 
done before. The more carefully the 
colors are grouped, the more attractive 
the garden composition will be. Crimson 
zinnias planted back of the violets, against 
a background of white phlox, or white 
asters against scarlet salvia, make charm¬ 
ing combinations. But I had to pull up a 
whole row of beautiful blue-violet asters 
last summer because they dared to blos¬ 
som in front of the vivid coloring of the 
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