HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1913 
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Have 
Your 
Home 
Equipped 
with a 
Prometheus 
Electric Food and Plate Warmer 
Whether built in, or added to the butler’s pantry, 
the Prometheus Food and Plate Warmer insures to 
the housekeeper, food served at the right tempera¬ 
ture. Preserves the original flavor of the belated 
dinner—simplifies many kitchen and dining-room 
service problems. Specify “prome- 
theus” to your architect. It is the 
best known and most highly efficient 
plate and food warmer on the market 
—and is recognized as indispensable to 
the modernly appointed home. 
Full particulars on this and other 
Prometheus electric Cooking and 
Heating Appliances sent upon request. 
Send for booklet today. 
Electric 
Percolators 
Coffee Pots 
Tea Pots 
Chafing Dishes 
Waffle Irons 
Air Heaters 
The Prometheus Electric Co. 
"YOURS FOR WARM SERVICE" 
225 East 43d Street - - New York City 
We solicit your inquiries in 
relation to 
IRON FENCES=GATES 
Titchener Iron Works 
Dept. 10 BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 
Illustrated Literature and Specifications 
furnished on request. 
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Roofed with fireproof Asbestos “Century” Shingles. 
Last forever. Never require paint. 
N OW you can get a red Asbestos 
“Century” Shingle roof at practi¬ 
cally the same cost as a gray one. 
Specify Veneered Red Shingles. They 
have Indian Red face with gray back — 
uniform in texture — fire-proof and 
indestructible. 
Write for names of representative roofers who 
can supply Asbestos “Century” Shingles, and 
for Booklet, “Roofing: A Practical Talk.” 
KEASBEY & MATTISON CO., Factors 
Dept. C, Ambler, Penna. 
Branch Offices in Principal Cities 
of the United States 
It is when you turn a faucet and the water does not 
flow, that you realize the presence of an engine or of a 
pump, which, in failing to do its duty, interferes with 
your work, your pleasure, or your plans. 
Permanent satisfaction for the operation of the coun¬ 
try home water supply or electric light plant is obtained 
by the installation of an 
I H C Oil and Gas Engine 
No matter what style or size engine or outfit you 
need, we can furnish it. We build engines to operate on 
kerosene, naphtha, gasoline, gas or alcohol. Our tractor 
engines, in sizes from 12 to GO horsepower, are un¬ 
excelled for plowing, threshing, etc. A most readable 
catalogue tells many things you ought to know about 
these famous engines. Write for it. 
International Harvester Company of America 
(Incorporated) 
168 Harvester Building Chicago USA 
Farrs Bulbs Imported 
to Your Own Order 
M You who desire the better grades of spring¬ 
flowering bulbs for autumn planting will welcome 
my special import service. 
xmam Again this year, Holland’s most conscientious 
^H| bulb fanciers are producing their finest stock for 
me exclusively. The “mother bulbs” are selected 
in the fields, and saved for my clients. To enable 
my customers to secure these perfect bulbs at 
prices no higher than ordinarily are asked for 
ordinary stock, I offer 
10% Discount on Orders Before July 1 
Many rare and valuable daffodils, tulips, hyacinths, 
bulbous irises and other plants are described in my 
1913 book, “Farr’s Quality Bulbs and Plant Spe¬ 
cialties,” sent free to you who prefer quality to 
quantity. Plant dahlias and hardy chrysanthemums 
this month ; ask for my lists. 
BERTRAND H. FARR 
106 Garfield Blvd. Wyomissing, Pa. 
Suitable for PERGOLAS, PORCHES 
or INTERIOR USE 
ELSTON and WEBSTER AVES. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
Eastern Office: 1123 Broadway 
New York City 
Be Right from the First 
Send for catalogue P28 ot Pergolas, sun dials and garden 
furniture, or P 40 of wood columns. 
HARTMAN N-SANDERS CO. 
Exclusive Manufacturers of 
KOLL’S PATENT LOCK JOINT^COLUMNS 
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