House and Garden 
WILLIAM GALLOWAY 
32d and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia 
CATALOGUE SENT UPON REQUEST 
(15arhen ®prra Cotta 
Italian Pots, Flower Boxes, Vases, 
Sun-Dials, Statuary, etc. 
SPECIAL DESIGNS EXECUTED 
A Lifetime Without Repairs 
Asbestos “Century” Shingles will Outlive the Building 
without either Paint or Repairs 
Illustrating a Concrete Block House of Dr. H. C. Howard, Champai^, Illinois, Prof. F. M. 
White, Architect, roofed with Asbestos “Century" Shingles, laid French Method. 
Exposed to the action of the atmosphere and elements for a short period, the 
hydration and subsequent crystallization which takes place, converts Asbestos 
“Century” Shingles into absolutely impermeable roof coverings, which, 
as such, defy all changes of climates, and thus become greatly 
superior to other forms of roofing. :: :: :: :: :: 
Asbestos “Century” Shingles are 5 cents per square foot at Ambler, Pa. 
ASBESTOS “CENTURY” SHINGLES 
REINFORCED ASBESTOS CORRUGATED SHEATHING 
FACTORS: 
THE KEASBEY & MATTISON CO., AMBLER, PA. 
To the country born but city bred pro¬ 
fessional man, contemplating a return 
to the “simple life,” it will prove im¬ 
mensely valuable as it contains a presen¬ 
tation of the many changed conditions 
now existing in rural districts which will 
be well for him to very carefully digest 
before being brought face to face with 
them. To the farmer himself, the book 
cannot fail to be of absorbing interest. 
To him it points the road to success with 
no wavering of the arrow. We mean 
the “New Farmer” who enlists in his 
service the scientists of the world and 
who conducts his farm with the same 
careful business methods that the great 
merchant and manufacturer employs 
in his establishment or in his mills. 
OUR TREES: HOW TO KNOW THEM* 
TN the preface to the above work 
the writer states that the inten¬ 
tion of the book is to furnish an oppor¬ 
tunity for a more intimate acquain¬ 
tance with our American trees. The 
illustrations (nearly 150) are from 
photographs taken direct from Nature, 
and have been brought together in such 
a way that the non-botanical reader can 
recognize at a glance either the whole 
tree or the leaves, flowers, fruits or winter 
twigs and thus be able to identify with 
ease and certainty any unknown tree 
to which his attention may be called. 
In the discussions of the text especial 
attention has been given to the dis¬ 
tinguishing characteristics of the various 
species, as well as the more interesting 
phases of the yearly cycle of each and 
the special values of each for ornamen¬ 
tal planting. 
INSECTICIDES FOR CHEWING INSECTS 
^ULLETIN 118, of the Purdue, Ind., 
University Station, gives the fol¬ 
lowing formulas for the best insecticides 
and directions for preparing them: 
First—Arsenate of Lead: This prep¬ 
aration is used for much the same pur¬ 
poses that other forms of arsenic are; 
that is, a stomach poison for chewing 
insects. It has some advantages over 
other arsenicals in not being easily 
washed off the tree, and of not burning 
the foliage. There are some commer¬ 
cial preparations of this insecticide on the 
market which may be used, such as Dis- 
parene and Swift’s arsenate of lead, 
* “ Our Trees: How to Know Them.” Photographs from 
Nature by Arthur I. Emerson, with a guide to their recog¬ 
nition by Clarence M. Weed, D. Sc, Philadelphia: J. B. 
Lippincott Co. Price $3.00. 
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