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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1915 
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The birds are singing, baby 
calls , and your eyes open on a 
world op' light, purity and 
cheer. It is a lily-white room, 
created by the use of Vitralite, 
the Long- Life White Enamel. 
V ITRALITE is used 
in the little homes 
nestling under the 
trees, and in the big 
mansions on the Ave¬ 
nue, because it combines 
richness and economy, 
beauty and durability. 
Vitralite is truly the Long-Life 
White Enamel. It will not mar, 
scratch, crack, peel nor turn 
yellow, whether used inside or 
outside, on wood, metal or 
plaster, and withstands repeated 
washing. 
There are 
Pratt & Lambert 
Varnish Products 
for every purpose 
But there is one that stands out 
pre-eminently, perhaps because it 
must withstand such rigorous prac¬ 
tical tests daily, and that is “61” 
Floor Varnish. “61” is heel-proof, 
mar-proof and water-proof. It is 
easy to apply and hard to wear out. 
The quality of P. & L. Varnish 
Products has always been their strong¬ 
est guarantee. Our established policy 
is full satisfaction or money refunded. 
Pratt & Lambert Varnish Products are used by 
painters, specified by architects, and sold by paint 
and hardware dealers everywhere. 
Address all inquiries to Pratt & Lambert-Inc., 
117 Tonawanda St., Buffalo, N. Y. In Canada, 
61 Courtwright St., Bridgeburg, Ontario. 
Send for Sample Panels and 
interesting book on Interior 
Decoration. Be sure to mention 
whether you are interested in 
Vitralite or or both. 
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wear that it will last for years, and the 
high-priced machines are too large and 
cumbersome for this purpose. If the 
plot is very small and enclosed, a lawn 
trimmer is more satisfactory than a regu¬ 
lar mower, because on one side the driving 
wheel is omitted, allowing the blades to 
cut close to a wall or fence, eliminating 
all trimming with grass shears, which is a 
very tedious operation. 
The suburban lawn not over ioo feet by 
ioo feet recpiires a high-grade mover 
having driving wheels io" or more in 
diameter, with four blades if mowed week¬ 
ly or not so often; with five blades if 
mowed twice weekly or more often, in 
which case it is essential to have the lawn 
The large country estate requires a high-grade motor 
mower, such as this used on the property of John 
D. Rockefeller 
well rolled, eliminating all unevenness. 
For this size lawn a 16" to 18" cut should 
be used, even 20'' cut would be advisable 
where the lawn is perfectly smooth and 
free from bushes and flowers. Do not 
use a smaller machine unless the lawn is 
so encumbered with flower beds and 
bushes that a larger machine could not 
easily he steered around them. 
The plot over 100 feet by 100 feet re¬ 
quires a high-grade mower having driving 
wheels 10" or more in diameter and a cut 
of 18" to 20" and four or five blades. On 
large lawns, roller mowers having 18" or 
20" cut with driving rollers instead of 
wheels are very successful, and may be 
used on smooth lawns with six blades,, 
which, owing to the great speed of the re¬ 
volving cutter, leaves the lawn excep¬ 
tionally smooth and velvety. The rollers 
keep the grass moderately rolled, keeping 
down ant hills, etc. 
The large country-estate lawn or golf 
course requires high-grade motor or horse 
mowing machines, probably both if the 
estate is very large and a portion of it is 
too hilly for the motor. The best type 
large motor mower, weighing about 2,300 
pounds, having demountable cutter unit, 
described later, and seat for operator, is 
the ideal machine, and should be used 
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