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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
April, 1915 
Are the only refrigerators made having the entire ice chamber of one piece of gen- 
nine solid porcelain ware over an inch thick without a seam, joint, crack or sharp square 
corner or edge. Guaranteed against cracking or breaking. 
You can appreciate how really permanently safe and sanitary these are and the decided 
advantages they offer. 
Each food compartment too is of one piece without seams or joints, (Not enamel on iron or steel), but 
real sol'd porcelain ware. 
^ Th® circulation is right. The walls are five inches thick, solidly insulated (thicker than any other) require less ice. 
\ irT Many sizes. To ice from outside if wanted. Special sizes to order. Our catalog will be to your advantage. 
BEAVER REFRIGERATOR MFG. CO., - - New Brighton, Pa. 
Safety 
Economy 
Convenience 
These are the three essentials in 
perfect refrigeration; safety in the 
preservation of perishable foods; 
economy in the prevention of food 
and ice waste; and convenience in 
arrangement and method of icing. 
These three prime refrigeration 
needs are the biggest and best 
features of the 
McCray Sanitary Refrigerator 
The McCray Patented System is the most efficient method of The McCray may be had with either snow white opal glass, 
refrigeration known. The walls are insulated with heat repell- porcelain or white enamel linings. Sanitary and easily cleaned, 
ing materials to insure a low, even temperature. Then this For over 30 years the McCray has been recognized as best and 
uniform cold, dry air is in constant circulation and carries all is used wherever perfect refrigeration is demanded. The McCray 
the impurities and odors to the ice chamber where they are is built in a great variety of sizes, for every requirement of 
condensed by contact with the ice and discharged through the residence, hotels, clubs, restaurants, delicatessen stores, gro- 
water sealed drain pipe. ceries, meat markets, florists, hospitals, public institutions, etc. 
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Chicago, 1000 South Michigan Ave., New York, McCray Bldg., 7-9 W. 30th St. 
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Farr’s Hardy 
Plant Specialties 
Edition 1915-16 
Peonies 
“I enjoyed your cata¬ 
logue above all others I 
have ever seen. It is 
not only artistic, but the 
text matter is very in¬ 
teresting, and brings a 
personal touch to us 
from the author. To it 
I attribute much of my 
success in my little 
Hardy Garden.”— T.L.B. 
and Irises 
in hundreds of varieties are described 
in this new edition, and many of them 
pictured in the glorious colors of 
nature. The book will be an inspira¬ 
tion to lovers of hardy garden flowers. 
Send today for a copy. 
BERTRAND H. FARR 
WE ANNOUNCE 
TO PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS 
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF INEX¬ 
PENSIVE BUNGALOWS WITH CASEMENT 
WINDOWS DESIGNED FOR US BY A 
NOTED AMERICAN ARCHITECT. 
FOR REPRODUCTIONS 
OF THE ARCHITECT’S BEAUTIFUL 
DRAWINGS, WITH FLOOR PLANS, 
FULL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT AND IN¬ 
FORMATION AS TO COMPLETE WORK¬ 
ING PLANS. SEND TEN CENTS TO 
Wyomissing Nurseries 
106 Garfield Avenue Wyomissing, Pa. 
CASEMENT HARDWARE CO. 
9 SO. CLINTON ST. CHICAGO 
SOUTHERN* GARDEN 
DEPARTMENT 
Conducted by JULIA LESTER DILLON 
Inquiries and problems for this department will receive promp. 
attention. Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply 
More Seed-Sowing 
B Y the time the March seed-sowing is 
over and one draw's a long breath, 
April is here, and more seed must be 
planted whether one wishes to do so or 
not. 
First come the asters. The tribe has so 
increased that it is most difficult to decide 
which of the lovely varieties one would 
rather have, since it is not possible for 
most of us to plant them as Wordsw'orth 
saw the daffodils and Mrs. Ely has the 
asters ten thousand to a summer. 
Because mid-summer blossoms are 
rather scarce in the South, the early va¬ 
rieties are desirable, and, of these, the 
best are the “Queen of the Market” va¬ 
rieties in pink, white and lavender. The 
blossoming time of these is later in the 
South than in the North and East, where 
it is not so warm, but they may be counted 
on for August blossom. The Crego Giant 
Comet Asters furnish the handsomest 
blooms of all, and come in September, 
while the real fall blossoms of the Late- 
Branching kinds should by all means be 
planted. If space is limited, white for the 
early varieties, lavender for the mid-sea¬ 
son, and pink for the late bloom, w'ould 
give color variety as well as succession in 
bloom. They should be planted in the 
open where they are to flower, and 
thinned out, if necessary, later on. 
Seed of white and blue ageratum sown 
now in the open will make masses of color 
from late summer until frost. They are 
largely planted in the gardens of those 
who leave their homes in summer and 
seem to welcome the owners on their re¬ 
turn as heartily as if they had received un¬ 
remitting care. 
When there is room in the background, 
along walls or fences, or boundaries, for 
masses of tall flowers, Cosmos and Dah¬ 
lias should be planted. The new varieties 
of Cosmos, early Large-flowering, Lady 
Lenox, and Mammoth Perfection, are 
offered by all reliable dealers, and should 
give fine results, both for flowers in quan¬ 
tity for cutting and for masses in the 
borders. 
There are many varieties of Dahlias, in 
single and double, in fluted and quilled, 
mammoth and dwarf, which come to bloom 
in the fall from seed sown in the open this 
month. They are like the “prize-boxes”’ 
which allured in childhood days, you 
never know what you are to get until 
blossoming time. This is fatal to a color 
scheme, but flowers are usually growing 
fewer about the time the dahlias bloom, 
and among the brilliant green tones of the 
foliage they do make bright clouds of 
color among the more somber tones of 
autumn. 
The most important seed-sowing of 
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