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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1915 
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Here Is REAL 
Refrigerator 
Insulation 
The Value of a refrigerator lies in its 
ability to maintain a steady circulation 
of dry air at a low, even temperature. 
W E illustrate above a corner 
cross section of a PRE¬ 
MIER Refrigerator which 
shows conclusively why the Pre¬ 
mier is so exceptionally efficient and 
economical. This heat-proof con¬ 
struction, coupled with air-tight 
doors, insures the unvarying low 
temperature that is necessary to 
ideal refrigeration. 
Thelinings of thePremier are of smooth, heavy 
glass—without cracks or ledges—insuring 
absolute sanitation and cleanliness. 
Premier Refrigerators come in 18 sizes — to 
suit practically every requirement. 
Our line of refrigerators also includes the 
famous EDDY —an unusually well-built 
zinc-lined box in 60 styles and sizes; and 
the SUPREME, with linings of porcelain 
enamel on steel, in five sizes. 
Catalogs and price lists showing the full 
assortment will he sent on request. We 
urge y however , that you visit this store 
and make your selection in person. 
It Pays to Buy the Best 
Home Furnishings 
45th Street and Sixth Avenue, New York 
SUN DIALS 
Real Bronze Colonial Designs 
from $5.00 Up 
Also full line of Bird Fountains 
and other garden requisites. 
Manufactured by 
THE M. D. JONES CO. 
71 Portland St., Boston, Mass. 
Send for illustrated Price List 
SOUTHERN GARDEN 
DEPARTMENT 
Conducted by JULIA LESTER DILLON 
Inquiries and problems for this department will receive prompt 
attention. Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply 
Making a Garden in May 
OR some unknown reason, the gar¬ 
dens of this section do not show 
dahlias in the profusion that flowers so 
worthy of culture should be shown. They 
bloom at a time when flowers are begin¬ 
ning to be scarce and the glowing richness 
of their color harmonies might well insure 
them a wider cultivation. Tubers may be 
planted this month. They should be put 
in very deep, according to the size, and it 
is well to place them in a pocket of sand, 
so that no manure will come in contact 
with them and cause them to decay. 
Select very carefully the place where 
your dahlias are to grow, for once planted 
they become a permanent feature in your 
garden, and do not need to be touched for 
several years. This fact adds much to 
their ease of cultivation, for in the South, 
dahlias, cannas and gladioli do not have 
to be taken up each year and protected 
during the winter. The tubers and conns 
remain in the ground from year to year, 
and can be left until they have multiplied 
so much that separation is necessary. The 
plants must be staked when about a foot 
tall, and only three or four of the strongest 
stalks allowed to mature. This will give 
not only quantity, but quality, in the blos¬ 
soms. For ease of cultivation, length of 
time of bloom and brilliancy of coloring, 
there is nothing better than dahlias. 
If there is some sunny spot near a vine- 
covered wall where the colors will stand 
out in rich glory in the blooming season, 
and yet the space will not be barren and 
unsightly in winter, the situation will be 
ideal. They might be placed in the rows 
between the hollyhocks, as both plantings 
must have sun, the habit of growth is 
similar, and the hollyhocks have finished 
blooming long before the dahlias begin. 
As for varieties, there can be no ques¬ 
tion but that the Cactus and peony kinds, 
that show irregularities in the outline, 
grouping and arrangement of the petals, 
are more artistic than the older-fashioned 
sorts that lent themselves to reproduction 
in wax to the joy and admiration of an 
earlier generation. Selection of colors is 
a matter for individual taste, but self 
colors will be found to give richer effects 
than the variegated kinds. Every garden, 
where space permits, should plant dahlias 
in the border backgrounds this month. 
Where there is not room for these 
flowers of larger growth there should be 
found a place for masses of chrysanthe¬ 
mums for fall bloom. The exhibition and 
standard varieties are all hardy in this sec¬ 
tion, and once planted continue to grow 
and multiply from year to year, as do 
most of the hardy perennials. However, 
these standard growths must be staked 
WE ANNOUNCE 
TO PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS 
THE SECOND OF A SERIES OF INEX¬ 
PENSIVE HOUSES 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 
CASEMENT HARDWARE CO. 
9 SO. CLINTON ST. CHICAGO 
COMMON SENSE 
GOLF 
By CHARLES CLARKE 
Instructor of Rotherham Golf Club 
^OMMON sense method of teaching the 
game, to the novice, mainly by finding 
the right way to appeal to his peculiar phy¬ 
sical limitations. The book lays particular 
stress on points that puzzle the novice and 
which would be likely to put him ‘‘off his 
game.” Illustrated. 12mo. 75c. net; postage 8c. 
McBRIDE, NAST & CO. 
Publishers 
Union Square North, New York City 
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