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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 1915 
Only real tree surgery can save a tree of 
this type from eventual destruction! 
On nearly every place there are some trees of this weak crotched type. 
There is only one safe thing to do—have them examined and attended to 
at once. Every wind splits a weak crotch a little further. Decay eats its 
way from this split down through the trunk. It becomes weaker and 
weaker and then—crash!—the tree is ruined. See picture at left which 
is typical of millions of trees. 
To neglect such trees is fatal. To put them in inexperienced hands is 
equally so. They can be saved by real tree surgery. As shown by the 
following letter—- 
Real Tree Surgery is Davey Tree Surgery 
Davey Tree Expert Co., Kent, O. Gentlemen: 
I want to tell you how pleased we are with the work done by your 
representative on the trees on this estate two years ago. 
Unfortunately, these trees had been worked on four or five years 
ago by some New York concern. After their work had stood two or 
three years, it proved to be absolutely worthless. The decay had con¬ 
tinued to eat its way behind the. fillings and many of the fillings were 
broken and in bad condition, proving their work both unscientific and 
mechanically wrong. 
Just about two years ago. we engaged your concern to do the work 
all over again. We were highly pleased with the work at the time be¬ 
cause of its apparent perfection, both scientifically and mechanically. 
But, now, after a lapse of two years, I can say to you that this work 
done by your men is absolutely perfect. It is, in my opinion, a model 
of tree surgery. I cannot recommend it too highly nor express too 
strongly our appreciation of the great service rendered in this connec¬ 
tion by your admirable corps of men. 
John T. Burns, Supt.of the 
Miss C. A. Bliss Estate, New Canaan, Conn. 
r Some ^ 
day, a severe 
storm, the crotch 
gives way, the tree 
is ruined ! If taken 
in time, Davey 
would have 
, saved it. J 
JOHN DAVEY 
|Faiher ofTreg Surgery 
The V-Shaped Crotch is only one fatal weakness of trees. Many danger¬ 
ous tree conditions remain hidden—and can be discovered only by the 
trained eye of a real tree surgeon. Don’t wait until it is too late to save 
your trees. Write today for free examination by— 
Davey Tree Surgeons 
—learn their true condition and needs from this expert source without ob¬ 
ligation. Ask for literature illustrating Davey Tree Surgery. 
The Davey Tree Expert Co. 
1624 Elm Street, Kent, Ohio 
0 Operating the Davey Institute of Tree Surgery) 
Branches in Principal Cities. Accredited 
Representatives everywhere. 
A New Style in Country Houses 
Our 1 eading architects are now designing a new and dignified type 
of country-house, along fine old Colonial lines. The roof is shingled, 
and large shingles, in single or double courses, cover the sides. The 
roof shingles are stained in moss-green, tile red or slate gray tones of 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
and the sides finished with 
Cabot’s Old Virginia White 
which is as cool and brilliant and soft as new whitewash, and as 
lasting as paint. The stains are rich and handsome, and the com¬ 
bination is harmonious and appropriate. 
You can get Cabot's Stains all over the country. Send 
for stained wood samples and name of nearest agent. walls finished with Cabot's Old Virginia White Roof finished with 
SAMUEL CABOT, Inc., Manfg. Chemists, II Oliver Street, Boston, Mass. Gre S?„ Cabot ' s . Creosote Stain. See Mag House * Garden. 
e . cf , , ™e ar e using the same stains on other houses with cguallv 
_ ,l)0t s ^ tucc0 Stains for cement houses __ satisfactory results.” — Herbert Foltz, Architect, Indianapolis 
The Choice of a Vacation Home 
(Continued from page 410) 
house. The stairs are often made to open 
directly into the living-room, thus doing 
away with the necessity for a separate stair 
hall. 
The dining-room, if separate, should be 
planned to face the north or east, so as to 
obtain the morning, rather than the even¬ 
ing, sun and to be shaded at all events 
from the midday heat. The kitchen may 
be made as small and compact as a ship’s 
galley, since many servants are a nuisance 
rather than a help to vacation life, while 
the pantry need only be large enough to 
hold the china-cupboards and sink. These 
two rooms should be placed away from 
the sun, and if there is a large tree to 
shelter the kitchen porch, so much the 
better. A cellar is seldom a necessity when 
no heater is desired, but often advantage 
may be taken of a sloping site to build one 
at slight expense. As a storage space for 
fuel and provisions it is worth including 
in the building of the house. 
The bedrooms of the vacation home may 
be made smaller and less luxurious than 
those in town houses, since less waking 
time is spent in them, but they should be 
made bright and attractive with fresh 
colored hangings and rugs. On the other 
hand, there is an increasing necessity for 
bathrooms, which are welcome adjuncts 
of country life, and no pains spent upon 
their planning will be wasted. Shower 
baths are particularly appreciated after a 
hard day’s tramp or a strenuous game of 
tennis and should be included in the bath¬ 
room equipment. Good ventilation of the 
sleeping quarters is essential and, more 
than that, the attic or roof space should 
always have openings to allow the access 
of the breezes. An appreciable lowering 
of temperature in the bedrooms will be 
noticed if this latter point is observed. 
The decoration of the summer home has 
made rapid strides during the past decade 
and it is now as carefully schemed out as 
that of the town house. The latter has 
even taken lessons from country life and 
an element of freshness is being intro¬ 
duced into city interior decoration. In the 
country house no definite style need be 
followed if harmonious shapes and colors 
be selected. Indeed, one of its charms is 
the relief it gives to the eye from the 
studied decorative schemes of city houses. 
Furniture of willow or rattan may be com¬ 
bined with simple Colonial mahogany or 
with Tudor oak. An infinite variety of 
choice is allowed in the hangings; the 
wealth of English and Austrian chintzes 
and printed linens is remarkable. The 
walls to contrast may well be treated with 
distemper which has the color values of a 
pastel, or, if wallpapers be desired, the 
combination can be reversed and the hang¬ 
ings made of strong, plain colors. 
It is quite possible to carry this same 
note of freshness and simplicity through¬ 
out the house, keeping all in perfect taste 
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