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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
June, 1915 
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T HERE is no more useful garden 
material than wliat are known as 
Dutch Bulbs, Hyacinths, Tulips, 
Narcissi, Crocus, etc. They give for a 
small outlay of time and money an 
abundance of flowers in the house from 
December until April, and in the garden 
almost before the snow is off the ground 
in the spring until the middle of May. 
From NOW until July 1st NOT LATER 
These bulbs are grown al¬ 
most exclusively in Holland, 
and in enormous quantities, where 
they are sold at very low prices. Usually they pass through 
the hands of two dealers, and more than double in price 
before reaching the retail buyer in America. By ordering 
from us now instead of waiting until fall, you make a 
large saving in cost, get a superior quality of Bulbs, not 
usually to be obtained at any price in this country, and 
have a much larger list of varieties to select from. 
A F E W OF 
Per 100 Per 500 Per 100 Per 500 
Fine Mixed Hyacinths. $2.00 $14.00 Narcissus Poeticus Ornatus $ .75 $3.50 
Fine Mixed Tulips .70 3.25 Double Daffodils . . ... 1.00 8.75 
Extra Fine Mixed Tulips . .90 4.25 NarcissusEmpress(MonsterBulbs) 3.00 13.50 
For prices on smaller quantities, see 
Our Import price-list, the most comprehensive catalogue of Bulbs published, now ready, and may be had for the asking. 
ELLIOTT NURSERY, 378 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Our orders are selected 
and packed in Holland, and 
are shipped to our customers 
immediately upon their arrival from Holland, perfectly 
fresh, and in the best possible condition. 
If you wish to take advantage of our very low prices, 
we must have your order not later than July 1st, 
as we import Bulbs to order only. They need not be paid 
for until after delivery, nor taken if not of a satisfactory 
quality. (References required from new customers.) 
T1IE PRICES: 
Per 100 Per500 
Narcissus Emperor( Monster Bulbs)$3.00 $13.50 
Narcissus Golden Spur ... 2.30 1000 
Spanish Iris, Splendid Mixture . .55 2 00 
H AS it occurred to you just how closely 
heat and health are connected? 
No one denies the vital necessity of pure, 
fresh air. Still right in the face of the fact, 
many consent to a heat that continually heats 
and re-heats stagnant, exhausted air. Really 
poisoned air. 
They know that the intense, dry heat of 
radiators is not healthy, but they think there 
is no way out, and so content themselves with 
hanging on them a funny little tin pail of 
water. 
The Kelsey Health Heat both heats and 
ventilates. It delivers into every room pure, 
fresh air, agreeably warmed, and healthily 
mixed with just the right moisture. 
It’s a coal saver. 
We can prove it. Do you want the proofs? 
Send for the new booklet — “Some Saving 
Sense on Heating.” 
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USE CON-SER-TEX 
It makes a neat, attractive, durable 
surface which will last as long 
as the house itself. 
This roofing material costs less than most 
others, is inexpensive to lay and for years 
has been giving satisfactory service on 
thousands of bungalows, garage roofs, 
Country Clubs, Public Buildings, and 
Suburban Homes loke those shown above. 
Wherever a neat, artistic waterproof sur¬ 
face is wanted CON-SER-TEX should be 
used. It will not leak, buckle, crack, 
stretch, peel or rot. 
CON-SER-TEX is a canvas roofing 
chemically treated to protect the fibre from 
mildew and the detrimental action of the 
oil in paint. 
Water-proof, Weather-proof, Wear-proof 
Investigate its merits. Send us the 
dimensions of your roof, porch floors, sleep¬ 
ing balcony, or the surface you want covered. 
We will mail you samples showing quality, 
width, weight, and complete information 
on cost of laying this material. 
WM. L. BARRELL COMPANY 
8 Thomas Street New York City 
CHICAGO DISTRIBUTOR: 
GEO. B. CARPENTER & CO., 430-40 WELLS ST. 
CALIFORNIA DISTRIBUTORS: 
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(Continued from page 426) 
reaching out to take what he may and 
then retiring, with no anxiety for the rest 
of his kind. But how characteristic of 
primitive nature even to the human race! 
1 he Chinese had made a great advance 
when, instead of sealing themselves up as 
individuals or even as small families or 
cities, they included a nation within the 
protection of their great wall. Since then 
we have learned that no nation liveth unto 
itself, and, indeed, at present we painfully 
realize that no nations can slay and de¬ 
stroy each other without inflicting a blow 
upon the whole human race. Yet, in the 
face of the greatest setback of history, and 
in spite of the Bernhardi philosophy, when 
we look back to earlier civilizations, as in 
the time of Nero, we can say that altruism 
has slowly advanced and humanity will 
begin to climb once more as the present 
horrors subside. Though our generation 
may not see it, the day will come when 
great armaments shall be no more, and 
to those who look back upon to-day en¬ 
circling fortresses will seem as primitive 
as the cell of the caddis. 
I here are many other species of the 
caddis displaying as many different forms 
of protective covering. One, for instance, 
builds a stationary shelter from which he 
sallies forth a very short distance in search 
of food, but turns homeward upon the 
slightest alarm. 
These few descriptions will not be in 
vain if they induce someone to go hunting 
for other varieties of this small game, 
while the gun, with the spirit which gen¬ 
erally accompanies it, can be left behind. 
\\ bile some few species are carnivorous, 
the food of the caddis consists chiefly of 
water plants, although, strange to say, 
under certain circumstances they will eat 
the leaves of oaks, maples or almost any 
trees or shrubs. If you will hunt in the 
bottom of a little spring filled with clear, 
cold water and more or less surrounded 
by trees, where there is but little plant life 
and a gentle current, you will probablv 
find many leaves which have apparently 
been skeletonized in a very careful man¬ 
ner, often wonderfully perfect and beauti¬ 
ful. These leaves are generally associated 
with the caddis, and I suspected that it 
was another manifestation of their skillful 
workmanship and had long hoped, some 
day, to catch them in the act, but met with 
no success until resorting to a little 
strategy suggested by a hopeful looking 
spring in the woods. Here the skeleton¬ 
ized leaves, as well as the caddis worms, 
were abundant, but the leaves were old 
and none of the work sought for was in 
operation. After giving the spring a thor¬ 
ough cleaning out and then replacing the 
caddis worms I picked a number of fresh 
leaves and put them in the water. Sitting 
down beside the spring I waited patiently 
for hours, but the little workers had been 
disturbed and refused to betray any se- 
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