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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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ness in color effects, and finish in small 
details. 
This small garden is suggestive to the 
owner of farm houses where a charming 
garden can be had. It is suggestive as 
well to the owners of small properties, 
who generally despair of having gardens 
because they lack spacious grounds and 
unlimited wealth. It hints at the possi¬ 
bilities of the small garden of good design 
and planting for which there is ample op¬ 
portunity in our suburban towns. Such a 
perfect example of the small garden is 
welcome as an inspiration and incentive 
to more as well as better gardens. 
[Efficiency in the Flower Garden 
( Continued from page 427) 
are without a rival for the late summer or 
fall garden, and are fine for cutting during 
a season when flowers for cutting are 
scarce. There is now almost as much 
variety in the shape of the flowers 
as in the colors. And as the various types 
are so decidedly distinctive in appearance 
as to be almost like separate flowers, be¬ 
fore ordering any you should be sure that 
it is of a type that you like, as some people 
prefer the grace and beauty of the cactus 
type with its curled and incurved petals, 
and others the more uniform and sym¬ 
metrical flowers of the show and decora¬ 
tive types. The peony-flowered sorts 
are of newer origin and form a type be¬ 
tween the decorative and the cactus, the 
petals being much broader than the latter, 
but to some extent twisted and curled. 
The collarette dahlias are particularly 
charming, both on account of their form 
and the pleasing contrast of colors which 
most of them show. They have broad- 
petaled single flowers, with a collar or row 
of short, frilled single petals inside of 
these, about the center of the flower— 
and usually of a contrasting color. The 
single or century dahlias, while not so well 
known as the others, should be included 
in every collection, even where only a few 
varieties are used. The flowers are five 
inches or so across and borne on long, 
stiff stems, so that in addition to their 
grace and beauty, they are well suited for 
cutting. The duplex type is similar, but 
with a double row of petals. Both of 
these kinds are excessively free flowering. 
The miniature pompon type has not been 
developed so rapidly as the others, but con¬ 
tains a number of very beautiful varieties, 
and on account of their small size they are 
particularly useful for cutting when used 
in connection with other flowers. 
The growing plants should not be set 
out until after all danger of frost, but the 
bulbs or roots can be put in a little earlier. 
In planting the latter cut the roots up so 
that only one or two clumps will be planted 
in one place; otherwise too many stalks 
will be thrown up for good flowers to be 
obtained. 
Gladioli are different from most of the 
other summer flowering bulbs in that they 
are comparatively hardy. For this reason 
Address: Ornamental Dept. 
THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS 
Established 1828 
Fifth Ave. & 17th St., New York 
about the country place is a 
group of birds taking their 
morning dip in a fountain built ex¬ 
pressly for their enjoyment. 
Several designs, of which this is one, 
are shown in our “Bird Fountain’ 
catalogue which we will gladly mail 
on request. 
We issue separate catalogues of Dis¬ 
play Fountains, Drinking Fountains, 
Bird Fountains, Electroliers, Vases, 
Grilles and Gateways, Settees and 
Chairs, Statuary, Aquariums, Tree 
Guards, Sanitary Fittings for stable 
and cow barns. 
Don't expose your fam¬ 
ily to draughts, cold and 
dampness. 
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Open or close 
your Shutters 
from the In- 
J ONES (St HAMMOND 
Underground Garbage Receivers 
The Receivers without a Fault. Constructed 
on Scientific Principles. For sale by leading 
hardware dealers, or write manufacturers for 
circular and prices. 
JONES a HAMMOND 
74 Newbtxrn Ave. Medford, Mass. 
JAPAN BAMBOO STAKES 
Stake your Lilies, Gladioli, Herbaceous 
plants, etc. Japan Bamboo last a long 
time, do not decay like wood or Swamp- 
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GREEN COLORED. 
50 100 250 1000 
2 ft. long . 35 60 SI.50 $4.50 
3 ft. long . 45 75 1.75 6.00 
4 ft. long . 60 $1.00 2.50 7.50 
5 ft. long . 85 1.50 3.25 10.00 
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6 ft. long. 60 $1.00 $2.50 $/ .50 
8 ft. long. 85 1.50 2.75 10.00 
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For Dahlias, Polebeans, Young Trees, Tomatoes, etc. 
12 50 100 
6 ft. long O/i inch diam. up). $1.25 $4.00 $7.50 
8 ft. long (%, inch diam. up). 1.75 0.00 10.50 
H. H. BERGER & CO.. 70 Warren St.. New York. 
Make Your Garden Everlasting jj 
Yji Look ahead and get this small, inexpensive green- || 
§H house for use next Fall, Winter and Spring. 
STANLEY’S HINGES 
The Standard of Quality the world 
over. Before buying the hardware 
for your new home, write for booklet 
“Properly Hung Doors.” 
Department “H.” 
THE STANLEY WORKS 
New Britain Connecticut 
The Mallory Shutter Worker enables 
you to open, close, bow or lock your 
shutters at any angle by turning a crank 
It is ready-made, and is covered top and sides 
with Sunlight Double Glass Sash, and the sash are 
removable for use on cold frames and hot beds when 
so wanted. 
These sash are double-glazed, so need no mats and 
shutters—they are complete and everlasting. 
on the inside of the window sash. 
Simple and easy to install — you yourself, or 
any carpenter can put them in place on old or 
new houses, whether brick, frame or stone. 
Get our catalog. It is free. If Prof. Massey’s 
booklet on hot-beds and cold frames, or the use of 
an inexpensive greenhouse, is wanted, send 4 cents 
in stamps. 
SUNLIGHT DOUBLE GLASS SASH CO. 
944 E, Broadway Louisville, Ky. 
Write today for further information. 
MALLORY MANUFACTURING CO. 
255 Main Street 
FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
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