May, i p i 6 
79 
Double the value 
of your garden 
(T[ Use die GRO-QUIK 
M forcer—helps nature 
to help your plants. 
THE CLOCHE COMPANY 
131 Hudson St., Dept. S, New York 
Pamphlet free, or sample and model 15 cents 
POULTRY HINTS 
I F you are anxious to keep 
your stock up to date, and in 
good condition, you will want 
to introduce new blood and 
new varieties from time to time. 
Look through the poultry pages of 
this issue, and if you do not find 
exactly what you want, let us help 
you. 
State your preference as to breed, 
what your breeding purpose is and 
the approximate amount you wish to 
invest, and any other necessary es¬ 
sential details. 
The Poultry Yard 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
440 Fourth Avenue 
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MANURE 
Dried and sterilized 
—screened and pul¬ 
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for lawns and gar¬ 
dens — trees—shrubs 
—vegetables — fruit 
and grain crops. Ask 
for booklet with 
prices and freight 
rates on a bag or car¬ 
load. Sold by Gar¬ 
den Supply Houses 
Everywhere 
Pulverized Manure Co. 
25 Union Stock Yards 
CHICAGO 
3 ChVc AGO 
BIRD HOUSES 
Shipped direct from factory. 
Lowest Prices, 5,000 hand¬ 
some designs in stock—already 
seasoned. Ready for immedi¬ 
ate use. Bluebird house, $5. 
Houses for Purple Martins. 
$8.50. Many others. Just 
what you want! Send today 
for Free Booklet. Buy Your 
Bird Houses direct—and save 
money. 
CHICAGO BIRD HOUSE CO. 
_ Successors to 
S.E.Edmanson & Co. 
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DECORATIVE FURUITURf 
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CORPORATION 
2 west 47th Street New Yorkw 
WRITE FOR BOOKLET “A” 
HE largest and 
finest collection 
in America, embrac¬ 
ing the best Hardy 
and Tender varieties 
of Nymphaeas, in¬ 
cluding Day- and 
Night-blooming kinds, also Victoria Regia, the 
Royal Water Lily in several sizes. Nelumbiums, in 
strong pot-plants (or dormant until June 15 ). 
These are fully described in Dreer’s Garden Book for 1916, 
together with cultural instructions on the growing of Water 
Lilies. The best Catalogue published, containing 288 pages, 
five color and five duotone plates, hundreds of photographic 
reproductions, and offers the best of everything in Seeds, 
Plants, Bulbs, etc. 
We offer free to our patrons the advice of our experts in 
devising plans for ponds and selecting varieties. 
Mailed free if you mention this publication 
HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 
•- 
Do You Like Birds? 
Bugs and insects make trouble 
for the gardener. Birds de¬ 
vour bugs and insects. A happy 
little bird-house or two will 
help rid your garden of these 
bothersome pests. 
Place a cosy little bird house in 
one of the garden shade trees. 
You’ll love the feathered little 
visitors. Let them mate there 
this season and then see them 
come back year after year. 
Do you know that there are prac¬ 
tical ready-built bird-houses that 
will attract particular kinds of 
birds? Perhaps we can help you 
find just the right one for your 
lawn or garden. 
Write our Information Service and se¬ 
cure, without cost, concise, practical 
information about beautiful, useful and 
artistic bird-houses. Address 
The Bird House Information Service 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
440 Fourth Avenue New York 
A Fence of Moderate Cost 
and Lasting Endurance 
And withal it is attractive—de¬ 
cidedly so. If, then, it combines 
endurance and attractiveness 
with a consistently moderate 
cost, isn’t it just the fence for 
your front lawn? 
Once up, it is up to stay, and 
yet the method of erection is so 
simple that you can attend to 
that part yourself if you wish 
to save the expense of having us 
do it. 
We have iron or wire fences 
or entrance gates for every place 
and purpose. 
Let our advisory service de¬ 
partment help you with practi¬ 
cal suggestions and illustrations 
—it’s part of our daily work. 
American Fence 
Construction Co. 
100 CHURCH STREET 
NEW YORK CITY 
A Garden 
of Gladioli 
for the cost of a few blossoms at the florists. 
The most satisfactory collection, ever offered at 
any price. 
40 America, the best light pink. 
30 Mrs. Frances King, flame scarlet, very 
striking. 
10 Baron Hu lot, beautiful violet blue. 
10 Glory of Holland, very fine large white. 
10 Niagara, the very best yellow. 
100 bulbs, post- ^ 
paid, for only “* 
A half collection for $1.15. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. 
Send for our list of low prices on Asters, Glad¬ 
ioli, Phlox, Iris, and other plants. 
ASTERDALE GARDENS 
201 Stambaugh Building Youngstown, Ohio 
BYZANTINE 
FOUNTAINS 
also 
At tr a ct i ve 
Bird Baths 
in Concrete 
From $10. up 
Jardinieres, Vases 
Window Boxes 
Garden Benches 
Fireplaces, Mantels 
P. SARTI & CO. 
113 E. 34th St., N.Y.City 
Garden Accessories 
Plant Stakes Seed Markers 
Garden Tools with Painted 
Handles 
Gathering Baskets for Flowers 
and Vegetables 
Bird Houses Outdoor Furniture 
Send 25c, coin or stamps, for a bird plant 
stick and an illustrated catalog showing 
our garden furniture and fittings 
THE WOODCRAFT SHOPS, Inc. 
Morristown, New Jersey 
Screen the Entire Window 
You Can Open and Close 
the Shutters from the Inside 
By simply turning the small handle within 
your room, on the inside of the sash, the 
Mallory Shutter Worker 
enables you to open, close or adjust the 
shutters to any desired position and auto¬ 
matically lock them. The heavi¬ 
est wind will not slam them. 
T h e convenience, 
comfort and economy - 
of the Mallory Shut¬ 
ter Worker has been 
recognized by thou¬ 
sands of homes. Easy 
to install and costs 
little. Drop us a pos¬ 
tal for information. 
MALLORY MANUFACTURING CO. 
255 Main St. 
FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
T Simply turn the handle^ 
to adjust shutters- 
k automatically locked J 
Jn any position. 
Gladioli—Dahlias 
jWIY new 1916 cata- 
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three Special Offers 
and over 85 choice 
named varieties, is 
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be mailed to you upon 
application. IT WILL 
PAY YOU TO OR- 
DER NOW FOR 
EITHER IM¬ 
MEDIATE OR FU- 
T U R E DELIVERY. 
JELLE ROOS 
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS 
