June, i 9 i 6 
57 
Practical 
Education 
Educational Register 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
440 Fourth Ave., New York 
D O you know that there are reliable schools where 
you get a thorough knowledge of horticul¬ 
ture, forestry, interior decoration, designing, 
etc.? Such subjects are fascinating and enjoyable. 
Their study gives you a wider appreciation of life 
and the expense is not unreasonable. Write the Educa¬ 
tion Register of House & Garden, stating subject in 
which you are interested, the preference as to location, 
the approximate amount you wish to spend, and com¬ 
plete information, descriptions of courses, costs, etc., 
will be sent you. 
T 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 Drecr'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 live duotone plates, hundreds of photographic 
reproductions, and offers the best of everything in Seeds, 
Plants. Bulbs, etc. 
~Mailed free' if you mention this publication 
We offer free to our patrons the advice of our experts in 
devising plans for ponds and selecting varieties. 
HENRY A. DREER, 714-716 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 
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so it slides 
I N the winter when the 
days are short and gray 
days are many, it is 
vital that every possible bit 
of sunshine and light reach 
your plants. Snow lying 
on the roof completely 
shuts out the light. Your 
plants stand still; buds re¬ 
fuse to bloom. U-Bar 
Greenhouse roofs are self¬ 
snow-cleaners. 
There is nothing for the 
snow to stick to or back up 
against 
practically as fast as it falls. 
Look at the photograph of 
this U-Bar house taken up 
in snow-bound Canada. See 
the snow heaped up on the 
workroom roof and yet the 
greenhouse is as free as on 
a summer’s day. 
This is but one of the many 
U-Bar Greenhouse superior 
points. They are all told briefly 
and pointedly in our catalog. 
Send for it. Or send for us. 
Or both. 
^U-BAR greenhouses 
PIERSON U-BAR CO 
ONE MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. 
Mott Fountains 
T HE quiet, refreshing cool¬ 
ness of some spot made 
more beautiful by a Mott 
Fountain, gives distinction to 
any country place. 
All Mott Fountains can now 
be equipped with self-supplying 
Motor Pumps. No expensive 
piping or water waste. Write 
for information. 
We issue separate catalogs 
of Display Fountains, Drinking 
Fountains, Electroliers, Vases, 
Grilles and Gateways, Settees 
and Chairs, Statuary, Aquari¬ 
ums, Tree Guards, Sanitary 
Fittings for Stable and Barn. 
Any of these are gladly sent 
on request. 
Address Ornamental Department 
THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, Fifth Avenue and 17th St., New York 
MOir 
1ST 
Are You Going To Hose Hold 
Again All This Summer 
Or Take Your Leisure While 
The Skinner System Does Your Watering? 
T HESE glorious June evenings; what 
a shame for you to spend them hose 
holding. What an aggravation to 
see your neighbor walking around smok¬ 
ing and enjoying his leisure, while his 
Skinner System does all his garden 
watering for him. 
All he has to do is to turn on the 
water; then turn the water wherever he 
wants to water; and go on leisure joy 
tasting. 
You can't wear white “ducks" and 
hose hold. Neither can you sit by com¬ 
placently and see your garden dry up; 
and all that labor, all that pleasure you 
have had in it, go practically to naught. 
When, however, you find out that for 
so little as $13.75 you can have a com- 
The 
Skinner Irrigation 
Company 
plete 50-foot Portable Skinner System 
Line equipment for overhead watering, 
then you will admit it sounds interesting. 
$13.75 buys a completely equipped 
Portable Line 50 feet long that* will 
water 2,500 square feet; or a space 25 
feet on each side. 100-foot line, $26.25. 
Lines can he furnished in any length, 
made to fit your garden. 
It is easy to put up. In a jiffy you 
can take it down and change its location. 
If you send remittance with the order 
we will gladly pay delivery on the port¬ 
able line anywhere East of the Missis¬ 
sippi. 
If you want further particulars send 
for Portable Line Booklet. 
231 Water Street 
Troy, Ohio 
