House and Garden 
tion. I'he hush variety, if grown out¬ 
doors, should he under glass hy this time, 
and for a few days longer will need con¬ 
stant attention in dishudding and tying. 
Be sure not to overwater or overdose 
with liquid stimulants either pot or 
bench plants. I'he present is a good 
time to give a final surface dressing of 
some approved manure mixed with fine 
loam to both pots and benches. While 
well-rotted cow manure does fairly well, 
better still is a reliable pulverized article 
such as the Wizard Brand of the Pul¬ 
verized Manure Company, Chicago, 
Illinois. If not already done remove the 
decaying foliage from the base of the 
stems. It is just as well to remove all 
leaves a foot from the ground to admit 
light and ventilation. In using liquid 
stimulants change the food, alternating 
with the cow and sheep products. As 
the fall exhibitions come round make 
memoranda of a few desirable additions 
for next season. 
This is the season when the lawns are 
usually given a top dressing of manure. 
The custom of scattering a heavy coating 
of stable litter and manure while having 
the merit of a mulch offends the eye hy 
shutting out the green until the snows 
fall in their pity and hide with a pure 
covering of wliitetheuninviting prospect. 
During damp and rainy weather the 
manure thus spread is tracked on the 
walks and upon the porches and it is 
questionable whether the mulch advan¬ 
tage is not entirely overcome by the 
unsightly and untidy results. Beside, 
there is sure to follow a growth of foul 
weeds and grass. It is next to impos¬ 
sible to get rid of these. Disposing of 
numerous personal inquiries, from per¬ 
sonal experimentation as well as observa¬ 
tion, pulverized manures are commended 
for landscape fertilization. A thorough 
test of the Wizard Brand of fertilizer 
above mentioned, has led to the con¬ 
viction that there is nothing on the 
market better for general uses in the 
garden. As a lawn maker, for flower 
roots, roses, peonies, and perennial 
flowers it is unsurpassed. For garden 
purposes, flower or vegetable, it is su¬ 
perior to phosphate or bone fertilizer. 
It leaves a permanent enrichment of the 
soil; it is free from sulphuric acid or 
other injurious chemicals. For a fall 
dressing for the lawn, broadcast about 
sixty or a hundred pounds per thousand 
square feet of surface and it will prove 
!: Artistic Bedrooms 
Your home is judged by the furnishing of the bed¬ 
rooms. One glance at these rooms, if they are not dainty 
and artistic will destroy the good impression made by your living and 
reception rooms. The bed is the key-note in bedroom furnishing. 
^‘Art Brass Beds’’ 
are artistic and pleasing. They are made in period patterns, Colonial. 
Renaissance, Louis XVI, etc., to match other furniture. 
The finish will never tarnish or need, attention. Parts 
cannot loosen, casters easy rolling, ball bearing. 
Send us your dealer’s name for a copy of our book ^*Masters 
pieces in Brass,** Free. 
Choose from our book, and we will see that your dealer is supplied 
with the style you select. 
Art Bedstead Company, 3704 Rockwell St., Chicago. 
Metal Beds and Cribs for liomes and institutions. 
Mercer Boiler for Steam and Hot Water Heating 
Our Heating Boilers 
and Radiators 
are made for the home 
where the Architect 
and Owner demand 
uniform heat in all 
weather. 
The efficiency of our 
apparatus makes this 
always possible. 
MILLS SAFETY BOILERS 
THE H. B. SMITH CO. 
Factory, Westfield, Mass. 
728 Arch St., Philadelphia 
COTTAGE CHIFFONIER 
A Suggestion 
Our Specialty is 
Cottage Furniture 
Simple in line and welLbuilt 
Can be obtained finished or un¬ 
finished to be stained to match inte¬ 
riors. 
A request will bring a package 
containing 200 distinctive patterns. 
Visitors are invited to inspect 
specimen pieces displayed in our 
warerooms. 
WILLIAM LEAVENS ^ CO., 
Manufacturers, 
32 Canal St., Boston, Mass. 
In Kritiny to adcertiscrs please mention House and Gakden. 
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