House and Garden 
fall, spring flowering bulbs in between. 
Start your stakes for the back row of col¬ 
umbines six inches in from the fence and 
fifteen inches apart in the line. Then 
place stakes within three inches of the 
front border and fifteen inches apart in 
the line, starting the first stake at one 
end so that it comes in between two 
back stakes. Then plant your bulbs in 
between and up to within three inches of 
each stake. This allows a space of six 
inches diameter open for the colum¬ 
bines. The stakes may be removed 
after the bulbs are planted as the open 
spaces will be evident in the spring. 
Mulch the bulbs with straw for winter 
protection and let them remain in the 
ground all summer. 
ECONOMICAL WAYS OF USING CEMENT 
WITH DECORATIVE EFFECT 
{Continued from page l6o.) 
Figure 4 as a striking example of this, 
the projecting ornaments in the capital 
and the strongly modeled tiles represent¬ 
ing fruit and leaves being in perfect 
harmony with the roughly treated back¬ 
ground. Figure 5 is another example 
of the good eft'ects to be obtained in this 
way. The columns illustrated in Fig¬ 
ures 2 and 3 show a very frank treat¬ 
ment of concrete. In the originals the 
capitals glow with rich color, while the 
moulded mass of concrete suggests ex¬ 
treme strength and durability. 
Figure 6 is an excellent example of the 
use of concrete as a background for 
ornamental work of this character. The 
concrete is quite rough and uneven. 
Any trowelling or slicking-up would de¬ 
tract from its charm. 
The work shown is quite elaborate 
and therefore expensive, but decoration 
equally effective could be obtained by 
using comparatively few tiles. 
THE EDISON CONCRETE HOUSE 
^"T^HE value of a well-established repu- 
tation has never been so fully 
exemplified as in the manner with which 
the general public has received the prop¬ 
osition of Mr. Edison to construct 
monolithic houses of concrete in accord¬ 
ance with a design prepared by him, 
which has been published and illustrated 
in a great majority of publications con¬ 
nected with building matters. While 
the proposition has evidently startled 
many and raised serious doubts as to its 
The Decorative 
Department of the 
Sherwin-Williams Co. 
T 
HE Sherwin-Williams Company 
has established a very 
r4 
so as to produce any desired effects. 
The plan of giving you this ex¬ 
pert Decorative service is a very 
simple one and owners and pros¬ 
pective builders, should write for full 
detailed information. 
The Sherwin-Williams Co. 
LARGEST (BECAUSE BEST) PAINT AND VARNISH 
MAKERS IN THE WORLD 
Address all inquiries to Decorative Department, 
complete p 
Decorative Department with a f 
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department is prepared to furnish com¬ 
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and descriptions for the interior decora¬ 
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rooms of a house, including the outside 
of the house. The suggestions will also 
include hangings, wall decorations, rugs, 
I furniture, etc., to go with these finishes 
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COSTING 
$2000 TO $5000 
DESIGNS FOR 
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Comprising the best 24 designs, selected from 
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PERSPECTIVES, PLANS, ELEVATIONS, 
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and includes a detailed estimate of cost, de¬ 
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Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers 
1232 LAND TITLE BLDG., PHILADELPHIA 
Price $1.00 Post Free 
*This 
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VENETIAN, DUTCH 
ITALIAN 6 TURKISH 
LANTERNS 
Made of Heavy Wrought Iron 
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