House and Garden 
The red oaks, unfortunately, are the ones 
generally selected. The vwood from 
them makes the homeliest and roughest 
ot the oak floors; the grain is the coars¬ 
est, and they stand moisture least well. 
However, remember that we are com¬ 
paring oak with oak, and no oak floor 
is to be lightly condemned. The so- 
called Spanish oak is the best of the red 
oaks. It grows in all the lower Alle¬ 
gheny regions. The live-oaks and post¬ 
oaks make light-colored, hard, easily- 
polished timber. But the white oak 
stands head and shoulders above all the 
others. It is the lightest in color, hard¬ 
est, grained closest, and is susceptible of 
the highest polish; from this comes the 
finest of the old English black-oak furni¬ 
ture; it withstands alike all climates. 
Birch {Betula alba and B. papyracea) 
makes an entirely satisfactory floor for 
dancing, as well as for kindred uses. It 
is easily brought to a smooth surface and 
a fine polish, is of a rich amber color of an 
even shade, and, in addition, has that 
rare elasticity and resiliency that makes 
it alike delightful for walking and 
dancing. 
What is said of birch applies equally 
well to hard maple {Acer rubrum and A. 
dasycarpum), both the white and red 
varieties, the white being that chosen for 
floors, it being the lightest colored of the 
wood so used. It is very hard, takes 
readily a fine polish; the hoards are not 
liable to warp, but, unfortunately, re¬ 
quire the very closest care in the drying 
to prevent shrinkage when laid. It is 
lasting, and is but little affected by water. 
Only beech, hickory and white oak ap¬ 
proach it in lightness of color. 
Hickory {Carya alba, C. glabra and C. 
amara) has too sterling qualities, gener¬ 
ally appreciated, to need detailed dis¬ 
cussion of its intrinsic worth, yet it is 
sadly neglected when the question of 
flooring is under consideration; perhaps 
that is due to the difficulty with which it 
is laid. It is an open-grain wood, hut 
takes polish with ease. From the various 
trees of the Carya alba is obtained the 
hickory nuts of commerce; while the 
Carya glabra yield the so-called pig nuts, 
and the Carya amara gives only a small 
bitter nut that is all hut worthless. 
Beech {Fagus sylvatica of Europe and 
F. ferrnginea of America) makes almost 
an ideal floor, light-colored and hard, 
and has the rare quality of wearing 
smoother with age; at times it is found 
beautifully bird’s-eyed. In the Southern 
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Pure White “Bone China” Toilet Accessories 
Plate 1610-K 
Plate 1620=K 
Plate 161S.K 
These bone china toilet 
fixtures for fastening upon 
the wall are the very things 
needed to complete the re¬ 
fined toilet. 
On account of the purity 
of the material and neatness 
of pattern and workman¬ 
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in the toilet of discriminat¬ 
ing persons, being easy of 
installation and of the 
proper durability for the 
uses to which toilet articles 
are subject. 
They are also reasonable 
in price and are absolutely 
the most sanitary fixtures 
made. 
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Brass connection, complete. S3-oo 
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Brass connection, complete. 3.00 
No. 1620-K, China Bracket with China Receptor and China Soap Cup with heavy Nickel Plated Brass 
connection, complete. 3-oo 
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