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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1915 
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Safety, beauty and economy 
argue for the stucco house. 
But the walls must be built 
right. This means more than 
good cement. It means good 
materials and good work over 
Rigid Metal Lath 
Herringbone walls do not crack. 
They will not discolor. Herring¬ 
bone cuts out repairs when it is 
used for both inside and outside 
walls. 
Herringbone ceilings do not fall. 
A beautiful house stays beautiful 
when Herringbone metal lath is 
used. Where corrosion is violent, 
we recommend Herringbone 
Armco Iron Lath — made of the 
most rust-resisting iron. Such a 
house makes a permanent, fire- 
resisting and inexpensive home. 
“The House 
That Father Built” 
with its beautiful illustrations, help¬ 
ful suggestions and practical aids 
will be sent free to you if you are 
interested in a house that will last. 
Please mention your architect’s 
name so thatwe can co-operate with 
him in building you a beautiful, fire- 
resisting home at a minimum ex¬ 
pense. 
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1370 Logan Ave. Youngstown, Ohio 
Makers also of Self-Sentering, 
the concrete reinforcement that ^ 
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2 West 47th St., New York 
Drop Leaf Table ( X-17); size , 
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alone. Whatever coloring is to be applied 
may be included in the mixture, but no 
coloring is necessary, for, when dry, the 
surface will have an agreeable tone from 
the presence of the sand. Plasterers fre¬ 
quently object to making a sand finish 
because the heavily “sanded” plaster pulls 
and is harder to work than ordinary 
“white coat,” but the result is worth what¬ 
ever additional cost and labor are entailed. 
The sand-mixed plaster pulls too much to 
be worked in molds, so that no moldings 
or intricacies of any kind should be at¬ 
tempted in it. Sand-finished plaster is 
particularly appropriate for the upper part 
of walls that are wainscoted either high 
or low with oak, chestnut, butternut or 
some other wood of markedly brownish 
tinge. As an agreeable alternative to sand- 
finished plaster may be mentioned a plaster 
made of ground Caen stone, which is usu¬ 
ally finished by tooled lines to give the 
efifect of joints between blocks of cut 
stone. 
Efficiency in the Flower Garden 
(Continued from page 23 ) 
As they suck the plant juices from under 
the surface of the stems or leaves, the 
poisons described above are useless against 
them and resort must be had to something 
that will either smother them by coating 
them over, asphyxiate them, or destroy 
them by contact. The simplest and surest 
remedy for this class of insects is kero¬ 
sene emulsion; it may be readily made at 
home by dissolving a piece of soap about 
an inch thick and wide and 2 inches long 
in a pint of hot water and adding a quart 
of kerosene and churning thoroughly. To 
use, dilute further with ten to fifteen parts 
of water. Even a simpler way is to buy 
the concentrated emulsion ready prepared 
and dilute with water according to direc¬ 
tions. There are several market prepa¬ 
rations which have as their chief ingre¬ 
dient nicotine. Most of these are very 
effective against aphids and other sucking 
insects. They come in varying strength, 
but usually those containing the highest 
percentage of nicotine are the cheapest to 
use, because, though costing more, they 
can be much further diluted than the lower 
grade. In using any preparation of this 
kind be sure to follow the directions very 
carefully. 
There are a good many kinds of blight, 
rust and mildew which attack a number 
of the plants in the flower garden, includ¬ 
ing roses, hollyhocks, verbenas, carnations 
and some others. The standard specific 
for all these things is Bordeaux mixture. 
Wherever one wants to make sure of 
keeping his plants healthy, and thus secure 
a good crop of flowers, even though the 
foliage is somewhat discolored, spray reg¬ 
ularly with Bordeaux mixture every ten 
days or two weeks. Where it is desirable 
to keep the foliage clean and unspotted 
ammoniacal copper carbonate solution may 
be used in place of the Bordeaux; but it 
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about it. 
In July, a little food, a 
little water, and a littlelov- 
ing care, insure a beauti¬ 
ful lawn and flowers. Top 
dress your lawn with Ra¬ 
dium Plant Food, dig it in 
around your flowers and 
shrubbery—they will re¬ 
spond with spring vigor. 
Plants are living things and 
need food while growing. 
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Fertilizer (Plant Food) 
Contains nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash and 
radium. One pound will fertilize 50 sq. ft., or a plot 
10x5 ft. Sold by dealers, or prepaid East of Missis¬ 
sippi River (West, add 5c lb.), as follows: 
12 cz. can, $ .25 2 lb. can, $ .50 
5 lb. can, 1.00 10 lb. can, 1.75 
25 lb. can, $3.75 
Our famous booklet, “Radium Makes Things Grow," 
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Trap Sparrows 
They keep native son" birds away from our gardens. U. S. 
Dept, of Agriculture Bulletin urges us to destroy English 
Sparrows. Get the 
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Works automatically. Double funnel trap on left; drop trap 
on right. Catches sparrows all the time. Lasts a lifetime. 
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and other animals away from birds in trees. Made of wire; 
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