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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1915 
lVTO MATTER how many improvements your 
-L ^ closet may have, if it isn’t silent it is a con¬ 
stant source of discomfort. If it’s a Si-wel-clo, it 
will operate so quietly it cannot be heard. 
THE TRENTON POTTERIES COMPANY 
SI-WEL-CLO 
Silent Closet 
It can’t be beard because it was designed to be quiet, and 
yet not a single sanitary feature has been neglected. Even 
if its highly glazed surface should be deliberately chipped 
with a hammer, it would still be white and impervious to 
grease and acids. The Si-wel-clo is not too expensive for 
a home costing $4000. 
Architects and Plumbers know and recommend 
the Si-wel-clo and all our other sanitary products. 
. lit tore you decide upon new bathroom fixtures, 
send for booklet R-8. “Bathrooms of Character” 
(shows plans and designs). 
The Trenton Potteries Co., Trenton, N. J., U. S. A. 
* “ The Largest Makers of Sanitary Pottery in U. S- A." 
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9 Church St., New York, N.Y. 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
HUDSON SHINGLES 
Mathews Decorations 
Porch Lawn & Garden 
Everything that’s desirable in outdoor 
craft will be found in our free portfolio of 
Garden Plates. Cool summer houses, at¬ 
tractive arbors and practical trel¬ 
lises and lattices of every conceiv- 
able kind will offer many 
suggestions for the beautifying of 
your property. Send for the port¬ 
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Bird Baths and Houses 
This practical bird bath will be 
shipped freight paid for $7.00. It is 
carefully cast of finest concrete 
from a most practical design which 
is further illustrated in our set of 
Bird House Plates. 
The Mathews Mfg. Co. 
909 Williamson Bldg. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Peonies as a Background for 
Annuals 
(Continued from page 29) 
guard petals, rosy white center with oc¬ 
casional edging of carmine; Canari, white 
guard, yellow center; Canadissima, white 
guard, silvery yellow, with green heart, 
early bloomer; Queen Victoria, outer 
white, center shaded to salmon; Couronne 
d'Or, large, showy white, revealing yel¬ 
low, very fragrant; Marie Jacquin, flesh 
white, golden stamens, sometimes almost 
single ; Marcelle Dessert, white tinted with 
lilac, large, new, rare—are all varieties 
highly to be commended. 
The pink peonies, “so like a rose,” vie 
with the queen of flowers itself in delicacy 
of tint and perfume. Their petals pile 
up like sunrise clouds, shading from shell 
to rose with lovely chromatic changes. 
Reine Hortense is considered by some to 
be the finest peony in existence, for it is 
large, evenly colored and reliable of 
growth. M. Jules Elie is also unusually 
large, outer guard petals glossy fresh 
pink, showing darker at its full heart; 
shapely light green leaves. Asa Gray, 
salmon-pink marked with carmine; Philo- 
mele, soft pink outer, center golden yel¬ 
low touched occasionally with rose, sweet 
perfume; Madame Calot, bright flesh-tint 
guard, center blush deepening to rose, 
large, shapely, profuse bloomer; La Tulipe, 
flesh shading to white, globular, stiff 
stems; Madame Chaumy, silky shell pink, 
beautifully formed, fine foliage; Ednlis 
superba, rose pink, the first to bloom; 
Ne plus ultra, flesh pink, good for cut¬ 
tings; L'Indispensable, shell pink, unusu¬ 
ally large and full, are all well-known 
favorites and come in the first rank with 
most growers because of their depend¬ 
ableness and beauty. 
Among the red peonies are the Adolphe 
Rousseau, the most brilliant red, borne on 
tall, stiff stems; Eugene Bigot, rich, vel¬ 
vety crimson; Felix Crousse, flame, ruby 
center, large, very satisfactory: Marechal 
Valliant, drooping in habit, heavy, solid, 
purplish red, blooms late; Marechal Mac- 
Mahon, broad, rich red guards, deep red, 
full, high, strong grower, glossy foliage; 
Rubra superba, brilliant crimson, late 
bloomer, most satisfactory; Souvenir du 
Dr. Bretonneau, bright cherry red, unusu¬ 
ally showy; Rubens, deep crimson, golden 
stomens, very striking; Rubra triumphans, 
brilliant crimson, rich foliage. 
The house shown on the cover of the 
August issue of EIouse and Garden, 
about which a great number of subscribers 
have inquired, is the home of Dr. George 
Wyeth at Fieldston, Riverdale, N. Y. 
Dwight J. Baum is the architect. 
In writing to advertisers, please mention House & Garden. 
