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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1911. 
ANTIQUE FURNITURE 
Rare China, Pewter, 
Old Lamps, Andirons, Etc. 
NO REPRODUCTIONS 
HENRY V. WEIL 
698 Lexington Avenue 
Cor. 57th Street New York 
Sun Dial Shop 
&ntiqucg 
anterior 2Decoration 
MRS. HERBERT NELSON CURTIS 
22 East 34th Street NEW YORK CITY 
TELEPHONE 2970 MADISON 
ANTIQUES 
HAND BRAIDED RUGS 
Send 4c. in stamps for catalog and lists 
RALPH WARREN BURNHAM 
IPSWICH IN MASSACHUSETTS 
JJAVE you an odd piece of furniture, silver, china or bric-a-brac you would like to dispose of? 
Advertise in this department and bring it to the attention of thousands of our readers. We are 
glad to advise buyers of antiques as to reliable dealers on request. Address Manager Antique Dept. 
HOUSE GARDEN, 449 Fourth Avenue, New York 
THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL 
COMPLIMENTARY-PORTFOLIO oT CDIDR PLATES^ 
Notable Examples Of 
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It is invaluable for either mansion or cottage. It 
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on the other hand, thousands of inexpensive houses 
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advice. It presents this information interestingly and 
in a plain, practical way. Everything is illustrated: 
frequently in sepia and colors. 
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Color in the Garden 
TX^HILE variety of coloring is one of 
" ' the most pleasing features con¬ 
nected with the blooming time of bulbs, 
this same amazing variety also leads to 
embarrassing complications in the gar¬ 
den, for it is among the bulbous plants 
that we find the brightest reds, the rich¬ 
est yellows, the clearest blues, the strong¬ 
est purples, the most decided pinks, and 
the purest whites. Without very much 
effort one can plant a bulb bed in such 
fashion as to set all the teeth in the 
neighborhood on edge. Bulb beds, there¬ 
fore, should be planted with some regard 
to color. You can safely mix yellows 
with whites and purples, for nature does 
that in the pansy. You may plant reds 
and yellows in the same bed with no very 
serious results, but cerise pinks and the 
blues that are really blue must be kept 
away from the yellows, reds, and purples. 
The blossoms of a little bulbous plant 
called scilla siberica are the most intense¬ 
ly blue of any flower. In the chionodoxa 
we find various shades of this same blue. 
The puschkinia, too, though much paler 
than either of these, may be considered 
a blue flower. It is an excellent plan to 
group these attractive scillas, chionodoxas 
and puschkinias in a little bed with snow¬ 
drops and white crocuses. They must 
never be planted with purple crocuses, 
for they bloom at the same time, and the 
color combination is atrocious. One 
should avoid putting mixed hyacinths in 
this bed, too, since either purple or pink 
blossoms would destroy the pleasing ef¬ 
fect of the blue and white. Both the 
scillas and the chionodoxas — the snow¬ 
drops and white crocuses—live from year 
to year and may be counted on to increase 
pleasantly if the soil is to their liking. 
The tulip, more than any other one 
flower, lends itself with graciousness to 
the gardener’s love of color schemes for 
tulips may be found in such an endless 
variety of color and shade that all tastes 
and needs can easily be satisfied. 
F. H. Sweet 
The Dog In Winter 
TXT" HEN the kennels are a permanent 
™ ” structure of the improved concrete 
construction they should be built with a 
south or southwestern exposure, allowing 
plenty of'sunlight. Care should be taken 
that the bedding be kept clean and the 
house free from filth and refuse. Thor¬ 
ough cleaning should be made more fre¬ 
quently in winter than during the rest of 
the year as the dog keeps his kennel for 
a greater part of the time and consequently 
more dirt accumulates. It is often a good 
plan to sprinkle the floor with some good 
non - irritating disinfectant. The bed 
raised above the floor has the advantage 
of being cleaner and warmer than the one 
flush with the bottom of the kennel, and 
should be supplied with warm blankets or 
an old quilt or anything that can be aired 
and cleaned. 
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