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U-BAR GREENHOUSES 
PIERSON 
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS 
U-BAR CO. 
1 MADISON AYE-NEW YORK. 
When You Conclude 
To Build Your Greenhouse 
bear in mind that the height of bloom perfection in flowers, and that natural deliciousness and 
delicacy of flavor in fruits can only be obtained in a greenhouse that, because of its extreme 
lightness, approaches the nearest to actual outdoor conditions. This the lU-Bar greenhouse 
does. It is absolutely different from any other greenhouse construction. The cost of main¬ 
tenance of the U-Bar greenhouse is surprisingly low. It is by far the best greenhouse built. 
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WATER UNDER PRESSURE 
in the country home and an abundance of it is assured by the 
CORCORAN TANK TOWER 
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which provides the most certain of all systems of water supply. Its capacity is 
sufficient to deliver water under pressure for the entire estate, including house, 
stable, garden and for fire protection. 
Our tanks are built on trussed steel and wooden towers, which can be 
housed in by sheathing or shingling to harmonize with any architectural scheme. 
The housed-in frame may be built as an annex to the house to contain ser¬ 
vants’ quarters, bachelors’ rooms, billiard room, etc. 
Corcoran Tanks are built to withstand the elements and are guaranteed 
water-tight and frost-proof. We also build windmills. 
Our forty years of tank and tower building is your guarantee. 
Send for our Tank, Tower and Windmill Book. 
A. J. CORCORAN, Inc., 17 John Street, New York 
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lettuce 
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m,' "the Spring! 
Treat your plants right! Use Sunlight Double Glass Sash 
What you can have ahead of time 
Cabbage,cauliflower,beets, tomatoes, peppers 
and sweet potatoes tosetout early intheir season 
—and ready to eat when such things are luxuries. 
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Sanlight Double Gass Sash never needs covering 
It eliminates all the getting out in the cold, wet 
and snow to handle heavy boards and soggy mats. 
The doable layer of glass does it 
Between the two layers is a layer of dry still air 
—%inch thick — a perfect non-conductor of heat 
or cold. The beds are never covered and plants 
get all the light from sun-up to sun-down — grow 
faster and sturdier for this reason. 
Glass is held in place without putty. 
Can’t work loose. Easily replaced. 
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other is a book on liot-bedsand cold-frames by 
Prof. Massey an authority on the subject. It 
tells liow to make and care for the beds: what 
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these books 
February, 19 ii 
and Sheraton furniture that are appro¬ 
priate for any need. 
In choosing new “old” furniture, do not 
buy any that has a bright and hideous fin¬ 
ish. The great cabinetmakers and their 
followers used wax, or oil, and rubbed, 
rubbed, rubbed. This dull finish is imi¬ 
tated, but not equalled, by all good furni¬ 
ture makers, and the bright finish simply 
proclaims the cheap department store. 
Another thing to remember is that rocking- 
chairs are tabooed in all period styles. A 
rocking-chair should never occur in any 
well-regulated family. 
There are beautiful stuffs made in ap¬ 
propriate designs for any period for wall— 
and furniture — covering and hangings; 
they are copies of old tapestries, brocades, 
cretones and chintzes. If one does not 
care to have the walls covered with a 
fabric there are wonderfully clever wall 
papers made that give the feeling of tex¬ 
ture and are careful copies of old tapes¬ 
tries and other fabrics. Old designs in 
wallpapers are also copied. 
The modern “Arts and Crafts” move¬ 
ment, and also that called “Art Nou¬ 
veau,” which must not be confused with 
the frightful work seen lately in many 
shops, are at their best in Europe, but 
many well-trained and truly artistic men 
and women both there and in this coun¬ 
try are working faithfully to bring their 
ideas to perfection. Here, the furniture 
of this movement is chiefly “Mission,” 
which is appropriate for houses of the 
bungalow and Craftsmen types. As I 
have said before, it should never be com¬ 
bined with the old styles if each is to do 
justice to itself. Willow furniture is 
another modern style that has great charm, 
especially for country houses. 
Rooms that open into one another must 
be kept in the same period, or the rhyme 
and reason for it has gone. Rooms that 
are so placed that one cannot look from 
one to another may be treated in different 
styles. It is something to be thankful for 
that the fearful and amazing fashion has 
passed of having first a Dutch room, then 
a French one. then a Turkish “cozy cor¬ 
ner,” then an Indian room, and so on, until 
all the world was included in one small 
house, and one felt as jarred as if a flying 
trip had really been taken. 
The Small California Garden 
(Continued from page 81) 
11. Pansies: They are all-the-year- 
bloomers, but must be grown in partial 
shade in summer. At other times they do 
well in a sunny bed, well enriched. 
12. Stock: The cut-and-come-again 
varieties are admirable for winter bloom, 
lasting two to three months after the 
flowering once begins. Young plants 
brought from the nursery, and set out the 
last of September, bloom abundantly by 
Christmas. 
13. Calendula: Another admirable win¬ 
ter bloomer. We sow the seeds in Sep¬ 
tember or October in a sunny bed, and the 
rich orange-yellow flowers give a Midas 
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