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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
February, 1911 
“THE NEWPORT OF THE SOUTH” 
Hotel Park-in-the-Pines 
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA 
A Charming Winter Home Under Sunny Southern Skies 
T his handsomely appointed hotel at Aiken, S. C., is in a region 
famed as a health center. The pine-laden atmosphere is the 
driest east of the Rockies, with a mean temperature of 52 degrees. 
The water supply is from the purest of artesian springs. 
HOTEL PARK-IN-THE-PINES 
stands on elevated ground in the midst of two hundred acres of long 
leaf pine. It is one of the newest and most complete tourist hostelries 
in the south. It has 400 feet southern frontage, is provided with broad 
verandas and a solarium, and contains 300 spacious rooms. Its interiors 
are luxuriously furnished and provided with every modern conveni¬ 
ence. Consumptives excluded. 
Aiken is easily reached by the Southern 
Railway from New York in 22 hours, 
in through Pullman Sleepers. 
GOLF 
Hotel now open for the reception of guests. 
Formal opening, January 10th, 1911. Harry 
HUNTING 
TENNIS 
W. Priest Co., proprietors. Management 
of J. A. Sherrard. 
RIDING 
POLO 
FOR TERMS AND PARTICULARS ADDRESS 
DRIVING 
J. A. SHERRARD 
HOTEL PARK-IN-THE-PINES, :: AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA 
Make Your Home Beautiful 
Everblooming Roses, I year old, 90c. per doz.; 2 years 
old, $2.00 per doz. Dahlias, all varieties, $1.00 per 
doz. 
W. H. HARVEY, 
231 Old Frederick Road - BALTIMORE, MD. 
The Summer Queen of Flowers 
Gladden your garden and home all summer with 
stately spikes of delicate and dazzling Gladioli. Every 
bulb sure to bloom this very summer. 
50 GLADIOLUS BULBS FOR 50 CTS., POSTPAID 
A selected assortment—an unequaled offer. Worth five 
times this price. Cultural directions included. Only one 
box to each address. Order now to insure getting them. 
A postal brings you our new catalogue. 
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EVERGREENS 
Nursery grown, suitable for all pur¬ 
poses. $4.00 and up per thousand. We 
have 50 millions. Our low prices will 
astonish you. Also Hardy Forest trpes, 
Shade, Ornamental aud Fruit trees, 
Shrubs, Vines, etc. Our beautiful Cat¬ 
alog is crowded with valuable informa¬ 
tion. This and 50 Great Bargain Sheet are Free. 
Send for them today. 
D. HILL NURSERY CO., Box 301, Dundee, III. 
Evergreen Specialists 
HORSFORDS » d 
Plants 
Weather 
When you buy plants that have stood a Vermont 
winter, you can rely upon their not being killed by* 
the first ?old wave. Plants raised in such a climate 
are better fitted for any change they may have to 
stand in the way of soil, climate, etc., than plants 
from the South. It needs only a trial to convince 
anyone of this. Horsford’s plants are nearly all 
field grown. Send to-day for new catalogue. 
F. H. HORSFORD, Charlotte, Vermont. 
and 
Flower 
Seeds 
that 
Grow 
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and shrubs made a striking impression. So 
great was its appeal that the following 
spring found us in possession. The little 
house is only a story and a half high, but 
modern improvements and a little remodel¬ 
ing made it a comfortable summer home. 
Comfort and convenience added to an old 
landmark without spoiling its charm 
The main room downstairs we used as 
the living-room, and adapted another im¬ 
mediately adjoining in the rear as a bed¬ 
chamber. A third little room we converted 
into a bath. Upstairs we found space to 
provide quarters for our guests and for the 
maid. With the addition of electric lights 
and running water our interior scheme 
was made complete. 
Outside we built a garage of the same 
color and style as the house, and spent the 
A quaint little red house, set close to the 
road, and surrounded by fine old trees 
rest of our labor in improving the porch. 
A piece of opaque glass let into the roof 
gave us more light in the living-room. 
Now, as our alterations are completed, 
we receive considerable satisfaction in the 
thought that we possess a house thorough¬ 
ly consistent with present-day ideas. The 
porch in the rear, with its quaint benches; 
the small window panes, and even the 
Dutch door, represent types of former 
architecture which the modern period has 
stamped with its approval and adopted for 
its use. Best of all, however, we have 
added comfort and convenience to an old 
landmark without destroying its appear¬ 
ance. Natalie Rose. 
A Good Utility Plant 
A MONG the 300 species of Ipomea 
there are many varieties both beau¬ 
tiful and well adapted for special require¬ 
ments. Owing to these numerous forms, 
however, there is some difficulty in getting 
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