HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March, 1911 
Asbestos “Century” Shingle Roof— Tipple and Co 
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Asbestos “Century” Shingles 
“The Roof that Outlives the Building” 
M 
AINTENANCE economy is the watchword with 
industrial concerns these days. High upkeep charges 
on a building cut into dividends. 
How much repairs and painting any old 
time roofing will add to the year’s ex¬ 
penses depends on the size of your build¬ 
ing. 
Asbestos “Century” Shingles are inde¬ 
structible. Officials keen on getting facts 
will tell you that these Shingles need no 
repairs—no painting. Their first cost is 
the only cost—and you pay no more for 
Asbestos "Century” Shingles than you ex-, 
pect to pay for a first class roof. 
In every industrial centre in the world 
you will find industrial buildings of all 
types roofed with Asbestos “Century” 
Shingles. 
They are the first practical lightweight 
roofing of reinforced concrete. Weather¬ 
proof-—fireproof—timeproof. Cannot split, 
blister, crack, rot or rust. 
You can get Asbestos “Century” 
Shingles in three colors—Newport Gray 
(silver gray), Slate (blue black), and 
Indian Red—in numerous shapes and 
sizes. Ask your responsible Roofer about 
Asbestos “Century” Shingles-. Write for 
our illustrated Booklet C, "Roof 
Economy,” full of valuable pointers for 
the man with an industrial building to be 
roofed. 
The Keasbey & Mattison Company 
Factors 
Ambler, Pennsylvania 
Ne» 
Paint spoils the natural surface- 
costs twice as much. 
Dexter Brothers' English Shingle Stains 
preserve and waterprooi the wood. They are maac ot imest En¬ 
glish ground colors, mixed in linseed and special preserving 
oils which double the life of the shingles. Write for stained 
miniature shingles. Examine them carefully. Match them 
against the natural setting of your house until the right color A 
combination is found. With them we shall send booklet, which l 
tells about our stains, and shows letters from owners and 
architects. 
Dexter Brothers Co,, II 5 Broad St., Boston, II 33 B’dw’y, N. Y. 
Nlakers'of PETRIFAX CEMENT COATING 
AGENTS—H. M. Hooker Co., Chicago; John D. S. 
Potts, 281 Race St., Phila. ; E. B. Totten, Security 
Bldg., St. Louis ; I'. H. McDonald, Grand Rapid;; 
F. T. Crowe & Co., Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Wash, 
and Portland,Ore. ; M. D. Francis, Atlanta, Ga. ; Car¬ 
olina Portland Cement Co., Birmingham and Mont¬ 
gomery, Ala., Jacksonville, Fla., Charleston, S. C., 
Orleans.La. ; F .S.Combs, Halifax, N. S., AND DEALERS 
Stain brings out 
the grain, gives 
a soft, velvety 
appearance. 
Paint hides the 
grain, spoils the 
natural surface 
of the wood. 
The Small Model as an Aid in 
Building a Home. 
( Continued, from page 156) 
far exceeded the original idea, as it gave 
thickness and texture to the roof. Here 
and there one or two tiles are vari-colored. 
in order to do away with the stereotyped 
effect of an even roof. 
Another point encountered was that 
when the first models were made and set 
up with their transparent windows, there 
was a misleading effect, due to the fact 
that one could look through the building 
and see the back of the cardboard, as 
well as the interior construction of the 
framework. This was overcome by paint¬ 
ing the entire interior of the model black, 
before setting it in position. This suc¬ 
cessfully concealed the real interior or 
construction of the house. For giving 
texture to the models, fine sandpaper in 
a great many cases was used to indicate 
pebble-dash walls. It was used i n the 
natural state or given a slight wash over 
the entire sheet before windows were cut 
out. Where a rough-cast wall was de¬ 
sired, thick bookboard was used with a 
rough surface of the required color. 
These models, complete, measure 45 x 
25 in., and weigh about twelve pounds 
each. 
Grow Your Own Fruit. 
(Continued from page 163) 
matter, will be given in the concluding 
article of this series next month. 
SETTING 
Standard apple trees, fully grown, will 
require thirty to forty-five feet of space 
between them each way. It takes, how¬ 
ever, ten or twelve years after the trees 
are set before all of this space is needed. 
A system of “fillers,” or inter-planting, 
has come into use as a result of this, which 
will give at least one hundred per cent, 
more fruit for the first ten years. Small¬ 
growing standards, standard varieties on 
dwarf stock, and also peaches, are used 
for this purpose in commercial orchards. 
But the principle may be applied with 
equally good results to the home orchard, 
or even to the planting of a few scattered 
trees. The standard dwarfs give good sat¬ 
isfaction as “permanent fillers.” Where 
space is very limited, or the fruit must go 
into the garden, they may be used in place 
of the standard sorts altogether. The 
dwarf trees are, as a rule, not so long- 
lived as the standards, and to do their best, 
need more care in fertilizing and manur¬ 
ing; but the fruit is just as good, just as 
much, or more, can be grown on the same 
area, and the trees come into bearing two 
to three years sooner. They cost less to 
begin with and are also easier to care 
for. in spraying and pruning and in pick¬ 
ing the fruit. 
CULTIVATION 
The home orchard, to give the very 
finest quality of fruit, must be given care¬ 
ful and thorough cultivation. In the case 
of scattered trees, where it is not practi- 
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