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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March'. 1911 j 
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AMERICAN FENCES and GATES 
Will give you real satisfaction not only today 
but for years to come. 
The State and National Government select 
our fences because of the indestructible mate¬ 
rials used in their construction. 
A brief description of your needs will bring 
you catalog 10 and a letter full of useful infor¬ 
mation that will enable you to select the fence 
best suited to your purpose. 
FENCE DEPARTMENT 
AMERICAN WIRE FORM CO. 
too CHURCH STREET NEW YORK CITY 
BONORA for Flower Lovers 
With your seed order, include 
Bonora, the greatest fertilizer 
in the world. Results are won¬ 
derful. 
If you have not used it, write 
for descriptive circular. Mar¬ 
vellous results. THOUSANDS 
USE IT. THOUSANDS EN¬ 
DORSE IT. 
i lb. 28 gals, postpaid $ 0.65 
S lbs. 140 gals, by ex. 2.50 
10 lbs. 280 gals, by ex. 4.75 
50 lbs. 1120 gals, by ex. 22.50 
ioo lbs. 2800 gals, by ex. 40.00 
Ask your dealer for it, or order 
direct. Put up in dry form. 
BONORA CHEMICAL CO- 
490 Broadway, New York City 
“PEGASUS” 
Elevating Clothes Dryer 
The most practical and serviceable dryer for 
the kitchen and laundry ever invented. All 
metal (except racks), smooth galvanized by 
patent process. It will last a lifetime and pay 
for itself many times over by saving wear 
and tear of clothes. Indispensable on stormy 
Mondays and EVERY Tuesday, in fact, it is 
so convenient it will be in use most of the 
time. _ Shipped complete, boxed, upon receipt 
of price, $5.00. Also made in bright polished 
finish, price $675. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. 
MESH A MFG. CO., 
117 Beekman Street New York 
(Continued from page 230.) 
inally to Bishop Potter. In this same col¬ 
lection is a glass goblet which was a part 
of the wedding outfit of Mrs. Page's 
grandmother in 1804. Mrs. Page’s pitcher 
has a curious decoration, consisting of 
oblong protuberances arranged in rows 
around the body. Surely it was such love¬ 
ly old ware as this which tempted and 
overcame one collector until her family 
complained of the size of her collection, 
since it forced them to eat their soup from 
pitchers! 
A quadruple decanter is an extremely 
interesting part of a collection. Its com¬ 
partments are lettered “Brandy,” etc., so 
that in those days when cake and liquors 
formed a proper refreshment even for the 
pastor, it was perhaps easier to keep one’s 
head and liquor straight. 
Miss Grace Atkinson has many fine 
pieces of old glass, and among them is the 
liquor case shown above. The bottles are 
gilt, and a glass tray is in the slide at the 
front; the set also contains two exquisitely 
cut wine-glasses decorated in gilt. The 
box is of mahogany bound with brass; 
stands ten inches high; and is lined with 
pink silk. This whole set came from Mar¬ 
blehead. 
The Bee Disease 
HE United States Department of 
Agriculture estimates that the an¬ 
nual honey crop is worth twenty millions 
of dollars. As the industry of bee keeping 
is capable of extension there are vast op¬ 
portunities of increasing this output. 
There is a difficulty to be encountered, 
however, which is a severe check to the 
business, causing loss of crop and weak¬ 
ened and destroyed colonies. This is the 
bee disease. 
Experiment has discovered that bees 
are subject to a bacterial disease which at¬ 
tacks the developing brood. As the adult 
bees die their progeny become weakened, 
their numbers depleted and eventually 
wiped out. Robber bees entering the hive 
to steal the honey, carry the infection. The 
disease can easily be controlled, but the 
majority of beekeepers are unaware of the 
existence and nature of the trouble. To 
protect healthy apiaries and assist the ig¬ 
norant, the Government has organized a 
corps of inspectors. Supplementary work 
is done by the issuance of pamphlets which 
may be had on request from the Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture. These not only tell 
corrective methods and treatment but 
enable owners to protect their stock from 
the ravages of others. 
Fruit 
F your pruning was not all completed 
by the last part of February, be sure 
to finish it now. This is the very last op¬ 
portunity for there will be no time next 
month. If you are thinking of setting 
out any fruits let this serve as a reminder 
that this is the time to be about it. 
Feed Your Plants and Lawn 
Every living thing demands food. 
Infant plants as well as infant children 
must have proper nourishment. 
In either instance the underfed droop, 
dwarf and often die. 
a ; J Starvatioi/soil stifles plant growth. 
rtXlomSij^ best so jj mugt be refertilized. 
^>Use Harwell’s Plant Grower 
and Land Renovator 
For Your Garden and Lawn 
The results of nesrly 100 years’ experience 
It is composed of only the best qualities 
of soil renovating ingredients. The plant 
foods and invigorants are chemically com¬ 
bined and rightly proportioned to assure 
the acme of results. 
SEND FOR FOLDER < 
Harwell’s AgriculturaljWo rr s 
Madlson^and Sands Streets, Waukegan, III. 
Established at Leicester. England, in 18C0. 
Highlands Nursery and 
Salem Branch Nursery 
(4,000 ft. elevation in the Carolina mountains! 
The largest collection of Hardy American Plants in 
the world. 
Rhododendrons, Kalniias and Andromedas 
for August and September Planting give splen¬ 
did results the following spring. 
Our tried native species are the best and the only ab¬ 
solutely hardy ones. Write now for Beautifully Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue which tells how to grow ihese 
things successfully. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, owner 
Salem, Mass. 
Have a Green Velvety Lawn| 
A Top Dressing of 
WflRb 
¥rad* 
MARK 
Pulverized Sheep Manure 
is the surest, quickest way. Produces most 
wonderful results. Easily applied and economical 
to use. No weeds or foreign grasses. A pure, 
natural fertilizer most effective and satisfactory 
for expert or amateur. Now is the time to apply. 
ym A/A per bbl. Freight prepaid east 
£JL AJKJ c f Missouri River. Write for 
*ir quantity prices and literature. 
The Pulverized Manure Company 
25 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill. 
Wizard Brand is handled 
by first-class seedsmen. 
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