HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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A Composition for the Sanitary 
Treatment of Concrete or 
Cement Floors, Walls 
and Ceilings 
The charm of an out-of-door breakfast room 
appeals to every one. 
The pergola, patio and inner court yard 
have become important features of the Ameri¬ 
can country or suburban home. To find a fin¬ 
ish for concrete or cement walls and floors 
has interested architects and clients. 
KONKRETO made by Murphy Varnish 
Company, fulfills the requirements. It pre¬ 
vents dampness and gives a smooth and dust- 
proof surface preserving the cement. It may 
be procured in the natural gray tone or the 
dull red as desired. 
Suggestions are sent for the treatment of 
out-of-door rooms as well as for the finish and 
decoration of the entire house. 
The Penetrating Oil Stains made by Murphy 
Varnish Company for interior wood trim show 
beautiful natural tones and are lasting and 
easy to apply. 
W RITE today for sample panels, mention¬ 
ing the wood to be used in the building, 
and send your blue prints or a rough draft 
of them to Murphy Varnish Company’s Depart¬ 
ment of Decoration. You will receive a complete 
color scheme for your house, and careful and 
expert advice regarding its interior finish and 
decoration. 
This Department is under the direction of 
Margaret Greenleaf, whose reputation as Con¬ 
sulting Decorator is national. This assures you 
artistic as well as practical help. 
Si kThe compliment of this service is extended by 
Murphy Varnish Company to their patrons and 
is without charge. 
Address Department of Decoration 
Murphy Varnish Company 
345 Fifth Avenue 
NEW YORK 
ELIZABETH VIOLETS 
Large, Fragrant, De¬ 
veloped to perfection by 
Plants now ready. Violets should be plantetl 
my process, 
. now. 
Large mature plants 25 cents; two for 45 cents. 
Address F. O. HAMEL, Do Soto, Mo. 
* Opal-Glass-Lined $ 
Oak Refrigerator 
Freight Prepaid from Factory 
You get this highest grade Solid Oak, Wickes’ New Con¬ 
structed Refrigerator, lined with Opal Glass, “better than mar¬ 
ble,” for only $31.75 —freight prepaid from factory. 
You buy the Wickes Refrigerator direct from the 
factory, at actual factory prices. You save all the 
dealers’, jobbers’ and department store profits. You 
get the Wickes at the price asked everywhere for 
ordinary "enameled” refrigerators, for which you havetO Day the 
freight in addition. 
The Wickes 
New Constructed No. 230 
is made of solid oak, to last a lifetime—perfectly joined and beautifully 
finished. The food compartment and door are lined throughout with 
OPAL GLASS, 7-16 inch thick. Our exclusive construction gives you 
double refrigeration from every pound of ice. Opal glass makes the 
V/ICKES absolutely sanitary. 
Your money refunded if the WICKES is not exactly as repre¬ 
sented. See and use this high-grade refrigerutor in your home. 
Send for Free Beautiful Art Catalog 
It shows you the famous Wickes Refrigerators of all sizes—inside 
and out. Guaranteed and sold by 
Ice Capacity 
100 Pounds 
Height 45 in. Width 36 in. Depth 21 in. 
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. 
292 Wabash Avenue, Chicago 
(.Established Over 60 Years ) 
29-35 W. 32d St., New York 
We prepay the freight from factory to every point East of the Rockies. 
VVest of the Rockies only the freight from Denver is added. 
Hicks’ Unusual Trees 
Unusual in size and their sturdy good 
health. They range from 1 inch to 40 
feet in height; cost from lc. to $150. 
They thrive. You take no risks. 
Do you need a single sentinel in your landscape, or a row 
of them through your formal garden, or is your problem a 
more prosaic one of screening undesirable elements in your 
landscape? We have large Red Cedars 
up to 30 feet high growing in our nurs¬ 
ery which can be shipped at any time 
during May. 
At the base of the Cedars, covering their 
bare stems, groups of Rhododendrons will 
find a most happy home. These also may be 
planted in May. You can come here and 
select these plants now while the spirit of 
planting possesses you. You can group and 
arrange the materials on the ground, shifting 
the balls of earth like chessmen, and then 
planting them when the combination pleases 
you. If more are needed, you can order them 
shipped even after all the deciduous trees are 
in full leaf, for we ship these with large balls 
of earth and they suffer no check if you will 
water them carefully once in two weeks dur¬ 
ing the summer, and keep the ground mulched 
with leaves or stable litter. 
Isaac HicKs ® Son, 
W e s t b u r y, 
Long Island 
If you haven’t our price list, it will certainly 
pay you to get it. It offers every size of tree 
from 1 inch at ic. to 40 feet at $150. It is 
interspersed with pithy paragraphs showing 
how our stock will solve your problems, and 
has illustrations showing exactly the stock 
we offer. You can order with knowledge and 
confidence. 
THE FIREPLACE 
We will make working drawings for your 
fireplaces for $5. per fireplace, with our writ¬ 
ten guarantee to the amount of $100. each 
fireplace, that if built in accordance with 
our drawings the fireplaces WILL NOT 
SMOKE. Send a set of your plans to 
THE H. W. COVERT COMPANY 
(Fireplace Experts) 
169 Duane Street NEW YORK 
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