HOUSE AND GARDEN 
400 
May, 1911 
Classic Beauty op the Formal Carden 
Requires experience and skill in the selection and arrangement of plants and shrubbery, for soil and situa¬ 
tion, and in northern climates to secure balance and proportion in all seasons of the year. 
Our expert landscape gardeners plan your place for you, and your stock is guaranteed by its 
choice from the oldest and finest collection of garden plants, trees and shrubbery in America. 
Write for Catalogue D and suggestions. 
Est. 1848 THE STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS COMPANY, NEW CANAAN, CONN. Inc. 1903 
Gregory’s Honest 
FLOWER SEED OFFER 
We will send you these ten packages of Gregory’s Honest 
Flower Seeds, postpaid, for 25 cents in coin. 
90 cents worth lor 25 cents 
1 pkg. Aster, Gregory’s Special Fancy Mixture, . . . 10c. 
1 pkg. Pansy, Gregory’s Special Fancy Mixture, . . . 15c. 
1 pkg. Coreopsis, Gregory’s Special Fancy Mixture, . . 05c. 
1 pkg. Poppy, Gregory’s Fancy Double Mixed Annuals, . 10c. 
1 pkg. Mignonette, Gregory’s Large Flowering, very rich, . 10c. 
1 pkg. Bachelor Button, Gregory’s Finest Mixture, , . 10c. 
1 pkg. Petunia, Gregory’s Finest Hybrid Mixture, . . . 15c. 
1 pkg. Candytuft, Gregory’s Finest Mixed, .... 05c. 
1 pkg. Nasturtium, Dwarf, Finest Mixed,.05c. 
1 pkg. Sweet Peas, Extra Choice Mixed,.05c. 
10 packages sent for 25c in coin. Our 
new 1911 Catalogue, more profusely 
illustrated than ever, is just out. A 
copy to you for the asking. 
J. J. H. GREGORY & SON. 
14 2 Elm St., Marblehead, Mass. 
Make your porch a 
cool, delightful spot 
on hot, dusty days 
Keep out the hot sun but have plenty 
of light — let every breeze in but have 
perfect privacy—make your porch a de¬ 
lightful, outdoor living room with 
Ka mi Grccn Painted 
All 1111 Porch Curtains 
Made from Japanese bamboo, with 
either wide or narrow slats. They are 
light enough to be easily handled, but 
tough enough to stand all kinds of wear 
and weather. Made in sizes to fit any 
porch, quickly and easily put in place. 
Ask your dealer to show you the Komi 
Porch Curtains — if he cannot do so 
write to us and we’ll tell you the name 
of the nearest dealer who can. 
R. H. Comey Co. 
Camden, N. J. 
Chicago, 2440 to 2448 Washburn Avc. 
GARDEN ORNAMENTS IN 
_____ MARBLE 
Direct from 
our studios 
at Pietra- 
santa, Italy. 
Catalogue H 
on request. 
Visitors are always wel¬ 
come to our galleries. 
ARMANDO BATTEIXI 
Sculptor 
7 West 30th St. New York 
H. T. DEMPSTER 
CARRARA, ITALY 
Importer of Statuary and De corative Marbles 
Furntehor of Italian Gardens 
MEW YORK OFFICE, 39 EAS T FORTY-SECOND ST. 
CARRARA MARBLE 
Salesmen Wanted and Plants 
Free outfit. Commission paid weekly. Write for terms. 
PERRY NURSERIES, Rochester, New York 
Highlands of Ontario 
Orillia and Couchiching, Muskoka Lakes 
Lake of Bays, Maganetawan River, Algonquin National 
Park, Temagami, Georgian Bay, Kawartha Lakes 
Spend Your Summer Holidays at 
One of These Delightful Spots 
Most direct route via the 
Grand Trunk Railway System 
Finest summer playgrounds in America. Good hotel 
accommodations at moderate cost. The lover of out¬ 
doors will find here in abundance all things which make 
roughing it desirable. Select the locality that will 
afford you the greatest amount of enjoyment and send 
for free map folders, beautifully illustrated, describing 
these out of the ordinary resorts. 
All this recreation paradise only one night away from 
the leading cities of the United States, via the Grand 
Trunk. Palatial trains provide every travel luxury to 
your destination. Address — 
J. D. McDONALD, 917 Merchants Loan and Trust Bldg., 
Chicago 
F. P. DWYER, 290 Broadway, New York City 
E. H. BOYNTON, 256 Washington St., Boston 
W. ROBINSON, 506 Park Bldg., Pittsburg 
Build Beautiful Houses 
Tt is really cheaper to be beautiful than ugly. 
Your reputation for taste depends mostly upon 
the outside of your house. Most people never 
see the inside. The soft, rich, velvety tones of 
Cabot’s Shingle Stains 
make beautiful houses more beautiful, com¬ 
monplace houses attractive, and redeem ugly 
houses. They are also cheap, easy to apply, 
and guaranteed fast colors; and they are made 
of Creosote, “the best wood preservative 
known.” 
You can get Cabot’s Stains all over the country. Send 
for free samples on wood and name of nearest agent 
SAMUEL CABOT, Inc., Sole Manufacturers, 
11 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass. 
George Nichols, Architect, New York. 
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and remains so for months, this method 
would not be practical, but from the Ohio 
River down it is the safest and least 
troublesome way to root cuttings for 
spring planting. Bell Bayless 
Kingston, Georgia 
Book Reviews 
[The Publishers of House and Garden will be glad to 
furnish any books desired by subscribers on receipt of 
publisher's price. Inquiries accompanied by stamp for 
reply will be answered immediately. ] 
Agriculture and Its Needs. By A. S. Draper, 
L. L.D. Cloth, i6mo. 92 pp. Syracuse, 
N. Y.: C. W. Bardeen. 
This little book is a reprint of Dr. 
Draper’s address before the New York 
State Educational Association, and will 
be attractive to everyone interested in the 
study of agriculture in its relation to our 
educational progress. There is much that 
bears strongly on the questions of the day 
besides adding new thoughts to the place 
agriculture should occupy in the future. 
The Science of Living. By W. S. Sadler, 
M. D. Illustrated. Cloth, i6mo., 420 pp. 
Chicago: A. C. McClurg. $1.50 net. 
Dr. Sadler’s book is written mainly for 
the person who is well and wishes to keep 
well. His rules for health are happily 
free from faddism, and are based on 
sound physiological reasoning. 
Rural Hygiene. By Henry N. Ogden, C.E. 
Cloth, i2mo. Illustrated. 434 pp. New 
York; The Macmillan Company. $1.50 
net. 
With the present hegira of city dwellers 
into the rural sections of the country Mr. 
Ogden’s book comes at an opportune mo¬ 
ment. People are expecting to find small 
paradises in the country and they are dis¬ 
appointed when they come face to face 
with the problems — drainage systems, sew¬ 
age disposal and water supply. Mr. 
Ogden takes these subjects and carries 
them through scientifically and thoroughly 
from the engineer’s standpoint. There is 
much to enlighten the individual as to his 
relations to his neighbors and much of 
practical value in the latest and best 
methods of sanitation and disease preven¬ 
tion for the single home or the rural com¬ 
munity. 
The Garden and Farm Almanac. Paper, 
8 vo. Illustrated. 222 pp. Garden City, 
N. Y.; Doubleday, Page & Co. 25 cents. 
The Garden and Farm Almanac for 
1911 is “Poor Richard” amplified and en¬ 
larged for the needs of the modern rural 
dweller. It contains much practical infor¬ 
mation in concise form touching on all the 
activities of country life. It is illustrated 
with many photographs and diagrams and 
should be a useful book of reference. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
