HOUSE AND GARDEN 
116 
August, 1910 
STRORUM STOPS 
Third Crop of Caterpillars 
B IND it around your 
trees at once. Do not 
think because sum¬ 
mer is nearly over that 
the caterpillars are. The 
August crop is one of the 
worst, and not only injures 
the trees, but spins the 
cocoons for next year’s 
destruction. Killing 
them this year means 
thousands less next year. 
Strokum is easily put on; 
does not harm the trees; 
is not unsightly, and is 
easily removed at the end 
of season. 
Send $1.00 at once for 
a sample package of five 
pounds, which is enough to 
hand five trees, averaging one 
foot in diameter. Express 
paid east of the Mississippi; 
50c. extra west of it. 
Send for our illustrated 
booklet. 
George Stratford OaKum Co. 
166 Cornelison Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. 
THISTLE - INE 
The Great Weed Destroyer 
Positively Kills 
Poison Ivy, Sumac, Canada Thistles, 
Burdock, Wild Morning Glory, and 
All Noxious Weeds. 
Mr. E. Herman of York, Pa., Requesting advice 
from Mr. F. Rockefeller, received the following: 
Cleveland, Ohio, January 8th, 1908 
Mr. E. Herman, 
York. Penn., 
Dear Sir:— 
Replying to your letter of the 14th instant, 1 
have used a great deal of Thistle-ine. I dissolve it and 
use it according to directions on the can. 1 use a 
syringe and after pulling up a Canada thisUe, partiaUy 
nil the hole with the liquid, or spray the liquid over 
the thisUe. 1 have killed thousands of them and have 
never had any trouble, and have repeatedly examined 
them some time after spraying with the liquid. I 
have never yet found a live Canada thistle after being 
treated in this way. I cannot understand why you 
should have any trouble. I do not believe I have ever 
made application more than once to the same thistle. 
Yours very truly, 
F. ROCKEFELLER 
Manufactured By 
The Lindgren Chemical Co. 
GRAND ^RAPIDS, MICH.; 
6 a Can sufficient to cover 5000 sq.ft.$2.00 
LAWN ANT 
DESTROYER 
Guaranteed not to injure gtass, plants or 
shrubbery. Can be used on lawns, golf grounds 
and gardens. If, after using one-half can, it 
does not destroy the ants, we will cheerfully re¬ 
fund purchase price, $ 1.00 per can. Testimoni¬ 
als and detailed information free. 
GRAND RAPIDS LAWN ANT DESTROYER COMPANY 
54 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Landscape Gardening 
A course for Home-makers and Gar' 
deners taught by Prof. Craig and Prof. 
Batchelor, of Cornell University. 
Gardeners who understand up to. 
date methods and practise are in de 
mand for the best positions. 
A knowledge of Landscape Garden¬ 
ing is indispensable to those who 
Prol. Craig. would have the pleasantest homes. 
2S0 page Catalogue free. Write to-day. 
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
Dept. 226, Springfield, Mass. 
AN IDEAL 
GREENHOUSE 
Ideal because it is designed right, 
built right and will grow flowers to 
best possible advantage, both as re¬ 
gards quantity of bloom and cost 
of producing them. 
Has a complete iron frame. Will 
last for generations. But don’t 
think we build only little houses. 
Send for circular which shows all 
types and sizes. 
HITCHINGS & CO. 
1170 Broadway, New York 
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seats were often painted white, but this 
is rarely done in modern work, as the 
natural color of the rush is preferred. 
Rush seats can easily be woven at home 
by amateur craftsmen who wish either to 
reseat an antique or to put a seat into a 
new chair. While the method of weaving 
is extremely simple, the amateur must be 
warned that the work goes slowly and is 
not at all easy. However, to people with 
strong hands and patient dispositions the 
task will prove a fascinating one. There 
are several important points to consider: 
the thickness of the strand once decided 
upon must be preserved throughout; the 
strand must be twisted tightly and held 
taut in position; the rush must be of the 
right degree of dampness. The seats will 
be humpy and uneven in appearance if 
these points are not carefully followed. 
If the rush is too wet, it will shrink too 
much in drying; if not damp enough, it 
will break in twisting it over the edges 
of the frame, so that this point is of es¬ 
pecial importance. 
Frames that can be used for weaving 
rush upon are of several sorts. Some¬ 
times, as in the illustration showing the 
weaver at work in his home, the chair 
has square stretchers, sometimes rungs 
are found, and sometimes an antique 
chair has a slip seat with wooden cor¬ 
ners. Whichever kind the frame is, care 
must be taken to see that the edges are 
rounded, as otherwise they will cut the 
rush. 
In the diagram a method of weaving 
is shown with strands separated more 
widely than in the actual work, in order 
to show their direction. The strand of 
rush, twisted tightly on the top and edges 
of the frame, needs only a slight twist 
underneath the frame. New leaves are 
added at the corners when needed, when 
the stub end of the leaf is inserted. It is 
usually too thick at the end for twisting, 
and several inches should be left project¬ 
ing, to be cut off later. If the chair seat 
is wider in front than in the back, the 
front corners should be filled in separate¬ 
ly, till they are even with the back ones. 
An old and useless chair seat that can be 
taken to pieces and examined will be 
found a great help. 
If there are no swamps near at hand 
where the amateur weaver can procure 
rushes, they can usually be obtained 
through a furniture dealer or cabinet¬ 
maker. With practice, the weaver soon 
becomes quite expert, and beautiful and 
durable chair seats are made through the 
exercise of this interesting handicraft. 
Covering the Open Stairway 
I N a house where the open stairs lead 
directly from the living-room I re¬ 
cently saw a clever device. 
A case of severe illness in the house, 
when the patient was greatly annoyed by 
the inevitable sounds from the living- 
room below, suggested the desirability of 
shutting out sound and odors from the 
upper hall. 
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