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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 1910 
Fireplace Tiles 
M AKE the fireplace the most 
delightful furnishing of the 
home. Tiles will do it. There are 
colors to go with every decorative 
scheme. The effect is always delight¬ 
ful and a lasting satisfaction. The ex¬ 
pense is no more than other materials. 
Investigate tiles thoroughly before you 
build or rebuild. 
“Tiles for Fireplaces” 
will be sent free to home owners—present or pro¬ 
spective. Three other interesting books, also free: 
“Tiles on the Porch Floor,” “Tiles for the Kitchen 
and Laundry,” “Tile for the Bathroom” 
The Associated Tile Manufacturers 
Room 2, Reeves Building, Beaver Falls, Pa. 
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may enjoy city comfort* and convenience* at 
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THE STANDARD 
would probably be of another character, 
as too much of the first treatment might 
become tiresome. Even this as set forth 
above might not suit every reader. 
Things of this sort are temperamental. 
Did one wish a central motive of flowers, 
the triangle facing the seat could be util¬ 
ized and perhaps the pond could occur 
here also. In any event, for one who is 
fortunate enough to have a grove of 
cedars, the possibilities are unlimited 
and a very satisfactory effect secured for 
but little cost of upkeep. 
The Available Violets 
(Continued from page 104.) 
mg a border of it by means of slipping 
after the flowers are gone. It has two 
varieties, bi-color, with two dark petals, 
and alba, which is almost white. 
The long-spurred lavender Violet, 
known as Viola rostrata, is common in 
meadows, and forms brilliant clumps of 
color in the garden. Planted close to¬ 
gether, the flowers growing only about 
six inches high, it makes a delightful 
footing for the taller Viola Canadensis as 
a border combination. Viola rostrata 
usually blooms only in the spring, while 
Viola Canadensis blooms sparingly all 
summer. The latter grows one or two 
feet high, and its flowers are almost 
white, hut the upper petals are violet- 
purple underneath. This plant does well 
in sunny spots, though it prefers half 
shade. It is adaptable. 
The Downy Yellow Violet ( Viola pu- 
bescens) grows a foot or more tall. It 
likes shade. Its short-spurred, clear yel¬ 
low flowers appear sparingly all summer. 
This plant makes a charming hacking for 
Viola rotundifolia, the Round-leafed Yel¬ 
low Violet. This latter grows low in the 
shade. Its flowers, coming in the spring, 
are not large. Its leaves are its great 
beauty and these cluster close to the 
ground and form shining rosettes as the 
summer advances. They are a perfect 
foliage border for a shady bed. 
Viola blanda, the small, sweet-scented 
White Violet, planted with ferns in some 
shady, low spot, is most beautiful of all. 
It must he grown in large colonies to be 
appreciated, for it is too small a plant to 
hold its own in a garden alone, nor can 
it well he near other flowering plants if 
its delicate beauty is to he appreciated. 
Seed from most of the varieties can be 
obtained in early summer after the spring 
flowers fade; Viola Canadensis and Viola 
pubescens may he found maturing seed 
sparingly all summer; while, as I men¬ 
tioned above, cleistogamous flowers of 
the Blue Violets are mature in August. 
Slips are best taken in August to start 
plants for the next spring. If I were 
purchasing plants from the florist I 
should do it in September, so they could 
be well established before cold weather. 
By doing this the gain on every hand 
would more than repay any extra effort 
that one has to make to arrange for pur¬ 
chasing plants at this time. 
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