HOUSE AND GARDEN 
August, 1910 
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Hunt <£• Grey, Architects, Los Angeles 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
give artistic and harmonious coloring effects of guar¬ 
anteed durability, and the Creosote penetrates and 
thoroughly preserves the wood. The most economical 
and only appropriate coloring for 
Shingled residences, bungalow shingles or 
siding, rough board camps or cottages, 
boat and club houses, shelters, etc. 
Send for stained wood samples and catalog 
SAMUEL CABOT, Inc., BOSTON, MASS. 
AGENTS AT ALL CENTRAL POINTS 
BOBBINK (Sh ATKINS 
World's Choicest Nursery Products 
AUGUST PLANTING 
Intending purchasers should visit our nursery and inspect the material we 
grow. We have experienced men to advise you and the completeness of our 
assortment will insure you of securing the proper material for every location. 
Having 250 acres of the most fertile ground under cultivation places us in 
a position to fill orders of any magnitude. 
EVERGREEN* and CONIFERS have become a garden necessity. Every lawn even 
of highly developed beauty, can be made more beautiful by their use. We have 
many acres planted with beautiful Evergreens of all the hardiest and choicest 
kinds. Our Evergreens are well cul¬ 
tivated and can be dug with a 
ball of roots and earth. These can 
be planted in August. 
RHODODENDRONS. Catawbiense, 
English Hardy Hybrids and Maxi¬ 
mum. Our collection consists of 
thousands of choice specimens and 
ordinary sizes in the most desirable 
varieties. 
BOXWOOD. Everybody loves the aro¬ 
ma of old-fashioned Boxwood. We 
have thousands of specimens. It is 
worth while to travel any distance 
to see our collections, consisting of 
all sizes and shapes. 
BAY TREES. We have several thou¬ 
sand of these attractive, decorative 
trees in all forms and sizes. A 
visit to our nursery would be pleas¬ 
ing if only to see these trees. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
For new and old-fashioned gardens, 
beds and borders. We have a 
large quantity and complete collec¬ 
tion. 
DECORATIVE PLANTS FOR CON- 
SERVATOKIES: INTERIOR an«l 
E X T E R I O R DECORATIONS 
are grown in our 150,000 feet of 
greenhouses. 
POT-GROWN STRAWBERRIES, HARDY TRAILING AND CLIMBING 
VINES. Ask for special lists. 
TUBS. We manufacture them in all shapes and sizes. Ask for price list. 
OUR ILLUSTRATED GENERAL CATALOGUE NO. IS is comprehensive and 
especially interesting, instructive and helpful to intending purchasers. 
We plan and plant Ground and Gardens Everywhere. 
THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OP PUBLIC GROUNDS AND 
PRIVATE ESTATES A SPECIALTY 
Visitors to our Nurseries are always welcome. 
We are only a few minutes from New York City. 
NURSERYMEN. FLORISTS and PLANTERS, RUTHERFORD, N. J. 
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL 
Riverdale-on-Hudson New York City 
Provides country life for New York City boys, without 
separating them from their families. Boarding pupils 
may spend Sunday at home. Day pupils remain till dusk. 
Transportation by Broadway subway, always in the direc¬ 
tion opposite to the crowd, and in the company of a 
teacher. Forty minutes from Forty-second Street. Out- 
of-town pupils enjoy contact with the best sides of city 
life, together with all the advantages of a school in the 
remote country. Twelve high, healthful acres. Remarka¬ 
ble facilities for games and sports. 
Lower school for boys from eight to twelve years. 
Thorough ground work. Upper school for hoys from twelve 
years to age of college entrance. Solid and broad prepara¬ 
tion. Excellent records made by graduates at Harvard, 
Yale, Columbia, Williams and Pennsylvania. 
All teaching in small classes carefully graded by subject. 
For further details about this wholesome, substantial 
school, address 
F. S. HACKETT, Headmaster, 
Riverdale«on«Hudson New York City 
Telephone, 248 Kingsbridge 
Bungalows and American Homes 
e Deugn No. 2, Built in California and Iowa—Colt $2800 
Our Handsome 112 page, 8x11 hook of Bungalows, Mission, Colo¬ 
nial, English timbered and Concrete houses for 1910 shows inte¬ 
riors, exteriors, and floor plans and actual cost to build, ranging 
from $1,000 io $10,000. These designs are photos of structures 
we have built throughout the country — not theoretical pen pic¬ 
tures, ^Special specifications and details of construction made to 
suit any climate. Priceofbook$1.00prepaid. Sample leaves free. 
BROWN BROS., Architects, 917 Security Bank Bide., Cedar Rapids. Iowa 
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, Kalmias and 
Andromedas for August and 
September Planting give splen¬ 
did results the following Spring. 
Our tried native species are the Best and 
the only absolutely hardy ones. Write 
now for Beautifully Illustrated Catalogue 
which tells how to grow these things suc¬ 
cessfully. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, owner, 
Salem, Mass. 
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