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For the Home of Individuality 
Your individual decorative scheme can be better carried 
out if TAPESTROLEA Burlaps and Canvases are used 
than by the substitution of any other wall covering. 
Not only is it more artistic in character and more attractive, 
but it can be hung as readily, is more permanent and sanitary. 
TAPESTROLEA BURLAPS and CANVASES do not 
crack, it may be removed and re-hung when occasion re¬ 
quires. Applied plain it may be painted and the chosen 
color scheme of the room carried out. 
Send for descriptive booklet. 
Richter Manufacturing Company, 
New YorK, 20 East 21st Street Chicago, 66 E. LaKe Street 
FACTORY AT TENAFLY N. J. 
HIGHEST HONORS AT ALL EXHIBITIONS 
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Crocus Growing in Fiber 
Try Growing Bulbs in FIBER, 
—Better and Cleaner Than Soil 
We want you to try the new 
blooming this winter — plant them 
and better way of growing bulbs for indoor 
in our Prepared Fiber, instead of soil; you 
will be greatly pleased with the results, and 
will find that bulbs so planted are much 
easier to care for. The method is very 
simple; just fill non-porous bowls, hyacinth 
glasses or jardinieres with Prepared Fiber, 
and plant the bulbs in the usual way. No 
drainage need be provided; hence, the ves¬ 
sels containing the bulbs may be set any¬ 
where — on tables or columns, or in halls 
or corridors, without the slightest danger 
of damage from water. 
OVR SPECIAL OFFERS. ORDER NOW 
SPECIAL OFFERS—12 Llly-of-tbe-Valley and 1 Art 
Jardiniere: or 3 Roman or Dutch Hyacinths and 1 Art Jar¬ 
diniere: or (> Tulips, red, white or yellow , and 1 Art Jardi¬ 
niere: or 12 Crocus, blue, yellow or white, and 1 Art Jardi¬ 
niere: or."i Paper White Narcissus and 1 Art Jardiniere; or 
4 Narcissus, Golden Spur (jellow) and 1 Ar* Jardiniere; or 
3 Chinese Sacred Narcissus and 1 Art Jardiniere, with 
sufficient fiber and charcoal to grow any of the above col¬ 
lection for $1 00, 3 for $2.75. 
Full cultural directions with each order; also our 
44-page Autumn Garden Guide , free. 
ARTHUR T. BODDINGTON, Seedsman 
Lily-of-the-Valley Growing in Fiber 
Dept. IT. 34* W. 1 4th St., New York City 
In building the home—cottage—bungalow—nothing is more vital to a finished 
and artistic appearance than the woodwork of which the doors stand out most 
prominent. They must harmonize with the other woodwork—be properly fin¬ 
ished—durable—artistic—rich. Such are 
Chehalis Fir Doors 
Built, to swing true as long as on hinges; offer the unlimited possibilities 
of lavishly finished mahogany, walnut or oak minus the price. The only way 
you can tell Chehalis Fir Doors from the more expensive woods is by the grain 
which in itself when properly finished is beautiful beyond description. 
Chehalis Fir Doors are built with vertical grain stiles, rails and slash grain 
panels— the best built doors on the market and built by the first concern to 
realize the future of the FIR DOOR. 
Increasing price of pine and monopoly of spruce by paper nulls, will make 
the Fir Doors the Door of the Future. . , it . .... 
Be ahead of the times; beautify your home now with the most artistic, 
most economical door madef—Chehalis FIR. 
ASK FOR catalogue H : it is free. Tell us. please, the name of your 
architect and dealer. If building, we want you to know about 
CHEHALIS FIR DOORS whether specified or not. Send 25 cents 
for samples of wood finished in some of the most popular stains. 
CHEHALIS FIR DOORS CO., Chehalis, Wash. 
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PEONIES 
From the Cottage Gar- 
densFamousCollection 
VV7E OFFER a choice se- 
lection of about three 
hundred of the choicest vari¬ 
eties in one, two, and three 
year old roots. 
Do not fail to send for our 
FREE CATALOGUE 
which gives authentic de¬ 
scriptions. It also tells you 
how to plant and grow this 
beautiful flower successfully. 
Shipping season commences September 1st 
and continues during the Fall months. 
COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc., 
NURSERIES 
QUEENS, Long Island, NEW YORK. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
