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House & Garden 
The Lunken Window is the ideal 
window. All parts are made from 
the hest material that can be pro¬ 
cured. All parts of the window are 
assembled at one time at the factory. 
It reaches the new house as a com¬ 
plete unit. Every part is matched 
and the weather-stripping, fasteners, 
pulleys, cords and weights are ad¬ 
justed so that all parts of the window 
always work tog,ether perfectly. 
The pair of copper-cloth fly screens come 
as a part of the unit-window. In bad 
weather the fly screens are housed against 
all damage in the box-head in the upper 
part of the window frame. Whenever you 
wish to use the fly screens they are instantly 
available. 
It is the only window that can he opened 
from top to bottom and screened at the 
same time. 
The upper and lower sash may be pushed 
up out of the way into the box-head, or 
either or both of the sash may be locked 
part way up or down. 
Both upper and lower windows may be 
cleaned from a standing position on the 
floor, inside the room. 
Interesting literature on windows 
for you or your architect will 
he sent upon request 
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The Principles of 
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things near or actually among earlier 
ones. Remember that the flowering 
date of a plant hinges upon the rapidity 
of its natural development rather than 
on the time of its setting into the 
ground; some things take longer to 
reach maturity than do others. 
It should not be assumed from any¬ 
thing that I have said that the out¬ 
line, the ground plan, of the border 
flower bed need be regular and laid in 
straight lines. On the contrary, a cer¬ 
tain amount of variation, a departure 
from geometrical form into curving, 
easy lines is often advisable except in 
the case of strictly formal work. Par¬ 
ticularly is this true of the front outline 
of the bed. Certain parts of it may 
bulge forward, in a manner of speak¬ 
ing, so that the effect of the whole is 
flowing and ribbon-like rather than 
stiffly Puritanical. 
Perennial Plants for the Border 
The following list is not intended to 
be exhaustive. As a matter of fact, 
there are few perennial flowers that 
cannot be used somewhere in some sort 
of a border. Purposely, too, I have 
omitted spring flowering bulbs such as 
crocus, tulips, hyacinths, etc., because 
these frequently deserve a space devoted 
to their kind alone. 
Low Growing, for the Front 
Adonis —Yellow, T, April-May. 
Alyssum saxatile —Yellow, 6"-10", 
April-May. 
Arabis albida —White, 6"-8'', April- 
May. 
Armeria maritima —Pink, 2"-T, June. 
.Ister alpinus —Bluish, 3''-10", May- 
June. 
Aster ptarmicoides ■ —■ White, T - 2' 
July-Aug. 
Beilis perennis —White tipped pink, 
3"-6", April-June. 
Callirhoe — Purplish, 9"-12", July- 
Oct. 
Campamda carpatica —Purplish-blue, 
6"-12'', June-Oct. 
Dianthus barbatus —Various colors, 
10"-18", May-June. 
Iberis seinpervirens — White, 6"-12", 
April-May. 
Iris pmnila —Various colors, 4"-9", 
April-May. 
Myosotis palustris —Light blue, 6"- 
10", May-Sept. 
Spircea astilboides —White, l'-2', June. 
Medium Height, for the Middle 
Achillea “The Pearl” —White, l'-2' 
May-Oct. 
Anemone japonica —White or pale 
rose, 2 '- 3 ', Sept.-Oct. 
the Flower Border 
■■ om page 31) 
Anemone sylvestris —White, l'-i%', 
April-June. 
Anthemis tinctoria —Yellow, 2'-3', 
June-Sept. 
Anthericiim lilastrum, var. major — 
White, 2 '- 3 'j May-June. 
Aquilegia —Various colors, lV 2 '- 3 ', 
May-Aug. 
Aster grandiflorus —Violet with yel¬ 
low centers, 2 '- 3 ', Sept.-Oct. 
Campamda medium —-Blue, pink, 
white, l'-4', June-July. 
Campanula persicifolia — Purplish - 
blue, 2'-3', June-July. 
Hardy garden chrysanthemums — 
Various colors, 2'-3', Sept.-Nov. 
Coreopsis —Yellow, l'-2', June-Oct. 
Delphinium — Various blues, 2 '- 4 '^ 
June-July, Sept.-Oct. 
Dicentra spectabilis —Rose-red, l'- 2 ', 
April-June. 
Gaillardia grandiflora —Yellow to red, 
2 '- 3 ', June-Oct. 
Helenium Hoopesi —Orange and yel¬ 
low, l'-3', May-June. 
Iris germanica —Various colors, 2 '- 3 ', 
May-June. 
Iris Icevigata —White to purple, 2'-3', 
June-July. 
Liliiim tigrinum —Orange-red, spotted 
purple, 2 '-S', July-Aug. 
Lupinus polyphyllus — Blue, 2'-S', 
Ma 3 ^-June. 
Montbretia — Orange-scarlet, 3' - 4', 
July-Sept. 
Papaver orientate ■— Orange-scarlet, 
2'-3', June-July. 
Phlox paniculata —Various colors, 2'- 
4', June-Sept. 
T.^ll, for the Back 
Achillea eupatorium —Yellow, 4'-S', 
July. 
Aconituni —White to purple, 3'-S', 
Aug.-Sept. 
Althea (Hollyhock)—Various colors, 
S'-7', July-Aug. 
Anchusa Italica, var. Dropmore— 
Blue, 3'-6', May-July. 
Anchusa Italica, var. Opal—Light 
blue, 3'-6', May-July. 
Aster novce-anglice —Violet with yel¬ 
low centers, 3'-6', Sept.-Oct. 
Boltonia —Rosy-lavender, yellow cen¬ 
ters, 3'-6', July-Sept. 
iH>elenium autumnale —Terra-cotta, 2'- 
6', July-Aug. 
Ilelianthus mollis ■—• Golden, 2'-S', 
July-Sept. 
Hibiscus (mallow)—White to crim¬ 
son, 4'-6', Aug.-Oct. 
Lilium auratum — Cream, marked 
purple and gold, 2'-4', July-Aug. 
Lilium Henryi —Salmon-orange, spot¬ 
ted hrown, 4'-8', Aug.-Sept. 
Peonies—Various colors, 3'-6', May- 
June. 
A Garden Utility House 
(Continued from page 55) 
bench at each end may be placed a 
cupboard for holding small articles that 
do not need to be used frequently— 
pruning and budding knives, shears, 
scissors, tags, etc. Between windows 
above the bench should be placed tools 
used frequently, at the bench itself. At 
the end opposite the door may be the 
seed, insecticide and fungicide cabinet 
for small amounts of each, the former 
above, the latter below. For larger 
quantities of seeds kept in bags, a chest 
is desirable. All seed receptacles should 
be made mouse- and rat-proof either 
by being made of metal or being cov¬ 
ered with galvanized hardware cloth, 
one-half or one-quarter inch mesh. Fer¬ 
tilizers in sacks may occupy the floor 
beneath the wheel tools. An area should 
also be reserved in the corner remote 
from the door for such implements as 
wheelbarrow, spraying barrel, etc. Here 
may be located the sink or tub for 
washing plants, pots, etc. Here also 
the stove from which a pipe should run 
to the middle of the south side where 
a tile chimney is placed. 
By such an arrangement a consider¬ 
able space will be left in the middle 
of the floor in a house say 12' x 15' or 
larger. This will be found very con¬ 
venient for mixing and sifting soil, 
placing plants in large pots, and for 
overhauling apparatus. The 4rea be¬ 
neath the roof will provide space for 
storage of many light articles when 
not in use. In order to save time put¬ 
ting these up and taking them down, 
means should be devised to expedite 
placing. Such will generally be sug¬ 
gested to the handy man by the articles 
themselves. For hanging tools, such as 
rakes, hoes, spades, etc., iron racks and 
hooks of various styles and sizes are 
for sale at hardware and seed stores. 
They are well worth their small cost. 
Usually they are fastened to the build¬ 
ing plate or the studding, though some 
are built upon racks which may be 
revolved. 
