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House & Garden 
The Loss 
of One of Your Trees 
—Consider 
What It Would Mean 
I N the first place, of course, you could never really 
replace one of these friendly, stalwart old guar¬ 
dians of your home. 
But to put in even a substitute, means the un¬ 
sightly digging up, and tearing up of the place. 
The tramping of teams, and the wheel-ruts of a big 
tree-moving outfit over your lawns. 
And, after it’s all over, the writing of a check. . . . 
A check that will hurt not merely because of its 
size, but because you will realize then, that it might 
have been saved. 
Been saved, by saving the tree, by a little timely 
and competent care. 
At your request, one of our tree experts will gladly 
call and look your trees over. 
He will talk with you in general, about their care 
and fare; and in case any need attention, suggest 
how they may best be tended. 
This places you under no obligation, and it may 
save you hundreds of dollars. 
Bartlett's Flexifill is a new material, made for filling trees. 
Flexifill is flexible; bends and sways with the tree; never 
cracks. Flexifill is adhesive; forms tight contact with in¬ 
terior of cavity; leaves no decay-breeding spaces. 
Moreover, can be put in at much less expense than cement. 
Let one of our Tree Experts show you Flexifill, and ex¬ 
plain to you the new Flexifill method of tree repair, which 
is a great improvement over methods heretofore used. 
Our booklet,—“Tree Surgery”, tells all about it. 
F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co. 
Stamford, Ct. 
Westbury, L. I. Westfield, N. Y. 
Morristown, N. J. Chestnut Hill, Pa. 
The dining room floor is tiled. The walls are soft gray plaster. 
Low studs show it to be the original part of the house 
A Country House That Rambles 
(Continued from page 72) 
on the left of the hallway is the living 
room, a large apartment, low-studded 
and finished with plaster walls. Plaster, 
by the way, has been used throughout 
the house. Leaded glass windows at 
one end and a deep bay with casements 
afford plenty of light here. Much of 
the furniture is Jacobean. Comfortable 
couches upholstered in a bright fabric 
stand at each end of the long Jacobean 
table. Before the end row of casements 
is another Jacobean table with its stool, 
comfortable reading chair and standing 
lamp. Against one wall has been hung 
a large square of brocade that gives a 
wealth of color to the room. In the 
bay at the end is a deep window seat. 
The floor is hardwood covered with 
bright colored rugs. 
At one side of the living room steps 
lead into the conservatory, which in 
turn opens into the den, and beyond 
the den you come to the dining room. 
Here is another big apartment, with 
windows flung out to catch the sun. It 
too has plastered walls and open beams 
overhead. The low studding marks this 
as part of the original farmhouse that 
formed the nucleus of this interesting 
group. The house might be said to 
have grown from the dining room—- 
which is a thought capable of many 
diverting elaborations, if we only had 
space for them. Here the floor is tiled. 
A rug of carpeting fills the middle space. 
As in the living room, a choice piece of 
fabric has been spread on the walls to 
give the room color and form a back¬ 
ground for the sideboard. The furniture 
is of the old-fashioned type, descendant 
of American Empire. In this environ¬ 
ment its rich, dark mahogany stands 
out to advantage against the soft gray 
of the walls. 
Thus far we have gone two sides of 
the square. The other parts are re¬ 
served for service, ample kitchens and 
pantries each with plenty of cross venti¬ 
lation and sunlight. 
From the conservatory, which links the 
living room with the den, long French 
windows open onto the swimming pool; 
on the other side a studded frame door 
lets onto a sun porch. This is simple and 
attractive, blending in harmoniously with 
the rest of the house. The lower part 
is field-stone, laid in dark mortar. Above 
this are sliding windows that can be 
closed in winter. It is an all-year porch. 
Wicker has been used to furnish it. 
Now there is a charm to this house 
that is lacking in many a more elaborate 
design. It is restful, homelike, it fits its 
setting, and it gives evidence of having 
been lived in and enjoyed. 
M. H. NorThend. 
A large living room, with leaded casement windows, Jacobean 
furniture and beamed ceiling occupies one corner of the house 
