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Indiana Limestone Residence, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago; Qeo. W. Maher, Architect 
fHhen Planning a Home 
Your first thought should be to select a material that 
will insure beauty, stability and immunity from fire. 
Home builders who select Indiana Limestone are 
assured of these essentials, for the real worth of this 
stone is evidenced by the consistent demand for it 
for more than half a century. 
There is no building material more durable than 
Indiana Limestone. It is entirely immune from 
deterioration by age or weather erosion and its beauty 
is permanent. 
And it is just as economical to build with this natural 
stone as with an imitation product. 
Everyone planning a home should have our booklet 
“Designs of Houses Built with Indiana Limestone” 
which we shall be pleased to send at your request, 
without cost to you. 
The Wm. K. Vanderbilt Residence, 
New York City, is a reproduction 
of an old French Chateau, executed 
in Indiana Limestone. It has recently 
been sold and will be altered into a 
bank and office building, having 
served its purpose as a fine residence 
for more than forty'Sevenyears. The 
building is in perfect condition — 
another example of the unequaled 
salvage value of this natural stone 
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Indiana Limestone Quarrymen’s Association 
Box 782, Bedford, Indiana 
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Pewter As Decoration 
{Continued, from page 78) 
In 1824 the firm of Reed and Barton 
was established at Taunton, Mass., for 
the manufacturing of Britannia. Thirty 
years later the invention of electroplat¬ 
ing silver turned the tide of fashion 
from the former metal and this firm 
subsequently made a great reputation 
for plate. Next came the demand for 
solid silver by the now prosperous “man 
in the street.” Not the hand-made va¬ 
riety of the old days, but machine-made 
silver, and the factory added this to its 
output. Today we find the wheel of 
custom revolving back to pewter to 
meet a demand for the inexpensive and 
durable, coupled with beauty, so Reed 
and Barton have revived their “pewter ’ 
or Britannia, and are using the lovely 
old models of their first period. 
In England Britannia has also taken 
the place of pewter and only an occa¬ 
sional piece of the old alloy is ever 
made now, even beer mug tops are of 
an inferior quality. It is a matter of 
record that in 1902 the Pewterers Guild 
of London numbered only two mem¬ 
bers and the old Guild Hall in the city 
was long since turned over to other uses. 
In summing up, we would say that 
Britannia ware or pewter as made to¬ 
day is in composition a variety of so- 
called pewter, though most dictionaries 
define the word pewter as an alloy of 
tin and lead. As a matter of fact, the 
best pewter was made without lead. 
The more lead the poorer the pewter. 
Britannia is an alloy of tin and a very 
small percentage of antimony (a triad 
metallic element) and of copper. 
It must be borne in mind that tin is 
the foundation of all “pewter,” and 
when we say tin we mean the metal as 
mined in England, Germany, Russia, 
Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Siberia, 
China, parts of South America and Cali¬ 
fornia. A very fine variety of tin is 
mined in crystals (unique) at Petai, 
Malacca, between the Indian ocean and 
the Chinese sea. 
We saw cases full of squares of tin 
with bricks, in Moriggi’s foundry, and 
he said much of it came from England, 
but the Swiss use German tin as well. 
There is no tin mined in Switzerland, so 
all of it that is used there must be 
imported from other countries. 
Perennials for the Back of the Border 
{Continued from page 49) 
but responds to sun and moisture. 
Propagate by division. 
False Chamomile {Boltonia latisqua- 
ma ): Large pink flowers which ap¬ 
pear from July through September. 
Grows S' to 6’ high. Much branched 
stems. Spreads rapidly. Propagate 
by division. Any soil, but prefers 
moisture and sun. 
Chimney Plant {Campanula pyrami- 
dalis ): A narrow, upright plant 4' to 
6' high with blue or white flowers in 
July and August. Should be treated 
as a biennial. Any good soil in the 
full sun. If not allowed to seed will 
bloom until late. 
Garden varieties of Hardy Chrys¬ 
anthemums {Chrysanthemum indi- 
cum and morifolium ): Single, semi¬ 
double or double flowers ranging from 
pure white, pale yellow and pink 
through orange and red to bronze and 
deep crimson. They grow on bushy 
plant with handsome persistent foli¬ 
age. 2' to 4' tall. Mid-September 
through October, blooming period. 
Should be planted 8" apart in groups. 
Groups of single colors more effective. 
Light covering of straw in winter. 
Propagate by seeds and cuttings, also 
division. Prince of Wales, white; 
Globe d’Or, yellow; Patterson, old 
gold shaded; The Czar, golden 
bronze; Julia Lagravre, red-crimson; 
Daybreak, pink; and many other 
horticultural varieties, including the 
button or small pompoms. 
Giant Daisy {Chrysanthemum uligino- 
sum ): Daisy-like flowers 2" to 3" 
across, profusely borne in dense clus¬ 
ters on leafy upright stems 4' to S' 
high. Plant very bushy and foliage 
light green and persistent. Blooms in 
August and September. Good in the 
border or for naturalization near 
water. Do not allow to seed for con¬ 
tinuous blooming period. Rich, heavy 
loam in a sunny position best suited. 
Propagate by seed, suckers or division. 
Tickseed {Coreopsis lanceolata): 
Masses of golden yellow flowers in 
midsummer. Grows from 3' to 4' 
high. Leaves not conspicuous and 
should be planted near plants with 
heavy foliage. Excellent with blue 
flowers in combinations. Do not al¬ 
low to seed to insure continued 
bloom. Naturalizes easily. Propa¬ 
gate by seed or division. Any soil in 
full sun. 
Bee Larkspur {Delphinium elatum): 
Tall growing variety 4' to 8' tall. 
Flowers range in color from light blue 
almost to purple, with blue, black, 
gray or white centers. Blooms in 
graceful spikes sometimes 2' long. 
Foliage abundant, finely cut and very 
decorative. Blooms June to Septem¬ 
ber. Magnificent habit. Always 
should have a background to show off 
flowers. Any soil, but best in deep, 
rich, sandy loam in full sun or partial 
shade. Plant with plenty of manure 
about 3' apart. Water freely. Divide 
every three or four years. After 
blooming cut down, manure well, and 
water, and it will bloom again in fall. 
Subject to blight. Spray often with 
a solution of Bordeaux mixture. Also 
dig it in dry around the roots. Ashes 
scattered on the crowns in the fall 
will protect it against grubs and an 
over-supply of moisture. Propagate 
by seed or by division. Many named 
varieties. 
Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea): Ter¬ 
minal spires 1)4' long, hung thick 
with bell-like flowers in rose-pink 
and white spotted with purple. Coarse 
leaves in thick clumps at the base of 
the stems which rise to from 2' to 4' 
high. Needs slight winter protection 
and should be replaced after the third 
year, for the flower stalks become 
thin. Not good looking if allowed to 
seed; cut off stalk after blooming. 
Remove some of the lower leaves if 
they crowd. Excellent for planting 
at the edge of the woods, or in clear¬ 
ings. Prefers light rather moist soil, 
either in sun or partial shade. Propa¬ 
gate by seed. 
Joe Pye Weed {Eupatorium purpu- 
reum ); A native of the marsh which 
has been brought to the garden to 
give it an added touch of color. 
Grows 4' to 6' high. Foliage coarse 
but pleasing and persistent. Flowers 
in flat clusters of a rosy purple color 
and blooms in August and in Septem¬ 
ber. Prefers rich, moist, and sunny 
location. Propagate by seed and di¬ 
vision. A rank grower. 
Sneezeweed (i Relenium autumnale var. 
superbum ): Lemon yellow daisy¬ 
like flowers in abundance in August 
and September. Grows 4' to 6' high. 
Flowers on leafy stems in large heads 
and make gorgeous masses of color. 
Sometimes the roots are attacked by 
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