House & Garden 
Hitchings & Co. 
Horticultural Builders and Designers 
also Manufacturers of Greenhouse Heating and Ventilating Apparatus 
We contract 
to erect com¬ 
plete Palm 
Houses, 
Greenhouses, 
Conserva¬ 
tories, etc., 
with our pat¬ 
ent Iron Frame 
Construct ion. 
We are ex¬ 
perts in green¬ 
house build¬ 
ing and heat¬ 
ing, and will 
be pleased to 
prepare plans 
and specifica¬ 
tions for such 
work. 
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE CONSERVATORIES, SOUTH HADLEY, MASS. 
Designed and Erected av HITCHINGS & Co. 
HITCHINGS & CO. catalogues' on* Application 233 Mercer St., NewYork 
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X. 
Polygon 
Conductor 
Pipes 
Won’t Burst 
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The twist in the corru¬ 
gation checks the fall of 
ice and water, protecting 
the joints and elbow's. It 
will stand hard knocks be¬ 
cause it is corrugated. 
Again, it is handsomer than 
plain pipe. Made in cop¬ 
per and galvanized iron. 
Catalogue and information free 
Address Dept. H 
The American Steel Roofing Co. 
Middletown, 0. 
JP 
ROOKWOOD 
STANDS FOR WHAT IS 
ARTISTIC, INDIVIDUAL and 
BEST IN POTTERY 
For Sale at First-class Art Shops 
4 The 
Rookwood Pottery Co. 
CINCINNATI 
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