August 1924

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS will come somewhat as a surprise to the readers of Fruit, Garden and Home, but I am sure as a pleasant surprise. It is the same publication and the features you have told us you enjoyed so much will be continued-- no change except in the name-- and that to better express in our name the real purpose behind the publication.

"The Grizzly Giant" in the Maripose Grove at Yosemite National Park

Building a Cottage That Was "Different"

How Wallboard Solved Our Problem Giving the Paneled Interiors We Wanted

Frank Riggs' Iris Garden

ABOUT five years ago, when Frank Riggs started his iris patch, the development and culture of the iris in this country was but in its infancy. Since then this easiest-of-all-to-cultivate flower (formerly known as the "flag") has become a garden favorite.

That Fellow Across the Street

What Our Adopted Children Mean to Us

The Third Article In a Series On Real Parenthood

A Byzantine House and How It Was Created

IF you were planning to build a house, would you take your ideas of the architectural style of the structure from a period of the Middle Ages? Would you be willing to undergo the throes of thirty years' research in dusty volumes, devoted to the period in question, and would you be willing to delve among the collections of antique junk shops in the dingy quarters of an American city of old world atmosphere in order to find just the pattern of medallion, railing, or whatnot, required to make your house tally with the historical models?

Lawn Enemies in Summer

ALTHO as yet insects and bugs and "crawlers" which attack plant life in general have not been found to direct their forces against green grass to any extent, there is many a foe to the "lawn beautiful." Most of these enemies can be removed, however, or at any rate they can be considerably lessened by natural means.

What Can We Do With the Backyard?

How to Make the Rear Grounds Function to Best Advantage

The Home's Crowning Glory

EVEN as the crowning glory of a woman is her hair, so is the crowning glory of the house its roof. For the color, contour, set and general beauty of the roof detracts or adds to the home's appearance, as well as to its utility.

Homes of Famous Americans

AT Elmwood I was more than thrilled at the great privacy of the place. Altho it is located on a corner where two streets intersect in the old town of Cambridge-- busy streets, too-- once inside the gate you are lifted bodily out of the hurried affairs of men, and are transported to the leisurely retreat of one of our greatest poets and nature lovers.

Landscape Planning Service

THE house illustrated on the opposite page offers countless different solutions for its placement on the lot and the arrangement of the ground about it. The plan here presented shows a rather intensive use of the ground for lawns, gardens and other out-of-door features while still giving excellent exposures for light and air to the principal rooms of the house.

Consider Pattern for Your Walls

Helpful Suggestions If You Wish the Most from Wallpaper

The Biennial at Los Angeles

WHEN all the great events of the year 1924 shall have become history and shall have been tucked away in enduring bindings, no chronicle among them all will be more often referred to than that which carries the story of the biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, which was held in Los Angeles June 3rd to 13th.

DAD'S PRACTICAL POINTERS

IT is indeed gratifying to know that this department is meeting with such instant and hearty approval. Sometimes it takes a long while to know what the majority of two million readers like best.

GARDEN REMINDERS

AUGUST is the best time for planting evergreens in most localities. They require plenty of moisture so it is advisable to saturate the ground thoroly when planting. If the burlap covering is left on the roots it will prevent them from becoming injured. This covering will soon decay.

Peaches in the Small Garden

My Hobby

Raising Figs

Loganberries for Milder Regions

Jack's Fruit Trees

A Barrel of Strawberries

Just think of it-- a whole barrel of strawberries on a city lot! I have two barrels ready now which I prepared last November. In the spring I started Gibson strawberry plants in one and progressive ever-bearing in the other. This is the way I raise my berries, which has proved very successful:

National Peony Show

THE twenty-first annual exhibition of the American Peony Society held in the Coliseum at Des Moines, Iowa, June 21-23, was in many respects the most successful show ever held in the history of the society.

Music For Every Home

THERE is no form of music which is of greater importance today in our American homes than the dance. The majority of us have seen the dance change in the past few years from a graceful, beautiful, rhythmic expression of bodily motion in relation to music, to something almost its antithesis.

Novel and Practical Embroideries for the Home

One of our most attractive designs is repeated here on a pretty linen breakfast set. The pieces may be made in any desired sizes and the edges may be finished with narrow lace, tatting, rick-rack braid, or a simple crochet edging. The method of working this set is described below.

Along the Garden Path

MRS. EDWARD HARDING in her admirable book, "Peonies in the Little Garden," strikes the tune I like to hear, in her very first paragraphs. And it is this: "The little garden offers opportunities for affectionate understanding between the gardener and his work, not always in the possession of the owner of a large estate. In such places the numerous necessary retainers seem to stand in the way, be they ever so kindly and self-effacing.