. American homes and gardens. be finished with varnish. After the filler andstain have been allowed to dry, apply two or three coats of one of the hard floor varn-ishes that are prepared ex-pressly for that purpose. Aseach coat dries it should besmoothed with sandpaper, orthe last coat can be left in itsnatural gloss. Anothermethod is to use two or threecoats of varnish as a founda-tion and then wax over thevarnish, although a shellacfoundation is generally con-sidered the best by hardwoodfloor people. If a waxed sur-face is not desired, the floorcan be shellaced first and thena floor varnish
. American homes and gardens. be finished with varnish. After the filler andstain have been allowed to dry, apply two or three coats of one of the hard floor varn-ishes that are prepared ex-pressly for that purpose. Aseach coat dries it should besmoothed with sandpaper, orthe last coat can be left in itsnatural gloss. Anothermethod is to use two or threecoats of varnish as a founda-tion and then wax over thevarnish, although a shellacfoundation is generally con-sidered the best by hardwoodfloor people. If a waxed sur-face is not desired, the floorcan be shellaced first and thena floor varnish applied; theshellac acting as a founda-tion for the varnish. Kitchens and verandas canbe treated to a special var-nish that will stand beingmopped with water. Watershould never be put on hard-wood floors that have beenfinished with varnish, shellacor wax. The ordinary broomwill scratch them but a hairbrush with a cloth bag overit will be found to answer forordinary cleaning purposes. io6 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS March, 1913. Around the Garden A MONTHLY KALENDER OF TIMELY GARDEN OPERA-TIONS AND USEFUL HINTS AND SUGGESTIONSABOUT THE HOME GARDEN ANDGROUNDS All queries will gladly be answered by the Editor. If a personalreply is desired by subscribers stamps should be enclosed therewith
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