Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY

As of December 31, 2007, ServiceMaster had the following subsidiaries:

|Subsidiary                                          |  | State or Country
of Incorporation
or Organization
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------
|667217 Ontario Limited                              |  | Canada                                           
|American Home Shield Corporation                    |  | Delaware                                         
|American Home Shield of Arizona, Inc.               |  | Arizona                                          
|American Home Shield of California, Inc.            |  | California                                       
|American Home Shield of Florida, Inc.               |  | Florida                                          
|American Home Shield of Iowa, Inc.                  |  | Iowa                                             
|American Home Shield of Maine, Inc.                 |  | Maine                                            
|American Home Shield of Nevada, Inc.                |  | Nevada                                           
|American Home Shield of Texas, Inc.                 |  | Texas                                            
|American Home Shield of Virginia, Inc.              |  | Virginia                                         
|American Home Shield of Washington, Inc.            |  | Washington                                       
|American Residential Services Holding L.L.C.        |  | Delaware                                         
|AmeriSpec, Inc.                                     |  | Delaware                                         
|Certified Systems, Inc.                             |  | Texas                                            
|D. R. Church Landscape Co., Inc.                    |  | Illinois                                         
|FM Medic LLC                                        |  | Delaware                                         
|Furniture Medic Limited Partnership                 |  | Delaware                                         
|GreenLawn, Ltd.                                     |  | Canada                                           
|Home Shield Insurance Agency, Inc.                  |  | California                                       
|InStar Services Group, Inc.                         |  | Delaware                                         
|InStar Services Group, L.P.                         |  | Delaware                                         
|InStar Services Holdings, LLC                       |  | Delaware                                         
|InStar Services Management, LLC                     |  | Delaware                                         
|InStar Services Midwest, Inc.                       |  | Delaware                                         
|Merry Maids Limited Partnership                     |  | Delaware                                         
|Minnesota Lawn Maintenance, Inc.                    |  | Minnesota                                        
|MM Maids L.L.C.                                     |  | Delaware                                         
|New Jersey Home Shield Corporation                  |  | New Jersey                                       
|Personal Profesional de Pesticidas, S.A. de C.V.    |  | Mexico                                           
|Petgar Holdings, Inc.                               |  | Canada                                           
|Schumacher Landscaping, Inc.                        |  | Massachusetts                                    
|ServiceMaster Acceptance Corporation                |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster AM Limited Partnership                |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Brands L.L.C.                         |  | Vermont                                          
|ServiceMaster Brands Management L.L.C.              |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster BSC L.L.C.                            |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Consumer Services, Inc.               |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Consumer Services Limited Partnership |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Employer Services, Inc.               |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Funding Company LLC                   |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Gift L.L.C.                           |  | Florida                                          
|ServiceMaster Holding Corporation                   |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster International Holdings, Inc.          |  | Delaware                                         
|ServiceMaster Limited                               |  | England                                          
|ServiceMaster Management Corporation                |  | Delaware                                         

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|ServiceMaster of Canada Limited                                   |  | Canada    
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|ServiceMaster Pacific Rim Expansion LLC                           |  | Delaware  
|ServiceMaster Receivables Company LLC                             |  | Delaware  
|ServiceMaster Residential/Commercial Services Limited Partnership |  | Delaware  
|Servicios de Plagas Terminix, S.A. de C.V.                        |  | Mexico    
|SiteService L.L.C.                                                |  | Delaware  
|SM Clean L.L.C.                                                   |  | Delaware  
|Snow Removers L.L.C.                                              |  | Delaware  
|Steward Insurance Company                                         |  | Vermont   
|Terminix International, Inc.                                      |  | Delaware  
|Terminix International, S.A.                                      |  | Mexico    
|The ServiceMaster Acceptance Company Limited Partnership          |  | Delaware  
|The ServiceMaster Foundation                                      |  | Illinois  
|The Terminix International Company Limited Partnership            |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen Arbor Care, Inc.                                         |  | Nevada    
|TruGreen Companies L.L.C.                                         |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen Home Landscape Services, L.L.C.                          |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen LandCare, a California general partnership               |  | California
|TruGreen LandCare L.L.C.                                          |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen LandCare of Alabama L.L.C.                               |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen LandCare of Nevada L.L.C.                                |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen Limited Partnership                                      |  | Delaware  
|TruGreen, Inc.                                                    |  | Delaware  
|TSI Staffing, Inc.                                                |  | Texas     

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