VILLA AT NEW HAVEN. 



preferrinti the luxuriaut full appcarant'e wliich nature produccK; but where a set 

 hed^e or .solicl loukiiig wall is desired, we should recomuieud, as heretufure, a close 

 cutting in September. 



As a single shrub, regularly kept down by the shears, the hemlock is extremely 

 beautiful, as it also is as a screen without much use of the shears; as a single tree 

 nothing need be more ornamental, and standing alone their habit of growth is highly 

 picturesque. A visit to Mr. Brown's premises in the morning when the dew is on 

 the trees, or rather a shower of rain when the sua shines through the branches of 

 these beauties of nature, is highly gratifying; so fond is he of the hemlock, that his 

 place is a fair show, embracing the perfect large tree and all the various forms it is 

 capable of assuming. When once established the Hemlock, though not quite so 

 rapid in growth as the Norway Fir, is by no means to be classed with the slow- 

 growing evergreens, and remember it is green and perfectly hardy. 



VILLA AT NEW HAVEN. 



The accompanying design, in the old English style, is for a villa to be erected at 

 New Haven. The outside walls are of brick, 16 inches thick and laid hollow; the 



inside walls are 8 inches and laid so- 

 lid; the bay windows and verandas 

 are of wood, with stone underpinning. 

 In the basement floor, under the din- 

 ing-room and close by the private 

 stairs, is the kitchen; also scullery, 

 pantry, laundry, servants' room and 

 cellars. The other arrangements will 

 be understood by a reference to the 

 drawings. The window blinds are 

 made to slide in the thickness of the 

 walls, while those for the bay win- 

 dows fold into each side of the open- 

 ing. The dining-room communicates 

 througb the butler's pantry with the 

 private staircase, in a recess of which 

 is a wash basin, while the green-house 

 is separated from the dining-room by 

 D. Library. H. Dining-room, slidinof sash doors. The butler's pan- 



. Butlers Pantry, r. Wash- . . , , . , . 



try, containing dumb-waiter and sink. 

 In three of the angles 



A. Drawing-room. B. Vestibule. 

 I. Study. J. Green-house, 

 basin. 6. Sink. 



is lighted by a window opening into the private staircase. 



