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ince of excessive heigrht 

 lis position would have, 

 the outside columns, 

 illy they actually sup- 

 to the heauty of the 



With this enthusiasm, came a desire to have captive nature protected by 

 o;iass houses of such beauty, that their nearness to the residence would be the 

 adding of still greater pleasures. 



And so then it was, that the gardener and the greenhouse began coming 

 into their own. 



As a most interesting example of this fulfillment, the illustrations above 

 are deserving of consideration. 



It is a good example of the combining of the beautiful with the ]iractical. 

 The palm house and wings were so placed that they obscure from the resi- 

 dence view, nearby buildings that were a continual annoyance. 



The palm house entrance with its charminji colonial treatment is doubly interesting be- 

 cause of its unusual location in the cut off corner instead of at the side. 



The layout of the house forms a semi-enclosed court where the activities incident to s^'recn- 

 house work can be carried on entirely out of view from the residence. 



The pro.ximitv to the residence of this garden under glass is then one of the answers to 

 that appeal made those years ago— "to not only live among the joys of nature, but as near as 

 possible, hve with them." 



