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HOKTICULTUEE 



December 18, 1915 



Yon see wliat a thoroughly practical attractive side interior it makes. Certainly it's light enongh. 



Of Iinteresfc t© Gardemeri 



WHEN the first curved eave 

 buuses were constructed, it 

 was at once evident to us that 

 alilio the placing of tlie gutter a[ luo 

 sill, and substituting wall vents for 

 continuous side ventilating sash, pro- 

 duced an exceedingly attractive house, 

 it was also evident that practicalness 

 was being somewhat sacriUced to at- 

 tractiveness. It was, however, what 

 owners and many of the gardeners 

 demanded. 



'there were, on the other hand, some 

 gardeners who put their foot down 

 hard and declared they must have 

 some kind of side sash so they could 

 have ample top of bench ventilation. 

 iSome liked the idea of having every 



third. light made a separate .vent sash. 

 Altho this was a decided improvement 

 in results over the wall vents, still, 

 in the opinion of some, it rather de- 

 tracted from the attractiveness of the 

 house. 



In some cases we put a neat angle 

 iron at the bottom of the eave curves, 

 and hinged the sash directly to it. 

 This made a good fix, from a con- 

 struction standpoint. 

 Still it had certain drawbacks, as the 

 angle, while being large enough for 

 the purpose, w;;s not big enough to 

 overcome the eftect of an architectur- 

 ally meaningless strip. 

 So the logical thing was to return to 

 our ornameutally moulded gutter and 



place it at the eave. This gave a 

 cornice effect, which as. used In our 

 old straight roof houses, was so 

 heartily endorsed by architects. 

 The little shade which this gutter 

 may cast is more than overbalanced 

 by the advantage of the ventilation. 

 The sides are also higher, giving 

 much the same head room as in the 

 more expensive curvilinear house. 

 Those who have this modified curved 

 eave construction speak in high terms 

 of it. 



If you would like photographs of 

 these subjects shown along with other 

 general exterior views, we will be 

 glad to send you a set to show to 

 your employer. 





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The greater height at the side overcomes that somewhat 

 »^Quatty effei't, so commented on with the old house. 



Jnst another proof of its light, pleasing interior effect. 

 Note the ample head room there is on the side benches. 



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