ILLUSTPvATIONS. 



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Pl-\te I. Frontispiece 



Plate II. House Designed in Harmony with Natural Conditions ... 5 



Plate III, A Well Developed Suburban Community 5 



Plate IV, An Example of Good Development ... 9 



Plate V. Wmter Scene 9 



Plate ^'I. A ''Back yard " made with a Simple Lawn and Garden . . 17 

 Plate MI. The Rear of the House Made into a Terrace Garden with 



Sundial 17 



Plate VIII. Walled Flower Garden, Street Side 21 



Plate IX. Walled Flower Garden, Inside View lil 



Plate X. Drive Located on Simple Curves 33 



Plate XI. Steps and Walk Made to Fit Slope il 



Plate XII, Shrubbery at Base of House 41 



Plate XIII. Stepping Stones to Overcome a Grade , . 45 



Plate XIV. A Well Built Wall 45 



Plate XV. Kitchen Entrance Screened in Conjunction with Laundry 



Yard 47 



Plate X\'I. One Type of Laundry Yard Fence 47 



Plate X\'II. Wall Built of Boulders and Ledge Stones, covered with 



Vines . 53 



Plate XVIII. Service Entrance to Estate 53 



Plate XIX. A Terrace Flower Garden 57 



Plate XX. A Flower Garden, Box Bordered 57 



Plate XXI. Brick Walk in a Terrace Flower Garden 59 



Plate XXII. A Flower Bordered Walk , , . . 59 



Plate XXIII. Wall and Gate at Kitchen Entrance ..,.,,.. 7i 



Plate XXIV. A Brick Boundary Wall 71 



Plate XXV. A Tree and Shrub Embordered Lawn ........ 73 



Plate XX\T. An Open Lawn Between House and Street ...... 73 



Plate XXMI. Natural Style of Treatment o . . . . . 77 



Plate XXVIII. Natural Style of Development . . . o 77 



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