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scious grace with which a plain dress may be worn, so as to appear 

 elegant notwithstanding its simplicity. It will be observed that 

 there is no vegetable garden on either plan, but a good number of 

 cherry, pear, and other fruit trees, as well as an abundance of 

 grapes, currants, raspberries, and strawberries are provided for. 

 Yet in the neighborhood of the carriage-house, the ground in culti- 

 vation under the trees may serve to produce a small quantity of 

 those low vegetables which take but little room, and are wanted in 

 small quantities only. 



Supposing the walks to be laid out as shown on the plan, the 

 first things to be planted are the fruit trees. Three cherry trees 

 say the mayduke, black tartarian, and late-duke ; seven pear trees 

 (not dwarfs) say one Madeleine, one Dearborn's seedling, one 

 Bloodgood, two Seckels, and two Bartletts ; two peach trees, the 

 George the Fourth or Haine's early, and Crawford's early ; and 

 a few orange-quinces near the stable, are all the fruit trees there is 

 room for. The sides of the carriage-house and stable will afford 

 the best of places for the growth of grapes ; the vines, however, 

 should not be fastened directly to the wall, but on a trellis six 

 inches or a foot from it, to allow a circulation of air through the 

 foliage. Besides these, a few vines may be grown to advantage on 

 a trellis back of the kitchen, and on a circular trellis around the 

 gravelled space in front of the carriage-house,* and also on the 

 back fence, marked raspberry border, if preferred. Currant bushes 

 and raspberries do well in partially shaded situations, while grape 

 vines need the most sunny exposure. The places for one or the 

 other must therefore be chosen with reference to the light and 

 shade adjacent to buildings, fences, and trees. 



The fruit trees being disposed of, let us turn to the lawn- 

 ground. The front gate recedes from the street four feet, forming 

 a bay from the side-walk. On the left, as one enters, the view is 

 all open across the lawn. On the right of the gate, along the 

 fence, there is a heavy mass of shrubbery, to be composed of lilacs, 

 honeysuckles, weigelas, or any of the thrifty common shrubs which 



* The carriage turn-way is represented a little broader than it need be. There should be ten 

 feet space between it and the back fence to make room for the trellis for grapes. 



