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rather than pecuniary utilities, or farm conveniences. It is a suita- 

 ble home for a family of cultivated people, with ample means, and 

 rural tastes. 



The orchard which takes an important place in the preceding 

 plan is here omitted, to make a more extensive lawn and a fine 

 pleasure-walk. The entrance-drive is more expensive than in the 

 preceding plan, and a side entrance walk is added. In dispensing 

 with an orchard we have endeavored to introduce in other places 

 enough fruit trees to supply the family with those kinds of fruit 

 which it is most indispensable to have on one's own place. It will 

 be seen that there are four cherry trees on the north (right) side of 

 the house ; four pear trees along the border leading to the carriage- 

 house, three more on the left-hand border of the kitchen-garden, 

 and four peach trees. Some of the groups in other parts of the 

 grounds may now and then include a fruit tree. Apple and pear 

 trees, Siberian crabs and quinces, which harmonize well with some 

 of the purely ornamental trees, may be introduced in sufficient 

 numbers in this way to furnish a good supply of summer fruits. 

 The north fence back of the evergreen-screen is a continuous trellis 

 for hardy grapes. Grape trellises also occupy the ends of two 

 divisions of the kitchen-garden back of the house. If a grape- 

 house is added, it may occupy either the place indicated on the 

 preceding plan, or be built with its back to the walk on the left of 

 the garden, and facing the left In this case a few of the trees 

 there would be omitted, and a slight change made in the arrange- 

 ment beyond. Raspberries can be grown in abundance on the 

 border next the back fence, strawberries under the growing fruit 

 trees, and currants on the walks where designated. The kitchen- 

 garden is certainly small for so fine a place, being but 60 x 80 

 feet, including the central-walks ; but this space, if well used for 

 those things only which can be better grown than bought, will 

 produce a greater amount of vegetables than many persons sup- 

 pose ; and in addition to this space permanently dedicated to such 

 things, room will be found for many years on the borders and 

 among the young trees of a plantation to grow many vegetables 

 which are by no means unsightly. In fact, such plants as beets, 

 carrots, parsnips, cabbages, and sea-kale, all of which have foliage 



