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This is the first plan that shows a residence with its carriage- 

 porch and main entrance on the side — an arrangement that econo- 

 mizes space to great advantage on narrow lots, and enables the 

 architect to have more liberty in the arrangement and exposure of 

 the principal rooms, and to malce more pleasing views fi"om their 

 windows over the grounds.* It will be seen that the turn-way of the 

 carriage-road is partly back of the house, around a circular grass 

 plat twenty feet in diameter, in the centre of which is a pine tree. 

 The drive turns close to the back veranda, where a platform-step is 

 provided for easy ingress and egress from carriages. This is likely 

 to be the carriage-porch of the family when unaccompanied by 

 friends. Beyond the turn, the road is straight along the trellised 

 boundary of the kitchen-garden, and widens with abundant space in 

 front of the carriage-house. Near the rear of the lot are a few 

 cherry and peach trees ; back of the drying-yard and kitchen are 

 others. A row of pear trees on the left of the main drive are 

 enough to furnish a summer and autumn supply of this delicious 

 fruit ; while in other portions of the grounds, apples and crab- 

 apple trees may be introduced as parts of groups. Of the small 

 fruits the garden plan shows an ample provision. 



The purely decorative portion of the place may be in part de- 

 scribed as follows : — beginning at the carriage-entrance. This starts 

 from the middle of the opening between two street trees, and is 

 flanked on either side simply by a pair of trees of any fine variety 

 of elms or maples, chestnuts, horse-chestnuts, oaks or beeches, to be 

 planted ten feet from the fence, and the same distance from the 

 drive. While they are young the ground for a radius of six feet 

 around them should be kept in cultivation, and planted on its outer 

 margin with such deciduous shrubs as flowering-currants, purple 

 berberries, variegated-leaved elder, privet, glossy-leaved viburnum, 

 common bush honeysuckles, or whatever else will grow in partial 

 shade, not exceeding six or seven feet in height, and with branches 

 bending to the grass. When the trees are ten or fifteen years 



* We cannot commend this house plan as particularly adapted to the lot. The plan for the 

 grounds grew np around the house as a thing already fixed. The latter is designed to meet 

 the wants of a man of "bookish" tastes, as well as wealth, who needs a fine library-room separate 

 from the family room. 



