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are being occupied almost every day. If lawns are named, 

 rollers, particular kinds of seeds, and lawn mowers are 

 brought to mind ; and while we are ready to admit that 

 a good lawn cannot be made nor kept in first-rate con- 

 dition without these implements, still a grass plat, large 

 or small, occasionally mown, is far better than none. 

 Even a meadow or pasture in front or near a dwelling 

 might add something to its general good appearance. 



The far too common style of arrangement of country 

 homes, is to place the mansion within a few feet of the 

 public road, the barn a few rods in the rear, and the in- 

 tervening space is filled with wood piles or necessary out- 

 buildings. If there is a kitchen garden it is usually situ- 

 ated near the road, at one side of the house, and then 

 enclosed with a picket fence, painted white or white- 

 washed. Where a man owns but a fraction of an acre,, 

 such a cluttered arrangement may be admissible and 

 passed without comment ; but upon farms of many acres 

 in extent, it not only shows a sad want of taste, but of 

 broad ideas in regard to the fitness of things in genera 1 

 A few trees from the forest, planted here and there, cost 

 but little or nothing, and yet how much they add to the 

 beauty and elegance of home surroundings, besides afford- 

 ing an agreeable shade in summer to both man and beast. 



Our idea of an elegant but inexpensive home on a farm 

 where pasture or a meadow is a requisite, is to so arrange 

 it that with moveable fences they can pasture what may 

 be termed the lawn, and yet keep the beauty of flora's 

 gifts. In fact, there are many ways of making home sur- 

 roundings elegant without incurring any extra expense. 



