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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Aug. 



through a wide extent of country ; through Con- 

 Becticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Penn- 

 sylvania, Maryland and Massachusetts. We have 

 not been in Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont to 

 notice them there, and are not informed whether 



they are affected or not. At this time, many trees 

 seem to be actually dying. What is the cause of 

 it ? Is there a widely-spread disease or contagion, 

 as was the case with the buttonwood trees, or is it 

 the effect of winter, frost, heat or moisture ? 



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PLAN FOR A DOUBLE COTTAGE. 



Among the various plans of buildings which 

 •we have from time to time presented, there has 

 been none, we believe, for a double dwelling. In 

 Geevase Wheeler's "Homes for the People," we 

 find the following illustration and descriptions, and 

 give them, in the hope that our readers will find 

 just what they want. 



A small home for the laboring man in the coun- 

 try, or the mechanic in the suburb of a city, is much 

 needed. Frequently the inducements of some sav- 

 ing in cost are sufficient to cause the erection of 

 double cottages, each one entirely distinct, but 

 causing a diminished outlay than would be required 

 for the construction of two separate dwellings. 



Small houses so contrived are in increasing de- 

 mand. The following design illustrates a conve- 

 nient plan by which two separate dwellings are 

 comprised under one roof. 



The plan represents a parallelogram consisting 



DOUBLE COTTAGE — PLAN OF GROUND FLOOR, 



of a double square, each half of which is twenty- 

 two feet, forming in all a building forty-four feet 

 by twenty-two, inside dimensions in the clear. The 

 chimney for each half is in the party wall between, 

 and the entrances are at the farthest corner of each 

 front. 

 Each dwelling is arranged as follows : — 

 On the outer corner is an entry, No. 1, contain- 

 ing the front door, and fitted with hooks and other 

 conveniences for out-d jor garments ; in this is space 

 for a wash-stand for the use of the men of the 

 family, when returning home for their meals. 



No". 2 is a large family living room, sixteen feet 

 square, having a fireplace and a large closet by its 

 side for earth em-ware. From this room an in- 

 closed flight of stairs leads to the cellar and to the 

 rooms upon the floor above. 



By the side of the kitchen is a large inner closet, 

 No. 3, hghted by a window at the side, and open- 

 ing from a sink-room and scullery. No. 4, which 

 contains an outer door, and in the recesss by it a 

 sink. Under the staircase window is a 

 covered shoot to the cellar. Entered 

 from outside the building is a necessary, 

 No. 5, so arranged as to come next that 

 of the other dwelling, and thus con- 

 structed over but one vault.^ The walls 

 surrounding this are of brick, cement- 

 ed ; and although under the same roof 

 as the rest of the house, the position of 

 this appendage is in no way a source of 

 discomfort. From it, just below the 

 seat, a flue is formed in the party 

 wall, discharging into the smoke-flues 

 from the fireplace in the living room, by 

 which means all impure air is drawn 

 off and discharged above the building. 

 If wished, the partition wall, between 3 

 and 4, could be extended into the lat- 

 ter, and the increased space given to the 



