THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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COTTAGE IN THE RURAL POINTED STYLE. 



This coffajre is suitable for a moderate sized farm 

 house, or a residence in tlie suburbs of a city. Eoof 

 projects 3 feet, finished with ornamented verge boards 



GROUND FLOOR. 



of 1| inch plank, and neat verandas with square col- 

 umns, and a jjorch over the front door, supported bv 

 brackets. The frame is of light timber, and covered 



with planed and matched boards, from 9 to 11 inches 

 wide, put on vertically, and battened over the joints 

 with inch boards 2J inches wide. The windows are 

 ornamented with hood mouldings. 



The floor plans are arranged as follows: A, livinf^ 

 room, 13 ft. 6 in. by 17 ft. G in.; B, bed-room, 12 by 

 15; E, dining-room, 14 by 14; K, library, 14 by 15; 

 C, parlor, 15 by 18, connected with library by sliding 

 doors; D, hall, 8 by 18; G. kitchen, 14 by 15; W. 

 wash-room, 9 by 9 ft. 6 in. ; P. pantry, 5 by 9 ft. 6 

 in. Principal story, 9 ft. 6 in. between joists; cham- 

 ber story, 8 ft. 



The cost of this structure, with cellar under the 

 whole, will not exceed thirteen hundred dollars when 

 completed. — Merwin Austin, in the HirrticuUunst. 



A FEW WORDS 



ON THE VITALITY OF 



SEEDS.* 



We lately entertained our readers with facts tend- 

 ing to establish that seeds, when they are placed in 

 certain conditions, are capable of preserving theii 

 vitality longer than we would be inclined to beh'eve, 

 if we judged only by the duration of those which are 

 kept in our granaries and laboratories for daily use 

 Two of our subscribers) whose attention to this sub- 

 ject was excited by our articles, have communicated 

 to us new facts drawn from their own experience, and 

 which tend still to confirm what we have said of the 

 influence of the medium in which they placed on the 

 preservation of seeds which are subjected to it. 



One of them, M. Sarrah-, at I'Ecluse de la Chaoi 

 (department of the Aude), had in 1817 made a gar- 

 den which bordered on one side the river Fresquel. 

 The ground was sloping; he leveled it, arranging it 

 in horizontal beds and staged like a terrace. Tho 

 lowest bed, which ran parallel to the river and nearly 



• Translated from tho Rtvut HorH&iU for the Florist and HairSi' 

 cuUwral Journal. 



