LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



A Trellis of Wood, Strong and Simple . . Frontispiece 



FACING 



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Glimpses of Cow Barns, with Holsteins Stand- 

 ing IN the Brook 16 



The House in Some Cases will be a Real Acquisi- 

 tion 22 



A Place Combining the Useful and the Prof- 

 itable 26 



What You Want — Elbow Room for Your Tastes 36 

 It Stands on a Knoll Well Away from Others 58 

 The Most Beautiful Thing in the Country is a 



Brook 78 



Beautiful Outlooks in the Valley 82 



Nothing is More Important than Planting Wind- 

 breaks 106 



A Hedge is Sometimes Ornamental from a Modi- 

 cum OF Neglect 124 



Out IN the Orchard 132 



A Shrubbery and a Flower Garden 204 



Over Your Porch Run Crimson Rambler Roses 220 

 Corn, This Glory of New World Vegetation . . 234 

 The Garden is the Out-of-Door Family Room 256 



