house. Air-wells can easily give light to the building if it 

 has to be placed as is illustrated on plate number two. The 

 grounds are all in front of the house, and the setting is 

 ideal. The little lawn is halved by a pathway to admit run- 

 ning about. Yet, the green swath will impress as a whole, 

 no matter whence you look at it, as the pathway crosses 

 your view instead of paralleling it. There is plenty of play- 

 ground, the shelter serving as such as well as the area around 

 the sandcourt, swings, and seesaws. On fifty-foot lots we 

 find ourselves permitted to accommodate some of our animal 

 friends, and place them where least interfering with the ap- 

 paratus, so that the little sightseers will not be in danger of 

 being injured while watching the animals. Many toy-gardens 

 admit of a great variety of cultivation. One way of plant- 

 ing this area is described in a subsequent paragraph. 



The other corner lot, plate number three, has its house 

 removed to the middle of the area. The shelter is in the 

 back so that cultivation and irrigation may be carried on 

 where the soil is exposed. The lawn is an undivided oval of 

 about 30 by 50 feet. The house, 18 by 50 feet with an L of 

 10 by 18 feet, admits of a very pretty design. It is natural 

 that the housing for the animals should be kept in the rear 

 as much as possible so as to avoid attracting the crowd on 

 the outside. We must also try not to bring them in direct 

 touch with the playground apparatus, as the sightseeing and 

 games should be kept separated. 



A look at the design for an inside fifty-foot lot, plate 

 number four, shows at once the difficulty of putting such 

 location to proper use. The neighboring houses are bound 



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