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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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taljja and a couple of Evergreens. From this 

 group an Arbor Vitas hedge extends to the pump, 

 and will in a few years separate, and partialiy 

 hide the kitchen garden from the more ornamen- 

 tal portions. A tall Norway Spruce or a White 

 Pine should be set %Yhere indicated on the curve 

 of the road, as a reason for making the curve as 

 prominent as we have. 



With tliis we have completed the arrangement 

 of our shrubs. The following list shows the size, 

 color and habits of those we have introduced upon 

 our plan : 



Althea, Hibiscus — Flowers in August ; variety of colors, 4 to 12 



foc't. 

 Catalpa — Flowers in July ; large white flowers, good for groups, 



10 to 15 or 21) foot. 

 nAWTUOKX, Cratisgus — June ; white and scarlet, double, 5 to 20 



feet. 

 Laburnum, Cyiisus — July ; rich yellow, 10 foet and upwards. 

 Honeysuckle, Lonicera 7'artartcu — Hay ; variety of light color, 



5 to 1 feet. 

 Lilac, Common, Si/ringa vulgaris — May ; white and purple, 10 



to 15 fjct. 

 Lilac, Persian, Syringa Persica—'M^y, white and purple, 3 to 



5 foef. 

 Sumac, Venetian, Il!ius Coiinus — Sometimes called Fringe tree, 



Aug. au'l Sept. ; briirlit yellow, 8 to 12 feet. 

 Stringa, I'lvtladetpkus — June and July ; white, 4 to 8 feet. 



The above answer for back-ground slu-ubs. For 

 the foreground we have : 



Double Tree Peont, Pcsonia Moutan — May ; red, white, pur- 

 ple, 3 to 4 feet. 



Double D^'arf Almond, Amygdalus pumila — May ; beautiful 

 rose, 3 to 4 feet. 



Japan Quince, (Jiidonia — April and May ; scarlet and white, 4 ft. 



Tragrant Currant, llihes fragrans— Hay ; bright yellow, 3 to 



4 foot. 



IIezereum Pink, Daphne Mezeremn — April and May ; pink, 3 ft. 



do. White, do. do. A'bwn — do. do. white, 3 ft. 



Spirea, Double, ,V. j^runi folia plena — June ; white, 4 foot. 

 Spirea, DouoLAi?s,.V. Dciuglassir — August; fine rose, 3 to 4 ft. 

 Sr. Pe rER'.s Wreath, S. t/tahctruides— Jane, July ; small white, 



profuse, about 4 feet. 

 P.osE Wekiela, /^. Itosca — June ; pink and rose color, 4 to 5 ft. 

 Common Privet, Ligustrum Fulgarc — June ; thick, close, white, 



5 to 6 feet. 



The following do well in shady or damp places : 



Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifdia — June, July ; very rich red, 



4 to (j f vet. 

 HoLLy, Lex tipaca — June ; scarlet berry, slow grower, near the 



ground. 

 Rhododendron — July ; very luxuriant, rose or white, 8 to 10 ft. 



All of the above named shrubs are hardy, easy 

 of culture, and may be procured at any of the nur- 

 series near Eoston. The best time to transplant 

 would be about the middle of JNIay, or at the time 

 when the new buds have just begun to grow. 



We v/ould not recommend setting out all the 

 shrubs designated on the plan, the first year, but 

 rather let this year's operations be the foundation 

 from which to work in future. 



If the buildings are already built, or their posi- 

 tions located, finish up the roads and paths, and 

 as mucli of the lawn as possible, set the hedges, 

 the larger trees and the principal background 

 shrubs. Let them get well started, and their forms 

 and outlines in a measure determined, and then, 

 by another spring, perhaps, set out the smaller 

 foreground shrubs, so that they may fill up the 

 space, left between the others, and thus form, when 



fully grown, thick masses of foliage and flowers 

 from the trees down to the grass. 



Flowers may be cultivated wherever a suitable 

 place offers itself. AVc have marked- the positions 

 of a few of the principal beds. Around the house 

 are four large beds of standard roses, wliich should 

 be selected so as to offer a variety of color and a 

 constant succession of flowers throughout the sea- 

 son, and in other spots are figures cut in the turf 

 and filled with attractive flowers. At the right of 

 the veranda are two circular beds, one for mixed 

 petunias and the other for mixed verbenas, and 

 between them is a vase for myrtle. The large oval 

 bed in front of the house may be filled Avith tea 

 roses, fuschias, balsams, asters, heliotrope and mig- 

 nonette, and the five beds opposite the bay win- 

 dow (one each,) with scarlet geraniums, amaranths, 

 feverfews, dwarf coreopsis and nierembergias, the 

 fu-st named forming the centre bed, and the yel- 

 low and purple of the second and fourth alternat- 

 ing with the wliite of the third and last ; and in 

 other places we may have separate beds of candy 

 tuft, phloxes, portulaccas, yellow lantana, migno- 

 nette, carnations, tulips, ageratum, &c. 



For climbers for the veranda posts, bay win- 

 dow, and door lattices, we have the choice of the 

 following : 



Chinese "Wistaria ; a delicate purple, and very luxuriant. 

 Virginia Creeper ; very hardy, wiili beautiful autumnal foliage. 

 Trumpet Honeysuckle ; red and yellow, flowers all season. 

 Prairie Uoses ; beautiful double flowers, and a variety of colors. 



The house itself is an example of the simplest 

 rural gothic style. It is one and a half stories 

 in height, and contains three finished rooms below 

 and three chambers on the second floor. 



The vestibule, A, i3 approached from the terrace 

 through the pointed arch and measures eight feet 

 by nine. The hall, B, is seven feet wide and fif- 

 teen feet long, and contains stairs to chambers and 

 collar. C is the parlor, measuring fourteen by 

 fifteen, the principal feature of which is the bay 

 window on the side opposite the door, overlooking 

 the small flower-beds and the side street. The 

 dining or living-room, D, measures also fourteen 

 by fifteen; it connects with the veranda by a mul- 

 lioned window reaching to the floor and opening 

 like the French window. A closet is provided at 

 the side of the vestibule in the front gable and for 

 china, &c., at the other end of the room, fimiished 

 with shelves and drawers. Tlie passage, E, v.liich 

 is also fitted with shelves, communicates directly 

 with the kitchen, K. This room is thirteen foet 

 square, and is well lighted by two windows. At 

 the left of the chimney a door opens into a large 

 store room, G, and at the right another leads to 

 the pantrj-, F. We here have a sink and pump, 

 with a closet and shelves for tin ware. A door 

 opens directly into the yard. 



On the second floor, the two principal chambera 



