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NEW ENGLAND EARTHIER. 



July 



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A KEAT COTTAGE HOUSE, 



■WITH PLAN AND GROUNDS. 



In consequence of some unforeseen delays 

 in preparing the fourth plan in our series of 

 "Rural Architecture," we present the above, 

 drawn and engraved expressly for us, from a 

 design by Geo. E. Harney, Architect. 



For the execution of this plan, from one- 

 eighth to one-fourth of an acre should be de- 

 voted to ornamental purposes ; the garden, 

 &c., being in the rear, are not included in this 

 plan. The dwelling should be set back some 

 thirty feet from the highway, and for a good 

 effect it should be on a slightly elevated spot. 



A foot-path, five feet wide, starts from the 

 front gate, passes the front entrance, and ter- 

 minates in the open yard in the rear. This, 

 with the carriage road, which leads from the 

 gate to the stable, is the only path we have in- 

 troduced on the plan. 



The foundation of the ornamental portion is 

 a smooth, green lawn, extending to the bounda- 

 ries on either side, which are hidden by plan- 

 tations of evergreens and shrubbery, with occa- 

 sionally a deciduous tree introduced to pro- 

 duce a variety, and give character to the whole. 



They arc mostly arranged in Irregular clumps, 

 connected together by other shrubs and ever- 

 greens, and planted with a view to obtain as 

 great a diversity of outline as possible, and 

 heavy masses of foliage and flowers, from 

 spring to late in the fall. The clump on the 

 right of the front gate is composed principally 

 of tall growing shrubs and evergreens. In the 

 corner is an American mountain ash, the color 

 of whose red berries contrasts well with the 

 heavy green of the two Norway Spruces, one 

 on each side of it. Close to the path is a 

 large, flowering Syringa, and in front some 

 low, bright flowering shrub, such as Rose 

 Weigela, Double Tree Peony or Double Dwarf 

 Almond, while farther back, near the fence, 

 are a tall Purple Lilac and a Tartarean Hon- 

 eysuckle. 



But without specifying further the exact 

 position or kinds of shrubs, trees, flowers, &c., 

 we will leave that to the taste and means of 

 the proprietor of the house and grounds. 



The house itself is an example of the sim- 

 plest rural gothic style. It is one and a half 



