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solved, by the building of an old-fashioned garden on an 

 axis with the main house and in perfect harmony with it. 

 It is a delightful old spot with walks passing along through 

 the various beds of flowers, which are growing and bloom- 

 ing in an artistic profusion. The garden as built presents 

 an individuality that is characteristic of its designer. The 

 flower beds are laid out without any set form or plan, are 

 irregular in shape and are planted in a random manner so 

 that when the flowers are in bloom they present a tangled 

 mass of color, which in itself resembles a picture that would 

 be difllicult to reproduce in any other way. The main walk, 

 which extends from the house to the extreme end of the 

 garden, is paved with flat stones of irregular form and 



I he modern garden would not be complete without a 

 sun-dial any more than the garden of our grandmothers. 

 and as this particular spot is not the exception a sun-dial 

 has been set up in an exposed corner facing the house. It 

 is an attractive piece and one that would suggest the fol- 

 lowing inscription: 



"Facing the light, I point above and prove 

 There is a place no storms nor seasons move; 

 So hold I steadfast, in their ordered way. 

 The falling shadows of a fleeting day." 

 The stable is well placed upon the property and out of 

 sight of the dwelling, and yet not so far away as to be in- 

 convenient. The exterior of the building is designed in 



The dining-room 



shape, laid in an equally irregular manner. This walk is 

 broken in its length by a pool in which there is placed a 

 fountain. Similar walks paved in a similar manner radiate 

 from this fountain in opposite directions. At the farthest 

 end of the garden a pergola is erected, under which there 

 is built a circular seat. 



To the left of this pergola is an interesting summer 

 house planned especially for the enjoyment of the garden 

 in inclement weather, and is so arranged as to form a pro- 

 tection when one is sitting within its enclosure. 



There is also a simple garden house built against the 

 wall of the garden, which also forms a protection not only 

 from the sun's rays in summer, but also from the cold wind 

 of the early fall and winter. 



harmony with the house and is treated in the same style of 

 architecture. 



It contains a carriage room large enough to accommodate 

 all the necessary carriages for use on an up-to-date estate. 

 The stable contains four boxed stalls thoroughly equipped 

 with all the usual ornamental iron fitments. 



The entire place commands the attention of all who see 

 it, on account of the fine architectural features of the build- 

 ings on the property blending into the landscape, both of 

 which seem to be an expression of the taste and require- 

 ments of the owner as carried out by the architect. The 

 masterly way by which the entire property has been devel- 

 oped by avoiding all the usual superfluous ornamentation 

 has been the means of bringing about the successful result. 



