120 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS March, 1909 
grassed walks, at the edge 
of which are planted the 
kitchen flowers, to be used 
on the dining-room table 
and throughout the house. 
To the left of the estate 
and reached from the main 
highway is the stable, which 
is designed in keeping with 
the house, and of the same 
style of architecture. It is 
also painted white, with 
green painted blinds. The 
interior contains a carriage 
room, which has a _ well- 
fitted harness closet with 
sliding glass doors, and a 
stable for the keeping of two 
horses. The stalls are fitted 
with ornamental iron fix- 
tures and the best improved 
appliances. Both the car- 
riage room and the stable 
are ceiled up with narrow 
beaded yellow pine finished 
in its natural wood. The 
second floor contains the 
man’s room and ample space 
for the storage of hay and 
feed. 
There are two bedrooms 
and a bathroom, a large den 
and a trunk room on the 
third floor, and a furnace 
room, fuel room and cold 
storage room and provision 
room in the cellar. 
The side piazza directly 
overlooks the garden, 
which, though compara- 
tively small, has been de- 
signed with a view of pro- 
ducing the best possible 
results from a given space. 
The garden while a semi- 
formal one has been laid 
out with much care. The 
various beds have been 
planted with both annuals 
and perennials, and_ they 
have been selected in a 
manner to secure a contin- 
ual bloom from early 
spring till the late autumn. 
Beyond this garden, which 
is separated by a pergola of 
simple style, is the vegeta- 
ble garden, laid out with The antique mahogany furniture in the dining-room carries out the Colonial character of the house 
