June, 1909 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
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An Architect’s Suburban Home at White Plains, N. Y. 
The beautiful country place of Mr. John M. Carrere, 
the senior member of the noted firm of architects, Car- 
rere & Hastings, is the opening article of the July num- 
ber. The description has been prepared by Barr Ferree, 
and forms an interesting chapter in his series of papers 
on the ‘Homes of American Artists.’ Mr. Carrere’s 
house is simple and unpretentious, quite unlike the monu- 
mental work with which his name is most associated. 
The beautiful photographs, prepared expressly for this 
article, reveal many points of charm and interest. 
The Wild Mushroom 
Benjamin W. Douglas writes at length on the subject of 
the wild mushroom, illustrating his paper with a com- 
plete series of new photographs that abundantly supple- 
ment the text. The article is an important contribution 
to the study and knowledge of these little known and 
almost unappreciated plants. 
Small Houses of Small Cost 
An interesting group of small houses at small cost is 
described by Francis Durando Nichols, with numerous 
illustrations and an illuminating text that describes the 
essential details of the various houses shown. Prospec- 
tive builders and home-makers will find many useful sug- 
gestions in this helpful article. 
The Profitable House to Build 
The house with a guaranteed cost is designed by Joy 
Wheeler Dow, who describes it in his delightful man- 
ner and shows a design of unusual interest and beauty. 
This unique series of papers is attracting wide attention, 
and the personal note in Mr. Dow’s work gives special 
importance to the forthcoming number. 
A Naturalistic Garden 
“Glenbrook” is a garden at Newburgh, N. Y., which has 
been designed and planted by its owner, who tells in this 
article just what he did, why he did it and the results 
obtained from his work. ‘The article is handsomely 
illustrated and is concerned with a garden of individual 
type. It is a garden neither large nor elaborate, but one 
of distinct individuality and importance. 
A Reclaimed Dwelling. 
Paul Thurston describes and illustrates a deserted house 
at Stoke Pogis, Villa Nova, Pa., which had long been 
neglected and tells how it was transformed and modern- 
ized into a habitable dwelling. It is a thoroughly prac- 
tical article and offers some helpful suggestions to those 
who may be confronted with a similar problem. 
Curtains for the Summer House 
One of the most difficult problems which confronts every 
housewife at one time or another, is the curtaining of the 
windows of her home. Gertrude M. Walbran offers 
some timely suggestions on this summery subject that are 
of quite unusual interest. The illustrations help to ex- 
plain the ideas brought forward in the text. 
A Stucco Summer Home 
The summer home of Mr. E. S. Williams, at Nahant, 
Mass., is described by Charles Chauncey, and shown in 
great detail by a number of unusually beautiful photo- 
graphs. It is a stucco house, with windows spaced in 
ample breadths of wall, and is a design of rare individu- 
ality. It is an interesting house, good to see and read 
about. 
Forest Conservation at Biltmore 
The stupendous work in forest conservation that has 
now been completely established at Biltmore is a national 
undertaking of great and far-reaching proportions. Day 
Allen Willey summarizes some of the achievements at 
this notable place in a thoroughly readable article, and 
the next text is supplemented with handsome photo- 
graphs. ~ o 
The Departments 
The usual departments, Monthly Comment, Correspond- 
ence and Garden Notes are maintained with their usual 
completeness, and are notable features of a notable 
number. 
