September, 1909 ANE RICAN “HOMES "AND GARDENS xi 
American Homes and Gardens 
for October 
“Willow Brook House” 
The ‘Notable Home”’ of the number is the fine estate of 
Francis E. Bond, Esq., at Penllyn, near Philadelphia. 
It is a house of deep interest, designed by Mr. Horace 
Trumbauer, and is beautifully situated in a woody spot 
It is a house that shows, both in design and in situation, 
a singularly successful unity that is at once delightful 
and satisfying. [he descriptive text by Barr Ferree is 
entirely adequate, while the numerous photographs have 
been expressly taken for this Magazine. 
A Concrete Garden Bench 
Ralph C. Davison, whose series of articles on concrete 
ornaments for the garden and how to make them is so 
auspiciously begun in the present issue, takes up a new 
object of art and utility interest in his second paper, 
which describes how to make a garden bench of concrete. 
Mr. Davison writes in the most practical manner possible, 
tells the reader just what to do and how to do it. His 
articles are illustrated with an abundance of illustrations 
and diagrams and are thoroughly practical and helpful 
in every way. 
The Decorative Value of Carrots. 
How the common carrot may be transformed into a 
handsome object of house decoration is delightfully told 
by S. Leonard Bastin in a paper that shows how cleverly 
this ordinary vegetable may be utilized in this way. 
Lovers of attractive house plants will gain some sug- 
gestive ideas from this paper and at the same time 
learn how they may equip their houses with charming 
examples of plant growth. 
Floral Clocks 
The extremely novel topic of floral clocks is discussed 
by Charles A. Brassler. The author tells all about floral 
clocks, how they are made, the intricacies of their mechan- 
ism, where they have been most successfully carried out 
and other data of the most interesting kind. Floral 
clocks, while not novelties, are most decided rarities, 
and the present paper is practically unique. The illustra- 
tions include photographs from a rich collection of floral 
clocks, most of which will be completely new to our 
readers. 
The Modern Country House 
The modern country house is ably discussed by Francis 
Durando Nichols in an illuminating article illustrated 
with many original photographs of houses of moderate 
size and cost. ‘The author discusses some of the more 
important aspects of recent house design, and illustrates 
his paper with numerous illustrations of a group of recent 
houses. The floor plans and interiors render this paper 
particularly helpful and suggestive. 
An Arts and Crafts Colony 
The Whitehead Colony of Arts and’ Crafts in the Cats- 
kills is the subject of an important article by Poultney 
Bigelow, the well-known critic and historian. Mr. 
Bigelow’s article is as interesting as the illustrations, 
which are unusually numerous and which show in detail 
many of the interesting bungalows built in this delightful 
camp. It is a true city of the forest and possesses many 
inherent charms of its own. 
A House of Estimated Cost 
A two-story house of the bungalow type, designed by 
Mr. William Albert Swasey, architect, of New York, is 
offered with an estimate of its cost within certain specified 
limitations. It is an interesting house, well planned and 
designed in an attractive manner. It is a design bound 
to win friends. 
Furnishing the Nursery 
The furnishing of the modern nursery has now become 
so important a part of the equipment of the modern 
house that some suggestive ideas on this highly important 
topic will be welcomed. Edith Haviland offers a number 
of helpful suggestions on this fascinating subject. The 
paper is richly illustrated with many novel photographs. 
The Departments 
The regular departments of the number, Monthly 
Comment, Correspondence, and Garden Talk are filled, 
from beginning to end, with helpful ideas and sugges- 
tions and are, in many respects, the most useful portions 
of the Magazine. ‘These departments are always fresh 
and new, and present the very last word in their re- 
spective subjects. 
