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The Stair Hall — House of Edward A. Schmidt, Esq 42 



Mont hly Comment 44 



Notable American Homes — The House of Edward A. Schmidt, Esq., Radnor, Penn- 

 sylvania By Barr Ferree 45 



The Collecting of Old Pewter , By Phebe Westcott Humphreys 52 



The White Farm at Crichel By W. G. Fitz-Gerald 56 



Sunken Gardens of California By Charles Frederick Holder 59 



Residence of H. E. Bishop, Esq., at Norwalk, Connecticut, By Francis Durando Nichols 63 



Movable Homes By Ernest Myer 68 



The Suburban Home of G. W. Graham, Esq., Lawrence Park, Bronxville, New 



York By Walter Williams 69 



An Experiment in Arts and Crafts By Mary H. Northend 72 



A Simple Planting for Small House Grounds By George S. Wickham 75 



A House at Berkeley Hills, California By John Sherman 76 



Built-in Furniture in the Home By Louise Shrimpton 78 



Gardening Both at the North and South. The Sowing of Seed. 



Garden Notes. New Books. 



Some Questions Answered. 



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