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fore, nothing could be simp- 

 ler, yet sundry ornamental 

 objects close at hand add 

 much to the effect of this 

 simple entrance ; such are the 

 vases and the tubs of bay 

 trees on each side of the 

 steps; such is the old Italian 

 lantern hanging on the house 

 wall to one side; such, again, 

 are the Delia Robbia reliefs 

 let into the wall above the 

 door. The reliefs are bor- 

 rowed from the famous 

 Cantoria, now preserved in 

 Florence, and constitute the 

 single piece of pure orna- 

 ment, of ornament without 

 structural relationship, in the 

 whole front. An exception 

 should, however, be made for 

 the balustraded balcony in 

 the second story to the left 

 of the doorway, but this is 

 an architectural feature, de- 

 signed in a somewhat formal 

 manner, and itself an orna- 



The Sculpture Garden Under the Trees 



Italian Garden 



The Terrace and Pergola 



