December, 1911 
by the eye of the casual visitor in the manner in which the 
architect saw it at the beginning, and toward which all de- 
velopment has been gradually led. 
In the garden which our illustrations show the develop- 
ment has been made complete. They are taken from that 
of Mr. Dudley Olcott, and are to be found at Morristown, 
New Jersey. It occupies about six acres and consists of a 
central court in which is a pool and flower garden about 
which other parts are grouped, the whole designed by Mr. 
Ferruccio Vitale, of New York. Here may be seen a com- 
bination of formal and informal elements which is most 
pleasing. The sense of plan is evident; the relation of 
parts of the garden and grounds to each other and to the 
whole admirably carried out. These parts, with each detail 
complete in itself, yet leading one on in a delightful way, 
should be noted, and the relation of the house to the cen- 
tral flower garden. The arrangement and setting of the 
whole can be seen in the plan of the entire estate. It pre- 
sents the idea well that these parts constitute a harmonious 
entity and that they produce a dwelling-place and not, after 
all, either a mere show-place nor yet the product of unaided 
nature. With this there is a freedom of detail which can 
give the suggestion, here and there, of being in another 
and a fairy world, yet with all adapted primarily to pleasant 
and comfortable living. 
The house, as an important part of this, more or less 
dominates the layout. Opposite, at the farther end of the 
pool which lies before it, stands a tea-house. From this 
one may pass beyond, out of the central garden, and find 
one’s-self before the entrance of a maze. ‘The place of 
this maze can be seen in the complete plan. A plan of 
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Plan of the estate of Dudley Olcott, Esq., showing location of garden 
the maze itself is shown on page 424, and a copy of this 
might safely be kept in the pocket of anyone who would 
essay the entrance. On either side of the tea-house are 
curving pergolas leading to lychgates on either side of the 
enclosure, through which one may pass to other parts of the 
From the broad terrace at the side of this attractive house one descends by a very imposing flight of steps into the garden to the fountain-pool 
