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CONTENTS FOR JANUARY, 1907 





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"The Blow by the Sea" 2 



Monthly Comment 4 



Notable American Homes — "The Blow by the Sea" — the Italian Villa of John W. McDon- 

 ald, Esq., at Monmouth Beach, New Jeresy By Tomaso Cambiaso 5 



Three Types of Houses By Frauds Diiraudo Nichols 10 



"Kings Cote" — A House Built for George J. Gould, Esq., Lakewood, New Jersey. 



By Burr Bar tram 1 3 

 The Residence of Winthrop Sargent, Esq., Haverford, Pennsylvania. 



By Paul Thurston 16 



Hints About Shrubs By E. P. Pozvell 20 



Some Notable Collections of Old Blue Staffordshire China. .By Alexander M. Hudnut 21 



The Public Value of the Private Garden 30 



Make-Believe Flowers By S. Leonard Bast'ni 31 



The Question of the Fireplace By John A. Gade 33 



Preserving the Eggs By J. S. Atkinson 40 



January Work 

 High Bred Turkeys for the Country Home 

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