AMERICAN 



HOMES AND GARDENS 



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CONTENTS FOR MARCH, 1907 



P.AGE 



82 



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 85 



91 



The Pergola Garden 



Monthly Comment ^>>^i;^;^^.-i-<^' 



Notable American Homes — The House of R. L. Burton, Esq., Cedarhurst, Long Island. 



By Burr Ferrce 



"Witch Wood," a Cottage Designed with an Artistic Purpose By J(vy ir heeler Dow 



The Garden of Charles W. McAlpin, Esq., Morristown, New Jersey 94 



The Kitchen Furniture By Sarah Adams Keller 96 



The Residence of Charles W. Welsh, Esq., Oail Lane, Pennsylvania. 



By Burr Bar tram 97 



Two Modern Houses By Paul Thurston 100 



The Water Supply By Ralph Ernest Blake 102 



An Arts and Crafts Experiment in an Old Rhode Island Mansion. Leila Meehlin 104 



The Lure of the Trail By Katherine Louise Smith 109 



Life on an Olive Ranch By Charles F. Holder 1 14 



The Flower Doctor By S. Leonard Bastin 117 



A Study of New Apples By E. P. Poivell 120 



Bedding Plants from Seeds. Color Scheme for a Small House. 



Garden Hints for March. The Hardy Lily Bed. 



Furnishing a Dark or a Cold North Room. 



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