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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 
Before Mr. Brown definitely derided on the house he was going to build, he and I took a little run over to 
Nat ragansctt Pier and saw this charming greenhouse and garage combination of F. R, Mackensic. 
The Case of the Browns 
A PURELY PERSONAL MATTER WITH A GREENHOUSE MORAL. 
By Philip H. Cox, New York. 
££ T T ELLO. Yes, this is the greenhouse builder. You want 
I I 30 ft. ? Why don't you have one of us come out and 
you about conditions in general before getting a pric 
morning." 
That's how it really started. We had sent him several catalo 
an estimate on a leanto greenhouse 15 ft. by 
look over your grounds and have a talk with 
e? I think I can arrange to run down this 
[S, a 
This is tlie Ulterior of the two compartment house that we showed to Mr. Broivn, 
so that he could see the construction arrangement of tlic benches. 
nd now it seemed as though the seed 
they had sown was showing sprouts. 
I didn't go that morning, but the fol- 
lowing Saturday I hurried through my 
morning mail and just caught the 
10.30 to Forest Bluff. On the train I 
tried to imagine what ideas my client 
might have for his greenhouse, be- 
cause we sometimes find people who 
have very fixed notions of how "they 
intend to do it." I learned from the 
chauffeur of the taxi I took from the 
station to my destination that Mr. 
Beverly Brown, my prospect, was a 
typical New York business man, who 
had about V/2 acres of land on which 
he had a residence and garage. Walk- 
ing up the path to the house, I noticed 
that the grounds were carefully laid 
out and attractively planted. The 
garage had been located conveniently 
without being conspicuous from the 
residence. 
''Good morning!" a voice came from 
around the corner of the house, and 
Mr. Brown appeared. "Are you from 
one of the greenhouse concerns?" (I 
wondered how main- he had phoned 
to come out.) "Well, you people cer- 
tainly do not lose any time getting 
after a fellow, do you?" 
My enthusiast was evidently taking 
