THE 
J?^5X 
AET OF BEAUTIFYING 
/ 
SUBURBAN HOME GROUNDS 
OF SMALL EXTENT ; 
/ 
THE ADVANTAGES OP SUBURBAN HOMES OVER CITT OR COUNTRY HOMES; 
THE COMFORT AND ECONOMY OF NEIGHBORING IMPROVEMENTS ; 
THE CHOICE AND TREATMENT OP BUILDING SITES ; 
AND THE BEST MODES OP 
LAYING OUT, PLANTING, AND KEEPING 
DECORATED GROUNDS. 
ILLUSTEATED BY UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED 
PLATES AND ENGRAVINGS 
OP PLANS POB RESIDENCES AND THEIR GROUNDS, OP TREES AND SHRUBS, 
AND GARDEN EMBELLISHMENTS; _ " 
A' 
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BEAUTIFUL AND HARDT 
TREES jA. N T> SHRUBS 
V 
GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES. . 
o 
BY 
FRANK J. SCOTT. 
Iff 
NEW YORK: 
D. APPLETON & CO., 
90, 92, & 94 GRAND STREET. 
1870. 
