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harm. The rich soil of the pavement-bed will also start vegeta¬ 
tion between the stones, but on so narrow a road, in constant use, 
the extra labor required to keep the surface clean is inconsidera¬ 
ble. On the other hand the pavement acts as a cooling mulch 
in summer and the contrary in winter—it equalizes both the tem¬ 
perature and moisture of the roots, and by the reflection of heat 
from its surface, adds to the heating power of the sun’s rays in 
maturing the grapes within. Were the road-bed not made suitable 
feeding ground for the roots of the vines within, such a position for 
a grapery would of course be impracticable; but when thus pre¬ 
pared it becomes the most advantageous for the production of 
good grapes, as well as convenient of access. Beyond the cold grape- 
house the fence is made use of for training hardy grape vines. On 
the left is a bed designed for growing Delaware grapes on stakes, 
at first, with the intention of making them eventually into self- 
sustaining low trees. On and near the garden-walk from the back 
veranda are also trellises and an arbor for hardy grapes. A row 
of seven cherry trees planted one hundred feet from the back line 
of the lot forms a sort of dividing line between the decorative and 
the utilitarian parts of the lot. The orchard-rows back of it, when 
the trees are well-grown, will, however, add much to the pleasant 
character of the vistas from the front street, and need not be out 
of harmony with the groupings on the lawn in front of them. 
While the trees are small, and the ground cultivated in garden 
crops, it may be desirable to have a grape-trellis or an arbor-vitae 
hedge-screen midway between the rows of cherry and pear trees, or 
a bed of tall and massy annuals ; but after ten years the effect will 
be better if there is no division between the lawn and the orchard. 
Plate XI. 
A Plan for a First Class Suburban Home on a Lot two hundred feet 
front and three hundred feet deep. 
This plan differs from the country residence of a retired citizen 
in this, that it is a home which does not include orchards, pastures, 
and meadows, but is devoted to the development of sylvan beauty 
