HOUSE AND GARDEN 
October, 
1912 
Garden and Hall 
Furniture 
Guaranteed to stand any cli- 
mate; 
Marbles, Terra Cotta, Stones, 
etc. Vases, Benches, Sun Dial 
Terminals, Tables, Fountains, 
Flower Boxes, Mantels, Stat¬ 
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Beverly, Mass. 
one developed to meet the recpiirements 
of a man who wishes to get the most pos¬ 
sible into the plot which he owns, and at 
the same time get the most out of it. A 
vegetable garden was a requisite, some 
fruit—the peach, plum and cherry are not 
to be set out until spring—and a real 
flower garden which should harmonize 
with the type of house. This is a modified 
Colonial, not the sort that has Doric col¬ 
umns and should be surrounded by a five 
acre lawn, but the city Colonial, if I may 
be allowed the term. 
The flower garden has been made to 
supersede the usual lawn, and the hedge 
and edgings are to be of boxwood. This 
is an expensive species, however, and for 
one who does not wish to spend quite so 
much money, I would suggest the substi¬ 
tution of the small leaved privet — Ligus- 
trum amurensc. This may be sheared 
quite as closely and kept as low as the box 
naturally grows, and although it is not by 
any means as elegant a hedge, its effect is 
excellent and it makes possible this treat¬ 
ment, which is better than any other for 
a garden before a house of this kind. 
A turf bed for the cement slab walk 
which leads in from the street, and turf 
walks from which to reach the flowers re¬ 
lieve the place from any sense of conges¬ 
tion ; and in this turf, squills are scattered 
everywhere. Underneath the catalpa tree 
at the northeast corner of the plot snow¬ 
drops are naturalized; these must have 
shade above the bulbs when the heat of 
summer comes, else they will not sur¬ 
vive it. 
In those spaces where more than one 
kind of plant is indicated, the mixture is 
irregular, and cannot well be shown in 
plan. Such planting is a matter to be 
worked out as it is done, rather than ac¬ 
cording to any detailed plan, the object be¬ 
ing to scatter two or three clumps of dif¬ 
ferent sizes — one of perhaps five plants, 
another of three and one of seven or 
eight, among the predominating species; 
and placing these so that they do not regu¬ 
larly divide the group equally, but are 
thrown into it as seeds might naturally 
fall when scattered carelessly upon the 
ground. 
Shrubs : 1. Hydrangea paniculata grand- 
iflora; 2, Diervilla, Eva Rathke; 3a 
Deutzia crenata, Watereri (pink) ; 3, 
Deutzia, Pride of Rochester (white) ; 4, 
Spiraea Van Houttei; 5, Philadelphus 
coronarius; 6, Forsythia fortunei; 7a, 
Ligustrum amurensc, 5 feet high ; 7. same, 
kept down to 18 inches. Trees: a, Catal¬ 
pa speciosa; b, Cornus dorida, Pmlbs: a, 
Scilla Sibirica (naturalized) ; b, Galanthus 
Elwcsii (naturalized) ; c, Liliurn specio- 
sum; d. Narcissus poeticus; e. Jonquils; f, 
crocus. Perennials: g. Phlox decussata, 
Jeanne d'Arc; h. Hcmerocallis Thunber- 
gii; i. Delphinium hybridurn (Kelwav) ; j, 
Phlox decussata, Peachblow (pink) ; k, 
Paeonia, Duchesse de Neumours (white) 
and Marie Lemoine (white — late) ; 1 , Iris 
Germanica, assorted colors; m, chrysan¬ 
themum. hardy pompoms (browns, yel¬ 
lows, whites). 
THE COLOR SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS HOUSE' ARE 
Body —SWP Gloss White Trimming — S-W French Crown Green (light) 
Hoof— S-W Preservative Shingle Stain C74 Sash— SWP Gloss White 
The whole atmosphere of this 
house is made doubly attractive 
—and kept so—by the proper use 
of Sherwin-Williams Paint—S W P 
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economical paint that can be made. It is 
thoroughly mixed and ground in scien¬ 
tific proportions — pure lead, pure zinc and 
pure linseed oil, combined with the neces¬ 
sary driers and pigments. It spreads easily 
and covers the greatest number of square 
feet to the gallon. And it is made in 48 
colors, as well as black and white. Our new 
Portfolio of Plans for Home Decoration 
sent free on request 
will give you some decidedly valuable suggestions, 
not only on a complete decorative plan for the out¬ 
side of your house, but also for the general scheme 
and details of the Interior. It will be of help to you 
no matter whether you are going to stain a chair, 
change the decorations of a single room or paint or 
reflnish your whole house, inside and out. It is a 
book of practical, artistic suggestions. We shall be 
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