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A ccepts commissions for 
Interior Decorating of every 
period. He specializes in 
the Italian Renaissance — 
and for this work com¬ 
mands the talent of a num¬ 
ber of Italian Artists, expert 
in the execution of Early 
Renaissance mural and 
ceiling decorations. 
hi the Galleries 
No. 15 East 47th Street may 
be seen a comprehensive as¬ 
sortment of unusual antique 
Italian Furniture 1 7th century 
velvets in a variety of colors 
also Venetian Brocades, Em¬ 
broideries and Tapestries.The 
collection of Brocades 
is one of the largest ever 
exhibited,—they comprise the 
choicest examples, large and 
small, ranging from $50.00 
to $2000.00. 
Estimates and suggestions 
for decoration furnished. 
Your inspection is invited. 
* ALFRED -VILLORESI * 
••ITALIAN ART-GALLERY ■ 
• AN TIQyES tfDECoRATIONS- 
15 East 47th Street, New York 
Telephone 6698 Murray Hill 
How Much Land Is Enough ? 
(Continued from page 64) 
and to keep lawns in trim condition 
and edges perfect, is an exacting task, 
and one that leaves no time for the 
equally exacting work with flowers. 
If the wage of one man for nine 
months does not amount to more than 
the family expenditure for vegetables 
and fruits in a year, a place of two 
acres is more than an even break as a 
home. For in addition to having a 
rich abundance of vegetables that 
are never offered in the market, one 
may have them fresh and young and 
tender at all times, a great advantage 
over anything that even the choicest 
market can furnish. The added asset 
of chickens will actually bring a place 
of this size into the money making 
class, in a modest way. The profits 
will not be great, and they will be 
represented by savings; but the sav¬ 
ings will be so appreciable, if a flock 
of perhaps thirty is kept, that the liv¬ 
ing expenses are materially reduced. 
What It All Comes To 
To sum up, it all works out some¬ 
thing like this: for the man who does 
not intend devoting all his time to 
his garden and grounds, the most 
that he can handle to advantage, eco¬ 
nomically and efficiently, is the two 
acres above referred to, unless he 
is prepared to spend a lot of money 
and is not looking for strict value 
received. The least that will hold 
his house is the other extreme of 
the proposition for this same man. 
The most extravagant home for him 
is the non-productive place of any¬ 
where from one to two acres; the 
place devoted entirely to ornamental 
'gardening, which will require the 
entire time of one man quite as sure¬ 
ly as will the productive garden. Be¬ 
tween the least land possible and 
these two acres there is a gradually 
ascending scale of cost, with no as¬ 
sets to balance it—or practically no 
assets. For unless a vegetable gar¬ 
den will produce everything used, its 
value as an economic factor is re¬ 
duced to almost zero. 
The amount of land that is enough 
for you, therefore, must be deter¬ 
mined finally by the kind of person 
you are; but until you know the kind 
of person you are, delay your pur¬ 
chase, unless you are willing to buy 
and sell and buy again. If your heart 
yearns only for beauty, and your poc- 
ketbook will permit, have as much as 
you want; but do not be surprised 
at a monstrous “overhead,” running 
on like the brook although your 
land is long since paid for and im¬ 
provements made. If you are the 
sort of person who craves beauty and 
utility, get two acres, plan for the 
high priced man who can handle it, 
hire him, watch him—and it is a fair¬ 
ly safe bet that you will be happy. 
Know Thyself 
If you are the sort of person who 
hates to be bothered, and likes to 
play out of office hours, get the least 
amount of land that you can get to 
accommodate the house which your 
family requires. Then there will be 
nothing but lawn and perhaps a hedge 
to think about; and any handy day- 
by-day gardener will take care of 
these for you. If you are the be¬ 
twixt and between sort of person, 
who means to do some gardening, 
who must conserve resources, who 
likes flowers and fresh vegetables, 
who believes that a very little labor 
will assure both providing he can 
only get a place where a real garden 
is possible, be very, very careful what 
you do! You are the person whom it 
is not safe to trust alone. The first 
thing you know, you will have bought 
too much; and then your troubles 
will begin. You are the man, above 
all others, to whom I am talking; for 
you are the man who enthuses, who 
overrates his ability to do work him¬ 
self “early in the morning” and 
“after hours, at night.” You are the 
man who is going to assume tasks 
far beyond his time, if not strength—- 
tasks that will make your life a drive 
from spring to autumn. 
Count the cost in a single year, to 
your own self and energy and spirit, 
or to your family budget; and if econ¬ 
omy is any object, buy either as 
little as you can do with, or else 
the minimum amount which I have 
tried to show you will “pay,” using 
the word in its broadest sense. 
Your All-Year Garden 
(Continued from page 50) 
is not too severe—may be most 
easily kept and blanched by “trench¬ 
ing.” In a well drained position dig 
out a narrow trench 1' or so in width, 
with straight sides and deep enough 
to take the celery, roots and all, 
standing upright so that only the 
tips of the leaves are left above 
ground. If the soil is of such a 
nature that it cannot be dug into in 
this way, wide boards can be put in 
to hold the sides. When ready to 
store, take up the plants, roots and 
all, and pack them in closely, upright. 
Do not handle them if wet, but if the 
soil is very dry it is a good plan to 
soak it thoroughly before taking the 
plants up. The roots should be moist, 
but the stalks and leaves dry. 
Before there is cold weather severe 
enough to freeze the tops, protect 
them with old hoards or a mulch of 
leaves or straw. As the weather gets 
still colder, this can be covered over 
with soil to a depth of several inches, 
the celery being taken out as required. 
Storing Vegetables Outside 
The surplus of root vegetables and 
cabbage, for which there is no room 
in the cellar, can be taken care of, 
except in localities where the winters 
are extremely severe, by storing them 
in a pit or trench. This method has 
the disadvantage of their not being 
available through the winter months, 
but for spring use they will be in 
better condition than if they had been 
kept in the cellar all winter. 
Pick out a dry, well drained spot 
and dig a circular pit several feet 
deep and large enough to hold pota¬ 
toes and roots, such as beets, carrots, 
parsnips, oyster plants and turnips, 
and as much good hard cabbage as 
you wish to store. A flooring of 
clean straw or of boards may be made 
for the cabbage. All of these things 
stored should be firm and free from 
all bad spots or bruises, and perfectly 
dry when they are put away. After 
packing they may be covered with 
straw or boards, leaving a ventilat¬ 
ing shaft (made of four 6" or 8" 
boards nailed together at the edges) 
up through the middle. At first throw 
on over the covering just enough 
soil to hold it in place. As freezing 
weather arrives throw on more soil 
until there is a layer several inches 
thick. Over this put another layer 
of straw or leaves 6" or so deep, and 
on top of this another layer of soil. 
The roof of the pit should be rounded 
up sufficiently to shed any rain or 
melting snow. If it is desired to keep 
the vegetables stored until late in the 
spring, the pit should he made on the 
north side of a fence or building where 
it will he shaded from the sun. Dur¬ 
ing very cold weather the ventilator 
can be stuffed with a couple of old 
bags or something similar to keep 
out the cold. 
The above spirited and beautiful picture 
is the Diana of the Uplands, by Furse, 
in the Tate Gallery, London. The Medici 
Print of it, in the colors of the original, 
23 x 18 inches, is $12.00; suitably framed, 
$20.00. General range of prices $1.50 to 
$20.00. Also Medici Miniatures. Careful 
attention to appropriate framing. 
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