CONTENTS 
MARCH, 1912 
Cover Design : A Garden Path on the Estate of 
Francis T. Maxwell, Rockville, Conn. Charles 
A. Platt, Architect. 
Photo by Floyd E. Baker 
Frontispiece: An Abandoned New England Farm¬ 
house 
The Spanish Mission Style of House . ii 
By George C. Baum 
New Vegetable Varieties th.vt have Made Good. . 14 
By F. F. Rockzocll 
How TO Make an Attractive Tennis Court. 16 
By George Eihelbert Walsh 
The Mathematical Spider. 17 
By William A. Volimer 
Homes that Architects have Built for Them¬ 
selves- V . 20 
The House of Herbert E. Davis 
By Jonathan A. Razoson, Jr. 
Six Months of Flowers from Six Plants. 22 
By Grace Tabor 
Modern Bathroom Accessories. 24 
By Lydia LeBaron Walker 
Adventures With an Apple Orchard. 26 
By John Anthony 
Wh.at is Meant by Soil. 29 
By Frances Duncan 
Everyman’s Poultry Plant. 30 
The Planting Month for Roses. 32 
By H. S. Adams 
The Naturalizing of a City Man. 34 
Inside the House . 36 
Garden Suggestions and Queries. 38 
Editorial . 40 
VOLUME XXI 
Copyright, 1912 , by McBride, Nast & Co. 
NUMBER 3 
IIENRV H. SAYLOR, Editor. 
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