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PROGRESSIVE BUILDING 
{Continued from page 116) 
ing conditions any point of departure 
is sufficiently advantageous to be worth 
while. In the absolutely commonplace 
little frame house on the site there 
were cellar, foundation walls and at 
least a usable shell of the house it¬ 
self, even though the alterations en¬ 
tirely obliterated its identity. 
The exterior of the present house 
possesses a high degree of architec¬ 
tural character, appropriately simple 
in its local mannerisms, and within 
pleasantly commodious. Its plan ac¬ 
commodates a studio over the garage, 
and an adequate arrangement for both 
floors of the house proper. 
In the plan for the ultimate house, 
architectural vision shows its wings in 
a real flight, and the original point of 
departure could never be discerned, or 
even suspected in the gracious and ex¬ 
pansive country house which will rise 
tall and white above its fair garden. 
In this plan for the ultimate house, 
which will be put in work this sum¬ 
mer, the architect has made the pro¬ 
gression easy to read by indicating 
the area of the original house in 
double shading, the area of the pres¬ 
ent house in single shading and the 
additions for immediate future build¬ 
ing unshaded. 
BACK to the LOG CABIN 
{Continued from page 114) 
brick. The huge logs which I like to 
burn make such a hot fire that the 
native rock has a way of exploding, 
after chipping away little by little. I’ll 
grant you that the brick looks “sissy” 
before the first fire is built—but after 
the smoke puts a velvet coating on the 
stuff, you can’t tell what it was orig¬ 
inally. 
This—just to let you know what you 
are going to need no matter what sort 
of a place you go in for. From your 
letter the only real definite idea you 
seem to have is that you want a fire¬ 
place and a porch. Well, that’s a good 
start. But for the sake of Vulcan, 
have a fireplace that acts the part. If 
you must have a smoke house, build a 
separate one. 
Yes—we’ve got quite an assortment 
of successful fireplaces and porches in 
our outfit. If you want to see ’em. 
I’ll send you another bunch of pic¬ 
tures—with a few simple directions 
that any child could follow—if they 
were drawn ahead. 
“What do you order first? Gosh, 
man, I don’t know. Windows probably. 
Hasn’t the good wife already got the 
curtains made for ’em? But—seriously 
—here’s a point you may not know: 
winter cut logs are the only stuff to 
use if you can get them. Summer-cut 
logs can’t be peeled and spring cut 
timbers—when the sap is running— 
mildew after they are peeled. Of 
course this mildew can be partly 
washed off and oil applied later but 
it’s more of a job, naturally, and like 
all extras, adds to the cost of your 
building. 
Yours fraternally 
In the Sacred Order of Woodnuts 
Aldrich 
ON HOUSE fe? GARDEN’S BOOKSHELF 
F lowers for cuttixg and decora¬ 
tion by Richardson Wright. Pub¬ 
lished by E. P. Dutton & Co. 
Mr. Wright’s latest garden book is 
crowded with ideas and entertainment 
on a subject which until now has re¬ 
ceived but scant comment, and that 
scattered. From seed to sideboard all 
the flowers which can be cut from the 
garden for indoor decoration are dis¬ 
cussed at length and from a fresh view¬ 
point. From the beginning one won¬ 
ders how gardens could ever have 
been made to seem a ponderous topic. 
Contrary to garden book tradition 
every line sparkles with a happy turn 
of phrase. Yet the refreshing manner of 
the book fails utterly to disguise the 
fact that it is deeply trenched with 
first-hand wisdom. 
There is an amusing prelude on the 
amenities of gardening. The gardener in 
Mr. Wright opens a controversy as to 
“Who shall grow the flowers? The 
man or the wife?” and “Who shall 
cut the flowers? The one who grows 
them or the one who merely admires 
them?” But the editor in Mr. Wright 
leaves the decisions to his readers. At 
least, there is but a hint that the 
visitor should accept the shears only 
after the flower-grower’s most vigor¬ 
ous urging. 
The location, size, arrangement, and 
care of the cutting garden are duly 
considered. And then begin the plant 
lists. For the grower’s convenience these 
are arranged in five groups: Annuals 
1 and Biennials; Tubers and Bulbs; Per¬ 
ennials; Flowering Shrubs, and Roses. 
The descriptions are quick and con¬ 
cise, but most of all they are readable. 
They give the impression that flowers 
are something to be gathered and 
pressed and smelled and looked upon 
in various lights and settings. The bot¬ 
anical aspect is dimmed in the light of 
practical affairs and the matter of 
beauty. Delphiniums, for instance, are 
not mentioned dispassionately, nor are 
sweet peas. With one a note of ex¬ 
ultation creeps in; with the other despair. 
One of the most important things 
in connection with flowers is to have 
them effective for the greatest pos¬ 
sible length of time after their sepa¬ 
ration from the plant, and for this 
reason the directions for cutting are 
made very clear and the subsequent 
care of the blooms is described with 
appropriate emphasis. The general 
advice for their indoor arrangement 
urges the creation of simple, telling 
effects, in keeping with the spot and 
the room they have come to deco¬ 
rate. Fussy and arty displays are 
discouraged. The Japanese idea for 
once goes unpatronized. 
Bouquets, in single varieties and in 
combinations, are given for the early, 
middle and late seasons. Not with 
a lick and a promise, but in detail, 
and in such a quantity that the 
amateur will be provided with 
material for indoor floral decoration 
from one year’s end to another, and 
so alluringly that he will not rest 
until he has tried them all. 
