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House Garden 
Planting on street side of house {see plan on page 54) contains (i) Taxus 
cnspidata, upright Japanese yew; {2) Taxus canadensis, ground hem¬ 
lock, and Taxus brevifolia repandess, spreading Japanese yew. inter- 
planted with English Ivy; (j) Magnolia glauca; {4) Juniperus viginiana 
glauca, blueish native cedar; (5) Rhus aromatica, fragrant dwarf sumac; 
(6) Cornus alternifolia, red cornel (7) Snowberry, and {8) Wistaria 
In the Christmas Spirit 
of Old New England 
The “Haverhill” — 
a Berkey Gay Living Room Group 
These delightful pieces hark back to the 
warmth, the hospitality, and the cheeriness 
of huge logs blazing in the open fireplaces of 
old Colonial homes at Yuletide. 
As Christmas gifts for your home—or for 
the home of some friend—what could better 
express the spirit of thoughtful giving! The 
“ Haverhill ” pieces are on display this month 
at your Berkey & Gay Merchant’s. See them 
—and mark the distinguished quality, with 
prices as low as true economy will permit. To 
these reasonable prices your merchant will 
add freight charges. 
Walnut Wing Chair —$110 
The Wing Chair, or “Squire’s Chair” is of American 
Walnut—a wood in spirit with the design. The tall, 
stately back lends to the room a necessary impression 
of height. By the graceful shaping of the arms and fine 
proportions of the wings, the heaviness of the old models 
has been eliminated, yet all the comfort and roominess 
has been retained. Inside and cushions are covered with 
a specially woven, figured tapestry—the outside and 
back in a plain tone. “Resthaven” upholstery specifi¬ 
cations insure lasting service. 
Foot Stool—$10 
The Stool, or Cricket, is also in walnut, covered with 
the same figured tapestry. Its use affords added relaxa¬ 
tion and snug comfort. 
Mahogany Living Room Table —$90 
Fashioned of all mahogany, in a rich, deep brown 
finish, the Table reflects a period of American history 
when early Empire designs were influencing such furni¬ 
ture craftsmen as Duncan Phyfe. Of wide adaptability 
—it is narrow enough to go between a sofa and wall— 
and of distinguished proportions, it lends itself to any 
decorative scheme. 
This shop-mark is inset in 
every Berkey & Gay pro¬ 
duction. It is the custom¬ 
er’s protection when buy¬ 
ing and his pride ever after 
Our brochure describing the “ HaverhilT’ 
pieces, together with name of nearest 
Berkey id Gay Alerchant, sent upon request 
Berkey & Gay Furniture Company 
444 MONROE AVENUE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 
New York Wholesale 
Showroom: 
116 West 40 th Street 
(Admittance by letter from 
your merchant or decorator) 
Berkey & Gay 
FURNITURE 
DESIGNING AN INFORMAL PLANTING 
{Continuedfrom page 5 - 4 ) 
planned and attained in this city place. 
Emphasis is laid on winter and very early 
spring (that difficult time between the 
going of the snow and the bursting of 
buds). Then follows the luxury of spring¬ 
time up to the middle of June. All sum¬ 
mer the place is quietly green, enlivened 
by bits of occasional color. We have tried 
for as much bloom as possible after 
October first, though for this we depend 
largely upon September-flowering peren¬ 
nials. 
In the view of the lawn from the house, 
the big horse chestnut at the entrance is 
balanced by a tall group of shrubs and 
evergreens in front of the garage. These 
form the frame to a picture of the lawn 
and its planting. The focal point of this 
picture is the white birch standing out 
slightly to the left of the center line as 
viewed from the porch. Another point of 
interest was created to the right by plac¬ 
ing there a large spruce against which is 
displayed in spring a golden Forsythia 
suspensa, and in autumn a bold group of 
bronze helenium. The scattering old 
apple and pear trees further pull the bal¬ 
ance of mass in this direction. 
The clipped barberry hedge along the 
sidewalk needs no high planting inside it, 
for the quiet residential street requires no 
screening. Furthermore, the hedge gives 
shelter and background for flowers in a 
sunny, well-drained spot. 
The side of the border opposite the 
house, however, does need to be well 
screened. A house has recently been built, 
with its front door only five feet from the 
property line, whose shadow falling across 
the garden necessitated a radical change 
in the character of its planting. The boun¬ 
dary on this side consists of tall shrubs 
thin at the base, like alternate-leaved 
dogwood, syringas, and laurel-leaved 
willows, faced down with bush honey¬ 
suckles (selected as much for their lush 
earl}' green foliage as for their pink 
blossoms and red berries). 
Formerly, instead of rising higher at 
the outer corners, as proper, the planting 
fell weakly away. This condition was 
remedied by filling under the large maple 
next the street with Cornus stolonifera, 
red-twigged in winter, and with pink and 
white flowering dogwoods. To make a less 
abrupt descent to the lower herbaceous 
planting inside the hedge, these high 
points were faced with medium sized 
shrubs and taller flowers. Sketch 2 on 
this page gives exact details of this. The 
shady corner under the apple tree was 
built up with syringas. 
The modeling of the planting in front 
of the garage was the next important 
spot. Tall white lilacs screened the build¬ 
ing effectively. Some fifteen foot arborvi- 
taes in front of these replaced decrepit old 
cedars. After a few badly assorted speci¬ 
men evergreens had been culled out, the 
point was faced down with Mugho pines 
which had been languishing on the shady 
side of the house. Interplanted with 
evergreen euonymous and edged with 
trailing myrtle, they have flourished until 
not an inch of bare ground can be seen. 
Then it was observed that the place 
looked desolate in March and April. 
Accordingly, hemlocks were grouped here 
and there against the shrubs, particularly 
under the birch (“C” on plan), and the 
forsythia placed at “E”. Later a number 
of big red pines, inexpensive, and adapted 
to under-planting, were used to supple¬ 
ment the hemlocks. 
Incidental to the artistic element, soil 
conditions bore no small part in deter¬ 
mining the choice of material. Formerly 
the fallen leaves had been promptly re¬ 
moved in cans on Ash Wednesday. These 
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Planting from “A ” to “B” {see plan on page 54) contains (/) Euony¬ 
mous radicans vegafus, evergreen euonymous; (2) Paeonia, early pink 
in strong clump; (j) Crocus and grape hyacynth, early pink tulips. Iris 
cristata, Arabis and forget-me-nots, Trollius, columbines, lupines, blue 
aster Climax, and Chrysanthemums; {4) German iris; (5) Snowberry; 
{6) Euonymous alatus, with New England aster; (7) Rudbeckia triloba; 
{8) Flowering dogwoods, pink and white, {g) Pinus resinosa, red pines 
