November, 1909 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
177 
The house is heated entirely by the 
fireplaces and stoves. In the second 
floor, registers are placed which open 
into the ceiling of the first story, allow¬ 
ing the heat to pass through into the 
chambers; the result is entirely satis¬ 
factory. The house is not plumbed, 
but a pump furnishes pure water. It 
would be a comparatively simple mat¬ 
ter to install one of the many types 
of mechanical pumps to keep a supply 
of water in a tank. 
The old-fashioned garden has been 
reclaimed and the beds carefully filled 
out according to the planting chart on 
the plan. In remodeling an old place 
of this kind the great danger is a temp¬ 
tation to overdo the matter, thereby los¬ 
ing the atmosphere of quaint simplicity 
that is the chief merit of both house 
and garden. Do not put in circuitous 
paths, winding about and leading no¬ 
where; very simple curves or straight 
lines, leading almost directly to your 
destination, are so much better. Then, 
too, in planting, do not use too many 
varieties. Enough of each flower should 
be planted to get good healthy masses 
of color, so that the beds and borders 
will not appear scraggly nor seem to be 
struggling through a dense foliage. It 
is a mistake, also, to plant exotics or 
many of the later developments in horticulture. There are 
plenty of the real old-fashioned flowers and shrubs from which 
to make a selection. 
The maple trees here on the Rogers place have existed for many 
years — in some cases more than a century. It has apparently 
done no harm, however, to intro¬ 
duce a few dwarf apple, pear, 
plum and cherry trees. Not only 
have they given that elusive quality 
of scale to the garden, but they are 
most welcome inhabitants at fruit¬ 
bearing time. 
The planting chart and key on 
the plan that is reproduced here¬ 
with give the exact location and 
species of the old-fashioned flowers 
that have been used in restoring the 
garden. A little study and foresight 
in setting these out will result in a 
garden that contains bloom from 
May to October. 
In the center of the garden a 
crimson rambler covers a white- 
painted arbor. Around it are foxglove and dahlias, with an 
edging to the circle of heliotrope and mignonette. Around the 
outer side of the path around this central feature are sweet wil¬ 
liams, broken by masses of nasturtiums in the ends of the central 
horizontal beds. On the house side of the garden a line of holly¬ 
hocks, golden glow and sunflowers serves as a shield to make the 
garden the greater surprise when one enters it from under the 
grape arbor. Along the eastern border of the square enclosure 
another row of hollyhocks and sunflowers forms another shield. 
To the south the last bed contains gladioli—a brave row of them 
across the lower edge. Next, towards the house, are poppies and 
poet’s narcissus, bordered with forget-me-nots. Beyond this 
are the ragged sailors, edged with mignonette. Then come the 
marigolds, bleeding-hearts, a bed of hyacinths and one of poppies, 
bordered on the inner circular path with the sweet williams. 
Marigolds and poppies grow in the outer parts of the middle beds, 
then more narcissus, ragged sailors, foxglove, poppies and some 
larkspur. Grapevines are found in abundance on the arbor en¬ 
closed in the corner of the ell, while clematis and honeysuckle 
have not been left out. Several of the good old-fashioned shrubs 
are placed in important positions — syringa, Rose of Sharon, and 
hydrangea, and across the front of the house, where the sun 
doesn’t reach, there is a splendid showing of lilies-of-the-valley. 
As the plan indicates, the paths between the garden beds are 
not gravel but good old-fashioned grass. 
The east lawn is shaded by maple trees, some of them a century old 
The bedrooms are low ceil- 
inged but light and cool 
