House and Garden 
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1907 
“ Sunnycrest”—A Southern California Home and Its Garden. Charles Frederick Holder. 
Practical Features in the Development of a Country Estate. Richard Schermerhorn, Jr 
Dunster Castle. F. A eland Hood . 
Quaint Houses of the South: I.—Colonial Homes of Natchez. E. E. Romm . 
Harmony in Decoration. Margaret Greenleaj . 
Falks about Hardy Perennials: I.—The Plantain-Leaved Day Lily. . . . kV. C. Egan . 
The Ellicott House—An Attractive Home near Baltimore, Md. Elizabeth King Ellicott. . . . 
A Farmhouse Economically Furnished. Mabel Take Pnestman. . . 
Correspondence. 
Garden Correspondence. W. C. Egan . 
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NOTES AND REVIEWS 
A Forest Giant. 
Plants under Chloroform. 
To Redeem Waste Lands. 
Gum Flooring. 
City Farming. 
Book Reviews: 
The Garden and Its Accessories. 
A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture 
Discovery of the Ancient Temple of Dionysos. 
Turning the Forests into Paper. 
Battle of the Trees. 
American and European Parks. 
An African Oasis. 
Nero as a Builder. 
A Wren Anecdote. 
Mountain Mahogany. 
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