House and Garden 
SEATS AT THE END OF A PARTERRE 
plan is that of a rectangle containing a 
smaller one within it and both traversed by 
A GARDEN RECESS 
Containing an old column capital, the gift of a neighbor 
two single cross paths. Two diamond¬ 
shaped beds have also been introduced into 
the design and with considerable freedom of 
purpose. The extremely narrow paths have 
become in thirty-five years almost closed by 
the hedges of ever-widening box, vainly 
urged to compactness by frequent clipping. 
In the center of the space is a mass ot 
Dutchman’s pipe, the vine upheld by a rus¬ 
tic arbor now concealed by the picturesque 
round leaves, flat as pancakes. A single 
trellis, heavily wreathed with crimson ram¬ 
blers, divides the garden from the open field 
where many vegetables are planted—ruder 
fry which are not permitted the companion¬ 
ship of flowers. Another trellis, covered 
with grapevine, encloses the formal garden 
at the rear and separates it from a beautiful 
secluded space, given over in part to kitchen 
gardening and to fruit-raising. Here are the 
cold frames and the ice-house, the “ shop ” 
and those inanimate habitues ot the garden, 
the spades and barrows, rakes and hoes, 
which in their hours ot inaction find then- 
way to the rear of the green-house and hold 
converse with the rain-water barrel behind 
the scenes ot a more graceful show. 
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