The New England farmer . nected together by other shrubs and ever-greens, and planted with a view to obtain asgreat a diversity of outline as possible, andheavy masses of foliage and flowers, fromspring to late in the fall. The clump on theright of the front gate is composed principallyof tall growing shrubs and evergreens. In thecorner is an American mountain ash, the colorof whose red berries contrasts well with theheavy green of the two Norway Spruces, oneon each side of it. Close to the path is alarge, flowering Syringa, and in front somelow, bright flowering shrub, such as RoseWeigela, Do
The New England farmer . nected together by other shrubs and ever-greens, and planted with a view to obtain asgreat a diversity of outline as possible, andheavy masses of foliage and flowers, fromspring to late in the fall. The clump on theright of the front gate is composed principallyof tall growing shrubs and evergreens. In thecorner is an American mountain ash, the colorof whose red berries contrasts well with theheavy green of the two Norway Spruces, oneon each side of it. Close to the path is alarge, flowering Syringa, and in front somelow, bright flowering shrub, such as RoseWeigela, Double Tree Peony or Double DwarfAlmond, while farther back, near the fence,are a tall Purple Lilac and a Tartarean Hon-eysuckle. But without specifying further the exactposition or kinds of shrubs, trees, flowers, &c.,we will leave that to the taste and means ofthe proprietor of the house and grounds. The house itself is an example of the sim-plest rural gothic style. It is one and a half 1870. NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 325. stories In height, and contains three finishedrooms below and three chambers on the sec-ond floo;. The vestibule, A, is approached from theterrace through the pointed arch and measureseight feet by nine. The hall, B, is seven feetwide and fifteen feet long, and contains stairsto chambers and cellar. C is the parlor,measuring fourteen by fifteen, the principalfeature of which is the bay window on the sideopposite the door, overlooking the small flow-er-beds and the side street. The dining orliving-room, D, measures also fourteen by fif-teen ; it connects with the veranda by a mul-lioned window reaching to the floor and open-ing like the French window. A closet is pro-vided at the side of the vestibule in the frontgable and for china, &c., at the other end ofthe room, furnished with shelves and passage, E, which is also fitted withshelves, communicates directly with the kitch-en, K. This room is thirteen feet square, andis well lighted by two windows. At
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