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Show 31 A Hose Tlhat May Be Built n a Small SmbMrlbaim Lot I I WJ1 a NUMBER of requests that House ., 'Mm- -Aand Grounds Depaitmcnt publish .1 mm jilan for n house suitable to a nar-If2- r0 lot uavo DCCn received. y Jl One man -wrote "I bare recently o X been maided and have bought two lots, 3 I each 20x100 feet, near the city. On 4 I these I want to build a bouse, the coat , I of which shall come wltliin $5,000, and ' w. I want to leave 100m nt the side for a I enrage which I hope to build when I t can afford to buy a car. 1 ought, therein there-in fore, to leave ten feet for this purpose. flf Can you give me .1 plan for a house K that can be used in tins way?" I Another writes : "It is easy enough to find plana if you have all the land you M want to build them on, and that is what B most of the published ones are for, but HE what can the man do who has only a 'mm bttle land and wants a twenty foot II house? Isn't there anything pretty in B the way of a house for him?'' V The house presented this week is drawn MB nnd estimated not by an nrchitcct but Jgf by a builder. In offering his drawings M he said: "I may lack the ability to Wm make things look as attractive as an Wm architect does, but I am engaged in the IB practical work of building houses, I know IK about that side of it and I am making JSl estimates every day, so that I cm guar-fi3 guar-fi3 antee thoso that go with this drawing to absolutely accurate." HE This Is the general estimate: mm Excavating $150 B Masonry 1,320 B Carpentry 2,700 B Plumbing 250 B Sheet metal work 100 B Electrical work 230 K Heating 250 IB This is a modest and, as is necessary, K a compact house, but it is made of first Bf class materials and is comfortable nnd B; convenient. The total wndth is within K. 20 feet, so that it may be used, on a small mm suburban lot, 2o feet wide "or two of 20 B feet each, leaving room for a drive to m a garage. The enclosed porch serves B as a winter living room and may be B opened up as a porch for summer. UK The designer has made a turn in his hall because, as ho explained, he was not able otherwise to get sufficient wall space in the living room for the furnitmc. Still there is a living room 2xl3 feet, with a wide opening Into the hall and .1 f noplace having a scat on each side, 01 this might be filled with bookshelves The hall is lighted by a window with n seat on each side and there is a bay window in the dining 100m. The kitchen, which has an abundance of elosot room and various conveniences, is cut off from the dining room by a pantry. On the second floor there arc three pood sizod bcdiooms and numerous closets, a bathroom and an extia toilet. T hpTi jii 'a Br- ii 1 I r.ujii i J c t i -, lit- - II J W -H Kitchen 5 mkalpo'icwt X Lid Mjj AV'fl Tfi Jjn5. gfl f V WJJ.1 I-Ar 1 DNlWO KOOM J j jjj T I , J o'-c'x li'-o' j b ' ""1 fi RgWfi LtVWCi A9GM 1J vil 1 2--o li'-o 1 1 fl Pypftl) J JU.G. HALL, 1 BrTl T.vtf'O'-G' I II I I 1 -f -JUBMI7TED BY "FI?SV - "V-s chas m Ciller. r,mT? V HEW YOTtK i- Ml ' mmma ' - . ,fciw.- a. i. i i nil . r"-.T . . -. -,. i - -- "-" ' " - in. n i- jimilJJi ir- rtf jflotoerg to Jilattt for a Hf)ort ika&oti Editor Ilouse and Grounds Department: Depart-ment: Can you give me, through your columns, col-umns, information as to what shrubs for spring planting and flowers fov a summer garden would thrive under the following conditions? My summer home Is brick in architecture, archi-tecture, like a Swiss chalet, and is perched on a littlo plateau of rich soil in a mountain vnlley. I labor at great disadvantage, for when others are planting in May spring has not come to our valley. Not until after May 20 are wc mire of not being snowed upon. Last year my Ladv Lenox Casmas grew Corner of a House Before and After Planting. timber. At one side was a stono wall. Perennials, flanked with shrubbery, gave the proper softening to the stiaight lines, nnd tho careful uriangeraent of gioups and masses has accentuated and carried car-ried out tho architectural ideas of the house. Miss Jay plants for immediate effects ef-fects as well as for ultimate development. develop-ment. This house and lis gaidcns were 6,0 transformed In three jeurg that one could hardly bclievo it was the same place. Ouo fcaturo which is very attractive at-tractive is the gaiden terrace on a level with the living looms of the house, the lawns boing on a lower level. Another placo which was developed under the direction of Miss Jay was that of Mis. John D. Chnpmnu at Greenwich, Green-wich, Conn. About three acres of laud which had formed an island was transformed trans-formed into n ppiuusuln. and drained. Out of tho black mud, mixed with other soil, was mndo u beautiful gaidcn. Eveiy-thing Eveiy-thing planted in it flourished amazingly. Tho lose garden became a legion of raie loveliness within a few seasons. A tea house of Japanese- nichitecturo was fittingly fit-tingly located with a background of shrubbery. Stepping stones made the approach ap-proach on ono side, nnd on another, there was a pergola, the grape vines which covered it throwing lovely shadows over tho pnved walk, while along the side bloomed bright perennials. to a magnificent height and formed a wonderful display of blossoms, but just as the buds commenced to open a heavy September frost turned them black and withered, so you sec I get it spring and fall. With such glorious sunshine for three months June, July and August suiely you can tell me of some flower that it would bo safe to plant and have reach maturity. I suppose I should be satisfied with my wild flowers, of which I have a succession of various kinds, but I long for some old fashioned perennials and sturdy hedge. L. D. VAN A. The secret of planting for a slioit season Rcems. to he to get Jn-sacd. W&xk of a atatn Hidjttect ' "i " - i ' " " " ' - - h CONTRARY to tho delightful delusion de-lusion so freely indulged in. a gaidcn gai-dcn doesn't just grow of itself, not even a wild or a naturalistic garden. It takes more than loving flowers or talking about them lo make a beautiful and satisfactory garden. It requires plenty of hard and persistent persis-tent work intelligently directed, and, more thnn thnt, It requires a plan just as a house docs, and the garden architect archi-tect is coming to 'bo rccognlcd as hnv-ing hnv-ing as definlto a position in relation to tlie development and arrangement of tho grounds ns the architect of the house has in regard to its construction. Just as women constantly aro playing play-ing a larger part in gnrdening they are becoming increasingly interested in its architecture. Miss Maiy Ituthcrfurd Jay is a gaidcn architect of taste and experience. She has taken virgin plots of unpromising appearance ap-pearance and converted them into flourishing flour-ishing and artistic gardens. She has surveyed a newly built houso and decided de-cided upon tho 'best treatment for the immediate surroundings, to cover the foundations and to relate the house harmoniously to the landscape One of tho gardens that Miss Jay laid out was that of Mrs. Louis A. Ccrf, of Montclair. Tho house was of tho English Eng-lish stylo of architecture, stono and half v. plants, roots or bulbs as early as frost and other circumstances will permit and not to put one's hopes on anything that takes a long season for maturity. Winter protection for perennials is i.cc&ssury, and this includes covering the crown with soil for many plants. You can have an abundance of bloom if you plant your seeds late in May. I should advise, especially for perennials, peren-nials, that the seeds be bought from good c-StnbHshuieuts nnd preferably from nurseries further north than where they are to bo plantod. In general they Avill prove hardeir and more satisfactory satisfac-tory than thoso which arc grown further fur-ther south. The glass forcers recently described iu tins department will bo of use in getting a good start for the young plants if the early days are chill and windy. Probably you want to establish hardy herbaceous plants as the fundamentals of your garden, with a sprinkling of annuals, clnetly as fillers. As the plan of your garden is unknown un-known one can give only general directions. direc-tions. The old fashioned pansies will probably grow in your locality, although jou may not be able to have the lovely new single ones. Sweet willinms and foxgloves are biannuals, easily raised and worth the tiouble. The creamy white foxgloves aro the most desirable and they aro beautiful with salmon pink or rich dark red sweet Williams. Delphiniums, than which there is no more beautiful flower in the garden, w ill bloom the first j car from becd sown Into in May. Ono may also got good results from the annual larkspurs. Belladonna Bel-ladonna is the well known light blue delphinium, del-phinium, but tho persimmon is more robust and has larger flowers. The Formosum is dark blue, with a whito centre The Duko of Counaught is a handsome velvety blue variety, with inner rosy pctalb and a large black eye. Aeon Hum, monk's-hood, is ono of tho most ornamental plants of tho hardy Japanose Ten Houae Adapted to American Garden. Anothor place had the advantage of u littlo lake, and this Miss Jay made tho most of not only by appropriate planting but by the use of bridges and other architectural archi-tectural features, A3 a true architect Bhould, Miss Jay emphasizes tho necessity of proportion and harmonious relationships. Nothing is loft to chance, however much growth may seem to be spontaneous and naturul. .If one is to get a viovv of a fountain or a tree through an arch it must be in tho 7 4S E.D Ktc ) -U M il-oxis-io' ML Si- &ld -Mom ih VI U'-O' 6'-I0' JW. fiCV- -1 nLgJH ' ' SECOND "FLCDT garden. It does well if planted in a tunny position, but will have a longer blooming period if planted in half shade. Tho Napellus var. Moilichoferi is a fine dark blue form and one of the first to bloom, beginning the last of July and continuing well through August. Somo of the others bloom too late to be safe in your region. Anchusn, italica var. Dropmore, is another an-other beautiful blue flowering plant and has a long season. Doubtless you have the Michaelmas daisies. Tho Novao Angliac arc probably prob-ably the finest both in the size and profusion pro-fusion of their flowers, which range from pink to crimson and violet to blue. The Eremurus Himnlaicus, from tho Asiatic mountain uplands, should be planted in an open sunny position, in good loamy soil and thejiIoft undisturbed. undis-turbed. It produces stately whito blossoms blos-soms during June. Thero are also pink varieties. Perennial lupines arc among the best of tho flowers producing in tho early summer, having racemes of pea shaped blue, white and pink flowers. Although most of the phloxes are perfectly per-fectly hardy, a light coveriug of straw will bo found beneficial. When planting plant-ing them tho ground should be well drained and manured. Miss Lingard is probably tho best white variety and blooms early. Elizabeth Campbell and Thor aro excellent salmon pink varieties. Pyrctlirums will thrlvo in almost any garden if given a well drained. Bunny position. They nro especially valuablo for cutting. The Gultonia, or hyacinth candicans, is a hardy bulb from South Africa which . ,, g "'"' iwdl IH Pergola Leading to Tea House. H centre. If theio is n pcigola it must planting or featuro is to be balanced by WM load to bomo definite object If ono nnother It must bo a real balance. H N. 1. H. Featnxe. B |