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Title: American homes and gardens
Identifier: americanhomesgar51908newy (find matches)
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic; Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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The Twenty-foot Doorway Connecting the Porch and Living-room and a of six entirely with the natural growth of blueberry, kalmia, wintergreen, moss, ferns, etc., found everywhere in this locality. In the building operation where the natural surface was un- avoidably disturbed, it was recovered with the natural growth of the woods, which could be lifted up in sheets like sod and relaid in like man- ner. There was originally a dense second growth of poplar, white and black birch, spruce, etc., between the Lodge and the lake. All the poplar was cut out and much of the black birch, while only enough white birch and spruce were cut to afford vistas or glimpses of the water. As a matter of fact outdoor decoration in its modern sense is not needed for a site such as this. Nature is here both wild and lovely, an unimprovable nature that permits only the barest of clearing around the dwelling.
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The Fireplace of the Living-room Is Built of Fieldstone Laid up at Random

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