American country houses of to-day; an illustrated account of some excellent houses built and gardens planted during the last few years, showing unmistakable influence of the modern trend in ideals architectural (1915)
Howe, Samuel, 1854- · New York Architectural Book Pub. Co. P. Wenzel and M. Krakow · leaf 353
its purity. And yet it is a quaint part ofthe piiilosophy of color, the dramatic layout of a scheme wlierein everydayplants are utilized for a definite end. The sweet alyssum unites with the lace-like joints of the pavement, unifies the mauve of the heliotrope with thegrayish green of the under… … AFTER ALL, A MERE THISTLE HOLDS ITS OWN IX THE REALM OK BEAUTY Facetious is the idea that the Palace of Diversion is a condition of mind; to the bees finding aluscious morsel in the head of thistle when sun is bright and air still, it is more sustaining 330 HOME OF MR. WM. HAIL WALKER. GREAT…
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