The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 39
es unique. In some instances the old trees are most tempt-ing, although if these are not perfectly sound it is better not to consider them fora moment. Younger trees with a life before them are preferable to old oneswhose life is near spent. The various styles of houses are adapted to certain… … It must be confessed, however, that these instances are, in comparison withthe number of failures, rather a small percentage of such attempts. Generally speaking, the formal Colonial and English styles harmonise best with the compara-tively level site andthe drooping fluffi-ness of deciduoustrees…
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