The design illustrated in frontispiece was drawn by Henry Lamb, architect, 788 Broad street, Newark, N. J., and is one of unusual elegance and beauty. It is a combination of the Italian and the Swiss styles - giving the convenience of the former with the decorations of the latter.

By reference to the plans, the reader will see the rooms are of good size, and open easily to each other or into the center hall; the kitchen has its numerous closets, pantry, and store rooms, with separate stairs, out-door entrance, and passage to the dining room; the second floor is divided very economically into five excellent bed rooms, all of good size, well lighted, and with fair closet room. In the third story, there are three large rooms, with sides four feet in height, and closet room on each side. The height of first story is ten feet; second, eight and a half. The roof of the house, the ell and piazza is covered with slate of various colors, and the front porch is decorated with gilded railing. Over the edge of the roof is erected a ventilator which is not only of convenience to the rooms beneath, but also is quite an architectural ornament. The grounds around the house are to be laid out in lawn, flower beds, ornamental trees, shrubs, fountain, etc. The design was made specially for the residence of the editor of The Horticulturist, and is to be erected in New Jersey, in the vicinity of Orange and Montclair.