Time, in its many changes, adds beauty and value to a country home that is taken care of, whose occupants enjoy and are interested in every tree and shrub, and every improvement that is made. Fruits, flowers, and ornamental foliage develop new attractions; and a little done to-day, and a little to-morrow, while being but healthful recreation, amounts to a good deal at the end of a year.

George E. Woodward, Cottages and Farm Houses, 1867