growth that had for many hundred years been slowly forming.
The site is one of the most favorable in a section that has unlimited picturesque charms. From an entrance arched by sweet-bay trees, the land slopes gently to the blue waters of Biscayne Bay. The setting of the house has been accomplished with admirable skill. Every natural feature has been maintained. So dense is the natural foliage and planted shrubbery that the outlines of the buff stucco
house are scarcely visible from the entrance to the grounds. The effect is that much sought for one where the artist leads the eye by softness of outline and well enveloped color to an effect that stimulates the critical faculty of the beholder.
In a broad space near the house, the original hammock has been left intact, in which fern-lined paths wander aimlessly and cross each other. There is a striking contrast between this wildness and the soft green lawn that runs from the rocky wall down to the driveway. At this point the main walk
branches out, and in the enclosure are climbing jasmine, night blooming jasmine and theevetia neerifolia. Right here the buff-tinted house emerges out of a park of Japanese grass, zoisiz pungens and bougainville. An English rock path leads away to the sunken garden. Completely filling up this space close to the house are clumps of dwarf poinsettias, cryptostegia and grandiflori. When the front of the dwelling is reached there is quite a drop to the lower grounds about the bay.
This is a broad expanse of lawn, except for the western side, which will ultimately become a flower garden. This will supply the house with a hundred varieties of cut flowers for table decoration. Perhaps the most appealing glimpse is had from the conservatory. The view spreads away over the lawn and clusters of cocoanut palms to the glittering bay. Far out are the dark splashes of the keys, while above this is the changeable sky, sometimes a pale, delicate blue, and on other occasions a flaming melting pot of clouds of all hues. The bay, too, is apt
MAIN ENTRANCE AND GARAGE
The site is one of the most favorable in a section that has unlimited picturesque charms. From an entrance arched by sweet-bay trees, the land slopes gently to the blue waters of Biscayne Bay. The setting of the house has been accomplished with admirable skill. Every natural feature has been maintained. So dense is the natural foliage and planted shrubbery that the outlines of the buff stucco
house are scarcely visible from the entrance to the grounds. The effect is that much sought for one where the artist leads the eye by softness of outline and well enveloped color to an effect that stimulates the critical faculty of the beholder.
In a broad space near the house, the original hammock has been left intact, in which fern-lined paths wander aimlessly and cross each other. There is a striking contrast between this wildness and the soft green lawn that runs from the rocky wall down to the driveway. At this point the main walk
branches out, and in the enclosure are climbing jasmine, night blooming jasmine and theevetia neerifolia. Right here the buff-tinted house emerges out of a park of Japanese grass, zoisiz pungens and bougainville. An English rock path leads away to the sunken garden. Completely filling up this space close to the house are clumps of dwarf poinsettias, cryptostegia and grandiflori. When the front of the dwelling is reached there is quite a drop to the lower grounds about the bay.
This is a broad expanse of lawn, except for the western side, which will ultimately become a flower garden. This will supply the house with a hundred varieties of cut flowers for table decoration. Perhaps the most appealing glimpse is had from the conservatory. The view spreads away over the lawn and clusters of cocoanut palms to the glittering bay. Far out are the dark splashes of the keys, while above this is the changeable sky, sometimes a pale, delicate blue, and on other occasions a flaming melting pot of clouds of all hues. The bay, too, is apt
MAIN ENTRANCE AND GARAGE