THE illustration of a gardener's cottage on the opposite page is taken from a model building erected at Wimbledon House, England, now the residence of H. W. Peck, Esq., a member of Parliament, for Mid Surrey. The object was to provide a cheerful, tasteful home for the gardeners or laborers of the place, apart from the mansion itself, having commodious rooms and every accommodation for their comfort and health.

The design is one which many of our wealthy American landed proprietors may copy to great advantage. Hitherto our dwellings or villas have all been constructed with the purpose of accommodating under one roof, not only all members of the family, but all servants, male as well as female, and all laborers employed upon such place. This is sometimes very inconvenient, and often disagreeable to have all clustered together in so close quarters, and we have often heard the wish expressed that the custom might be early introduced of providing separate buildings for accommodating the male help, where they can enjoy a liberal freedom in their own living, dining and sleeping apartments, without annoyance to the family.

Plan for a Gardener's Cottage.

This gardener's cottage is admirably constructed for this very purpose. It will be Been that there are separate bed-rooms (E), one for every laborer or gardener, with passage ways, B, for ingress and egress without entering the other rooms or creating any disturbance. At (M) there is a lavatory and towel racks for washing purposes. F is used as a sick room in case of accident, injury or sickness, with a cheerful fireplace at the side. C is a large room for eating, and the free use of laborers in their usual conversation. D is intended as the sitting-room or parlor, and neatly fitted up in a cheerful and tasteful manner. Ample closets (H, H] are found opening from every room or Are passage ways, while at K, there is a store-room for boxes and other material. L is for the skylights, and N, trap. The building is about forty-five feet square. Here we have a model building, substantial, yet not costly. And with the accompanying surroundings, indicative of flower gardening and ornamental improvements, we doubt not the lesson of rural taste is well instilled into the hearts and minds of all laborers, making them better men and happier citizens.