American homes and gardens . On the left within the entrance stands a large Florentine oil- or wine-jar, a single flower-tree hydrangea, whose perfume is almost as sweet as the honey-locust Japanese irisagainst the graystone foundationof the house. Orwe are entranced, ifit is the earlyspring, by a mazeof pink and whitemagnolia - blooms,such as it is a joyto know can flour-ish in this ahead is ashady corner withrustic seats, notmore than twentyfeet from a doorleading to the din-ing-room—a mostfitting place forout-of-door we are con-scious of a delicious sense of pri
American homes and gardens . On the left within the entrance stands a large Florentine oil- or wine-jar, a single flower-tree hydrangea, whose perfume is almost as sweet as the honey-locust Japanese irisagainst the graystone foundationof the house. Orwe are entranced, ifit is the earlyspring, by a mazeof pink and whitemagnolia - blooms,such as it is a joyto know can flour-ish in this ahead is ashady corner withrustic seats, notmore than twentyfeet from a doorleading to the din-ing-room—a mostfitting place forout-of-door we are con-scious of a delicious sense of privacy and aloofness, for who cantell to what new depths the hidden pathsmay lead? The effectiveness of salvia inmasses is often demonstrated, but never isit more successful than when it adds itsdash of color among the green of the shrub-bery of a small garden. Along the south-ern side of this plot it vies with the Japan-ese rubrum, melpomene, and album lilies,which thrive in the moist spaces betweenthe bushes. A few trial s
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