. American homes and gardens. ehind thisis the garden from whichthe flowers for the tableare cut, the vegetablegarden being still fartheron, near the stables. The lawns about thehouse are worthy ofspecial mention, beingkept in a thoroughlygood condition. It isalso a remarkable featureto note what has beendone in this first yeargarden. Following theline of the fence, as far as the swimming pool, there hasbeen laid out a five-foot wide garden where Annuals andPerennials have been mingled. At every fence post vinesof various kinds have been placed, Rambler Roses of allvarieties and colors, and Cl
. American homes and gardens. ehind thisis the garden from whichthe flowers for the tableare cut, the vegetablegarden being still fartheron, near the stables. The lawns about thehouse are worthy ofspecial mention, beingkept in a thoroughlygood condition. It isalso a remarkable featureto note what has beendone in this first yeargarden. Following theline of the fence, as far as the swimming pool, there hasbeen laid out a five-foot wide garden where Annuals andPerennials have been mingled. At every fence post vinesof various kinds have been placed, Rambler Roses of allvarieties and colors, and Clematis being very much in evi-dence. These young plants show rapid progress and inmany cases have partially covered the posts. It is the in-tention of the owners to plant for bloom, and especially,succession of bloom, replacing undesirable plants by newones, carefully choosing varieties that blossom profusely andare of suitable tints, so that the color scheme may always bein harmony with other details of the landscape 36 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS January, 1913 iiSMK a a a «ga aaa aaaa a a a a a a a a a a a a!a alllllflllliaiii SAMPLERS OF THE OTHER DAYS (Continued from page 25) a a a a a a a a a a a a a a aa a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a lines of scarlet would do credit to the advanced philan-thropies of our own day. When wealth to virtuous hands is given,It blesses like the dews of Heaven it hears the orphans wipes the tears from widows eyes. Louisa and Mary Hopkins hung garlands of roses, atnine years old, about the edges and below the lettering oftheir samples, worked respectively in 1823 and 1825. Still two more sisters, Anna and Mary Jenkins, workedsamplers, dated Claverack, November, 1836, and LocustGrove, 1840. These latter works of art, have beautifulunfaded wreaths of strawberries, circling simply the work-ers name and date and a chosen sentiment. In AnnaJenkins selection one harks back to the days
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