American estates and gardens . ALL VIEW—THE ENTRANCE TO THE GROUNDS. [i6j. (4 o <u h tLl .164] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS hedge has all the character of a wall, l)ut, save for the marble steps and some minor ornaments,the garden has no constructive helps. But there is no loss because of this. On the contrary,there is a special individuality in the dependence on nature—on plants and shrubs, on treesand vines, on brilliant blooming flowers placed so their own brilliant colors will be the gardensgreatest joy. The rose garden, near the house, is a spot of quite unusual beauty, and containsan

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American estates and gardens . ALL VIEW—THE ENTRANCE TO THE GROUNDS. [i6j. (4 o <u h tLl .164] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS hedge has all the character of a wall, l)ut, save for the marble steps and some minor ornaments,the garden has no constructive helps. But there is no loss because of this. On the contrary,there is a special individuality in the dependence on nature—on plants and shrubs, on treesand vines, on brilliant blooming flowers placed so their own brilliant colors will be the gardensgreatest joy. The rose garden, near the house, is a spot of quite unusual beauty, and containsan immense quantity of plants, cared for in the most thorough manner and brought to an unusualdegree of perfection. It is difficult to characterize the beauties of so lovely a place as this,but it is clearly a fine illustration of good taste in gardening, and a garden of strongly markedindividuality. [165] .^^%asssiMis,

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