American estates and gardens . laze with hardy phlox,a brilliant mass of bloom, with lofty dahlias beyond. A wonderful view may be had from the inner porch, a view so broad and entrancingthat even Long Island, with its host of pleasant spots, can scarcely equal it. To the farthestright stretches Crane Neck Point, that reaches far out into Long Island Sound. Immediatelybelow one is Stony Brook Harbor, and, beyond, the quiet waters of Smithtown Harbor; andthen, farther on, the blue waters of the Sound, filling in the horizon. All this is at ones feet;but before it can be reached one must cross a
American estates and gardens . laze with hardy phlox,a brilliant mass of bloom, with lofty dahlias beyond. A wonderful view may be had from the inner porch, a view so broad and entrancingthat even Long Island, with its host of pleasant spots, can scarcely equal it. To the farthestright stretches Crane Neck Point, that reaches far out into Long Island Sound. Immediatelybelow one is Stony Brook Harbor, and, beyond, the quiet waters of Smithtown Harbor; andthen, farther on, the blue waters of the Sound, filling in the horizon. All this is at ones feet;but before it can be reached one must cross a gently swelling lawn, that spreads in delightfulgreen to the forests and low bushes which entirely surround its distant borders. Far off, andquite some distance below the house—whose altitude is exceeded by but two other spots onLong Island—is a Grecian temple, a graceful circular structure with Doric columns, whenceone mav view in quiet and peace the waterscape below, or look upward toward the house andlawn at ones THE FORMAL GARDEN. [141]
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