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more County, is shown on pages 57, 60 and 95. 

 In both North and South Carolina the gardens 

 were exquisite. Many were laid out by compe- 

 tent landscape gardeners, and were kept in order 

 by skilled workmen, negro slaves, who were care- 

 fully trained from childhood to special labor, such 



Gate and Hedge of Preston Garden. 



as topiary work. In Camden and Charleston the 

 gardens vied with the finest English manor-house 

 gardens. Remains of their beauty exist, despite de- 

 vastating wars and earthquakes. Views of the Pres- 

 ton Garden, Columbia, South Carolina, are shown 

 on pages 15 and 18 and facing page 54. They 

 are now the grounds of the Presbyterian College 



