List of Illustrations xi 



Entrance Porch and Gate to the Rose Garden at Yaddo, Sara- 

 toga, New York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. 

 Photographed by Gustave Lorey . ... .82 



Pergola and Terrace Walk in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Sara- 

 toga, New York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. 

 Photographed by Gustave Lorey 83 



Statue of Christ alan in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New 

 York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photo- 

 graphed by Gustave Lorey 84 



Sun-dial in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New York. 

 Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photographed by 

 Gustave Lorey 86 



Bronze Dial-face in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New 

 York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photo- 

 graphed by Gustave Lorey . ... . -87 



Ancient Pine in Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New York. 

 Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photographed by 

 Gustave Lorey 89 



House and Garden at Napanock, County Ulster, New York. 



Photographed by Edward Lainson Henry, N. A. .facing 92 



Box Parterre at Hampton, County Baltimore, Maryland. 

 Home of Mrs. John Ridgely. Photographed by Elizabeth 

 IV. Trescot 95 



Sun-dial in Box at Broughton Castle, Banbury, England. 



Garden of Lady Lennox . . . ' . . . .98 



Sun-dial in Box at Ascott, near Leighton Buzzard, England. 



Cottntry-seat of Mr. Leopold Rothschild . . facing 100 



Garden at Tudor Place, Georgetown, District of Columbia. 

 Home of Mrs. Beverly Kennon. Photographed by Eliza- 

 beth W. Trescot 103 



Anchor-shaped Flower Beds, Kingston, Rhode Island. Photo- 

 graphed by Sarah P. Mar chant . . . . .104 



Ancient Box at Tuckahoe, Virginia 105 



Herb Garden at White Birches, Elmhurst, Illinois . . .108 



Garden at White Birches, Elmhurst, Illinois . . . . 1 1 1 



Garden of Manning Homestead, Salem, Massachusetts facing 1 1 2 



Under the Garret Eaves of Ward Homestead, Shrewsbury, 



Massachusetts 116 



A Gatherer of Simples. Photographed by Mary F. C. 



Paschall facing 120 



