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Old Time Gardens 



and who will know that it was this same undefinable 

 quality that made a branch of Strawberry bush, or a 

 handful of its stemless blooms, a gift significant of 

 interest and intimacy ; we would not willingly give 



Hawthorn Arch at Holly House, Peace Dale, Rhode Island. 

 Home of Rowland G. Hazard, Esq. 



Calycanthus blossoms to a child we did not like, or 

 to a stranger. 



A rare perfume floats from the modest yellow 

 Flowering Currant. I do not see this sweet and 

 sightly shrub in many modern gardens, and it is 

 our loss. The crowding bees are goodly and cheer- 

 ful, and the flowers are pleasant, but the perfume is 

 of the sort you can truly say you love it ; its aroma 

 is like some of the liqueurs of the old monks. 



