Historic Gardens of Virginia 



the carriage way leading to the residence. The bank here is a mass 

 of lihes, spring flowers, and hollyhocks its entire length. Across 

 the way a large grove of splendid old trees serve as protection 

 from the north winds. This grove is bordered with shrubs and 

 Scotch broom and in it, about seventy feet from the main entrance 

 to the gardens, is the grave of the famous Indian chieftain. 



Along the main walks of the garden many grapevines and 

 foreign fruits are planted. There are at least twenty-five varieties 

 of grapes and many kinds of fruits from Asia and Africa. There 

 are still Chinese bush cherries and Chinese sweet cherries next, and 

 plums from Natal and Russia; still other fruits came from the 

 Himalayas. 



Scattered throughout the garden are box and mimosa trees, 

 honeysuckle, indicera gerardiana, and other flowering shrubs. At 

 the main entrance, for thirty feet or more, are long rows of figs 

 of two fine varieties. Every November these fig trees are bent to 

 the ground, fastened down and covered with two feet or more of 

 earth. In April they are taken up, and invariably yield two crops 

 of delicious figs each year. 



On one side, between the house and garden, lies the orchard 

 of pears and plums, A driveway through this is bordered with 

 many kinds of altheas, and at the foot of the garden, the apple 

 orchard extends to the stream below and beyond to the hillside 

 which it covers. 



On both fronts of the house are extensive lawns, upon which 

 grow many varieties of handsome old trees. Among the latter is 

 a genuine cedar of Lebanon, The Department of Agriculture is 

 authority for the statement that this is one of the few genuine 

 specimens to be found in America, 



J. Alston Cabell. 



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