The Upper James 



rectangular boundary. The paths curve through them, half hidden 

 by shrubbery, in a fascinating manner. Originally, the garden was 

 pointed up with spruce-pine, now grown into large trees, some of 

 which have died, detracting from the carefully planned "balance." 

 At one time a summer-house stood just where the central path of 

 the vegetable garden entered the flower garden; this, unfortunately, 

 has not survived, but so many of the old shrubs and plants remain 

 as they were originally planted, that our great-grandmother's gar- 

 den of 1849 stands today a memorial to one who knew and loved 

 "the art of gardening." 



L. P. C. T. 



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