xvi List of Illustrations 



Sun-dial at Travellers'" Rest, Virginia. Howe of Mrs. Bowie 



Gray. Photographed by Elizabeth W. Trescot . . . 350 

 Two Old Cronies ; the Sun-dial and Beeskepe. Photographed 



by Eva E. Newell 354 



Portable Sun-dial from Collection of the Author . . -356 

 Sun-dial in Garden of Frederick J. Kingsbury, Esq., Water- 

 bury, Connecticut 358 



Sun-dial at Morristown, New fersey. Designed by IV. Gedney 



Beatty, Esq. . 359 



" Yes, Toby, ifs Three o'clock."' fudge Daly and his Sun-dial 

 at Sag Harbor, Long Island. Drawn by Edward Lam son 



Henry, N.A 361 



Face of Dial at Sag Harbor, Long Island .... 362 



Sun-dial in Garden of Grace Church Rectory, New York. 



Photographed by f. W.Dow . . . . . -364 



Fugio Bank-note ......... 365 



Sun-dial at " Washington House," Little Brington, England . 367 

 Dial-face from Mount Vernon. Owned by William F. Have- 



meyer, fr 368 



Sun-dial from Home of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, 



Virginia. Photographed by Elizabeth W. Trescot . . 369 

 Kenmore, the Home of Betty Washington Lewis, Fredericks- 

 burg, Virginia. Photograplied by Elizabeth IV. Trescot . 371 

 Sun-dial in Garden of Charles T. Jenkins, Esq.,Germantown, 



Pennsylvania ......... 373 



Sun-dial at Ophir Farm, White Plains, New York. Country- 

 seat of Hon. White law Reid 375 



Sun-dial at Hillside, Menand's, near Albany, New York . 378 



Old Brass and Pewter Dial-faces from Collection of Author . 279 



Beata Beatrix facing 380 



The Faithful Gardener . 381 



A Garden Lyre at IVaterford, Virginia . . . facing 384 



A Virginia Lyre with Vines . . . . . . .386 



Old Iron Gates at Westover-on-fames, Virginia. Photo- 

 graphed by George S. Cook 388 



Ironwork in Court of Colt Mansion, Bristol, Rhode Island. 



Photographed by f. W. Dow 390 



Sharpening the Old Dutch Scythe. Photographed by Mary 



F. C. Paschall facing 392 



