List of Illustrations 



The end papers of this book bear a design of the flower Ambrosia. 



The vignette on the title-page is re-drawn from one in The Compleat 

 Body of Husbandry, Thomas Hale, 1756. It represents " Love laying out 

 the surface of the earth in a garden." 



The device of the dedication is an ancient garden-knot for flowers, from 

 A New Orchard and Garden, William Lawson, 1608. 



The chapter initials are from old wood- cut initials in the English 

 Herbals of Gerarde, Parkinson, and Cole. 



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Garden of Johnson Mansion, Germantown. Photographed 



by Henry Troth . . . . . . facing 4 



Garden at Grumblethorp, Home of Charles J. Wister, Esq., 



Germantown, Pennsylvania ...... 7 



Garden of Bartram House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . . 9 

 Garden of Abigail Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts . . .10 

 Garden at Mount Vernon-on-the-Potomac, Virginia. Home of 



George Washington . . . . . . . facing 12 



Gate and Hedge of Preston Garden, Columbia, South Carolina 1 5 

 Fountain Path in Preston Garden, Columbia, South Carolina . 18 

 Door in Wall of Kitchen Garden at Van Cortlandt Manor. 



Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Photographed by J. 



Horace McFarland facing 20 



Garden of Van Cortlandt Manor. Photographed by J. Horace 



McFarland ........ facing 24 



Garden at Prince Homestead, Flushing, Long Island . . 28 

 Old Dutch Garden of Bergen Homestead, Bay Ridge, Long 



Island ......... facing 32 



Garden at Duck Cove, Narragansett, Rhode Island . . 35 

 The Flowering Almond under the Window. Photographed by 



Eva E. Newell 39 



Peter's Wreath. Photographed by Eva E. Newell . . .41 



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