List of Illustrations xi 



Entrance Porch and Gate to the Rose Garden at Yaddo, Sara- 

 toga, New York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. 

 Photographed by Gustave Lorey 82 



Pergola and Terrace Walk in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Sara- 

 toga, New York. Country-seat of Spencer Trash, Esq. 

 Photographed by Gitstave Lorey 83 



Statue of Christalan in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New 

 York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photo- 

 graphed by Gustave Lorey 84 



Sun-dial in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New York. 

 Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photographed by 

 Gustave Lorey ......... 86 



Bronze Dial-face in Rose Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New 

 York. Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photo- 

 graphed by Gustave Lorey . . . . . .87 



Ancient Pine in Garden at Yaddo, Saratoga, New York. 

 Country-seat of Spencer Trask, Esq. Photographed by 

 Gustave Lorey . . . . . . . ... 89 



House and Garden at Napanock, County Ulster, New York. 



Photographed by Edward Lamson Henry, N.A. . facing 92 



Box Parterre at Hampton, County Baltimore, Maryland. 

 Home of Mrs. John Ridgely. Photographed by Elizabeth 

 W. Trescot ......... 95 



Sun-dial in Box at Broughton Castle, Banbury, England. 



Garden of Lady Lennox ....... 98 



Sun-dial in Box at Ascott, near Leighton Buzzard, England. 



Country-seat of Mr. Leopold Rothschild . . facing 100 



Garden at Tudor Place, Georgetown, District of Columbia. 

 Home of Mrs. Beverly Kennon. Photographed by Eliza- 

 beth W. Trescot ......... 103 



Anchor-shaped Flower Beds, Kingston, Rhode Island. Photo- 

 graphed by Sarah P. Mar chant . . . . .104 



Ancient Box at Tuckahoe, Virginia . . . . . .105 



Herb Garden at White Birches, Elmhurst, Illinois . . .108 



Garden at White Birches, Elmhursl, Illinois . . . . 1 1 1 



Garden of Manning Homestead, Salem, Massachusetts facing 112 



Under the Garret Eaves of Ward Homestead, Shrewsbury, 



Massachusetts 116 



A Gatherer of Simples. Photographed by Mary F. C. 



Paschall , facing 120 



