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Sun-dial at Travellers'* Rest, Virginia. Home of Mrs. Bowie 



Gray. Photographed by Elizabeth W. Trescot . . -35 

 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 Jersey. Designed by W. Gedney 



Beatty, Esq. ......... 359 



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

 at Sag Harbor, Long Island. Drawn by Edward Lamson 



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 J. W. Dow 364 



Fugio Batik-note 365 



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

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



meyer, Jr. .......... 368 



Sun-dial from Home of Mary Washington, Fredericks burg, 



Virginia. Photographed by Elizabeth W. Trescot . . 369 

 Kenmore, the Home of Betty Washington Lewis, Fredericks- 

 burg, Virginia. Photographed by Elizabeth W. 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. Whitelaw Reid 375 



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

 Old Brass and Pewter Dial-faces from Collection of Author . 379 



Beat a Beatrix facing 380 



The Faithful Gardener 381 



A Garden Lyre at Water ford, Virginia . . . facing 384 

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



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

 graphed by George S. Cook . . . . . -388 



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



Photographed by J.W. Dow 390 



Sharpening the Old Dutch Scythe. Photographed by Mary 



F. C. Paschall facing 392 



