GATES AND GATEWAYS 



street. Here the closely guarded entrance-way has 

 given the name "Old Gate" to the estate. The 

 picket fences and gates of these New England homes 

 are at their best when flanked by panelled gate-posts, 

 with conical and ball cappings. 



Among the beautiful winter residences of north- 

 ern architects at Palm Beach and Miami, Florida, 

 the gate-ways that give entrance to the lawns and 

 gardens richly decorated with luxuriant palms and 

 tropical fruits are invariably attractive because they 

 are attuned to their environments. At the home of 

 the famous "Fruit Wizard," Mr. George B. Cellon, 

 near Miami, is a characteristic type that has been 

 pleasingly evolved. The entire enclosure to the 

 spacious grounds of the Cellon estate has been 

 formed of rough coral rock dug from the garden. 

 Square posts, similar to the smaller gate-posts, are 

 set at intervals along the wall; while at the front 

 entrance to the home the high posts of coral rock 

 are built far above the gate, with an arch of the 

 rock just below the cap-stones. The entire effect 

 has been so skilfully carried out, and is so entirely 

 in harmony with its surroundings, that the cele- 

 brated fruit culturist (who has become the "more- 

 than-Burbank" to tropical fruits) may also be 

 justly famous for the decorative accessories of his 

 charming home. Had the long wall and the numer- 



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