BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



times be reckoned with, the water supply is generally 

 sufficient. 



It would be a serious matter to attempt to name the 

 best gardens in this State, for who could judge where such 

 an infinite variety exists? At least some of the best ex- 

 amples in photography can be given, although each view 

 but hints at the fuller beauty to be found in the garden 

 itself. 



Of the many wonderful gardens in Massachusetts pos- 

 sibly the most remarkable of all is Weld, in Brookline, 

 which is known to gardeners far and wide. There is noth- 

 ing in America more extensive and more richly planted. 

 The numerous beds are filled with bloom for many weeks, 

 and each bed contains a massing of one variety, whether 

 perennials or annuals, which, when it has finished flowering, 

 is replaced by something of another period. The French 

 features in the garden are prominent and the planting 

 may be considered American in some respects altogether 

 a most pleasant combination. 



Of a distinctly opposite type but equally delightful is 

 Holm Lea, near Brookline, and a score of photographs 

 would be necessary to depict this place of flowering shrubs 

 and perennial bloom bordering the winding grass paths 

 leading from one lovely spot to another. 



An extremely interesting and unusual type in America 

 is the stately green garden at Wellesley, at this time 

 without a rival in its particular style of planting. Be- 

 cause of its frequent appearance in various magazines 



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