RHODE ISLAND 



Limited space permits but a suggestion of the various 

 types of planting along the Atlantic coast, which promises 

 to become almost a continuous garden by the sea from 

 New Jersey to Maine. Rhode Island contains some of the 

 most magnificent places in the country, the majority of 

 them situated near bay or sea, where they thrive in con- 

 genial environment. The quality of the climate as it af- 

 fects plant life will be easily realized after reading of the 

 climatic conditions of Massachusetts as well as of those 

 to the south, on Long Island, for instance. 



The older gardens are found in the vicinity of Provi- 

 dence, while at Narragansett and Newport those of a later 

 period abound. Newport by the sea, more famous than 

 any other American summer resort, naturally possesses 

 the greatest number of gardens on an elaborate scale. 

 The coast at this point is somewhat sheltered, the air is 

 mild, and there is sea moisture so beneficial to flowers. 

 Windbreaks of hedges or walls are used where the winds 

 blow strong off the water. 



Lovely and lovingly planned is the garden at Marie- 

 mont, a poetical spot, overflowing with color and sun- 

 shine, yet with shadowy retreats, and the stillness that 

 belongs to an enclosure of grass paths. It might be 

 taken for a bit of foreign garden from any part of the 

 world, and possesses a quality of beauty of which one 

 could never tire. The long, broad path with its brilliant 



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