BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



Mrs. Eraser's garden, enclosed within the semicircle 

 of the house and a curving Hemlock hedge, is veri- 

 tably a gem in lovely color-blending. All the periods of 

 the garden season are represented here, difficult as it is 

 to accomplish continuous bloom in narrow beds. First 

 Pansies and early Tulips, followed by the later ones, flood 

 the little court with wonderfully tinted tones. Then Lu- 

 pins, Canterbury Bells, Sweet William, Chinese Delphin- 

 ium and Lilium candidum, followed by Larkspur, Zinnia, 

 Snapdragon, Scabiosa, Salpiglossis, Heliotrope, Ageratum, 

 and compact Petunias, Gladioli, and September hardy 

 Chrysanthemum. Constant ministration to the needs of 

 this garden keeps it in a state of fresh bloom and order. 



The garden at "Onunda," Madison, attracts many 

 visitors and has long been famous for its beauty and order. 

 It is ablaze with color from May to October. Annuals in 

 richest massing fill all the small beds, and perennials with 

 annuals are closely grouped in the wall beds. The color 

 effect is unusual and the adjoining Rose garden is com- 

 plete with choicest bloom. 



The planting at Blairsden, near Peapack, is probably 

 the most perfect in the State. The accompanying pictures 

 give a limited idea of its beauty. The hill covered with 

 wild shrubs sloping to the lake, the formal garden, the 

 water garden and Rose garden, with the long inclined path- 

 way seeming to lead out to space immeasurable into the 

 green Garden of Everyman, combine with the scenery to 

 make it a place of remarkable beauty. The formal garden 



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