BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



on the plan of a type of small English garden that is be- 

 coming familiar to us through the English prints. This 

 formal view is but one of a group or series of lovely en- 

 closed and connecting gardens, all seemingly bound to- 

 gether by a long pergola bordering their rear; a most 

 pleasing study, as is also the garden at Edgecombe, with 

 its old Box and perennials, shut in peacefully from the 

 outer world and suggesting the type so dear to the heart 

 of the lady of the olden time. 



Krisheim was the name given by some early German 

 settlers in 1687 to a locality where is now a famous gar- 

 den. This beautiful enclosure, in its spring garb, so unique 

 in style, and with an adjoining flower garden, has its place 

 among the best of the many that adorn the State. 



The garden at Willow Bank is a charming home of 

 flowers, and its attraction is enhanced by the spacious 

 green court surrounding it, giving double privacy to the 

 flowery sanctum within. 



Typical of some of the splendid newer gardens of the 

 State is the one at Timberline, rich in its background of 

 old trees, gracefully designed and planted. It is one of 

 the best productions of a celebrated architect. 



The Ballygarth garden, a section of which is shown in 

 this chapter, is beautifully situated on one of the oldest 

 estates near Philadelphia, and is of the kind so evidently 

 the creation of a garden lover. 



Near Philadelphia the climate is slightly warmer than 

 in north New Jersey, to which spring bloom comes at 



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