BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



in summer-time. In the old days the property was known 

 as Sequin and belonged to relatives of Sir Thomas Gates 

 of the same name. Upon this land in 1619 were operated 

 the first iron-works in the country. 



Characteristic of the gardens of the older period is the 

 lovely view of the garden on the Valentine place over- 

 grown and ripe as only a garden can be that has lived 

 through the years; unpretentious, yet richer in that mel- 

 lowed growth than the most costly planting of modern 

 date. 



In Virginia, mountains cover a part of the State, and 

 the temperature necessarily varies according to locality. 

 The climate, at least of Albemarle County, brings out 

 the Crocuses in February or early March; winter Jessa- 

 mine in early February, sometimes January; Daffodils in 

 mid-March; Lily-of -the- Valley and Cottage Tulip early 

 in April; German Iris in mid- April. Roses and Sweet 

 William appear in early May; Delphinium in late May; 

 Hollyhocks in early June; Phlox, July 1. And thus before 

 midsummer's heat many of the best hardy perennials have 

 come and gone. While summer bloom in the highlands is 

 not necessarily destroyed by hot weather, unless unusual 

 drought occurs, yet the autumn garden is apt to be a more 

 refreshing sight with its fresh crop of Roses, the late 

 Chrysanthemum, Cosmos, and indefatigable Zinnia. Of 

 course to the south, and where altitude is lacking, the 

 somewhat higher temperature will more or less alter these 

 garden dates. 



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