BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 



justice to the flower planting on such notable places as 

 those of Albert N. Day, Esq., Lake Forest; Wm. C. Egan, 

 Esq., Egandale, Highland Park; George Higginson, Esq., 

 Meadow Farm; and W. G. Hibbard, Esq., both at Win- 

 netka, and many others. 



The spring display of late Tulips at Highland Park 

 and Lake Forest is especially remarkable. Masses of Dar- 

 wins and Cottage varieties in perfect color blending are 

 planted everywhere, in the woods, in shrubbery, and in 

 borders. 



The illustration of the formal garden at Lake Forest, 

 owned by Harold McCormick, Esq., gives a vivid idea of 

 the form and finish of this charming place, which must 

 always stand among the best of middle West gardens, 

 well favored in the beauty of its surrounding trees and 

 generously planted with perennials and shrubs. It has 

 the charm of individuality rather uncommon to large 

 gardens, and stands for that welcome type which seeks 

 to be itself. 



Hardin Hall garden, with the great lake as a back- 

 ground, has recently joined the ranks of beautiful Ameri- 

 can gardens. Every new garden is as a jewel added to 

 the crown of its State, and this little gem in planting is 

 noted throughout the North Shore. Stepping-stones in 

 the grass lead to another green enclosure, designed on a 

 less formal plan, the whole scheme being most artistic- 

 ally conceived. 



The climate near the lake is slightly cooler than in 



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