THE STEPS ON THE TERRACE, 



ame;rican estates and gardens 



When j^lanted these trees were very small, and 

 for twenty years their growth was retarded twice 

 annually in order to induce a compact and close 

 habit. Many of them are now more than forty 

 feet in height and sixty feet in circumference, the 

 hemlocks especially having been highly successful. 

 A terrace garden borders the lake. Below, it 

 is contained within a marble retaining-wall ; above 

 is a pavilion, with red roof tiles, supported by 

 red sandstone. The terraces have been treated 

 as Italian gardens. To the south of the house is 

 a fine grove of pines, including an avenue bordering 

 a walk. Beyond them is the rhododendron garden, 

 with'^'a trellised arbor, to which curtains may be 

 attached to shelter delicate jolants. To the left 

 of the rhododendron garden is the holly path, 

 between beautifully rounded hedges of arbor-vitae. 

 Beyond the hedges are the greenhouses, stables, 

 and jflower garden. In the height of sunmier, the flower garden is filled with rich bloom, 

 and here, in the autumn, is a magnificent display of chrysanthemums. 



The Hunnewell estate has long since demonstrated many important facts in American 

 horticulture. Mr. Hunnewell has shown that, in fifty years, it is possible, with suitable care 

 and attention, to produce a garden in this country which for beauty and elaborateness will 

 favorably compare with many Old World gardens. He has shown, further, that American trees 

 and shrubs, or trees that are hardy in this country, are as capable of formal treatment as the 

 trees more ordinarily used for such purposes abroad. He has demonstrated that many trees of 

 many varieties may he artistically grouped, and that an outdoor museum of plants may be 

 as attractive and as beautiful as though their beauty and adaptability to beatitiful effects 

 were the chief objects sovight. 



The Garden of Moses Taylor, Esq., Mount Kisco, New York. 



The beautiful garden attached to the country home of Moses Taylor, Esq., at Mount 

 Kisco, New York, is a further illustration of the formal garden in America. 



It is not large, but has been designed with fine taste, with a small pool and fountain 

 in the center, and a pergola closing the vista and overlooking the valley below the house. The 

 plan includes an interesting arrangement of beds of flowers and shrubbery, and is an excellent 

 illustration of the fine effects in landscape gardening which can be accompHshed within 

 comparatively restricted areas. Mr. Taylor's garden, however, is quite ample for the house. 



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