AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



The terrace is very beautiful. It has been wisely planned on the simplest lines — a mere 

 open space among the tree tops, whose size is enhanced by its situation and by the great trees 

 which immediateh- surround it. The stately balustrade is properly broken and supported by 

 pedestals and piers, and the single vases appropriately mark off the borders of the space 

 toward the house. It is an excellent example of good results accomplished by direct means 

 and in the most direct way. 



The Garden of Alfred Nathan, Esq., Elberon, New Jersey. 



The garden of Alfred Nathan, Esq., at Elberon, New Jersey, is, in a quite literal sense, 

 a garden by the sea. The entrance driveway describes a circle before the house, and encloses 

 a fountain — a beautiful circular pool, with a gracefvtl little figure of a bo}^ embracing a swan. 

 Stone seats are placed at intervals in the path around the fountain. The formal garden, on 

 the right of the house, is a large rectangular area, reached by marble steps and laid out in 

 paths which cross each other at right angles, meeting in a central circle, in which is a sun-dial. 





A MARBLE SEAT IN MR. NATHAN'S GARDEN. 



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