42 The American Flower Garden 



front door, and the neat, trim parterres filled with flowers and 

 herbs conveniently near, which preserved harmony in the yard of 

 the perfectly balanced dwelling! In its modest way it was as 

 satisfying an artistic composition as the Villa Medici, for our 

 "Colonial" architecture, adapted after Palladio, and "Colonial" 

 gardening were twin children of the Renaissance. 



