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The Seat of the Pergola Wall 



THE quiet beauty of the summer garden is seldom 

 more delightfully illustrated than in the charming 

 grounds arranged by Miss Tower at Lexington, 

 Mass. Nature, if requiring assistance, is here surely 

 assisted in precisely the way that yields the best i 

 and the utmost beauty. The formality of the general 

 ent, of the plan, is just sufficiently pronounced 

 to give emphasis and orderly arrangement. The gar- 

 den needs this, but often enough the formality of the 

 arrangement is so developed that even the flower 

 growth and blooming are subordinated to it. 



Nothing of this sort can be said of Miss Tower's 

 beautiful garden. Order and arrangement there must 



Miss Tower's Garden at Lexington 



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that has grown luxuriantly and exquisitely, 

 all border rigidity, and sought, in large measure, its 

 freedom from restriction. The paths are beautifully 

 arranged and dressed with borderings; the gateways 

 are charming in their simplicity; the lawn area is every- 

 where sufficient for the displaying of the floral beauty, 

 and the pergola, which is the climax of the whole, and 

 actually the chief structure within the garden, is finely 

 situated and beautifully adapted to its purpose. 













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A Straight-away Path Bordered with Flowers 



Looking Across the Lily Pond to the Pergola 



