ably. Down below, is the blue garden, some 

 seven feet below at least. It is not quite level 

 ground, which gives it an added charm. A very 

 narrow path is made through the center of the 

 bed and treading stones are laid in sod and fitted 

 in. This path does not go all the way to the stone- 

 wall at the back but about eight feet from it, and 

 leads to a very simple white garden seat, on a 

 raised field-stone semi-circular platform, about 

 five feet deep and six feet wide, just one step 

 above the level of the path. This platform ex- 

 tends to within about two feet of the wall enclos- 

 ing this blue garden. 



Delphiniums and blue Aconitums are banked 

 across the entire bed in front of the wall and even 

 back of the seat. At each side of the seat there 

 is lattice forming the lattice arch which extends 

 above and over the seat, and at each of these sides 

 are planted closely (in very rich soil) the climb- 

 ing, pale, creamy-toned Kaiserine Augusta Vic- 



