Past this brilliant mass of color, a shadowy path led one wandering 
on, still under the pines, where the eye was caught by Andromeda 
sprawling its bronzy leaves almost under foot, by great drifts of fern, 
and the myriad tiny wood plants that are doing their part in creating 
this perfection, until, through the thinning trees, one was reminded 
of the nearness of the sea. 
At the cliff edge the garden changed, and rock plants spread 
their tufts, nestling in the grey rocks as if nature had planted them 
herself almost the loveliest effect being obtained by the use of Flax, 
the grayness of the atmosphere lending color to its blue eyes. 
These are but impressions, the strongest being the respect paid 
to the natural beauty of the spot, and the magnificence of growth 
that shows the kindly hand of understanding. 
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An Englishman, perhaps, would be surprised at the surprise and Indian Hill 
pleasure of Americans in visiting an estate which has belonged for 
ten generations to the same family. The ecstasies of the Garden Club 
over Indian Hill might amuse him but we venture to say he would 
share them. The quaint and charming house with its extraordinary 
contents, the garden whose loveliness is a pattern for modern days, 
must win interest and admiration from any fortunate visitor. 
Certainly this house and garden should be enrolled among the 
Garden Club's historic gardens. The following short history which 
has been prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Moseley establishes its claim. 
Indian Hill. 
The history of Indian Hill, situated in West Newbury, Mass., is 
briefly this : 
The original deed was given by Great Tom, the Indian chief, to 
the Commoners of Newbury and by them to John Poore. From that 
time, 1655, it has always passed by will from one generation to another. 
My little grand-daughter, Ellen Poore Moseley, will be the tenth 
generation to inherit it. 
The early Poores like their neighbors were farmers and the original 
house, a part of the present building, was erected about 1688. One 
of these early Poores after visiting in England was imbued with 
the idea of changing the old house into a miniature Manor House 
and subsequent generations added to it. 
Major Ben Perley Poore, some seventy years ago after visiting at 
Abbotsford, the house of Sir Walter Scott, conceived the idea of adding 
the so-called Continental Rooms from parts af famous Colonial 
houses, the stairway being from the Prince house in Newburyport, 
where Washington, Talleyrand and Lafayette all were entertained, 
the paneling from the Province House (the old Governor's House in 
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