tables were spread. The beauty of this scene will never be 
forgotten by Mrs. White's guests of that clay. 
The garden is approached by steps leading down from a 
Colonial porch at one end of the house, and was a mass of bloom 
despite the fact that it had been planted less than a year. It is 
surrounded by a low stone wall, native stone taken from a brook 
on the farm and laid up without any apparent cement to bind it. 
This same stone is used in the flagged paths and also surrounds 
a small pool at one side of the garden, where is found a little 
paved terrace with a delightful break in the wall back of it, 
and here a long semi-circular bench of the same stone is placed, 
looking down upon the pool. An old Apple tree leans over the 
wall and brings both shade and seclusion to this delectable spot. 
On the other side of the garden, opposite the pool, stands a 
small Colonial "Guest House." Slender Irish Junipers flank 
the door-steps on either side, and old black rocking chairs stand 
invitingly on the little porch. A white wooden gate, tall and 
of lovely design, leads from the back of the garden through a 
meadow, over a wonderful green hillside, and on into the woods 
beyond. 
Within the garden each border is unique. Each has a special 
season and color, and a character all its own. The long walk 
running across the garden in the back, is lined on either side 
with standard Los Angeles Roses, Delphinium Belladonna, An- 
chusa and Forget-me-nots for early bloom, and for late flowers, 
Monkshood in the back, then Anemones, Japonica alba and 
Japonica Queen Charlotte, edged by Pansies, Fairy Queen. 
This is purely a spring and autumn border. 
Another walk is bordered with Mrs. Catbush Roses, Helio- 
trope both low and standards, and lavender and yellow Colum- 
bines. The Heliotrope used is Fragrantissima. The main border 
might be called diversified, with great stress laid on the color 
and formation of the leaves of plants and their habit of growth. 
Ageratum Fraserii borders this walk. One of the side borders 
was gay with quantities of Sweet William, mauve-blue Canter- 
bury Bells, and Peonies. The planting along the little pool at 
one side is called a "wild border." It has Primroses, Funkia 
lanceolata, three or four kinds of Lilies, blue Monkshood, Aza- 
leas, Rhododendrons, Lupines and many lovely Ferns. This 
planting was particularly admired by everyone. Another border 
had Violets and Primroses at the edge, backed by Lilies, Anem- 
ones and Columbines. A large grass plot in the centre of the 
garden gave the necessary note of green, and points of accent 
were added by four white wooden Rose-arches, many pillar 
Roses on green posts soon to be completely hidden, and by the 
use of standards of many kinds such as Lilacs, Wistarias. 
Wiegelias, Crabs, Heliotropes and others. Fine old Box bushes 
grew in the corners, lovely big jars of Plumbago stood at ends 
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