BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
times be reckoned with, the water supply is generally 
sufficient. 
It would be a serious matter to attempt to name the 
best gardens in this State, for who could judge where such 
an infinite variety exists? At least some of the best ex- 
amples in photography can be given, although each view 
but hints at the fuller beauty to be found in the garden 
itself. 
Of the many wonderful gardens in Massachusetts pos- 
sibly the most remarkable of all is Weld, in Brookline, 
which is known to gardeners far and wide. There is noth- 
ing in America more extensive and more richly planted. 
The numerous beds are filled with bloom for many weeks, 
and each bed contains a massing of one variety, whether 
perennials or annuals, which, when it has finished flowering, 
is replaced by something of another period. The French 
features in the garden are prominent and the planting 
may be considered American in some respects — altogether 
a most pleasant combination. 
Of a distinctly opposite type but equally delightful is 
Holm Lea, near Brookline, and a score of photographs 
would be necessary to depict this place of flowering shrubs 
and perennial bloom bordering the winding grass paths 
leading from one lovely spot to another. 
An extremely interesting and unusual type in America 
is the stately green garden at Wellesley, at this time 
without a rival in its particular style of planting. Be- 
cause of its frequent appearance in various magazines 
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