BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
it justice. Within the grassy court of the main garden the 
several small open beds are filled with groups of annuals. 
The rear beds contain tall-growing perennials mixed with 
some annuals. There are weeks when the garden is all 
pink, and> again all blue and white. It is surrounded on 
three sides with most artistic pergolas, from one side of 
which the view down the Piscataqua River is a pictur- 
esque feature. Stone steps on another side lead to an 
upper garden filled with bloom surrounding a quaint and 
ancient little building kept as a studio. In isolation, 
simplicity, and ripeness the atmosphere of the whole place 
breathes of olden days, and might well be taken as a 
model for a perfect American garden. Its gates may be 
seen in a later section. 
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