RHODE ISLAND 
Limited space permits but a suggestion of the various 
types of planting along the Atlantic coast, which promises 
to become almost a continuous garden by the sea from 
New Jersey to Maine. Rhode Island contains some of the 
most magnificent places in the country, the majority of 
them situated near bay or sea, where they thrive in con- 
genial environment. The quality of the climate as it af- 
fects plant life will be easily realized after reading of the 
climatic conditions of Massachusetts as well as of those 
to the south, on Long Island, for instance. 
The older gardens are found in the vicinity of Provi- 
dence, while at Narragansett and Newport those of a later 
period abound. Newport by the sea, more famous than 
any other American summer resort, naturally possesses 
the greatest number of gardens on an elaborate scale. 
The coast at this point is somewhat sheltered, the air is 
mild, and there is sea moisture so beneficial to flowers. 
Windbreaks of hedges or walls are used where the winds 
blow strong off the water. 
Lovely and lovingly planned is the garden at Marie- 
mont, a poetical spot, overflowing with color and sun- 
shine, yet with shadowy retreats, and the stillness that 
belongs to an enclosure of grass paths. It might be 
taken for a bit of foreign garden from any part of the 
world, and possesses a quality of beauty of which one 
could never tire. The long, broad path with its brilliant 
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