BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
on the plan of a type of small English garden that is be- 
coming familiar to us through the English prints. This 
formal view is but one of a group or series of lovely en- 
closed and connecting gardens, all seemingly bound to- 
gether by a long pergola bordering their rear; — a most 
pleasing study, as is also the garden at Edgecombe, with 
its old Box and perennials, shut in peacefully from the 
outer world and suggesting the type so dear to the heart 
of the lady of the olden time. 
Krisheim was the name given by some early German 
settlers in 1687 to a locality where is now a famous gar- 
den. This beautiful enclosure, in its spring garb, so unique 
in style, and with an adjoining flower garden, has its place 
among the best of the many that adorn the State. 
The garden at Willow Bank is a charming home of 
flowers, and its attraction is enhanced by the spacious 
green court surrounding it, giving double privacy to the 
flowery sanctum within. 
Typical of some of the splendid newer gardens of the 
State is the one at Timberline, rich in its background of 
old trees, gracefully designed and planted. It is one of 
the best productions of a celebrated architect. 
The Ballygarth garden, a section of which is shown in 
this chapter, is beautifully situated on one of the oldest 
estates near Philadelphia, and is of the kind so evidently 
the creation of a garden lover. 
Near Philadelphia the climate is slightly warmer than 
in north New Jersey, to which spring bloom comes at 
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