BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
times a prolonged dry spell causes many things to suffer, 
but as a rule all sorts of flowering plants succeed — Roses, 
China Asters, and bulbous plants especially grow to per- 
fection. 
The illustrations representing Maryland are gathered 
from the vicinity of Baltimore, the particular garden 
region of the State. Hampton is the oldest of them all, 
being an entailed estate and one of two old manor-houses 
in Maryland still extant. A severe cold snap a few win- 
ters past did great damage to the Box, which in conse- 
quence had to be cut back, but time, it is hoped, may 
restore its original form and beauty. The spring view of 
one of Hampton’s gardens was taken recently prior to the 
period of fullest bloom. This charming Box-edged parterre, 
with its fine surroundings and associations, is possibly the 
best-known in the South. 
Evergreen-on-Avenue is delightfully located on the out- 
skirts of Baltimore, where many old country-seats abound. 
The lower garden only is discernible in the illustration, 
showing the dignity and charm of an evergreen gar- 
den, relieved by a massing of color in narrow beds which 
form a setting to the clipped Box and other shrubs. 
The upper garden is full of bloom and kept chiefly as a 
place for cutting-flowers. Some of the paths on this es- 
tate are edged with broad bands of Ivy. 
The wild garden at Roland Park is a work of art too 
intricately devised to be treated satisfactorily by picture 
or pen. The eye can only absorb and memory retain it, 
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