BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
border and distant vista is the central division of a 
charming plan.* 
Few estates in America are as imposing and as sugges- 
tive of the grandeur of an Italian or English country-seat 
as The Elms, and it is probably among the oldest of New- 
port’s famous places. The illustration is limited to a nar- 
row view of this great, green formal garden in some sec- 
tions of which flowers are included in rich profusion. 
Probably no place at Newport is more noted for its 
beauty than Vernon Court, and, while necessity forces the 
omission of pictures showing many of its most elaborate 
features, a view of the stately formal garden is a welcome 
addition to this collection which aims to present a variety 
in types of planting in a few large formal gardens, as well 
as in those which are smaller and more personal. Vernon 
Court is not a new garden; it is unspoiled by garish acces- 
sories, and to the lover of the garden majestic it represents 
a perfect type. 
At Warren, near Providence, the place at Villaserra 
is delightfully located, sloping to a bay. Here is one of 
the favored gardens where old trees take an important 
part; in fact, of such consequence are they that the gar- 
den was undoubtedly made to the scheme of the trees and 
the water beyond — a beautiful sanctuary of blossoms and 
green life, shut in from the discord of the outside world. 
* See also the frontispiece. 
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