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Old Time Gardens 
flower — a flower of meaning and mystery. This 
drawing may be taken as an old-time emblem, and 
a happy one, to symbolize the making of the beauti- 
ful modern Rose Garden at Yaddo ; where Love, 
with tenderest thought, has laid out the face of the 
earth in an exquisite garden of Roses, for the happi- 
ness and recreation of a dearly loved wife. The 
noble entrance gate and porch of this Rose Garden 
formed a happy surprise to the garden’s mistress 
when unveiled at the dedication of the garden. They 
are depicted on page 8 1 , and there may be read the 
inscription which tells in a few well-chosen words 
the story of the inspiration of the garden ; but 
“between the lines,” to those who know the Rose 
Garden and its makers, the inscription speaks with 
even deeper meaning the story of a home whose 
beauty is only equalled by the garden’s spirit. To 
all such readers the Rose Garden becomes a fit- 
ting expression of the life of those who own it 
and care for it. This quality of expression, of 
significance, may be seen in many a smaller and 
simpler garden, even in a tiny cottage plot ; you 
can perceive, through the care bestowed upon it, 
and its responsive blossoming, a something which 
shows the life of the garden owners ; you know 
that they are thoughtful, kindly, beauty-loving, 
home-loving. 
Behind the beautiful pergola of the Yaddo garden, 
set thickly with Crimson Rambler, a screenlike row 
of poplars divides the Rose Garden from a luxuriant 
Rock Garden, and an Old-fashioned Garden of large 
extent, extraordinary profusion, and many years’ 
