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Old Time Gardens 
Persistent efforts have been made to acclimate 
both Heather and Gorse in America. We have seen 
how Broom came uninvited and spread unasked on 
the Massachusetts coast; but Gorse and Heather 
have proved shy creatures. On the beautiful island 
of Naushon the carefully planted Gorse may be 
found spread in widely scattered spots and also on 
the near-by mainland, but it cannot be said to have 
Garden of Mrs. Frank Robinson, Wakefield, Rhode Island. 
thrived markedly. The Scotch Heather, too, has 
been frequently planted, and watched and pushed, 
but it is slow to become acclimated. It is not be- 
cause the winters are too cold, for it is found in 
considerable amount in bitter Newfoundland; per- 
haps it prefers to live under a crown. 
Modern authors have seldom given their names 
to gardens, not even Tennyson with his intimate 
and extended knowledge of garden flowers. A 
