ILLUSTRATIONS 
FACING PAGE 
Wyck, Germantown, a fine example of the Quaker’s 
well-loved long extended lines.124 
The lawn and Mansion House at Mount Vernon . 132 
In the boxwood garden at Mount Vernon . . . .136 
Washington’s plan of Mount Vernon . . ... 138 
Within the kitchen garden at Mount Vernon . . .140 
Plan detail of the north garden, Mount Vernon . .142 
The Mansion, Monticello.146 
The main entrance to Monticello.148 
“The Offices” beneath the terrace at Monticello . .152 
Jefferson’s office, Monticello.154 
“Seclusion for the garden as a whole and secluded bits 
within the garden were the old-time gardener’s 
hobby”.164 
An old New England garden.170 
Path in an old garden that has been over-planted in its 
old age.174 
“Delightful arch arbors such as this abound in old gar¬ 
dens” .178 
A variation of the New England picket fence . . . 188 
“Plastered posts distinguish the inclosure of this old 
place”.196 
Flower garden designs by John Rea.208 
Design for a maze, by Jan van de Gro-en .... 228 
A box-bordered kitchen garden of long ago . . . 236 
