H ouse and Garden 
HON. T. yEFFKRSON COOLIDGE’s G.ARDEN, MANCHESTER, MASS. 
steps, below the fountain, lead down to a little pool 
beneath, where grow rare lilies. 1 he note ot in¬ 
dividuality is sharply struck in the whole plan of this 
arrangement, and the fountain, in its unusual hut 
appropriate location, is still the dominant thought. 
I he gardens of Hon. ]oseph H. Choate at Stock- 
bridge, are reached by a tree-bordered avenue which 
winds down from the house, d'he Dutch garden is 
on the hillside, enclosed by a low wall, which is half 
hidden by a luxuriant curtain of vines and blossoms. 
Inside this wall lies a bordering hedge, screened by 
tall hollyhocks of many hues. This garden is laid 
out in circles, crescents, diamonds, and other formal 
designs, which are separated by graveled walks. At 
one end is placed a crescent-shaped rockery, filled 
with leeks and field flowers. The central feature of 
the English garden is a fountain representing dol¬ 
phins struggling in the coils of a snake, from whose 
head rise several columns of water, to fall again as 
spray upon the aquatic plants in the basin below. 
riie summer home of Postmaster-General George 
von L. Meyer, at Hamilton, Massachusetts, shows a 
quaint formal garden, whose hox-hordered beds and 
walks lend a (lelightfully (piaint touch of Colonial 
primness. Ihe central fountain is of exquisite 
design, surrounded by great rectangular beds of 
blooming plants, each bed being of one solid color. 
Mrs. (niy Norman’s Sicilian garden, at Beverly 
Cove, is a charming spot. It is founded upon rock, 
built of stone and cement, and the soil was brought 
there and filled in, after the walls were laid. So it 
is really a sea garden. Great jars stand along the 
upper terrace, and jars, pots and vases of all descrip¬ 
tion stand upon the paths and along the walls. 
Every inch of soil is crowded with bloom, and the 
effect is novel and foreign beyond description, be¬ 
sides being very beautiful. 
The garden of Mr. W. B. Thomas, at Pride’s 
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Crossing, is tasteful and appropriate, as may he seen 
from the picture. The great central square of 
closely clipped turf, supports an old English sun-dial, 
of graceful pattern, in a suitable setting of flower¬ 
beds, containing only old English flowers. 
In the foreground of the picture lies the great 
triangular bed of tuberous-rooted begonias, with its 
border of Browallia. Against the fence stands much 
shrubbery, which stands out well against the back¬ 
ground of encircling trees, while in its turn it forms 
a most effective background for lilies, iris, foxglove, 
larkspur, phlox, and a hundred other garden favor¬ 
ites, with no set arrangement except that suggested by 
their height. 1 ruly has it been said that every gar¬ 
den is individual, and that this very quality of 
individuality lends to each an additional charm. 
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