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A FEW FLOWERS 
' HOUSE AND GROUNDS OF MR. GEORGE HENRY WARREN. 
and either method of inclosing grounds is preferable to fences of any description. The California Privet makes an 
excellent hedge, but nothing, to our mind, equals a hedge of our Common Wild Hemlock. It is of the richest, glossiest 
green at all times, and, while making the closest, compactest of hedges, preserves a gracefulness not obtainable with 
any other hedge plant. The Hemlock is a fine tree also as a specimen, and we know of no reason why it should not have 
a greater popularity, except perhaps it is native. This does seem to be an objection in the minds of some people, and the 
fact that a tree or shrub came from Europe or other distant land adds greatly to its attractions. It is a mistake to ignore 
our native trees, many of them as fine as anything that grows on the globe, and, other things being equal, the native tree 
should often be given preferment, as it will generally reach its highest development in its natural home. 
In so brief a paper, I can only hint at the beauties of Newport gardens, for there are scores of them, any one of which 
is worthy of a longer article than this. I had but a few days in Newport, and could only catch glimpses of the hardy 
gardens, for, unlike the gardens of ribbon and carpet beds, one must see them daily throughout the season to fully realize 
their ever-changing beauties. But these glimpses were enough to confirm what was an earnest belief before—that the garden 
of hardy flowers is incomparably the most beautiful of all. 
