House and Garden 
from the sea of which only a glimpse is caught over 
parks and the town. Mr. Hare was a bachelor 
and fond of all kinds of gardens. As he grew old 
and infirm he was unable to leave the house very 
much and he devised a miniature Italian garden 
which he could see and enjoy from his study window. 
It was built on a terrace sixty feet in length and 
twenty-five in width and consisted of yellow pebble 
paths, in the center of these stood a small, rather 
high fountain of carved stone, grey with age. The 
water from this overflowed into a larger basin raised 
a foot from the ground. In the basin were placed 
a few favorite water plants set in baskets so that 
they could be easily lifted and weeded. There were 
six beds for flowers, each surrounded by a coping 
of grey stone eight inches in height and varying 
slightly in proportion, but keeping to straight lines; 
contrary to the usual idea of Italian gardens these 
beds were a mass of colour, but only dwarf plants 
were used with the exception of Madonna lilies 
which, planted in clumps and deliciously fragrant, 
gave the white note so necessary and beautiful. At 
the corners of the beds, to give the dark accent 
of colour, also characteristic of these gardens, were 
planted small conical juniper yews and box bushes 
against the low balustrade of the terrace, the colour 
effect of this was most beautiful. The garden faced 
south and was the pet of its owner, who was so often 
unable to go beyond its small borders. He had 
brought all the stone pieces from Italy at different 
intervals and there were charming memories con¬ 
nected with each fragment of old coping and each 
small bust or figure. From the center of the south 
side a flight of twelve stone steps, wide and easy, 
and graduating outwards, led into the park. These 
steps had been quarried and carved on the estate 
and were in keeping, except in colour, with the old 
carving of the terrace itself. 
From the west end of this sunny spot one wandered 
down into the Elizabethan garden; this was a great 
FOXGLOVES—GARDEN OF MRS. HERBERT PELL, TUXEDO PARK 
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