“ Maxwell Court ” 
the forecourt 
behind aza¬ 
leas in pots 
and borders 
ol geraniums 
and lobelia. 
There are 
few conifers 
anywhere 
except in the 
grove, where 
spruce and 
golden re¬ 
tin i s p o r a 
have been 
planted over 
the compar¬ 
atively bare 
ground 
which loftier 
growing 
trees leave 
below them. 
The house 
itself is 
thoroughly 
Italian in 
spirit and all 
its details 
have been 
carried out 
with a deli¬ 
cate preci¬ 
sion. The 
illusion of a 
Renaissance 
villa is well- 
nigh com¬ 
pleted by the 
decorative 
o b j e c t s 
THE PERGOLA OF THE COACHMAN’S LODGE which Mr. 
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