House £sf Garden 
H ere is one of the most delightful features 
of the place. Separated by a high iron rail¬ 
ing from the more formal gardens, its gates 
stand hospitably open, inviting you to ascend 
any one of its three broad paths by flights 
of stone steps and terraces to the heights 
above. These iron gates are interesting. 
They were taken from the old Middle Dutch 
At the west end, bordering the locust avenue, 
are the conservatories, and grape-houses, on 
the east the natural woods, restful to the eye. 
At the foot of the garden, just outside the 
iron fence with its garlands of climbing roses, 
is planted a great parallelogram of cedars in 
double rows; the intention being in the 
future to build within its close a long narrow 
STEPS TO THE SUNKEN PARTERRE 
Showing Marble Sphinxes reproduced from those in the Louvre 
RINGWOOD MANOR 
Church in New York—long since torn down 
—and are probably of Dutch manufacture. 
A picture of the Church with these gates 
may be seen on the walls of the New York 
Historical Society. 
T his beautiful spot is called a vegetable 
garden, but certainly it bears its vegetables 
“with a difference,” for here we find all 
kinds of fruits, whether on tree or bush or 
vine, and everywhere flowers and flowers, 
growing with the energv of healthy living. 
canal with grassy walks on either side, thus 
reproducing, it is hoped, the effect seen in 
the garden of the Generaliffe. 
There is a mysterious charm about the 
pleasure-grounds of Ringwood. You can 
find surroundings to fit every mood. You 
can place yourself within the intimate seclu¬ 
sion of hedge and wall while your imagina¬ 
tion peoples the spacious formality of the 
courts with Watteau-like figures, or, if you 
prefer nature to art, you can mount to the 
