“ Beaulieu " 
material as any state in the Union. Its 
climatic advantages and the possibilities of 
its verdure have invited experimenters as well 
as those of experience, to build exceptional 
houses and surround them with the beautiful 
in art and nature. The climate is such that 
all the growths of the temperate zone and 
most of those of the tropics will flourish; 
and on the advent of winter, it is quite 
unnecessary to bring into shelter plants which 
in the East have to be tenderly cared for. 
The State is a field not as yet exhausted, and 
hundreds of the most attractive places there 
have never been described in print. 
The traveled American who has not heard 
of “ Beaulieu ” is perfectly amazed to find, 
a few hours from San Francisco, a garden 
spot, which causes him to wonder if he 
THE SUNKEN GARDEN FROM THE HOUSE 
BEAULIEU 
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