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the carriage way leading to the residence. Ihe bank here is a mass
of lilies, spring flowers, and hollyhocks its entire length. Across
the way a large grove of splendid old trees serve as protection
from the north winds. This grove is bordered with shrubs and
Scotch broom and in it, about seventy feet from the main entrance
to the gardens, is the grave of the famous Indian chieftain.
Along the main walks of the garden many grapevines and
foreign fruits are planted. [here are at least twenty-five varieties
of grapes and many kinds of fruits from Asia and Africa. [here
are still Chinese bush cherries and Chinese sweet cherries next, and
plums from Natal and Russia; still other fruits came from the
Himalayas.
Scattered throughout the garden are box and mimosa trees,
honeysuckle, indicera gerardiana, and other flowering shrubs. At
the main entrance, for thirty feet or more, are long rows of figs
of two fine varieties. Every November these fig trees are bent to
the ground, fastened down and covered with two feet or more of
earth. In April they are taken up, and ey yield two crops
of delicious figs each year.
On one side, between the house and sila! lies the orchard
of pears and plums. A driveway through this is bordered with
many kinds of altheas, and at the foot of the garden, the apple
orchard extends to the stream below and beyond to the hillside
which it covers.
On both fronts of the house are extensive lawns, upon which
grow many varieties of handsome old trees. Among the latter 1s
a genuine cedar of Lebanon. ‘The Department of Agriculture IS
authority for the statement that this is one of the few genuine
specimens to be found in America.
J. ALSTON CABELL.
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