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The lovely box garden was designed and made by Mrs. Harper.
This is located at the southeast side of the house, and one ap¬
proaches it from the portico or conservatory, or through a little
gate opening on the large lawn. ‘This garden is very small and
just as unique. In it there are thirteen beds, the majority diamond
shaped; each bed is edged with dwarf-box. In all of them roses
are planted, but now and then may be seen such old-fashioned
perennials as lilies, larkspur, and mignonette. On the lawn are
many handsome native trees and beautiful shrubs; some of these
are quite familiar to our gardens, but others, from England, are
not so common. The double pink hawthorne is a particularly
decorative shrub, and this was sent over from England. There is
also a walled garden at the southwestern end of the house, which
covers one-half acre. Within its boundaries many kinds of fruits
adapted to the temperate zone were planted, and against the walls
were trained different varieties of delicious figs. Many of the fig
bushes still remain and each season bear large crops.
ROBERT Woops.
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