PLATE 17 "Fairlawn," Lenox, Mass. Miss KneelandPLATE 17"Fairlawn," Lenox, Mass. Miss KneelandFrom a photograph by William Radford
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PLATE 19 "Fairlawn," Lenox, Mass. Miss KneelandPLATE 19"Fairlawn," Lenox, Mass. Miss KneelandFrom photographs by William Radford
PLATE 20 "Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.PLATE 20"Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 21 "Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.PLATE 21"Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.From a photograph, copyright, by the Detroit Publishing Co.
PLATE 22 "Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.PLATE 22"Bellefontaine," Lenox, Mass. Giraud Foster, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 23 "Overloch," Wenham, Mass. J. A. Burnham, Esq.PLATE 23"Overloch," Wenham, Mass. J. A. Burnham, Esq.From a photograph by Miss M. H. Northend
PLATE 24 "Fernbrooke," Lenox, Mass. Thomas Shields Clark, Esq.PLATE 24"Fernbrooke," Lenox, Mass. Thomas Shields Clark, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 25 "Chesterwood," Glendale, Mass. Daniel Chester French, Esq.PLATE 25"Chesterwood," Glendale, Mass. Daniel Chester French, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 26 "Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer ClarksonPLATE 26"Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer Clarkson
PLATE 27 "Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer ClarksonPLATE 27"Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer ClarksonFrom photographs by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 28 "Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer ClarksonPLATE 28"Riverside Farm," Tyringham, Mass. Mrs. Banyer ClarksonFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 29 "Naum Keag," Stockbridge, Mass. Joseph H. Choate, Esq.PLATE 29"Naum Keag," Stockbridge, Mass. Joseph H. Choate, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 30 "Brookside," Great Barrington, Mass. Mrs. H. Hall WalkerPLATE 30"Brookside," Great Barrington, Mass. Mrs. H. Hall WalkerFrom a photograph lent by Ferruccio Vitali
PLATE 31 "Rock Maple Farm," Hamilton, Mass. George von L. Meyer, Esq.PLATE 31"Rock Maple Farm," Hamilton, Mass. George von L. Meyer, Esq.From a photograph by Miss M. H. Northend
PLATE 32 Brookline, Mass. Doctor Stephen WeldPLATE 32Brookline, Mass. Doctor Stephen WeldFrom a photograph by The J. Horace McFarland Co.
PLATE 33 Longfellow's Garden, Cambridge, Mass.PLATE 33Longfellow's Garden, Cambridge, Mass.From a photograph by The J. Horace McFarland Co.
PLATE 34 Old Witch House, Salem, Mass.PLATE 34Old Witch House, Salem, Mass.From a photograph by G. A. Spence
Limited space permits but a suggestion of the various types of planting along the Atlantic coast, which promises to become almost a continuous garden by the sea from New Jersey to Maine. Rhode Island contains some of the most magnificent places in the country, the majority of them situated near bay or sea, where they thrive in congenial environment. The quality of the climate as it affects plant life will be easily realized after reading of the climatic conditions of Massachusetts as well as of those to the south, on Long Island, for instance.
The older gardens are found in the vicinity of Providence, while at Narragansett and Newport those of a later period abound. Newport by the sea, more famous than any other American summer resort, naturally possesses the greatest number of gardens on an elaborate scale. The coast at this point is somewhat sheltered, the air is mild, and there is sea moisture so beneficial to flowers. Windbreaks of hedges or walls are used where the winds blow strong off the water.
Lovely and lovingly planned is the garden at Mariemont, a poetical spot, overflowing with color and sunshine, yet with shadowy retreats, and the stillness that belongs to an enclosure of grass paths. It might be taken for a bit of foreign garden from any part of the world, and possesses a quality of beauty of which one could never tire. The long, broad path with its brilliantborder and distant vista is the central division of a charming plan.[2]
Few estates in America are as imposing and as suggestive of the grandeur of an Italian or English country-seat as The Elms, and it is probably among the oldest of Newport's famous places. The illustration is limited to a narrow view of this great, green formal garden in some sections of which flowers are included in rich profusion.
Probably no place at Newport is more noted for its beauty than Vernon Court, and, while necessity forces the omission of pictures showing many of its most elaborate features, a view of the stately formal garden is a welcome addition to this collection which aims to present a variety in types of planting in a few large formal gardens, as well as in those which are smaller and more personal. Vernon Court is not a new garden; it is unspoiled by garish accessories, and to the lover of the garden majestic it represents a perfect type.
At Warren, near Providence, the place at Villaserra is delightfully located, sloping to a bay. Here is one of the favored gardens where old trees take an important part; in fact, of such consequence are they that the garden was undoubtedly made to the scheme of the trees and the water beyond—a beautiful sanctuary of blossoms and green life, shut in from the discord of the outside world.
PLATE 35 "Mariemont," Newport, R. I. Mrs. Thomas J. EmoryPLATE 35"Mariemont," Newport, R. I. Mrs. Thomas J. EmoryFrom a photograph, copyright, by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 36 "The Elms," Newport, R. I. Edward J. Berwind, Esq.PLATE 36"The Elms," Newport, R. I. Edward J. Berwind, Esq.From a photograph, copyright by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 37 "Vernon Court," Newport, R. I. Mrs. Richard GambrillPLATE 37"Vernon Court," Newport, R. I. Mrs. Richard GambrillFrom a photograph by Alman & Co.
PLATE 38 "Villaserra," Warren, R. I. Reverend Joseph HutchesonPLATE 38"Villaserra," Warren, R. I. Reverend Joseph HutchesonFrom a photograph lent by C. A. Platt, Esq.
Connecticut gardens are many, both inland and along the shores of the Sound. Those of the hilly western section have the advantage of a somewhat cooler altitude. Otherwise it is unnecessary to give further details as to climatic conditions,[3]as the northern boundary is about a hundred miles distant from northern New Jersey and the temperatures differ but little, although of course every hundred miles northward makes gardening a somewhat simpler proposition, because of slightly cooler conditions as well as a shortened flower season.
In a reputed true story of the long-ago settlement of Old Saybrook there is mention of a woman's flower-garden, doubtless the earliest on Long Island Sound. Here the sheltered inlets and bays must have seemed a welcome haven to our Pilgrim fathers from the wind-swept coast of Plymouth, whence they had wandered, probably seeking fertile farmland. The gardens of this State, with some notable exceptions, are mainly those of a simpler type, made and tended by their owners, who living in them, will continue to beautify them more and more as time goes on. These unpretentious creations of flower lovers often show originality not always found in gardens of a more formal design, and might be considered typically American.
Following the idea of simplicity, the first two illustrationsof this chapter portray the "lovesome spot," where flowers predominate, with nothing to recall the splendor of other lands. A place for the harboring of flowers for the sake of the flowers, and this was surely the thought that brooded over the first New England gardens planted in the early half of the seventeenth century, when American gardens had their beginning.
The glimpse through the arched gateway of the garden at Knock-Mae-Cree—in old Irish, Hill of My Heart—(Plate 168), and the curtailed view of the flowery planting in the Woodside garden stimulate a longing further to penetrate into these lovely sanctums.
The garden at Elmwood is partly illustrated in the accompanying picture—it is further gracefully adorned with pergola and pool. Liberally designed without being elaborate, it has a charm that is all its own.
Of quite another character is the perfect formal garden at Pomfret Center, appealing to the garden lover for its surpassing beauty in flower bloom, enhanced by the graceful architectural lines of the buildings surrounding the enclosure, and giving it the sense of complete privacy.
Still another type of garden seen occasionally in America is that at Branford House, a magnificent estate at Groton near New London, and one of the famous places of that popular summer resort. This stately garden suggests some of the foreign gardens familiar to us through travel and books.
PLATE 39 "Woodside," Hartford, Conn. Walter L. Goodwin, Esq.PLATE 39"Woodside," Hartford, Conn. Walter L. Goodwin, Esq.From a photograph by The J. Horace McFarland Co.
PLATE 40 "Elmwood," Pomfret, Conn. Vinton Freedley, Esq.PLATE 40"Elmwood," Pomfret, Conn. Vinton Freedley, Esq.From a photograph by Miss E. M. Boult
PLATE 41 Pomfret Centre, Conn. Mrs. Randolph M. ClarkPLATE 41Pomfret Centre, Conn. Mrs. Randolph M. ClarkFrom a photograph by Miss E. M. Boult
PLATE 42 "Branford House," Groton, Conn. Morton F. Plant, Esq.PLATE 42"Branford House," Groton, Conn. Morton F. Plant, Esq.
PLATE 43 Pomfret Centre, Conn. Mrs. Randolph M. ClarkPLATE 43Pomfret Centre, Conn. Mrs. Randolph M. ClarkFrom a photograph by Miss E. M. Boult
There are gardens, old and new, around the many wealthy cities of this great State, through the upper section, near Buffalo, Utica, Syracuse, Albany, etc., as well as to the south. It must suffice to give a few of the most picturesque views obtainable, almost all of which belong to places within one hundred miles of New York City.
The garden at Auburn offers a vision of flowers in glorious profusion, combined with perfect order, which latter condition is not always easily attainable when plants are allowed a certain amount of freedom. The location of this garden, in western New York not far from Lake Ontario, is in about the latitude of northern Massachusetts—a climate congenial to flowers.
A particular type of garden often predominates in some localities on account of the conformation of the land; as, for instance, in a mountainous section like Tuxedo Park, where the places are scattered over hilly woodland country, many of the gardens naturally develop into those of terraces, or else, ideal opportunities have created the rambling wild garden with winding paths, shaded pools, ferns and flowers. A glimpse of one of this kind is to be had inan accompanying illustration—an exquisite bit of semi-cultivated wildness that moves one to wish to see beyond the picture's limits.
Among its formal gardens, Tuxedo at present has nothing more imposing than the one at Woodland. The wall-beds contain perennials in mass against the vine-clad background, and the central fountain is framed in broad beds of Roses, in bush and standard form. This garden's stately effects are enhanced by the richly developed forms of clipped evergreens in Boxwood and various Retinosporas, to all of which age, as must ever be the case, lends force and dignity.
The Cragswerthe garden, a spacious plan on three connecting terraces, charmingly exemplifies the results obtainable by the exercise of good taste upon desirable opportunities. Each terrace illustrates, in harmony with the whole, a special beauty of its own.
The hill gardens usually have also the advantage of a landscape background, as a rule a pleasant feature also in the Mount Kisco region of Westchester County, with its numerous hilltop homes. A garden with a view possesses a setting all its own; one that can hardly be imitated in that particular landscape at least, varying under the changing clouds, and therefore never monotonous. Such also is the opportunity in many Hudson River places, and only those who have lived in the highlands by this most beautiful of American rivers know the charm of the mountainsides, with their deep ravines and river vistas.
There is space for but a few of the river gardens in these limited pages. The one at Blithewood, Barrytown-on-Hudson, is a charming example of a more modern garden, beautifully located and planted especially for May, June, and September. A vine-covered brick wall surrounds it on three sides, and a terra-cotta balustrade is the boundary on the river side. Chinese Junipers, not supposedly very hardy, are, however, the well-grown, clipped evergreens in sight. Barrytown is about a hundred miles from New York.
Up on the Beacon Mountain the Wodenethe gardens were begun about seventy-five years ago, remaining ever since in the same family, and always celebrated for their beauty, due doubtless to the devoted and skilful care continuously given them. Trees, shrubs, and vines are rich in maturity; the impress of Father Time has so kindly marked the place, that of the older gardens Wodenethe is probably the finest on the Hudson.
Not far away there was once another garden. Possibly there is nothing fairer than the dearest memories of childhood—sometimes doubtless wonderfully interwoven with the gossamer-like stuff of which air-castles are made—and so it is with deep satisfaction that the author can dwell upon views of an old garden relying on something more real than semi-dreams. To be able to duplicate this happy place for some other fortunate children would be a joy indeed, and some day the opportunity may be realized while the dream still lives. Nearly three acres of landmight be required to contain the broad beds bordered with peach, plum, pear trees and shrubs, and edged with flowers—the great centre spaces filled with vegetables or small fruits. The outer court of this garden, on three sides, was formed by two rows of arching apple trees, as shown in an accompanying illustration. The fourth side was a lane running between an evergreen hedge and a line of Poplar and nut trees. The outer walks were broad, the inner intersecting paths were narrower; the tall planting in the various beds prevented a view from one path to another, and this was half of the garden's fascination to the children who played there in the games of make-believe. Always there was something unexpected awaiting them around the corner. Blissful the chance to become suddenly lost in grape vines, corn, or dense shrubbery when the world seemed to consist of just tree-tops, sunlight, flowers, fruits, and birds! What a contrast to the life of the average fortune-favored child of the present period!
Echo Lawn is another lovely place near the river, as old, too, as Wodenethe, extensive in acres, abounding in splendid trees, and full of a beauty and charm peculiarly characteristic of the old places on the Hudson. The gardens, although of a later-date creation, are admirably fitted to the surroundings, and with pools, wall basins, and flower planting, hardly discernible in the illustration, are a rich addition to the noted river places.
Twenty miles to the west of the Hudson River is Meadowburn Farm—famous through its owner, theauthor of "Hardy Garden" books. Two photographs, not hitherto published, must alone represent the acres of bloom on this interesting place. In describing it, eight gardens must be considered rather thanthegarden. The Evergreen Garden (shown here), the May Flowering Hillside, the Lily and Iris Garden, the Pool Garden, the Perennial Garden, the Cedar Walk, the Vegetable Garden, bordered with flowers, and the Rose Garden. A rare treat for garden lovers who visit there by special arrangement.
At Ridgeland Farm, in Westchester County, the owner has shown that the smallest garden possible when fitted to artistic surroundings and filled with harmonious bloom can, as a garden and as a picture, satisfy our craving for the beautiful quite as completely as a subject on a much larger scale. This fair little plot, with its brick paths and gay blossoms, continues in bloom for several months, which, in spite of narrow beds, is always possible in a well-planned and carefully tended garden.
New York includes within its borders the climate of all the New England States, and, besides, the atmosphere of its lake shores and the milder sea climate of New York City and Long Island. Between the high altitudes of the Adirondacks on the north and the sea-level of Long Island on the south there is a difference of nearly four weeks in the opening of spring. Within a forty-mile radius of New York City and westward in the same latitude Daffodils appear about April 15; early Tulips and Phlox divaricatathe last of April; late Tulips May 10; Lilies-of-the-Valley May 15; German Iris May 22 (florentina alba a trifle earlier); and by May 25 Lupins, Columbine, Pyrethrum hybrid, and Oriental Poppies, etc., arrive; Roses, Peonies, etc., about June 1; Sweet William, Anchusa, and their companions June 5; Campanula medium June 15; Delphinium June 20; Hollyhocks July 1 or a few days earlier. At the eastern end of Long Island Tulips, Lily-of-the-Valley, Roses, shrubs and tree foliage appear about a week later than the same near the city of New York. In our extremely variable climate it is impossible to have fixed dates for the opening of bloom. It must depend upon whether spring is early or late, which sometimes causes a difference of a week or ten days in the appearance of the flowers. Lily-of-the-Valley and German Iris seem less affected by variable springs than other plants. It is perfectly safe near Manhattan Island to plant out tender annuals May 25, and many venture it by May 15. Killing frost may be expected between October 1 and November 1—rarely earlier than October 1.
Forty-five miles north of the city of New York, in such higher altitudes as Mount Kisco or Tuxedo Park, the spring opens about a week later. Within this radius of the city the summer thermometer occasionally rises above seventy-eight degrees, and in winter it may average possibly thirty to forty degrees above zero; only a few days know zero weather, and rarely does it drop below. At least once a winter there will come a period of weather as mildas fifty to sixty degrees, when one almost fears the premature appearance of some of the plants. It is on account of the thaws as well as the cold that the plants require a moderate covering to keep the ground as far as possible frozen hard and undisturbed by the sun, as frequent thawing injures the roots.
A garden at the other extreme of the State, in the Adirondack Mountains, planted to begin with early Tulips, Phlox divaricata, and others of this period, will make its display about June 1. Lilies-of-the-Valley arrive soon after June 8; German Iris, Lupin, Pyrethrum, Oriental Poppy about June 15; Sweet William and Roses near July 1; Delphinium July 15; Hollyhocks July 25. Tender annuals are planted out about June 10, and a frost after that date is of rare occurrence. The first killing frost of autumn may be expected between the 15th and 20th of September. While the thermometer in summer fluctuates between sixty and eighty degrees, it often falls in winter to thirty degrees below zero. The hardy plants are well protected under the heavy snow covering which is usually the winter condition there.
PLATE IV An outer walk The author's childhood gardenPLATE IVAn outer walkThe author's childhood gardenFrom a photograph, colored by H. Irving Marlatt
PLATE 44 Auburn, N. Y. Mrs. C. D. MacDougallPLATE 44Auburn, N. Y. Mrs. C. D. MacDougall
PLATE 45 Auburn, N. Y. Mrs. C. D. MacDougallPLATE 45Auburn, N. Y. Mrs. C. D. MacDougallFrom photographs by Emil J. Kraemer, by courtesy of Wadley & Smythe
PLATE 46 Section of a wild garden at Tuxedo Park, N. Y.PLATE 46Section of a wild garden at Tuxedo Park, N. Y.From a photograph by C. P. Hotaling
PLATE 47 "Woodland," Tuxedo, N. Y. Henry L. Tilford, Esq.PLATE 47"Woodland," Tuxedo, N. Y. Henry L. Tilford, Esq.
PLATE 48 "Cragswerthe," Tuxedo, N. Y. Mrs. Samuel SpencerPLATE 48A garden in three terraces"Cragswerthe," Tuxedo, N. Y. Mrs. Samuel SpencerFrom photographs by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 49 "Blithewood," Barrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Andrew C. ZabriskiePLATE 49"Blithewood," Barrytown-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Andrew C. Zabriskie
PLATE 50 "Wodenethe," Beacon-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Winthrop SargentPLATE 50"Wodenethe," Beacon-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Winthrop SargentFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 51 "Wodenethe," Beacon-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Winthrop SargentPLATE 51"Wodenethe," Beacon-on-Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Winthrop SargentFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 52 The centre sectionPLATE 52The centre section
PLATE 53 The author's childhood garden, Newburgh-on-Hudson, N. Y.PLATE 53The outer boundaryThe author's childhood garden, Newburgh-on-Hudson, N. Y.
PLATE 54 "Echo Lawn," Newburgh-on-Hudson, N. Y. Thaddeus Beals, Esq.PLATE 54"Echo Lawn," Newburgh-on-Hudson, N. Y. Thaddeus Beals, Esq.From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 55 The evergreen gardenPLATE 55The evergreen garden
PLATE 56 "Meadowburn," Warwick, N. Y. Mrs. Helen Rutherfurd ElyPLATE 56A path in the perennial garden"Meadowburn," Warwick, N. Y. Mrs. Helen Rutherfurd Ely
PLATE 57 "Ridgeland Farm," Bedford, N. Y. Mrs. Nelson WilliamsPLATE 57"Ridgeland Farm," Bedford, N. Y. Mrs. Nelson WilliamsFrom a photograph by F. Seabury
In considering the gardens belonging to the State of New York, its most favored garden centre is undoubtedly Long Island. Here soil and climate combine to encourage both vegetables and flowers. And on the shores, particularly of the south side and eastern end, the most satisfactory bloom is obtainable as a rule with less trouble than is expended upon the flowers of the interior. Not that Long Island is secure from periods of drought and visitations of rose-bugs, but on the whole the plants weather the obstacles better here than in other places of this latitude. There is a marked softness in the winter climate especially near the sea. Possibly nowhere else except in southern California does the Privet hedge make as remarkable growth as on the south shore, and near the west end there are highly prized specimens of old Box. Southampton, at the eastern end, in proportion to population has probably a greater number of gardens than any town in the State, almost all of them designed and developed by their owners, who have thus delightfully expressed their love for flowers.
Most soul-satisfying, unique in many points, and overflowing with bloom all summer is Mrs. Wyckoff's garden at Southampton. Within three hundred yards of the beach it is truly a seaside garden, but the great Privet hedges, fourteen feet high, make perfect windbreaks for the protection of its bloom. Connected by arched openings in the Privet there are other enclosures for variousplanting schemes, and noticeable is the rather unusual variety of flowers growing in these several lovely gardens. The color grouping in the long, broad beds against the tall Privet background is as perfect as any planting known. The arbors on either side of the garden proper are formed of arches of Dorothy Perkins and Cedar trees alternating—the Cedars are bent and strapped at the top to produce a curve. The effect is both unusual and delightful.
In the same place but farther from the sea is another famous garden, at The Orchard, the estate of James L. Breese, Esq. The garden was started about 1905 and is entirely original in design. The artistic sense of the owner is responsible for the dexterous touches which beautify the garden and pergolas. Neither photography nor word-picture could do justice to the exquisite harmony of coloring throughout this wonderful place, where bloom is continuous over a long period.
Fashioned in Box-edged parterres after the old-time plan and dear to the heart of Americans is such a place as the sunny Box garden at The Appletrees, so charmingly portrayed in this chapter. There is a sweetness and trimness in its simplicity intermingling with the flowers to make it one of the fairest of garden-plots.
We dwell with delight upon the picturesque view of a section of Mrs. Curtis's garden which might well have been taken from an English garden, so closely does it resemble that type which has been our inspiration more especially during the last ten years. In America thewalled garden is found to be useful near the sea, and not undesirable in the cooler northern interior, but by many experts it is not advised in a warm climate, where it prevents the free circulation of air within its enclosure, from which condition some plants may suffer.
In the near-by hamlet of East Hampton, Mrs. Lorenzo Woodhouse has an ingenious scheme of connecting formal gardens that are as remarkable in conception as they are exquisite in color harmony. In length the plan is considerably greater than the width, and the long vista from end to end presents to the artist's eye a lovely picture of flowers, pool, and arches.
Near by, on Huntting Lane, the wild garden belonging to R. Cummins, Esq., is considered the best piece of work of its kind in the country. It is wonderfully composed with natural pools and streams, tea-houses and rustic bridges suggestive of the Japanese art, yet lovelier than the trim Oriental type of water garden because so delightfully wild and overgrown with massive plants, vines, and shrubs, without, however, being disorderly in appearance. It is an especially rare treat in early July at the season of Japanese Iris.
At the west end of Long Island, near New York, gardens are almost as plentiful as those in the region of the Hamptons. For lack of space the illustrations of the lovely garden at Manor House, Glen Cove, and the picturesque pool at Cedarhurst must alone represent this section. Later periods of bloom succeed the Tulips atthe Manor House, giving continuous color all summer to this charming place. The view of Mr. Steele's garden at Westbury is a fine example of an ideal hillside planting leading to the flower-beds on a lower level.
Probably the oldest garden in New York State is the one at Sylvester Manor, on Shelter Island, between the shores of Long Island and Connecticut. This charming little flower-plot is reached by a short flight of descending steps. Some of its old Boxwood appears in the illustration of the pool which is a part of the garden scheme. The original owners of Shelter Island were the Manhasset Indians. "In 1651 Nathaniel Sylvester came from England with his young bride, and here they planted the Box, still one of the wonders of the place, and erected the first manor-house with its oak doors and panels and mantels fitted in England, and brick tiles brought from Holland. The present house was built in 1737 with enough of the woodwork of the old house to maintain symmetry in traditions, and stands to-day as it has stood the better part of two centuries, filled with its old furniture, paintings, and curios. Here is kept the cloth of gold left by Captain Kidd and many other things that time and space forbid mentioning." The old homestead has always remained in the family in direct descent.
PLATE V Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Peter B. WyckoffPLATE VAt the hour of sunsetSouthampton, L. I. Mrs. Peter B. WyckoffAfter an autochrome photograph by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 58 Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Peter B. WyckoffPLATE 58Arbor of cedars and roses alternatingSouthampton, L. I. Mrs. Peter B. WyckoffFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 59 "The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.PLATE 59"The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.From a photograph, copyright, by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 60 "The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.PLATE 60"The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.From a photograph, copyright, by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 61PLATE 61
PLATE 62 "The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.PLATE 62"The Orchard," Southampton, L. I. James Lawrence Breese, Esq.From photographs, copyright, by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 63 "The Appletrees," Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Henry E. CoePLATE 63"The Appletrees," Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Henry E. CoeFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 64 "The Appletrees," Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Henry E. CoePLATE 64"The Appletrees," Southampton, L. I. Mrs. Henry E. CoeFrom a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals
PLATE 65 Southampton, L. I. Mrs. G. Warrington CurtisPLATE 65Southampton, L. I. Mrs. G. Warrington Curtis
PLATE 66 East Hampton, L. I. Mrs. Lorenzo E. WoodhousePLATE 66East Hampton, L. I. Mrs. Lorenzo E. WoodhouseFrom photographs by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt
PLATE 67 East Hampton, L. I. Mrs. Lorenzo E. WoodhousePLATE 67East Hampton, L. I. Mrs. Lorenzo E. WoodhouseFrom a photograph by Miss Johnston—Mrs. Hewitt