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Show Coijomial tegpA's flii r' "f i t V"-f5 i r I - " - .. uuRjtw-n VJ ' U i S t A f ! V ' i i I u f " ' " " for iiiuiiik It " (or ii iii rui i of 1,1 1, . i (. ,r ili n l lit: la 1 1. inn, in I v i,r,,i.. ,v n,n fa.-t Hint n mini, l., I ,.i,i,i,.i, ... i n , nnut-plrlloufl frniiir. 1,1 tt... l- 1 1. in:.,- for ii i ,h, r .r - .,,- ;.Mra. liooan , , nut Jimt m, nth of lim pn lili mini M.-iiialnn, nml itn-lli.'dlnti.ly itn-lli.'dlnti.ly under-Ii. under-Ii. nil thn win. ib.wa of b.r nrl-n'n nrl-n'n npni-iuii-iiia. nn,l Mra. Tnfl wna ao Itnprraii.-il with Ita bn.itiiy wln aim b,. c.-iiiin Kli-nt l.nnv rf Iho Land that pin- not only run-lilllleil run-lilllleil th.. Kuril, Kur-il, n but h.id It i-v t, ml.. I mid l in proved. Hy n rolnnlnl rarden la niimn. , It will be uiul-r- toml, Iho form of llouir plot Hint wna thn approved ap-proved and nr-rnplirl nr-rnplirl fnahlon in tho ilnya of our (trnnt cinniirn-(hnr cinniirn-(hnr b.forn tho K v o I ntlonnry wnr. In mnny rpipni-u a ro.'o-nlul ro.'o-nlul unriir-n la not o v.-ry rllf-f.-rint from nn riuul i.r. n of llnwpr In da of iho Itvnnisn aort, Innamiirh na moat of thn tlownra hut hnvn plum In n rolnnlnl Kardi-n nrn of the old far-hloiii il hardy aort. Thpro nrn, howpvi-r, aoinn f.aturia of tho lay-out of Iho flower bi-da that rciiiliT Hie rolnnlnl j;arili-n diailiiPtlvc. nml parll.-ulnrly la tl.la l he man with Ihn niiilly trlinmiil inn,, bidma Unit ai-rvn na bordi-ra for Ihn varlnua flower briln nml In many liiatniicn upply aciei-i-.a nnd bouiidnry marker a lor the tardea. In Ihn man of mnny of Ihn oldnr canli na nil or i poiilon of theao hidi-ea nrn fnrimd of Ihn rlihly Hilled and awnet ai-entiil box. Indeed It la l liu prpaeiieo of thla phrub whlih la likely to illatliiKUlBh n feniilnn rolnnlnl iinrden (rom u,o npwnr aort of Moral aeiilim. Kor bp It known the box li very dlllieult to tninaplunt ui-eeaafiilly omn any lirpnaalhlr nml It la of very alow Krowth. Bo muc-b ao, Indeed. Hint a hnndaomo beden of box la more likely ihnn not to repreaent Ihe finlta of n century or tnoro of enro and intention. inten-tion. Withal Ihe box will fcrow f,llry lr ,.(t lo Itaelf nr.il only nlven time, but tlio wnti-hful enro of u Hardener la required If It la ilealred 10 reatrli-t It lo certain l.inlu, na, for liiaiain-ii, Iho bordera of flower beila. In Ihe ilnya prepedlim and following thn Hevo-liitlon Hevo-liitlon ihere wern eolonlnl Kurdi na In nil Iho thlr-lei thlr-lei ii nntli. nl alali a, but the lineal of tin hi. uero In, nli d in VIimiiU. Nor waa thla lo bn ivou-lered ivou-lered lit, for the Old Uoniltilon wna nt thut tlmo tho lent of thn moat nolabln counlry acuta In Iho now world. Illaiory lella of the miiKiillli.ent ea-latea ea-latea limlimiln. il by (!eori;n VnnhliiKion, Thoniaa 11 rferunn, Madlaon, Mouron nnd other prominent Vlli;lnliu:a of that period, but there were doi.-na of other wealthy landed proprlelora who, tlioueh pi rhapa not tiiilloiiully na prominent, lived In th name liiiionlnl atyln on their expansive plnnta-llona plnnta-llona and had the alavo Inln.r Unit eoniribuied ao niii. Ii lo the develo.inent of atn h rataiea. A eo-lonl.l eo-lonl.l Harden wna not only nn Inevitable adjunct if n Vlriilulu ealaln In thoae ilnya of hi Huh llv-Iiik, llv-Iiik, but II wna In many Inaiuin-eH the apcrlal pride und hnhliy of the lord or n lmriHa of iho uianor bonne. Now, rirunun lo any. n aurprlKlnx number of then old cohinlal nanlena retain to Ihla day much of ihnlr old-time rpleinlor. Wp any aurprla-ini;. aurprla-ini;. bei-nusp ll miiat bu reinenili.-red thut when Ihe dcviiioutinu tide or our ureal civil wur awept over Vlrnlnln It played havoc with mnny nn nn-1-cntrnl estate and It would be t no much lo expect thnt thn t;ui'il?hs ahould not r-ufr r na did the niniiHloiia. Kin the rmorc, mnny of the old Virginia Vir-ginia f .. II 1 1 1 1 . H have been III I'r.iHv r.dllenl ell- -uinritaueca alueo the war and linvq not hud thn nii:iia to iiiftlm.-tln the old i-iirilena In ihe- in. inner in-ner Hint il.elr unci alma did. That In i,pli,i of lh. m.- condlllrna Ihn coluuliil unrdi na In Ihe alaio laiouii i.b I he Mnlher of 1'ieniil. nla" r. laln an much of iliiir l eauty nnd fan, iinitlnu Ib a trlbulo to ihe ndwiutne.ea of thla form of Kurdi-iiltiti. 'i In re nr.. aotin formal punlcim In old Vlr-ciuia. Vlr-ciuia. but fcr the inom part the Kitrdcna arewhut tic kno.vn na lufnntial, or aiiKitcHtlvo of nature's own an.itmcnient rather than muaterplccca of li e fancy f.ird. nir'i Ingenuity. Only In raro In-sialic, In-sialic, a d;J wn aeo the box or olher hedi;H aliruba lilunnid and faahloncd Into (uutaaile, ahupca to -e-a. am W - , tt. counterfeit ilna. arclica aim rven iilimurn raa-ilea raa-ilea ant n a jia common In the fiuno formal anr-dena anr-dena of Cailnud nnd which haa latterly been roplid III wmo of the newer calatit of our multimillionaire! mul-timillionaire! In Ihn vleln-II vleln-II New fork In New l-?ui;lnnd m,d idHcw bcre. 'lii-rcni tide form of borllrultural aculplurn la la. klim Ilia Virginia giirdeiia nrn i tntii lliahcd by munr m nrtlailc loiirh. Cor Inaiaiice, the yrnaay or flower bunked terracea which can bn iinilend aoffln-llvw hnvn bun Inii-odiiccd whenever Ihn cbiratter of (he aim em it lo render It advlaabln, nnd foun-Inina. foun-Inina. atone gnrden aiala, i-lc, art to bo found Juat na In Ihe Harden a laid out la more pre. Inn fnahlon. The Kiiidcna of I tin Old Iomlnlon ulao dlacloaii a wide vnrlely of pcriiolu, arhora und Bummer boiiaca. Komn of Ihcan lira of ruatlc roiiairuclbiti nnd nlinoat nil of ilinn are uuprn-fntloiia uuprn-fntloiia In character computed will Ihn ornn-miuliil ornn-miuliil btilldlnua lo bn found In twmlloth century cen-tury (.-nrdena where money hna lloai-d like water, hut lor r.ulct repoao nnd the cliurin Dl tylvan anl lluilu and na Iryatlim placra for tlioaawho dealrn to exehmiKt confldenct-a In n aymnatd-tlc though aecliided envlrnninnnt It la doubtful If them la In Ihe entire counlry anything lo oonipuru wllh theao vlne-coveicd nooka. , I'i rhnpa Ihn Ideal lime to vlall in old Virginia Vir-ginia gulden la In ihu aprlng or in'ly aunimer w hen ll,o prim box tied c,. a hnvn tin on every brunch, giving them a new com of roil green nml Imparting the lou.-h of fcnlhera wlun tho hand la pnraeil over ihe aoft auiface. Ka tmc la bound to Im n favorite aeaaon bccntiei roaea were ever one of the moat cheriahed ela-jc, nf thn old limn gardeni ra In Ihla fnvon J cllmo, anil hero one mny find In all their glnd a number of beautiful vnrletl.a, auch aa the ly ('umia, which will mil he incountered elintMiero unleaa Ihey buve been liaiiaplanlcd from lllrglnln anil llul In reality It la Injustice In pi ... the roan ai aaon nbovi. other Iniervuln In i a prolonged bloaaoin lime. 'Ihe chief ninlillliin thn owner of a eidoiiliil garden In thn Old I imlnlon Inn ever been to ao in l. i t nnd urraiii i ihe flowcra 'hat Ihe cnr.len will bo h ronllntal maaa of bloom from Urn mlvent of the liuiiiolia, ihn anowbull nnd the lllnc In Ihn curly tprlng unill lifter (Im puaalng of l he Virginia r-eepera, Ihn Jmiiimliiea, iho pnaalon vlnea un I t, bnrdy chryinntl . iinirna of ihe waning aca an Th i.inoiint of are iicci-smiiy i keep a Vlr glnlu gurdiii In pro r conillilon , ti, ,p R,.y lo aurpi-ihii a rchldciii ot a morn i. nhnrly atuie not familiar from tAnrlcnro wllh he rupldliv wllh wbb h fhlnga r.'OW In thla I ,,red elluie Kven Ihn box bet'gea -iierhnpa 0 hundred venra old iiiiini be trinimed back sery yenr ir ihey nn- lo be kcf.i 1. aa thiiu alu ijiier hlch ao thnt Ihey will not (ii. vniil vlalloia it u,M K',n,.n I rom ohialiilng genual vl.-wa of tint labyrinth of arnnnery. 'I hi. iveiage eolonlnl Hiri,.n which baa been niaini.liii .1 In anything imiroachlim , old lime glory haa n greenhoi.-'. utuu-beil In which plaula amy he given u rabl ,,. inly In ihe fprlng and later ti-annllnti d to tho flower b.-da Many of ihn old ganitna ! nav8 In one cq-r.i r or thn plot n in f ornumcniiil building bhid na a accil houao und tool hotiae wheicua ,n not u few of ihcan nnebnt florul do' maina inn lime-hounred aim dial Im been madn iho rr.r.iral object In Iho garden iiM tho fluwer beda -.nvn been nrrnnged uround II la a pivot. At many of tho ealatna in Vlriii, partlcu-lurl." partlcu-lurl." tnote which were tha homes rueu of na- '. . v..,; , -x il t'.v-ii'V ny Lr,ivrric- i i i i iniiiiiiiieii..', ll waa ihe malum a liilinlrcl m ara ago or more 10 Invito iliaiiniLiii -l,. .1 gucta In plant Ircea. miiui.m or ll.iwera liiellielltoea of ill. li vli-lt,,. We ace the nulla of Ihla . UMi.il! in the IiIhIiiiIi- pl.intlnga Ml. I. li n. lie beetl pcrpi'ttintl d nt .Minim .inell the treea plallteil bv lauaieiie an. i 1 lioinaa J. ffcra.ui and inc roae line n piaiiic.l nml miiiieil fur ma llliillier nv itetl. lieolKn WnKlllllg ion. It ia me oiitgrowih of Ihla aamn cmiintu win. ii It km protnpicd ninny nf our iin-aiiii ma nnd illi iliigulahed for eign iMiora in plant treea In Ilia line iniuan itroiinda nt Wnahlngton. Ana. n. il in me flower garden proper on inanv an onl Virginia eatntw la a a.Tiea of tcrrnced beda which wnro line, m hip onl ilnya. If not nt prca em. for growing aliinll frulta nnd veg ciaiiica for me uae of the biiuachold in inanv iiiaiaii. ea I bean kllcben gnr tl n n a worn1 a. rcenc.l with Ihu mil Ihe gravel walks were ni ally bor it. -red with Ihn aamn rlch btied I ahnib ao that I Hie general i f I f... I waa nlmoat na plenHlng na 1 Unit of Ihe po- I aey In da Hu m- aelvea. I Not Ihn leant of Ihn fnctiira thnt go lo inako up Ihe beauty of a rolonlnl garden In Vlr- gtnla t (ow4 In the atalnly OIQ ireea inai in moai every liiafnnen surround or ovvrahadow ihe amice allotted to flow-era Ilia llmba trimmed to a aullleleiit height (rom the ground to allow the uiiraiico of plenty of sunshine, rluch treea nrn, alike to Ihn box, only to bn ullaln.d aa the hi -rttugn of lime nnd roiiaiiiiently they nre Inck-lug Inck-lug In many n newly natubllalied gnrden upon which ninii.-y baa been expended without at Int. All Ihu ainnmer houaea, the trellla, etc., which inn aces In (In ., old Virginia gnrdeiia nro of train mat ruction. Ihn wood usually being paint. id while, and ihn garden wulla which on ennui eatalea huppli menl Ihe heilgea nrn of brick. Tho gnril.-iia win. cainhllahcd loo long ago to admit of the Introduction of the com-rein products which have done so much for thn riiibelllahmeiit of lh.. lutierdny garden. Almost without exception, excep-tion, however, gulden atructiirea nre ao heavily vine clad Unit thn muierlnl of their conai ruction iiinkca very llitle ilirfi iencu In uppenruueea. Outside Out-side thn nrlcily iroplinl vegeintlon iliern nrn few flowcra or trailing vlnea Unit will not grow luxuriantly lux-uriantly In thn kindly Virginia cllrrntn and Ihla Inel in counta (or Ihu variety of vogetutloii In tho old gardens. |