PAGE FOREWORD xv CHAPTER I. THE GARDEN AND ITS MEANING 1 II. CLIMATE IN AMERICA 8 III. NEW ENGLAND 13 MAINE 14 NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT 27 MASSACHUSETTS 37 RHODE ISLAND 79 CONNECTICUT 89 IV. NEW YORK 99 LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK 127 V. NEW JERSEY 155 VI. PENNSYLVANIA 187 VII. MARYLAND 205 VIII. VIRGINIA 219 IX. SOUTH CAROLINA 235 X. GEORGIA AND FLORIDA 247 XI. TENNESSEE AND MISSOURI 255 XII. ILLINOIS AND INDIANA 265 XIII. OHIO 277 XIV. MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN 287 XV. NEW MEXICO 299 XVI. CALIFORNIA 303 XVII. OREGON AND WASHINGTON 323 XVIII. ALASKA 337 XIX. VANCOUVER ISLAND 340 A FEW GARDEN GATES 347 ILLUSTRATIONS COLOR-PLATES PLATE I "MARIEMONT," NEWPORT, R. I. _Frontispiece_ II } III } "FAIRLAWN," LENOX, MASS. _Facing page_ 42 IV THE AUTHOR'S CHILDHOOD GARDEN 106 V SOUTHAMPTON, L. I. 130 VI "GLEN ALPINE," MORRISTOWN, N. J. 160 VII } VIII } ROLAND PARK, BALTIMORE, MD. 210 _Plates I, V, VII, and VIII were reproduced from photographs colored by Mrs. Herbert A. Raynes, the basis of which were autochrome photographs._ HALF-TONE PLATES PLATE 1 "KENARDEN LODGE," BAR HARBOR, MAINE 2 "BLAIR EYRIE," BAR HARBOR, MAINE 3 } 4 } "HAMILTON HOUSE," SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE 5 } 6 } 7 } 8 } CORNISH, N. H. 9 } 10 } 11 OLD BENNINGTON, VT.