At Fancy Field the formal garden is made somewhat on the plan of a type of small English garden that is becoming familiar to us through the English prints. This formal view is but one of a group or series of lovely enclosed and connecting gardens, all seemingly bound together by a long pergola bordering their rear;--a most pleasing study, as is also the garden at Edgecombe, with its old Box and perennials, shut in peacefully from the outer world and suggesting the type so dear to the heart of the lady of the olden time. Krisheim was the name given by some early German settlers in 1687 to a locality where is now a famous garden. This beautiful enclosure, in its spring garb, so unique in style, and with an adjoining flower garden, has its place among the best of the many that adorn the State. The garden at Willow Bank is a charming home of flowers, and its attraction is enhanced by the spacious green court surrounding it, giving double privacy to the flowery sanctum within. Typical of some of the splendid newer gardens of the State is the one at Timberline, rich in its background of old trees, gracefully designed and planted. It is one of the best productions of a celebrated architect. The Ballygarth garden, a section of which is shown in this chapter, is beautifully situated on one of the oldest estates near Philadelphia, and is of the kind so evidently the creation of a garden lover. Near Philadelphia the climate is slightly warmer than in north New Jersey, to which spring bloom comes at least a week later. In this vicinity German Iris appears about May 15, Sweet William, May 28, and Delphiniums, June 10, Hollyhocks, June 18. The time of the first frost is as variable as it is elsewhere. Pansies are usually wintered in the open, with a certain amount of covering. Tender annuals are set out about May 10. The soil is mostly fertile enough for good results in the garden. The best-known gardens lie chiefly in the neighborhood of Philadelphia. [Illustration: PLATE 89 "Allgates," Haverford, Pa. Horatio G. Lloyd, Esq. _From a photograph by Jessie Tarbox Beals_] [Illustration: PLATE 90 Andalusia, Pa. Mrs. Charles Biddle] [Illustration: PLATE 91 Andalusia, Pa. Mrs. Charles Biddle _From a photograph by C. R. Pancoast_] [Illustration: PLATE 92 "Edgecombe," Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. J. Willis Martin] [Illustration: PLATE 93 "Krisheim," Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. George Woodward _From a photograph by J. W. Kennedy_] [Illustration: PLATE 94 The outer court] [Illustration: PLATE 95 The inner garden "Willow Bank," Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mrs. Joseph C. Bright _From photographs by Jessie Tarbox Beals_] [Illustration: PLATE 96 "Fancy Field," Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. George Willing, Jr.] [Illustration: PLATE 97 "Timberline," Bryn Mawr, Pa. W. Hinckle Smith, Esq. _From a photograph by Julian A. Buckly_] [Illustration: PLATE 98 "Ballygarth," Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. B. Franklin Pepper] VII