Scottish gardens; being a representative selection of different types, old and new (1908)
Maxwell, Herbert, Sir, Wilson, Mary G. W., [from old catalog] illus · New York, Longmans, Green & co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 156
s under the shade ofvenerable trees. Miss Wilson has chosen for her subject the cliffwhich falls sheer from the bluff whereon the mansion-house is built, and which has been skilfully wroughtinto a hanging garden in a series of galleries ratherthan terraces. It is a notable feature, and confersan… … AUCHENCRUIVE exception now to meet with a lady presiding over acountry house who feels indiiferent to the contentsof her flower-beds. Most ladies, and many men,now take an active interest in cultivating a varietyof flowering things. Disraeli had a hand in turningthe attention of people of leisure…
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