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Title: Beautiful gardens in America
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Shelton, Louise, 1867-
Subjects: Gardens
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: University of British Columbia Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of British Columbia Library

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IX SOUTH CAROLINA There are few new gardens in South CaroUna, but anuntold number of old ones deserving to be revived. AroundCharleston, especially, old-time mansions, quaint walls,and gateways abound that are an inspiration to loversof graceful antiquities. To restore an abandoned gardenmust be indeed a joy to one with enough imagination torecreate flower places fitted to the surroundings. The illustrations in this chapter give some idea of therichness of the early gardens laid out by the wealthy ownersof many generations past. MagnoUa-on-the-Ashley, con-sidered by some as one of the worlds most beautiful sights,especially in springtime, is the most famous place in theState. It is owned by Colonel Drayton Hastie, who in-herited it from his grandfather, the Reverend Mr. Dray-ton, an Episcopalian minister, in whose family it had re-mained since the latter part of the seventeenth century. Inthe days of the Reverend Mr. Drayton it was discoveredthat the garden had been laid out over land

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