A prickly pear cactus tree and other varieties of flowers and plants are planted, with a picket fence in the background, in the front yard of the residence of Nathaniel C. Carter on his Willow Dale (or Willowdale) estate in San Gabriel (now San Marino, California). Title transcribed from photo enclosure. Date devised by cataloger; Watkins made two trips to Southern California, in 1877 and 1880. Transcribed from back of photo: "Willowdale / N.C. Carters / San Marino."
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