Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-09-24

dear little wild spo. that has not been
/ cultivated What is your surprise then,
as you come nearer, TO find that the dear
/ little wild spot" is the perfection OF cul-
! !ure. Where you we're sure you were
going t0 ind snGS0-vine, evergreen and
cheokerberry, you find English ivy snd
delicate myrtle creeping over the ground
and rocks; every inch Is cultivated. and
although it is the perfection OF wildness.
il Is also the perfection OF art. And we
were quite ashamed oi our uncultivated
selves as we Sat down on the mossy bank
(cuHiUatcd moss mind you) and ex-
claimed, ''It is coo bad They ought TO
DO ashamed to plant things eCeryChere." !"
We we're glad 10 learn from this expert
onco that we loved and longed tor the
little hooks and corners in the dear old
woods OF Maine
Further on We came 10 tho Hunnewell
mansion. The house itself is beautiful
..s one would naturally expect, but to us
The Conservatory on tho southern expos
ure was far more interesting. Every
thing that could he asked for in she line
OF plants aud flowers. from whatever
corner OF the earth. was found here. The
flowers were glorious. the perfume de-
icious. But we were forced to tear Our
selves away when our little folks who
mad wandered on 10 advance, came rush
ing back with The inior nation that there
were lots OF orange trees Just around the
corner loaded down with oranges, " and
so We found them. Taken from the hot
house 10 their immense tubs, they stood
loaded With Ghelr golden truit, a. the cor
ners OF the several walks. Fruit in all its
stages hung upon some OF the trees,
from The little green orange, the size OF
shsgUark. 10 oranges that made you crack
The tenth commandment Near by was
ihe hothouse devoted exclusively to
iruit, who,e luscious pears. peaches and
grapes OF innumerable varieties were
growing luxuris1 1Ily. Many other fruits
were also here, but we must not stop
10 name all. just beyond we came
upon the family garden. This is beauti-
fully hedged about TO secure scme de-
gee OF privacy, though the proprietor
generously allows strangers TO enter
here, but SO beautiful is it that you tread
cautiously, almost feeling tina: you are on
sacred ground. One bed particularly al
traotcd and held our attention. IL WAS,
perhaps, eight ieet long Oy tour or ive
wide. The sides were torraoed up with
the ROsett Cac,us-mOre commonly
known as the House Leak-and the en-
tire ground-woyk OF the bed was one
solid mass of ,he same. Beautifully
formed in the center, and showing to The
very best advantage upon thl. ground
work OF gray-green cactus, WAS mag
nidcent anchor, formed Of the biOod-red
/ Coleus plants. One will realize THAI these
are very rare and beautiful when told
that they sell tor eigt. dollars pair IN
New York out propagated Ms they are
! in the HuUnewell lighthouses, they abound
proiusely in this magnificent garden.
The principal style OF bed gardt ming
! however, seemed TO be what is called
the rI6b0N gardening. The beds were OF
different sizes, oul usually quite long and
proportionally wide, and then plants We're
set ont in perfec'ly straight lines, some
eight inches apart. Sometimes The bed
would DC devoted exclusively 10 Geranl-
ums, and the first would be row OF
white ones. the next OF salmon, the next
oi pink, and So on. as many rows as the
| bed would accommodate. The name
seems very appropriate, for ss you stand
At the end and look through, they cel-
iainlY present the appearance OF so many
gaily cOOred ribbons stretched the length
OF the led. The rose walk must not
DO forgotten. Shut in on either side by
u lovely hedge is Il walk known as the
rose walk" from the TACT that upon each
side blossom In sheir season the greatest
Imaginable protusiou OF roses. Roses
from every quarter ot the globe. roses OF
every shape and color grace this lovely
place, and so dazzling is the effect of all
this brightness, with its background OF
green hedge, that lew arc able to pass
the entire length OF the walk without cov-
ering their eyes, TO rest them Tor a mo-
ment. Last. out very far from least, We
will speak OF the Rhododendron Trees
Bushes, they are called in ordinary gar
deus, out here they grow so luxuriantly Y
that they may safely be called trees. In
an ordinary garden, even in New YORK,
one Rhododendron bush is considered a
very nice thing, and attracts great atten-
ton because of the beauty. size and fra
GRANGE OF It's floTere. But imagine them
growing il as great abundance as bushes
in the pastures OF Maine. and you will
have some idea OF the way in which they
are cultivated at HunnewelPs. All !
could think OF was immense patches OF
elder bushes, covering from one-fourth 10
one hall an acre. These patches were
scattered al over the grounds, il differ.
ent sizes. and as they have blossoms
nearly as large as peony and as fragrant
as a rose, you can imagine what the effect