New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16
NEWPoRpS WOYDEREUL ILOWERS
From The Boston Herald.

Where else do roses grow 50 near the sea that tbs
salt spray falls upon them. ana grow so NouiioiSy
rs in the Bancroft rose garden II love UeEge
love" it is pot at all strange that ths steat i,',
torian calls his own the finest rose garden III the
land He " iii point out and call ny name LOT you .
hundred varieties growing IN one bed. An interest
ing fact il that beside this famous garden ana AZ
most through il, with no fence guarding IL, runs d
public path open to all the world yet never
flower has been mOlested, never bit 81 thc i y
which grows there also. has been touched iV'
may surprise Mr. Bancroft himself among hiS Ire ss
urcs almost any hour on June day hut be keeP
no guard. and trusts us all implicitly anu II W
sees a wistful look come into your eyes a. lh H.
wander over his roses. he is very likely to gat1e.
an aGmful. and bring them to the path ana give
them to YOU stranger though you are.
To two things Newport owes It's iorai beauues
TO the humidity of the atmosphere and TO the ose
OF its florists and gardeners The Eastern TOs sSbrr
layishes no more tine and skill on the textile ap
which grows under his hands. than did the gaIdo..
here last year. who faithfully copied an Ono,' ss
carpet and spread lt upon Newport lawn: ~ ~, Il.
a marve-thls great ncral prayer rug WIZ II.
artistic subdued, yet rich cOlorng of the East ~
hues harm Onized TO "a perfection that was aIlV =.
incredible, when one reflected that IL was mi"o ~
OF thousands Of growing plants ana al sul1ss
long it was carefully kept III this state OF peIles,
ton. Looking down from tie height oi an nPgSj
window. the deception was complete, 80 Glossy w.
il initiate IA Turkish carpet. ia, tos
Last summer IN another lawn-OelonSins w.
Bostonian-there grew a quotation from oht 10,
speare every letter As perfectly outlined a. VIC TIA
draughtsman might do IL with pencil or DrusI. ga,
rarest of plants were employed. and the eleetS 20
exceedingly beautiful Neither of these lawn dsT "S
rations though without doubt the finest OF te SS a.
ever attempted In America. were as surpriSllS
effective as a similar embroidery in flowers VIM
once saw in France This was III the 10TH in n N
ladys necklace of course greatly eXaggeraS"
size so that 1t covered large piece OF iaNn u.s.
slender chain of golden blossoms lay upon the ssia
fastened with clasp of amethyst. From TINS '1, nv,
depended pendants, each representing sOne fSli
cious stone set round with other stones. or III q,
gree of yellow leaves. 1t was copied from '' 4.
able nee lace in famous collection 81 ge"els Ian
the plants used in this feature OF landscape 500.
ing are low growing that the surface Is coinssly
and smooth and but little raised above the ~ shs
cut grass Tho words Ocean House na'e ~ AZ
manner lain upon the terrace before the non AZ
that name at Newport for two summers 18Th
Newport we shall a sight the like OF VIZ ere
dvubt ever hes been seen in our country--aln ,ch
or more of rare Holland tulips in blossom s nok
wealth of blazing glowing color a one mus, aso 900
unon 10 appreciate and realize. Nearly IT, , ant
bnIbs. imported from Harlem, have been ' e. ths
close together on this piece of land, lying RIOS.
mid1le OF the tract recently purchased py t sesss
ton syndicate. This is an experiments. IL - will
fu and the bulbs can be- raised IN Newroraii oand,
no longer be necessary TO bring them from p""
which country now supplies the world