Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-01
JAY GOULD's GARDEN.
A Place Where a Millionaire Turns Gold
into Golden Blossoms.

From Toan Tories, Nego York.
For twenty years the seventy-fve acres
that form the park at Lindhurst, the
country seat of Jay Gould, at Irvington-
on-the-Hudson have been under cultiva-
ton, the result being a beautiful maturity
in the hardy growth. The grounds have
a urteen-hundred-fe feet frontage along the
river, where the view, up and down and
across, is magnificent. On an eminence
of ground lands the mansion, built OF a
granite from the quarrieS at Hastings.
The hill ground falls in one slope OF ter
race, and then sweeps on downward to
the river, the declensiOn beng about 200
feet. The broad eXpanse Of lawn is a
beautiful cushion Of grass. IL has been
planted at intervals with groups OF trees,
the varieties of lindens or Eastwood being
admirable. Two very large specimens of
American lindens stand like tall senti-
nels, sixty feet apart, in front of the
house, their great, dark, heart-sbaped
leaves spreading ont close TO the ground.
and their well-rOunded, tin~ely-tu.tad sum
mits being a symmetrical finish 20 such
superb pyramids Of foliage. There are
fifteen varieties Of this tree on this place,
which is named from the particularly
beautiful linden growth. The entire col
lection OF hardy trees that VIII exist in
this climate are growing in MIR. Gould's
park. These are either in belts two or
three feet deep, TO break the severe north
west winds, or are planted iu c0pses, so
that Whichever way the eye tugns the
stretch OF view is uninterrupted.
The park at L%indhurst Is open 10 all.
and the spacious greenhouses, seventeen
IN number, are accessible 70 visitors. APP
preaching the cUnserYatOries an album
dance OF lowering plants are seen formed
in SNOWY masses Of decided color. Beds
Of maurandas, gerauiums, COle0s, cen-
taureas ard ch|ryanthus are interspers-
ed with specimen yuccas and agayes,
some OF which are large and very hand
some.
SIR. Gould's plant collections Of an spe-
cies are remarkable. They are perfectly
classified and distinctly labeled. The
gl0Xiuias are unsurpassed In number and
excellence of cultivation, and toe tuber-
Ous-rOotCd begonlAs are wonderfully hue.
a house ION Of the latter beauties have
been hyhrldiz"d from seventeen plants.
Ina the main circle OF the mOsQ|ue-Ehaped
conservatory are the palms. which are
superb specimens. Tue new zamia, Fred
erick William. is there and is q notable
plant. MIR. Goul1's collection OF zamias
Is the largest m the world. The anthuri-
UNI collection is a rare one, and In 10 are
curious specimens In flower. A. ROths-
Childii is ono OF these. There Is a large
and tine variety OF nepCnthe, the eXtra0r-
binary pitcher plant. A Seeding named
"Helen Gold" ia valuable and very hand
some. There are forty different spoci-
mems Of pitchers. The house dey0tpd 20
fern culture rs "A fascinating one, all the
most charming ferris, from the dainty
maiden hair 10 the robust staghOrns, be-
ing in the collection. The curious fern
known as the elephants Ear, HgH9ep0ii-
nae cJ73itUDt, Is one OF the most remarka-
bile. Its leaves are covered with hairs
and its stems with "A brown fruze. Mr..
GOuld's orchid collection is a notable one.
IL includes the most beautiful and costly
Of these strange plants. There are fifteen
new varieties just received from Panama,
which are not now In bloom.