New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-21
UTIFUL DOSORIS.
CHARLES A. DANA'S TREASURES.
So I'm Garrltn and Forest

OtfAklsESN n. Dana - iisLh'NhNiD'
as I'm Garden aud Forest.
II would be difficult to find moro desirable SIT.
uatIon for country homes than the north sh0re Oh
Long Island, with It's frequent bays cutting aecp i
In between we'll wooded hills. behind when ierule
iarm-lands roll away In endless variety OF surface
Every bluff is breezy with GOODNESS from the SOUND,
pcct across green Helds glittering waters hIong
tbis shore close 10 the mainland aud hardly twenty
miles from the cry Hall In ~ an rs Sd esss Which
has borne that name for nearly TWO hunuied y.a n
The original title derived from the Matinecocs rpe
Sir Richard Nichols the first English Governor OF me
province passed into private hands ana II IG os
/. II was owned SAYS the record, by John Taylor,
who died seized thereof leaving his surviving daughter
and her-aaw Abigail, who Subsequently in a%d
the title was therefore, by deed OF lease and release
conveyed TO him. aud the trust from that circumstance
acquired the name Of Dosors-dos uxoris. , oohle
sixteen wears ago the Island bought by Mr. Charles
A. Dana who at once began the systematic planning
which has made 1t Of the most Interesting gardens
acres in extent, is now one garden. and IS manan
as garden, the pasture aud forage Ianus
br1s on the neiehbofing mainland.
Mr. Dana's collection of trees and shrubs ana
rivals In richness the most complete private colec-
ions Of the world, and yet the island IS much mort
than an arbortum or plant museum for inc PAM,
ing has been disposed with reference to some nne GA
trees which already stood about the house, ana 10 me
belt of forest which already frlnged the island SO as 20
bring out and emphasize the natural beauties OF me
place The house. with broad. hOspitable, vine shaied
piayzas, stands high ground, anu IRON one SUE
prospect Is over stretch Of perfect IaWl' WIN
glimpses OF the open waters of the Sound between NE
trees. to give life and light TO the picture oh tne
other side the most attractive view is down i1 ny
slope and through Vista of rich foliage Owarl the
bridge which unItes the Island to the mainland a
seawa Is built all around the island. and IL Is drapeu
and festOoned with matmony-vlne, our native Dltter
sweet a japanese species Of the same genus (Ceastrus
articulatus and Pcrp0ca Graeca. which are piahe ou
the top and relieved by upright growth behind them
of Eleagnus Tamarix and some species of Prunus On
the banks, exposed to the lashng OF storms are SET
snch sturdy trees as locust and red cedar. while the
and beach plum have proved perfect SnGtDS
for such position, extending down 10 hen-"aler,-
mark and hiding the dry sand and gravel of the bank
with mantle Of iuxnriant LEAKAGE within this trim
circumference In every shrlbbOrier and group Oh rees
end Hover bed. the universal health and vgor OF me
with which the garden is cultivated and cared ior anu
all Is the charm of perfect neaneSs anu OIL orer
To give a list of the garden treasures of Dosors
would be to make catalogue Of the trees ana shrsDs
some idea Of the richness of Mr.. Danas cOllecuon
be gathered from such statistics as these: vi
= of Walnuts. 8; Of Naples, 80; OF Magnolias. 10
Of Pyrs, 10 Of PTnus, 20; of Lndcns IL of Aralias
spr raj So'4 So Of vbarn@s Co. Of Bfrbers 10
while 200 plants of Azaea Indicate The abundant
T T T'P rcla f 10 cOnfeTs are sill more re-
markabe. when the slender success which usually
OF pines there are - kinds; Of sprces 81 Of Frs
80 of Chamaecypas, II; Of jumpers, 10; OF Ihulas
20 Of em9cEs 10 ana so on corar fo he bs nm
sparing use of the knife. lie makes repeated ex-
trpauOn Of the leader to cause null ana v oo af
The specimens which have been habitnally plnched
back arc objects Of singular beauty Ihls Is notably
true of some Norlmann Firs, a Chilean FIR and a
CephaOnlan Fir, which have been subjected 10 thlS
treatment for long series Of years a. ,...,. ,...,ou
l.cstlcs the general assortment IN the irut gaiuen
T. ~, are 400 dwarf, espalier and GORDON trained
lrar trees, with apple plum, cherry ami other rut
trees trained IN the same way. Figs, German med
lars alberts with other rare fruits aud nuts, are
cultivated, and this year an unusually heavy crop
OF Madeira Will be produced. Japanese spanish
and American chestnuts and chinquaplns are also
grown In the two Of vineyard sixty varieties
Of are found including many Kogsr hhgp roW
Of grapes and in the young orchard as wen as in an
Independent garden are seven acres where every
sort of vegetable Is grown and all new varieties are
tested they are sent out, many oi mem,
Indeed. being sent here before they are put on tne
market. In connection with the garden Is musn.
room cellar. eighty feet long, structure butt
gathered from October until May. The greenhouses
arranged IN compartments for roses r0r VpTas
plsn for hoTse anu cool house for
house, and vegetableh0use while some 2oo sasheS
used for frames aud hot beds.
II was my good fortune TO he one OF a smali
party who visited these well appointed grounds last
pitable habit it is TO give day amons ms trees
now and then to guests who take al iniees, ,d III
OF II es it is possible to see In day, under the
guidance Of It's owner and Of MI william liam taic .oe
tldng Pike liberal horticultural education. OF
sSGms besides i PSea
form OF the Atlas Cedar; SeQuoia gganca, prob
ably the finest this side of the continent, a
specimen Of PseudolarX a Numidian FIR, which
seems to me Of the noblest Of It's class.
Douglas Spruce, not quite as large a. some specimens
have seen, but weXcelled IN form and In the sort
f1hing branch of which you figured IN Garen
and Forest last year, wa loaded with fruit which
careful selection this relative of our Buffalo
Valuable VSiiS dessert or Culinary fruit Not far
the stands "A effective bed of
grasses. with immense OF ArundO donaX In The
centre eighteen feet high, varieties of Eulalia and
Briza maxlma, ranked about 1t according TO their
various stature and the whole bordered with Stpa PIN
nata and PennIsetum longistyum. Noteworthy groups
Of shIbbery made up Of several different species
Of the genus Of Spiraea and Nibnrnum aud
ono mass Of Rosa Tgosa alone, twenty -hve feet
sauare must have been imposing spectacle when In
bloom. The season was over, but the PINK,
ever blooming Bourbon rose, Mrs. DeTaw, was loaded
and Mr. Faconer the best garden In the entire col
lection. The bewildering prouson Of vines thought
noteworthy Woody and hcrbace0us, tender and
hardy, they clamberng and twinlng wherever
You must use a good deal Of fertlllzng matter
TO feed all these plants 60 wen.' said one OIL our
One year / bought 5000 loads of stable manure
was the reply: but my ordinary annual supply Is
about 800 loads, brought here from New'fork by
Besides this. quantities Of thatch, forestleaves,
lawncuttings and the like are collected FOR mulch,
than in any other garden which have visited. The
theoretical value OF muchng, both In summer and
winter Is admitted by all bat IL is demonstrated here
in actual practice for the principle which controls
every operation here seems 10 be that whatever IS
worth planting only worth planting In the beSt
manner possible but 1t deserves The very best after
care that can possibly be given 70 w.
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