New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-10

has been repeatedly described in English perouion
His collection Is especially rich in confers, ana 50
far as my observation goes his grounds and green
houses contain a larger number of plants than
any Other private collection in America. MI
| Hunnewell tells me that he had almost reached
middle age when lie began planting forty years
ago. and yet every tree now growing on MS
grounds has been planted under his supervision, ana
he still takes most active interest in horticulture
He not only makes very liberal expenditures Tor
| specimens 10 add 10 his collection, but he loves
horticulture in public spirited way, and it Is 10
his muniicencc that the Arnold Arboretum owes
the fine museum building at its entrance. You
wonld hardly have time to hear a full account OF
all the private places | visited but | must not
| neglect TO mention q wonderful collection OF
japanese irises brought from Japan by Mrs.
John L. Gardiner, OF Brooknc. They were bet
| ter than any | have seen in Europe, since
they are cultivated apparently under nearly nat
| ural conditions. Inasmuch as l stopped at Pro-
fessor Sargents place became better acquainted
with Iolme Lea than any other and
it is the only large place have
seen in which no tender bedding
plants are used for decoration, the effect relied
upon being produced by the sliilful use of trees
and shrubs. There are large cxpanscs of rolling
lawns and many acres of natural wood, with
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hundred years old, with beautiful underground
Of smiax and many other native plants which
we cultivate for ornament in Europe. When /
say there are no bedding plants here do not
mean that there arc no flowers raised on the place,
for Their" are flowers in profuson in greenhouses
and in the flower garden for cutting. | simply
mean that tender bedding plants are not used rs
| part Of tho scenery. | never saw better
| gloNnas for example, or noblcr specimen OF
| Qu.quas Indca than the one which was climb
ing in one Of the greenhouses in full flower ana
furnishing an immense number Of flowers for cut
ting every day. But besides these plants for
cutting, in the borders of the wood and In tine
shrubb'ry, many hardy percnnals have been
| natnralizcd The shrubs themselves in their
season make unrvalled flower garden, for
suppose YOU know that dccduons towering shrubs
do much better here than they do in England
I regret very much that did not reach this com
try earlier. SO that | could see one Of your dog
woods covered with its white flowers, a. have
seen them in illustrations. This place Is cclc-
| Lrated for its hardy rhododendrons which are
mainly seedlings which have originated in Eng
land and have been imported from there. ThcS"
| broad-lcaved cvcrgrccns, a rule. do better
with us than they do with You, that it il
compliment 10 Professor Sargent 10 say that the
rhododcndrons grow under his almost as
we'll as they do in the land Of their origin.
"11e use Of Ampcop,iS Ycitclii in such
abundance az I saw it covering the walls of
buildings in Boston was novel TO me. and struck
me as Icing exceedingly beautiful. 90 not
wonder that the plant has tie name of the
Boston ivy hero for the climate evidently we'll
agrees with il. | did not SOC the striking au-
tumnal tints that are produced later but the plants
seem TO flourish on a larger scale than ever saw
them in Europe Another pleasant picture will
carry away with me is the planting about the
! Iailway stations on thc line Of the Boston ami
Albany Railroad This planting is confined 10
shrubs with occasional trees but the skful
way in which they are grouped, and IN" iIs"
Of many of IN" nativ" American roses and
other shrubs produce effect, which could be-
proftaby am.d ~ IN many other stations in
this country and Europe | saw hardy shrub,
AMI nntiyc plants used with admirable effect
also in the Walnut Hills Cemetery at lirooklinc,
where | was very much impressed with the natural
trco'm"at Of the landscape
NOTABLE NURSERIES,.
81 presume you listed some Of our Iars" com
m,rcial establishments in different parts of the
| country"
/ You may bo sure | did, and found them
very instructive. The famous nurseries Of Ell
wangcr Barry, OF Roclcstcr for instance" which
coror about 6uO acres in all. hav" about 400
Of them in frnii frees | had no idea that the
cultivation Of fruit trees had attained such
enormous proportions in any on" establishment.
! | saw here Too, Great numbers of ornamental
trees som" Of them larger than had seen else"
whcr.. The large onc" building l. situated in
IN" midst of a beautiful lawn surrounded 10y
trees. and perfect n"atn"ss and order prevailed
! everywhere, These nurscrymcn cultivate Un
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they can secure, 70 test them. but only propagate
| and sell those varieties who" value they have
proved II Is the sumo with erap' vines. of which
there are twenty acres Of different sors in cultiya-
| ton. aud they fruit every one and test its worth
before they offer il for sale saw fifteen acres
| OF roses IN ALL IN perfect health ~ an illustra-
tion NJ the care these people take in cultiyating
! stock | will say that they do not grow the
trees twice on tho same land in succession. Af'cr
they have removed on" lot they hir" another farm,
~ that fresh ground can be secured and by this
| means they always have healthy stock. 80 that
| IT, is a genuine treat 10 see the products Of
their care A handsome pavilion was shown TO
me-. dedicated 10 the children OF Rochester. and
built AZ the expense Of this firm. whose public
! spirit is also shown by the fact that they
gave twenty acres of land 10 be- used by the
people H. u park Another rotabc nursery Is the
enc in Waukcgan, H. where the veteran Robert
! Douglas the pioneer in raising forcst-trs' seed
lings in America. still crows conifcrs in enormous
numbers. especially such Western mountain trees
~ the blue spruce. the Colorado Douglas fir
and the new spruce named after Professor Brewer
of Yale. with long pcndnous branches like IA
weeping willow.
TWO INTERPRETING TOWNS.
"Onc of tine most interesting DAYS 7 spent in
America was in Germantown, where visited Mr.
Thomas M"ehLn the Ncstor among American tree
lovers and planters. | was particularly glad 10
make ar. Mcchan's acquaintance. because fifty
years ago he gardener in Kew whore he
laid tlT foundation Of that extensive knowledge