New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05

HIN ami be- set 10 work retaining II ny n lohs
course Of patient cseily and difficult engineering
Involving the construction Of dams. raising ol
springs worth saving soldfyng u bog ground resu-
lton Of agreeable pond lines construction Of sheet
piling basins and providing against overno"S ana
b,ck-water from the lake below. Then he stocked
his ponds. which are your acres IN extent WI"
hardy varieties Of the Nymphlelcea ana he Nelum-
Bum speclosun. or Egyptian lotus. Their margins
h. filled In with native aquatic and bog plants
mainly ransacking the forests FAR and near for de-
-rall, plants and transferring them 20 spots pest
ADAPTED % their requirements. so that srAuua'S
TIE bordering Of his aquatic garden spread as
model wild garden" up the hillside ana INTO 'he
woods with such admirable art was the Work
done that art VA quite concealed. The whoe
s..,,od but A peculiarly charming spot wherein
ratnr. he'd rnassed together in happiest comblna-
tions the best specimens of her choicest native
foliage and flowers. 50 that at no time from the
singing 81 the bucbrd I'm early spring until the
snow flew was there lack Of loveliness along the
wildwood paths or among the now crystalline pools.
such stock as Mr. Nash dd not hnl growing
,,ul be- bought from Mr. William THICKER then
established at Donean iiill+. On staten Island ana
a.rrady famous a grover ~ prIze chrNsAH'n'-
NUNS and cul'ivaior Of choice aquatic plants Tor
which be- hal taken prizes at al the principal
horticultural exhibitions and flower shows. cou-
ME u years ago finding his place on staten Island
n,l,oIate 10 meet the rapidly increasing demands
~ his business Mr. Thicker affected a business ar
rangcment with Mr. Nash 10y which they joined
, an the latter's clifton estate. and the aquatic
r,rlen underwent still further development
without diminishing It's charm ~ nnturalness' II
was ma Ie much more comprehensive AMI iniinite-
IL richer I'm rare and specially valuable plants
isad,,y feature was made OF It's tropical basins
for the growth ~ many beautiful Japanese Next
can south American, African ana other hy"-
phaeas Some OF the ponds were borderei win
Arundo DonaN-both plain AMI yaresated-ah IN
finite variety of splendid ornamental grapes ciuhpS
~ bamboos. japanese lrises. Egyptian papyrus
,,,n,s will rice eulalias PUSHES and arums AMI
an extensive series Of propasaiing houses was pro-
vled. .. ,...r,.p INNS
All rho w,rthiest products Of Marliac-the famous
Nvmphaea hybrilizer Of Temple-sur-lot' France
A.. 70 be seen here now in perfection Most note
,v,rtnv among them are Chromaieiia. a GEAR yer
low, with bright orang, stamens, Of good size very
,r,yr,nt and blooming freely the season through
I,vdekari rosca a little smaller flower. but pro-
duced In great profuson. opening wmte VIII" "
mere delicate suggestion OF rose TINT Bro"i"s
darker pink and finally becoming. on the uir" "a''
y deem vivid pink. the stamens remaining go'"e"
orange throughout 50 that one plant seems TO pro-
,, O variety Of flowers; Odorat9 sulphurea' n
Ior v..l,yv larger and Of richN fragrance tnan
e'hrnmateila: Marllacae rosca, dcH'dt' Pi'N anu
quite large: Carnea. dellcatey heSh-t''e' anu
vanilla scented: Albda. a glorious white MY very
fragrant and. taken ny anu ld'b'' P'N''D'' "
best Of the whites. :,
Mr. Thicker has been ~ ess SUCCESSFUL Una" W.
Norliac in his hybridizations, and has proiu'eu "
runher Of new Nymphacas, when III s'"e,s 49,
anI frapronce are unsurpassed. ana some ol tnran
Ito ,nenu,,led one OF these. 80 ne" Ohi =
e., no, ye, been found for Il, IS OF nv nus -
'i,i,a shade ~ b,ue imaginable. ana luIs nm
Ht.bns In Iorneter The backs Of It's TOUR seP 49,,
bright green dotted with purpie alI -, wv Sur
pIls".. - snn,,eI and splOtched with purple. sur
gre f 80 ~ s twenty large. palebius petaS Is "a
derse man OF stamens which are az S,o,tbers7 ~
or,nga cnor and then change 10 -; NM, 80
6is NJ. hvbrlds are Rubra ros'a Dil,iir .nher,
.' dover ten inches across; III ~,
onih Z. ~ n deeper carmine than any o.nrt crr,e
nte 20 a. carried well up ont OF the WateI 80
r a rosc mink sulfused whit" very ,.,,,r
e. a. ~ ,nne,rs and darker at us secohu oPa'"o
Il nrst aPp ss in aowering. and producing caves
~ 'verv effective metallic redulsi-sleTs" rSs,
.. , cuu-shaped flower, with sepa's on Ios'
nI bright red samens. ana DrHcdt
PINK " HT.,catr mink In coor and very .arge. Meua.s
a!so " "u. r,ied AZ the Chicago Wor.ds far !"
these last Two. ,.o.,as rratefuI reuem-
Ia ID Sturtcvant who deserves s,a a,,, of tbis
y, - 80 he ploneer aquatic norcutur'st OF WIS
prdn.r q" ,s u,orthly represented by a naRlncent
eouhtiys a AZ his name the Nymphaea Surtevanll
~ -, s,"rs are very large OF a rch rosy carIhhe
~ 1870 ~ n with broad peta.s In cup forn ana
a. re- A brownish bronze-altogether very
choice the noteworthy lilies now In bloom are N.
oNn nror 10 the discovery OF N Victoria Reg!a);
kt n rrreat leaves three feet wide. are studded
Snyc and below with sharp thorns; ~ Zanziparen-
,hch nrodnces the most deeply. datkly, oeauti-
r s,7iv hiue, flower among water lilies. but can oniy
he kcl true in strain by propagation from the ouo'