New-York tribune., 1899-06-11


most striking Of the red rhododendrons. how
ever, is probably the '' lies DicNenS' ""'o'.
usuaIv occupies a prominent place in groups OF
these flowers TWO handsome darker varieties.
wbich serve TO give body to a mass composed
chiefly OF lighter kinds. are the deep maroon
Seton and the Old Port. Of rich hue that
does net belle is name.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.
Tbore are several fine collections Of rhodo-
do,drore in the neiehborhood OF New-York.
Most Of them are on private estates but the
rich owners Of the grounds do not close them
TO the public, and any one who behaves him
Golf Is welcome 10 wander through them ana
admire the gardens to his hearts content. one
~ the showiest OF these collections is that be
LONGING 10 William Rockefeller, in his Tarry-
town place. lockwood Hall. On the "es'e'l
eide of the great stone mansion. on high ground
overlooking the Hudson. are most picturesque
masses of rhododendrons. exhibiting great
variety of colors and grouped so az 70 produce
narticularly artistic effects. Most OF tn hardy
snecies lust mentioned are represented. tog ther
with many others. for the list Of rhodoi'ndron
varieties is an extremely long one. At present
this collection near the house is the most note
sands Of wild rhododendrons. which have been
set out in the woods on the estate. recover sui-
dcently from their transplanting TO bloom
freely. they will be even more remarkable. o"-
ing TO their extent. than the more conspicuous
cultivated shrubs
rbroe vears ago Mr.. Rockefeller brought from
the mountains OF Pennsylvania ana Virginia.
their native habitat one hundred and sixteen
.I..4.r tlr. MS ~
woods There we're four hundred or five hun
drad plants In each car, thus making c'hsiH'
erably over fifty thousand plants in all The
task of setting these out in the beautiful WOODS
which cover large part Of Mr.. RockefeIIers
place. of providing proper SOIL Tor thtth' WIN
sufficient moisture to give them good start
occupied the services OF nifty men tor iohs
,ina The shock OF the removal from their
native soil has retarded their Development ana
fow Of them have yet blossomed much, although
they might be supposed 70 have recovered IN
,brea vears Northeastern Pennsylvania. where
many Of these came from. Is SAID 10 be one VI
the best places IN the country 10 study the tho-
dodendrons as Nature arranges them.
Perhaps the largest and handsomest showing
~ rbododendrons near New-York IL u b round
on the estate Of W Bayard Cutting, at oakdale'
their beauty and the whole place is glowing
with their brilliant colors. They have boen
nlauted all through the groves with which
large part II the grounds is covered. and one
driveway I'm particular. In "A beautliul wood
leads through gorgeous masses II the shruhs
which take the place of Ia" usual uni'rEro"th IN
among the trees The plants are not arranged
with any suggestion Of stiffness or formaIiy
where The principal masses of them are con
n.cte3 in A natural way with each other uS
scattering shrubs here and there. as u ih'S
had suread from place to place. as Mild planr
do 4 picturesque spot ON the grounds Is tlr
| risbrd by a little rustic hut With thatched roo
set in the shrubhery Against the hut and
about II are grouped beautiful rhododendronA
now in fullest bloom.
THE PROSPECT PARK DISPLAY
The best public collection of the flowers ~
| he found I'm Prospect Park. Brooklyn. ~her'
! there are fine groups Of them In the Vale a
Cashmere and handsome specimens IN fe"e
numbers all over the park.
one Of the oldest collectors ~ rhododendron
! IN this country is Hollis u HunneNcll "f Wei
| lesley Mass Who has been dcNotnF 'si"oA
| attention TO them for more than forN y'aFs