Evening star., 1933-05-19
Chevy Chase Garden Tour
Monday Engages Attention.

Mrs. Minor Jameson will have as as
sistant hostesses Mrs. Henry Leverick
of Geneva, Switzerland, and Mrs. Den
ison Hull of Chicago when she opens
her garden on Monday in connection
with the third annual garden tour
sponsored by the Chevy Chase, Nd,
Garden Club. Mrs. Leverlck returned
last week from Geneva, where her hus-
band has been vice consul. Mrs. Hull
and Mrs. Ileverick will be Mrs. Jane
sons house guests for several days. In
Mrs. Jameson's garden pink columblne,
pink poppies and other low-groWing,
pink Towering plants have been planted
against background Of yellow day
lilies and Harisons yellow roses, CIV
ing the whole garden the effect OF
picture in soft pastels. An added fea-
ture of the garden is the collection OF
native cactus plants, which will be IN
bloom at the time of the tour.
Mrs. Charles Marsh, Mrs. A. W.
Defenderfer. Mrs. John p. Vance, jr.;
Miss Mildred Clarke ard Mrs. Clement
Bouve will assist Mrs. Whitman Cross
in receiving visitors to her garden.
The Cross garden, long famous for its
roses, contains climbing roses, tea roses,
pillar roses. tree roses and many of the
old-fashioned roses popular with pre-
vicus generations. as we'll as new va
rieties of roses originated by DR.. cross.
While this garden is essentially rose
garden. it contains many other inter-
estirg features, particularly the wild
flower collection along the path leading
TO the house, the lily pool. designed by
Rose Greeley. and the ''hen and chick
ems peeping cut of the stone steps
leading from the terrace to the pool.
One of the most interesting Of the
larger gardens included in Mondays
tour of Chevy Chase gardens is Arbre-
mont, the estate of Mrs. Henry Parsons
Erwin. The name Arbremont, which
freely translated means wooded hill
top aptly describes the Erwin place.
In the short period of seven years Mrs.
Erwin has transformed the wooded
hilltop" into a succession of gardens,
so laid out that each new turn in the
paths opens up new and unexpected
vista.
Special mention should be made of
the rose garden, the Japanese garden,
which contains many varieties OF ferns,
shrubs and water plants and queer
japanese figures; the box hedge near
the house, the rock garden now being
constructed on the slope and the hill,
and the many varieties of aZaleaS and
other shrubs used throughout the place.
The iris beds, with nearly 800 varieties
of this flower. VIII be in bloom the day
Of the tour, and at least some Of the
185 varieties OF roses
Still another garden, not so large as
the Cross or Erwin gardens, but equally
interesting. is that of Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman. Striking indeed i
the planting of fuchsia-a flower not
often seen In gardens in this part of
the country-in the porch boxes. The
long stretch Of lawn at the side Of the
house affords a reStful sense of space.
At the rear Of the house, hidden from
the street by thickly planted trees, are
the Summer house and outdoor living
room, the interesting shallow pool and
bird bath. and the small garden bor-
dered with forget-me-nots and pansles.
Other gardens to be opened for the
tour include those of Mrs. William Scott
Stein, Mrs William I. Deming, Mrs.
Arthur Sturgis and Mrs. l.. c. Duncan.
Mrs STEMS garden illustrates what can
be done in perennial planting in almost
total shade. Both Mrs. Deming and
Mrs. Sturgis have specialized in rock
gardens. Mrs. Deming's rock garden is