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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



D. L. Macintosh, formerly superintendent of Belhvood 

 Farm, Geneva, N. Y., is now engaged in landscape gar- 

 dening at St. Paul, Alinn. He is a confident believer 

 in big future possibilities for the gardener in the North- 

 west. 



A very fine and extensive range of greenhouses is be- 

 ing erected for G. L. Stone at Marion, Mass. Houses 

 are included for roses, carnations, miscellaneous plants, 

 gardenias, ferns, palms, chrysanthemums, warm vege- 

 tables, cold vegetables, violets, late and early grapes, 

 pot fruit trees, orchids, and propagating. This block, 

 when completed, will be one of the finest of any private 

 estate in Massachusetts. Mr. Holliday is the head gar- 

 dener here. 



Charles Sander, superintendent of Prof. C. S. Sar- 

 gent's beautiful estate in Brookline, Mass., has always 

 lots of interesting plants to show visitors. He specializes 

 in Clivias flmantophyllums), and has a grand collection, 

 including all of Veitch's hybrids and many of his own 

 raising. Of nerines he has probably the best collection 

 in America, including about every named variety pro- 

 curable, and a host of seedlings which are just commenc- 

 ing to flower. Large quantities of seedling trees and 

 shrubs, including numerous azaleas and rhododendrons 

 of E. H. \\"ilson's introduction, are to be seen here. 



Work is practically completed on the fine new range 

 of greenhouses on the estate of Airs. C. G. Weld, Brook- 

 line, Mass., where W. C. Rast has sway. Two houses 

 are devoted to carnations and two to roses. A large stor- 

 age house has also been built. In the old range a house 

 of cattleyas looked very well, and in another house I 

 noticed a very fine lot of calanthes. Cyclamens are par- 

 ticularly well grown here. When the numerous outside 

 changes are completed this will be one of the finest es- 

 tates in Brookline. 



At Edward A. Clark's. Jamaica Plains, Mass., two 

 houses are devoted to roses. American Beauties are still 

 well grown here. Lorraine begonias filled one house, 

 and they were splendid plants. Some of Veitch's hybrids 

 such as Winter Cheer and Mrs, Heal are also grown. 

 Carnations, cyclamens, single stem chrysanthemums, and 

 other plants are all well grown here. Alexander McKay, 

 who has charge here, is a first-class grower, and has 

 secured a host of prizes at the Boston shows during the 

 last twentv vears. 



Probably the largest New England contract for any 

 private estate, and one of the biggest in America, is that 

 being carried out for Thomas G. Plant at Osipee Moun- 

 tain Park, Moultenburo, N. H., by James K. M. L. 

 Farquhar, of R. & J. Farquhar & Co. There are over 

 seven thousand acres in this extensive and romantically 

 situated estate. Fifty miles are being constructed, a 

 force of six hundred men being employed at this w'ork. 

 Magnificent views over Lake Winnepesaukee are to be 

 had from the mountain, especially from the "Crow's 

 Nest," where Mr. Plant's bungalow is being built. Sev- 

 eral years will be occupied with this big contract. 



\\'. D. Nickerson, late of Brookline, is now located at 

 North Conway, N. H. 



William Elias, one of the old-time gardeners, superin- 

 tendent of the Bliss estate at Bernardsville, N. J., died 

 suddenly September 12. Funeral services and interment 

 took place September 13 at Stapleton, S. T. 



OUR COVER ILLUSTRATION 



The illustration of the field of Early Flowering 

 Chrysanthemums appearing on our front cover was 

 taken at the C. H. Totty establishment, Madison N. J., 

 on September 25, 1912, and while it does not begin to 

 do justice to the subject it shows that the plants were 

 well in flower and will give the careful observer an idea 

 of their usefulness in flowering at this particular time. 

 In so many gardens from the middle of September until 

 the middle of October there is almost a complete blank 

 in the line of flowers. The greenhouse stock is not yet 

 in condition and the late summer droughts and early 

 frost have nipped everything of any value outdoors, in 

 addition to which the family, in many cases, are just re- 

 turning from the mountains or the seashore, and are 

 stopping at their country place before going into the city 

 for the winter, taxing the resources of the greenhouse 

 for flowers just at a moment when those resources are 

 reallv at their lowest ebb. These 'Mums step into the 

 breach and fill the bill very nicely. 



Older gardeners with an old country training will well 

 remember the varieties of years ago — the Masse Family, 

 G. Wermig, and Madam des Grange ; and other gardeners 

 of more recent experience will talk about Goacher's 

 Crini.son, Harrie, Roi des Blancs, etc., etc. These va- 

 rieties of late years have been wonderfully improved by 

 Mr. Aug. Nonin, of Paris, who has had almost a monop- 

 oly on this type of 'Mum. Some of the best in early 

 varieties are as follows : A. Barham, Aquitaine, L'Ar- 

 gentuillais, October Gold, and Tonkin, all varieties of 

 merit in the various shades of bronze. In pink, Gis- 

 monda. Petite Louis, Le Danube, Madam Marques, 

 Madam Emile David, Cranford Pink and Bouquet Rose. 



The best whites are Normandie, which was in full 

 flower by the first week in September ; La Cygne, Perle 

 Chattillonaise, Cranford White, Dorothy and Tapis de 

 Neige. Crimson varieties are represented by Madam 

 Drouard, Lucifer, Mandarin, Wells' Crimson, Firefly, 

 and Firelight. Good yellows are numerous, Harrie be- 

 ing still one of the best. Carmelite. October Gold, Etoile 

 d'Or, Carrie, Cranford Yellow, and may others forming 

 a color scheme that is very attractive. This field of 

 Early Flowering varieties appears to be in very good 

 condition again this year, and Air. Totty invites all grow- 

 ers who are interested in this type of flower to visit his 

 establishment during the last days of September or first 

 in October and see for themselves the wonderful possibil- 

 ities of this type of Chrysanthemum and also some of the 

 newer varieties. 



60,000 KINDS OF FUNGUS. 



Horticultural science, which has established the fact 

 that there are more than 60,000 kinds of fungus, all more 

 or less harmful to plant life and many of them deadly de- 

 structive, has sounded a fresh note of warning to those 

 desiring the preservation of trees. Particular warning 

 has been given fruit growers of eastern Iowa and west- 

 ern Nebraska that it will be necessary to fight some of 

 these dangerous fungus diseases that have found lodg- 

 ment in their orchards. Thousands of cherry trees have 

 been killed in that vicinity by growths of poisonous fungi 

 and unless measures are taken to protect the young trees 

 it would only be a question of a few years when the ex- 

 tinction of the cherry tree would be accomplished. — 

 Aiiicrican Fruits. 



