September 5, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



357 



The far-famed Westinghouse estate 

 with its lagoons, fountains and wind- 

 ing drives of crushed marble has 

 stood still since the death ot Mrs. 

 Westinghouse and it has been inti- 

 mated that Mr. George Westinghouse 

 thiniss of closing it up this fall for an 

 indefinite period. We hope he will not 

 so decide. It would be a great loss to 

 Lenox and the value of such an estab- 

 lishment would decrease if abandoned 

 much more than the cost of keeping 

 it up, say under the continued man- 

 agement of Ed. J. Norman, who lias 

 been in charge for the past 25 years. 

 Mr. Norman has a very fine petunia 

 which he has named Erskine Park 

 Belle. As a bedder it is distinct from 

 and a close rival for the popular Bar 

 Harbor Beauty. 



Everybody liked the beautiful gar- 

 dens at White Lodge, the home of 

 Mrs. A. R. Shattuck, gardener Alex. 

 McLeod. One of the most impressive 

 features is a "white garden" planted 

 with white petunia, antirrhinum, 

 drummond phlox, nicotiana and Hya- 

 cinthus candicans enclosed by ivy- 

 clad stone walls on three sides and an 

 arborvitae and hemlock grove on the 

 other, with a circular pool and foun- 

 tain in centre. The "old-fashioned 

 flower garden" is a glorious spot and 

 well-interspersed with plots of green 

 lawn which afford rest for the eye from 

 the great blaze of color in the flower 

 beds. There are no greenhouses on 

 this estate, but a flue rockery and 

 great variety of alpine plants more 

 than atones for the absence of exotic 

 bloom. 



Bellefontaine, the Giraud Foster 

 place, under the management of 

 HoRTici-LTrRK's versatile correspond- 

 ent, Ed Jenkins, has an Italian gar- 

 den of considerable extent. The 

 mansion is a veritable marble palace 

 and the formal planting of the con- 

 tiguous garden fits in well with the 

 pergolas and richly carved vases and 

 statuary which adorn the courtyard 

 and grounds. About 200 acres is the 

 extent of Bellefontaine. 



The John Sloane estate, now Mrs. 

 W. E. S. Griswold. comprises over 400 

 acres of which 30 acres are smooth- 

 clipped lawn and 40 acres are wild 

 woods. The view takes in Greylock 

 and October mountains and an incom- 

 parable landscape. The range of 

 conservatories is very extensive and 

 a house of hippeastrums of high de- 

 gree was particularly admired. A. H. 

 Loveless presides over this wide do- 

 main. 



Blantyre, the establishment of R. W. 

 Paterson, held much of interest for the 

 visitors. Thomas Proctor is superin- 

 tendent and the orchid houses are a 

 feature. He showed over 3.000 seed- 

 ling hybrid orchids potted off. .\ re- 

 markable carnation house planted last 

 May and now full of buds, was de- 

 clared by Wm. Nicholson to be the 

 finest he had ever seen at this season 

 of the year. All the trees, iilanting 

 and surroundings of this place impress 

 one with its restful quiet and stately 

 dignity. The great and rare art col- 

 lection here was opened for insjiection 

 and the invitation was eagerly accept- 

 ed. Tall specimens of the seldom seen 

 Humea elegans are used by Mr. Proc- 

 tor in combination with the Campa- 

 nula pyramidalis with pleasing effect 

 in the iiall decorations. 



Miss Ada Kneeland welcomed the 



party in person and conducted them 

 through the beautiful gardens which 

 are her own designing and her con- 

 stant delight. This place is a work of 

 art, a wonderful garden in a wonder- 

 ful setting, arranged in a series of pic- 

 tures along the brow of the hill and 

 backed by terraces of alpine plants. It 

 is a garden rather than an estate and 

 its flower loving owner has made the 

 most of the possibilities. A. H. Heth- 

 erington is the present gardener, hav- 

 ing been there only since last March. 

 Groton Place, formerly the W. R. 

 Robeson estate, is now the home of 

 Greenville L. Wintlirop and has been 

 in charge of William Henry for many 

 years in company of whom Mr. Win- 

 throp personally conducted the party 

 over the place, which is remarkable in 

 that absolutely no flowers are used. 

 But there are noble pine and hemlock 

 forests, wide rolling and terraced 

 lawns; marble parapets and stairways, 

 woodland borders and vistas, skilfully 

 developed under the direction of its 

 proprietor who takes an absorbing in- 

 terest in it all. 



For twenty years George H. Thomp- 

 son has superintended Wheatleigh, the 

 240-acre estate of C. de Heredia in 

 Stockbridge and he has brought it to 

 a high condition of beauty. The flower 

 gardens are extensive and present a 

 kaleidoscopic revelry of colors rarely 

 equalled. Serpentine walks wind in 

 and around the enclosures and marble 

 slabs set in the grass make unique 

 paths. Agapanthus umbellatus in tubs 

 have been cleverly placed about the 

 fountain basin in the formal court- 

 yard. 



Tanglewood, 230 acres, is the coun- 

 try home of R. C. Dixey of Boston and 

 A. MacConnachie is superintendent. A 

 glorious view overlooks the waters of 

 Stockbridge Bowl. Tanglewood was 

 made famous by Hawthorne who here 

 wrote Tanglewood Tales and The 

 House of Seven Gables and the site of 

 the "little red house" is pointed out to 

 visitors. 



One of the most famous places m 

 Stockbridge is Hon. Joseph H. 

 Choate's estate "Naumkeag." Consid- 

 erable topiary work is seen here, 

 clipped hedges of native hemlock and 

 pyramidal thujas being largely in evi- 

 dence. There are stately groves and 

 towering conifers in profusion, with a 

 great diversitv of landscape and sur- 

 roundings most picturesque. George 

 Breed is the gardener. 



Mrs. Oscar lasagi's place of fitty 

 acres, "Clovercroft" is adjoining. Here 

 in a one-acre formal garden and an ex- 

 cellent rose garden. Hemlock hedges 

 line the walks. 



The Banquet. 

 The banquet at Pittsfield on Tues- 

 day evening was a notable event ol 

 far-reaching possibilities, for its key- 

 note was "affiliation and co-operation" 

 between the active forces of the East- 

 ern and Western extremities of the 

 state and marked the beginning of a 

 new era of associated horticultural ac- 

 tivity in Massachusetts. J. K. M. L. 

 Farquhar, president of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society presided. 

 In his introductory remarks, Mr. Far- 

 quhar dwelt upon the dominating sen- 

 timent of co-operation and the possi- 

 bilities in closer relations between the 

 two sections in the matter of exhibi- 

 tions and lectures. President MacCon- 

 nachie of the Lenox Horticultural So- 



ciety followed with appreciative words 

 on behalf of his society and called for 

 a standing vote ot his associates in 

 recognition of the visit and its pur- 

 pose, which was enthusiastically given. 

 Thfn followed a long list of speakers. 

 For the visitors there were C. W. Par- 

 ker, Jackson Dawson, who told of his 

 traversing the Berkshire forests thirty 

 years ago collecting wild plants; Wm. 

 J. Stewart who applauded the attain- 

 ments of the Lenox gardeners and 

 their prowess in the exhibitions; Rob- 

 ert Cameron who asserted that Bos- 

 ton needs Lenox help more than Len- 

 ox needs Boston's help; T. D. Hatfield, 

 A H. Fewkes, Wm. Nicholson, M. H. 

 Norton and D. R. Craig. Local speak- 

 ers were A. H. Wingett who expressed 

 his delight that the Lenox society had 

 now come to feel the pulse ot the 

 mother society; Ed. Jenkins who 

 dwelt glowingly upon the fertile 

 field for horticultural development 

 in Massachusetts and suggested some 

 progressive changes in exhibition rules 

 and management in the interests of 

 greater efficiency; S. Carlquist, E. J. 

 Norman, whose words were full of in- 

 spiration to high aims; Walter Jack, 

 George Foulsham and D. McLeod. 

 Jackson Dawson, A. MacConnachie and 

 Walter Jack contributed to the pleas- 

 ure of all by their musical abilities 

 and the affair closed with the time- 

 honored chorus Auld Lang Syne. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



The Peony Manual, by C. S. Harri- 

 son, York, Neb. — This is the third edi- 

 tion of this useful publication, en- 

 larged, improved and up-to-date. It 

 gives complete directions for the prop- 

 agation and cultivation of the peony, 

 with good practical advice as to plant- 

 ing and flower production for commer- 

 cial purposes as well as for garden 

 adornment. The list of varieties is a 

 carefully selected and representative 

 one of 13 pages, comprising those that 

 in the experience of the author, have 

 proved to be of superior merit. The 

 old price of 25 cents has been retained. 



Floriculture as a Profession. Issued 

 bv the Department of Floriculture, 

 iiassachusetts Agricultural College. 

 \niherst, Massachusetts. 



\ pamphlet full of inspiration and 

 practical advice for the young man 

 seeking to make floriculture his lite 

 work Tells of its possibilities and 

 opportunities, and describes the 

 courses of instruction offered by the 

 cone.ge in this department. 



The requirements for admission to 

 • he college are based on the satisfac- 

 tory completion of a high school 



course. 



Expenses vary considerably, running 

 from $300 to $500 a year. There are 

 numerous opportunities for competent 

 men to earn part of the money re- 

 quired Students who are residents of 

 the State of Massachusetts pay no 

 tuition. 



Inquiries relating to college work 

 mav be addressed to Kenyon L. But- 

 terfield. President of the College. Cor- 

 respondence dealing specifically with 

 work in horticulture and floriculture 

 mav be addressed to Professor F. A. 

 Waugh or Professor A. H. Xehrling, 

 Amherst. Mass. 



