Gardens in and Around Boston 



By W. N. Craig. 



It is twenty-four years since the Society of American 

 Florists last met in Boston. (Jn that occasion the estates 

 of H. H. Hunnewell, of \\'ellesley, and Francis B. Hayes, 

 of Lexington, were two of the most celebrated in the 

 State. The visitors to the convention to the number of 

 many hundreds were hospitabl\- entertained at each estate, 

 and no doubt not a few who will visit the Hub this year 

 will remember James Comley, of the Hayes estate, and 

 the genial and popular Frederick L. Harris, of the Hun- 

 newell estate. The number of private estates has in- 

 creased many-fold in the last quarter of a century and, 

 while there will be no special trips to visit any of these 

 on the present occasion, the owners and superintendents 

 will be verv glad to welcome all visitors from a distance 

 who can spare the time to pay them a visit; especiallx 

 welcome will be the members of the National Association 

 of Gardeners, not yet very strong in the old Bay State, 

 but likely to show a considerable growth as a result of the 

 summer meeting of the N. A. G. in Boston. 



In a few notes, hurriedly written, it is not possible to 

 refer to more than a few of the prominent estates and 



EAST VIEW IN RHODODENDRON SE.\SON, ROCK GARDEN, 



PROCTOR ESTATE, TOPFIELD: TAMES MARLBOROUGH, 



SUPERINTENDENT. 



many of them not mentioned are worthy of a visit. I 

 regret that it was not possible at short notice to secure 

 more photographs of some of our best places. 



At Wellesley, which is within a dozen miles of Boston, 

 and easily reached either by Boston & Albany R. R. or 

 by electric cars, is found one of the most charming towns 

 in ]Massachusetts and here are located some beautiful 

 private estates ; the best known is the one aforementioned, 

 now the residence of Walter Hunnewell, where T. D. 

 Hatfield is in charge. The collection of specimen trees 

 and shrubs found on this estate is very fine and quite ex- 

 tensive, conifers and rhododendrons being the special at- 

 tractions. The noted Italian garden on the beautiful 

 shores of Lake Waban has a country-wide fame, while in 

 the greenhouses are excellent collections of orchids, stove 

 and greenhouse plants. The estates of Mrs. Arthur Hun- 

 newell, Frederick Coles, superintendent, and Henrv S. 

 Hunnewell, J. G. Duguid, superintendent, are also well 

 worth a visit. 



The Xorth Shore of }vla;-sachusetts, sometimes named 



the "Gold Coast" owing to the large number of wealthy 

 Americans having residences there, is one of the most 

 beautiful and popular summer resorts in the countrv. It 

 it a serious rival now of Newport, Leno.x and Bar 

 Harbor, and judging by its state of development, it bids 

 in the near future to take the lead even over these famed 

 resorts. There are in ^Manchester, West Alanchester, 

 Pride's Crossing, Beverley Farms, Magnolia, ]\Iarblehead 

 and other North Shore towns and villages a host of 

 beautiful gardens. A few worthy of special mention are 

 those of Judge W. H. Moore, -Pride's Crossing, where 

 Geo. Wyness presides ; here the splendid lawns and rock 

 gardens are features; W. S. Spaulding, Pride's Crossing; 

 E. C. Swift, ^Irs. Lester Leland, Manchester, where one 

 of our most skilled gardeners, E. H. Wetterlow, is in 

 charge; Mrs. Dudley L. I'ickman. F. P. Fraziers, W. E. 

 Endicott, of Danvers, and to which might be added many 



AX INTERESTING NOOK ON THE ESTATE OF MR. BAYARD 



THAYER. SOUTH LANCASTER: WM. ANDERSON, 



SL'PERINTENDENT. 



more. The visiting ladies at the convention will be given 

 a 70-mile ride over the North Shore and will be enter- 

 tained at lunch to the number of three hundred by the 

 North Shore Horticultural Society, which comprises 

 within its ranks all the best gardeners and many of the ." 

 employers in this renowned section. Frequent trains over 

 the Boston & Maine R. R. may be had to North Shore 

 points, the running time being from forty to seventy 

 minutes. 



-At Topfield is to be found one of the largest and most 

 varied estates in Massachusetts, that of Thomas E. 

 Procter, where James Marlborough is superintendent. 



