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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



HORTICULTURIST'S INTERESTING VISIT. 



On the invitation of Mrs. F. A. Constable, of Orienta 

 Point, Mamaroneck, N. Y., the Board of Directors of 

 the Horticultural Society of New York visited her 

 estate on November 1, to view its beavitifttl autumn 

 setting, the place being noted for its artistic landscape 

 arrangements and magnificent trees and shrubs. 



At Mamaroneck the part}- was met at the station 

 by automobiles and conveyed to the estate. On its 

 arrival the members of the party were received by 

 Mrs. Constable and James Sttiart, her gardener, who 

 is one of the directors of the Horticultural Society 

 and also treastirer of the National Association of Gar- 

 deners. They accompanied the visitors about the place 

 and pointed out the difl:'erent interesting features, one 

 of which was the lawns, which are as near perfection 

 as it is possible to attain in our climate. 



Mr. Stuart is a great believer in the heavy motor 

 mower and says, if properly handled, it improves the 

 lawns wonderfully where common sense is exercised 

 in not going over them when they are too wet or too 

 dry, and avoiding turning the mower on the same stop 

 too frequently, as this will crush the grass in places. 



In this favorite section, on the shores of Long Island 

 Sotmd, the autumn coloring of the trees and shrubbery 

 was magnificent even at this late season. The prin- 

 cipal object of the visit, however, was the flower gar- 

 den, which at this time of the year is a picture such 

 as only nature can paint and is worth coming a dis- 

 tance to see. A garden planted with more than twen- 

 ty-five hundred hardy Chrysanthemums plants in full 

 flower and harmoniously arranged as to color scheme, 

 is something the average horticulturist does not find 

 opportunity to witness ever}' day. 



Mrs. Constable takes great personal interest in her 

 flower garden and derives much pleasure therefrom, 

 especially while the Chrysanthemums are in bloom. 

 Her interest does not cease with the flower garden, for 

 Mrs. Constable carefully follows all the efl;orts of her 

 gardener, Mr. Stuart, which is so essential to the 

 proper development of a well kept place, and if more 

 estate owners and their gardeners came in closer touch 

 with each other many of the gardening problems we 

 hear so much discussed might be eliminated. 



After inspecting all that was to be seen of interest 

 about the grounds and in the greenhouse range the 

 party was entertained at luncheon. \Mien its members 

 de])arted the thought was in the mind of many of them 

 that a little more of this kind of hospitality could be 

 very profitably indulged in among ornamental horti- 

 culturists in the vicinity of New York. 



The method of culture of the Clirysanthemums 

 grown in Mrs. Constable's garden, as outlined by Mr. 

 Stuart, is rather interesting. The stock plants are 

 kept in a cold frame all winter, not because they are 

 not hardy, but because they would otherwise occupy 

 valuable space in the garden which is required for 

 spring-blooming material. Cuttings are taken at the 

 end of x'\pril and potted up when rooted into 2!/2-inch 

 pots and when ready into 4-inch pots. They are 

 planted in the garden in the early part of August, just 

 after the majority of the perennials are through flow- 

 ering, and can be trimmed back a little to allow rciom 

 for the Chrysanthemums. Some of the best varieties 

 that were seen in the garden are A. Barnhard, Border 

 Beauty, Crimson Pride, Etoile d'Or L'Argentuillais, 

 ]\Iarie Dtifour, Miss F. Collier, Normandy, Perle Cha- 

 tillonaise, Primevere, Provence and Wells Scarlett. 



The illustration on our cover page is the reproduction 

 of a photograjih showing a corner of Mrs. Constable's 

 Chr\santhenuim garden. 



Courtesy of Florist Exchange, 



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