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Casting back one's niincl, one of the strong features at 

 Elnicourt, the home of Airs. J. bloan. where A. lleere- 



xnan is sujierintendent, was the flower garden laid out on 

 a southern slope lielow the plant houses, all the beds 

 being niainl\- rectangular and tilled with plants of one 

 kind. Some damage had been done to tlie effectiveness 



■of the general scheme of color and combination this year 

 owing to the stem rot disease which carried off the Antir- 

 rhiniums. No cure seems so far to be known for this 

 trouble, which may very gravely imperil the development 



■ of this most desiral)le and beautiful Summer llower. 

 Others of the beds contained Phloxes. Dahlias, Cannas, 

 Anemone Japonica, I'andanu^ scabious, Heliotrope, .Sal- 

 via splendid, Gaillardias, double Marigolds, Achillea 

 Ptarmica fl. pi.. Carnations, Rudbeckia, Galtonia, some 



•of these also iDeing used in borders. 



The Dorothv Perkins Rose is liberalK and well em- 



under glass is remarkably well dune and lacks nothing. 

 Une of the more recently developed features is the 

 hardy plant garden in which Roses play a prominent 

 part, 'these are in beds by themselves and also used on 

 arches and fences. The whole garden is well sheltered, 

 lying a little to the north of the house. Here one finds 

 large beds filled with one kind of plant, or several con- 

 trasting kinds, >uch as a bed of Delphiniums, a bed of 

 .\nemone Japonica, or Iris dalmatica. Sometimes a com- 

 bination of jilants is used, as in the case of one filled with 

 Zinnias, F'cnstemon Scarlet Gem, and Phloxes ; or a yel- 

 low bed containing Rudbeckia, Marigolds, and touched 

 up with orange and scarlet Kniphofia Pfitzeri. Iceland 

 Poppies had been used as an edging. 



Much use, and good use, is made of the Summer Cy- 

 jiress, .\rtemisia racemosa. a very graceful jilant, not 

 sufficiently appreciated, and fine for siib-tropical bedding 

 or for other good eft'ects in .Summer plant- 

 in<;s. 



A border of Fo.xgloves, while past its 

 glor\, and indeed being replanted for the 

 coming year, gave token of the beauty that 

 must have been here in the earlier season. 

 A Sweetbriar hedge ran close by this bor- 

 der, and Multiflora Roses were also inter- 

 mixed with the other Ramblers. Peonies 

 are also verv liberally em]jloycd, making 

 this hanK' flower garden a very delightful 

 place. 



Coming from this we pass by the resi- 

 lience over the lawns which, even in Lenox, 



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ployed on trelises and arches. Good use 

 was also made of the ordinary Tropeolum 

 -or Nasturtium on the wall of the potting 

 sheds, making quite an efifect. 



Cnder glass there were nice crops of Ra- 

 diance and Ophelia I-ioses, fine Crotons. 

 Princess of Wales being grown to a singk 

 stem, 4 feet high, and the perfect picture ot 

 health, as w^ell as being finely colored. 

 Alignonette, Stocks, .Antirrhinums, and two 

 houses of Cattleyas also called for reference. 



A delightful old English garden has been 

 made in the front of the house with flag 

 stones for steps in a line down the terraces, 

 and on each side, set upon pillars, were 

 marble tazzas. .\ pergola, very substantial- 

 ly and well made, of beautiful design in the form of a 

 semicircle, terminated the lower end of this terrace gar- 

 den, and here a delightful fish pond and fountain were 

 placed, the pergola itself being covered with a selection 

 of beautiful hardy creepers and on either side at the limits 

 of the terrace were plantings of choice evergreens. 



Another notable feature of Elmcourt is an ancient F.lm 

 tree, which has attained the remarkable height of 98 feet, 

 and is rightly regarded as one of the largest in New 

 England. 



Very handsome Latanias in tubs, as well as other 

 palms, notably Phoenix humilis, reaching 25 feet high, 

 were striking objects in the forecourt. 



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The gardens at \\ yndhurst. over which -A. J. Loveless 



presides, are of the most notable in the Lenox district. 



-complete in all their parts, and everything outdoors and 



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are famous, being smooth, well kept, without weeds or 

 burned-uj) patches. vVs is the case with all the Lenox 

 gardens the grounds are w'ell planted with handsome ever- 

 green and deciduous trees. 



One cannot forget the beautiful formal Rose garden 

 situated contiguous to the garden of hardy plants. Beds 

 for flowers are also emjiloyed here, and it was somewdiat 

 of a surprise to find Gladiolus lirenchleyensise that had 

 been ])lanted in July in full tlow fr in ( )ctober, and very 

 welcome, too. 



.And still another feature is found in the tennis court, 

 which has a clay surface. This was made by first putting 

 in 12 inches of coarse stones, 4 inches of cinders over 

 these, and 4 inches of clay on top. The court drains to 

 the center, where pipes take off the surplus water. Dust- 

 ings of sand give good footing to the court, which keeps 

 verv drv alwavs. 



