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rock gardens. Tons of tufa were used for the foundation,, and 

 the plants comprised almost every known variety of shrubs and 

 plants that can be grown in rocky places, from the Cedars that 

 formed the background, down to the fine specimens of Cypri- 

 pedium spectabile and C. acaule in the foreground. 



In sharp contrast to this overflowing display was that of F. 

 R. Pierson, Tarrytown, N. Y. This was not only a real garden, 

 but a series of gardens, having everything but the house to make 

 a delightful place to live in. A fine lawn sloped down from the 

 mass planting of trees and shrubs about the imaginary house to 

 the clipped hedge in front. A stone path at one side led through 

 a hedge to the most charming little bulb garden, filled with 

 blue and white hyacinths, daffodils, and tulips, and backed by 

 a quaint stone wall. At the right the lawn slopea down to a 

 miniature water garden, with lilies and other water plants in 

 full bloom, hwhile a restful rustic summer house was almost con- 

 cealed in tae shrubbery back of the bulb garden. 



Bobbink nd Atkins, Rutherford, N. J., featured Azaleas in 

 their garden, which was laid out in more or less formal style. 

 Excellent specimens of Azalea Indica and other types filled the 

 oblong beds, while the big border at the back was formed by 

 dense masses of flowering Crabapple, Azalea Mellis, Rhododen- 

 drons, etc. On the extreme left a white summer house, embow- 

 ered in Rambler roses, sheltered a small playing fountain sur- 

 rounded by ferns. This firm also exhibited a marvellous rock 

 garden, rivalling the larger one of Julius Roehrs in number and 

 variety of rock plants, all of which were plainly labelled. It 

 was really intended more as an exhibit of plants that could be 

 grown in rocky soil, rather than a true garden, althougii it was 

 laid out as such. 



A rose garden, pure and simple, was the idea of A. N. Pierscni, 

 Cromwell, Conn., and it was excellently carried out. A gravel 

 path led back to a circular summer house gay with festoons of 

 Paul's Scarlet Climber. On either side of this path were formal 

 beds surrounded by turf, and filled with a fine selection of roses, 

 from the little Polyanthas in front to the plants of Ophelia, 

 Mme. Butterfly, White Killarney, Sunburst, etc., sloping toward 

 the back ground of specimen Conifers, Rhododendrons, and 

 Azaleas. 



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