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in its damp grottos are planted an almost innumerable collection 

 of hardy shrubs and herbaceous and alpine plants. In the wood- 

 land around the pond are plantations of rhododendrons and hardy 

 evergreens intermixed with the no less attractive native trees, 

 shrubs, and flowering plants. 



The visitors were shown over the estate by the head gardener, 

 James Marlborough, whose skill in the gardener's art as mani- 

 fested in the results obtained here is worthy of mention. 



Andrew Gray Weeks' Estate at Marion. 



July 14 the committee again had the pleasure of a visit to the 

 estate of Andrew Gray Weeks at Marion, Massachusetts. Con- 

 tinued improvement marks the progress in the development of 

 this notable seashore home. The work done the present season 

 includes the extension of the lawn in front of the house clear down 

 to the water's edge and the filling in of the marsh formerly existing 

 there. This change has necessitated the construction of a concrete 

 retaining wall and in the space thus reclaimed will be planted 

 groups of trees and shrubs which will add much to the beauty of 

 the foreground in connection with the broad expanse of the waters 

 of the bay. 



Of hardly less interest is the treatment of the dozen or more 

 acres of woodland at the rear of the home grounds. The well-kept 

 roads and paths through this section are bordered by plantations 

 of Japanese irises, rhododendrons, and native ferns, all of which 

 are doing finely, and in connection with the native growth make a 

 ramble through this part of the estate one of more than usual 

 interest. 



Oliver Ames' Vegetable Garden at North Easton. 



August 3 the committee inspected the vegetable garden on the 

 Oliver Ames Estate at North Easton, Massachusetts. An area 

 of about two acres of level ground has been selected for this purpose 

 and enclosed on three sides by a substantial stone wall made of the 



