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George E. Barnard's Estate at Ipswich. 



June 15 the committee visited the extensive estate of George E. 

 Barnard at Ijiswich which had been entered for the H. H. Hunne- 

 well Triennial Premium. This estate, comprising about sixty 

 acres, is being transformed from a typical old New England farm 

 into a modern country seat and the committee witnessed the results 

 of the first twelve months' improvements. 



Long ranges of flower borders edged the lawns around the house 

 and above these on the sloping hillside was planted a great variety 

 of hardy coniferous shrubs and trees, including many of the varie- 

 gated-leaved forms, hardly less attractive in coloring than the flowers 

 of the garden borders. Foxgloves, larkspurs, sweetwilliams, and 

 yellow pansies were the conspicuous elements of the floral display 

 on the occasion of the committee's visit and masses of the golden 

 Syringa were also a notable feature of the garden arrangement. 



In the rear of the house and sloping gradually to the Ipswich 

 River were the areas devoted to the vegetable and fruit gardens, 

 the orchard of dwarf fruit trees, comprising apples, pears, plums, 

 and cherries, and a water garden and rockery; all giving promise 

 of abundant returns. Although many fine old trees adorned the 

 estate Mr. Barnard has planted several thousand pines and spruces 

 on the adjacent hillsides which will prove an attractive feature 

 in his plan of improvement. 



The committee will await the further development of this estate 

 with much interest. 



Ernest E. Lincoln's Rose Garden at Hingham. 



On June 23 a visit was made to the rose garden of Ernest E. 

 Lincoln at Hingham. Mr. Lincoln is much interested in the cul- 

 ture of the rose and has about 140 plants distributed among 35 or 

 40 varieties of Hybrid Perpetuals which he started six years ago. 



Conspicuously in flower on the day of the committee's visit were 

 the following-named varieties: Duke of Teck, Capt. Hayward, 

 Mrs. R. G. S. CraAvford, Gabrielle Luizet, Fisher Holmes, and 

 Baroness Rothschild. 



