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sented such a brilliant display of color and artistic arrangement 

 as to call forth the enthusiastic admiration of the \nsitors. The 

 grassy paths were particularly delightful and the latticed shelter 

 at the further end of the garden, shaded by large trees and covered 

 with vines and roses in flower formed an attractive feature of this 

 ideal garden. 



The planning and cultivation of such a place require profes- 

 sional ability of a high order and the head gardener, Otto Strassen- 

 burg, has reason to be proud of the results of his work here. 



On September 15 the committee again visited this garden and 

 found it hardly less interesting than on the occasion of the previous 

 visit in June. The earlier flowers, now mostly passed, had been 

 succeeded by masses of gladioli, asters, phloxes, and Hibiscus, 

 which with the yellow of the marigolds and Helianthus, glowed in 

 the brightness of the September day. Around the borders of the 

 garden the dense inflorescence of Boltonia and Clematis was con- 

 spicuous. 



James Garthly's Muskmelon Garden at Fairhaven. 



On August 7, by invitation of James Garthly, superintendent of 

 the estate of H. H. Rogers, the committee visited his garden of 

 melons at Fairhaven. 



It is currently believed that it is almost impossible to grow melons 

 successfully in open ground in Eastern Massachusetts owing to the 

 depredations of insects and the liability to fungous diseases. Mr. 

 Garthly, however, shows that it can be done and his melon garden 

 proves his claim, for on a piece of land, 66 by 78 feet, he has pro- 

 duced such a quantity of this fine fruit, that if grown for market 

 purposes would yield a very handsome return. 



The varieties planted were the Montreal and Honey Drop, 

 together with a row devoted to a cross between these two varieties 

 which has been named the Fairhaven Gem. There Avas also a 

 row of plants grown from seed sent from INIinnesota which showed 

 three distinct forms. 



The seed was set out in place from the lOtli to the 15th of May 



