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though lacking the brilHancy of the earher kinds, have so many good 

 quaUties that they deserve all the interest now being. devoted to 

 them. 



The numerous greenhouses on the estate devoted to the culture 

 of orchids, foliage plants, and fruits were also inspected and one 

 realizes after a visit to such an estate as this the high professional 

 skill required in its management. 



The Botanic Garden of Harvard University. 



On May 19, by invitation of Robert Cameron, superintendent, 

 the committee made an informal visit to the Botanic Garden at 

 Cambridge for the purpose of seeing the magnificent display of 

 late-flowering tulips then in the perfection of bloom. 



There were long rows of many varieties, in many colors, of the 

 Darwin and Cottage classes, and their stately beauty was greatly 

 enhanced by the planting among them of Phlox subulata, Phlox 

 procumbens, Stellarias, and j^ansies which gave a beautiful effect 

 and finish to the borders. 



Other plants engaged the interested attention of the committee 

 as well as the tulips and narcissi, especially the Buckleya disticho- 

 phylla, a tree parasitic on the roots of the hemlock, and rarely found 

 in cultivation; the Frifillaria imperialis, in fine flower; and the 

 masses of Ali/ssum saxatUe compacta, which seems to have caught 

 and held the sunshine in its inflorescence. 



The greenhouses with their luxuriant growth of tropical plants 

 were also visited. 



Henry A. Belcher's Rock Garden at Randolph. 



June 18 the committee visited the estate of Henry A. Belcher at 

 Randolph for the purpose of inspecting his rock garden which had 

 been entered in accordance with the oft'er in the Schedule for the 

 present year. 



On this estate is a natural ledge rising from the general level to a 

 height of about twenty feet, and as it occujiies a conspicuous position 

 near the home grounds it presented an interesting problem as to the 

 best plan for its horticultural adornment. 



