REPORT 



COMMITTEE ON GARDENS, 



FOR THE YEAR 1896. 



By JOHN G. BAKKEE, Chairman. 



The Committee take pleasure in reporting to the Society a 

 season of unusual activity and interest, the prizes offered having 

 been competed for more than in any previous season. In all, we 

 have made eleven visits, and on each occasion the subjects for 

 competition were of unusual merit, and we feel that the purpose 

 for which the Committee is established has been more satisfac- 

 torily carried out than in previous seasons. We are glad to 

 report that Mr. David Nevins has entered his fine estate at 

 Framingham for the H. H. Hunnewell Triennial Premium, and 

 that Mrs. Benjamin P. Cheney has also entered her estate at 

 South Natick for the same Premivim, We expect to make the 

 first visit at Mrs. Cheney's place in June, 1897. 



Your attention is invited to the statements of the various com- 

 petitors, which are of jjractical value. 



David Nevins's Estate, Framin^gham. 

 The Committee have made two visits to the fine estate of Mr. 

 David Nevins, at Framingham. Tlie large extent of the estate 

 and the varied fine views lend to it a charm and attraction not 

 easily described. To appreciate its beauty it must be seen ; there is 

 no spot anywhere that has not some attraction. As we enter the 

 estate from Framingham, a portion on the borders of Farm Pond 



