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a beautiful form of light pink, introduced into Dr. ^Nlinot's col- 

 lection from Holland in 1900. It is a profuse bloomer and was 

 thought by the members of the committee to be the most desirable 

 variety among the many excellent ones examined. Other blooms 

 of a pink or pale rose color were the Coupe d' Hebe, with saucer- 

 shaped outer petals, and the Charles Sedgwick Minot, a Richard- 

 son seedling of much merit. Among the crimson or red varieties 

 were Delachii, a French peony (deep crimson), Eclatante (bright 

 rose), and the anemone-flowered Rubra (magenta), obtained from 

 Mr. T. R. Watson of Plymouth. Unfortunately many plants were 

 not in bloom at the time of the committee's visit, so that the com- 

 plete range of varieties could not be examined. 



The Cherry Hill Nurseries, West Newbury. 



On June 21 the committee visited the Cherry Hill Nurseries 

 of Thomas C. Thurlow & Co., at West Newbury, to inspect his 

 system of evergreen hedges grown as windbreaks and shelter for 

 his nursery grounds. These evergreen hedges, composed of white 

 and Norway spruce trees, symmetrically trimmed, are probably 

 the most extensive in this section of the country. They range 

 between 25 and 75 feet in height, and the tallest are allowed to 

 grow naturally. While these hedges serve their purpose well, 

 it is to be questioned whether nursery stock protected by them is 

 not rendered temporarily tender and therefore subject to the rigors 

 of inclement weather when transferred from the nursery to exposed 

 situations. 



]Mr. Thurlow informed the committee that the hedges formed 

 an exceptionally welcome shelter for birds, and he was of the 

 opinion that the absence of insect pests from his nursery grounds 

 was in a large measure the result of the encouragement of bird life 

 afforded by the hedges. 



The F. S. ^SIosely Estate, Newburyport. 



On June 21 the members of the committee availed themselves 

 of an invitation from Mr. Frederick S. Moselv to drive through his 



