Cedar Hill, the Country Estate of T. A. Havemeyer 
WITH Old Sol contributing what was one of the 
few ideal spring days we have so far enjoyed 
this season, the Field Day held recently at 
Cedar Hill, the country estate of T. A. Havemeyer, lo- 
cated at Brookville, Long Island, proved a perfect one. 
At the invitation of Mr. Havemeyer some thirty odd 
representative gardeners in charge of the country estates 
in the vicinity of New York City gathered at Cedar Hill 
on the day named. 
Arriving in groups during the forenoon, by automobile 
and train, the guests were welcomed to Cedar Hill by 
Mr. and Mrs. Havemeyer and were soon scattered among 
the o-ardens and in the fields in search of the manv 
The Approach to the Rock Garden, Where Many Rare and 
Varied Plants Have Found a Suitable Home and Have Become 
Acclimated to Their New Conditions. The Red Cedars Make a 
Most Pleasing Background. 
rare varieties of plants, shrubs and trees Air. Have- 
me3fer has accumulated during the six years he has 
been developing this interesting place. 
Air. Haveme}er, as president of the Horticultural So- 
ciety of New York and as chairman of the New York 
Flower Show Committee, has become much interested in 
the achievements of the private gardeners who grow for 
the New York exhibitions, while the gardeners them- 
selves have become equally interested in Sir. Havemever's 
enthusiasm as an amateur, he being regarded one of the 
foremost and best informed in this country on certain 
sp,ecies,,of plants, and so, when the invitation came to 
enjoy a day with him among "the glories of his gar- 
den," all aglow at this season of the year, all that could 
avail themselves of the privilege journeyed to Air. 
Havemeyer's estate to pass a day which will long be re- 
membered by all those present. 
Cedar Hill can properly be described as a natural coun- 
try estate. It was named after the Red Cedars which 
cover the hillside of the property purchased by Mr. 
Havemeyer about six years ago and consisting of about 
forty acres. When he acquired it much of the lowland 
was of a swampy nature, but this has all been transformed 
into a veritable garden spot. Formality in arrange- 
ment, which predominates many of the modern coun- 
try estates, is not to be found at Cedar Hill for in its 
development Nature was followed as much as possible. 
And, withal. Cedar Hill is so planned that as one steps 
out of one path into another his eyes meet constant 
surprises, but everything is in an orderly and natural 
fashion. 
(,)f the collections of plants that have been gathered in 
this country and abroad, the Lilacs are the most extensive 
and contain many rare and beautiful varieties from which 
others have been propagated in the nursery, making the 
collection one of the largest that can be found in this 
country. 
One of the Interesting Paths, Where One Comes at Every 
Bend to Something Unusual, Something Worth While, Shozving 
Great Care, the Love of Plants and the Knowledge of Hozv to 
Plant. 
A recent interesting description of the plants found at 
Cedar Hill was so minutely described in the Florist's E.v- 
change recently, that we repeat from it. Among the 
double varieties of Lilacs the following may be men- 
tioned : Due de Alassa, clear violet with large purple 
buds : Jean Alace, mauve, fading to blue-mauve, an early 
free flowering sort, with broad, compact panicles; Jules 
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