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■Siilb Garden, IVlwrc Thousands of Bulbs in Some Four Hundred Varieties, Including Alt the Recent Introductions, Were 
Found in Full Bloom on the Occasion of the Gardeners' Visit to Cedar Hill. 
happier than any similar collection the writer can recall 
having seen. 
A long border of Daphne Cneorum with pink flowers, 
backed by a double line of the bluish-purple Daphne 
Genkwa was admired. 
On the sloping lawn near these, bog plants were ad- 
mirably developed and graceful Japanese Birches, and 
the smooth, rounded leaved Cercidophyllum japonicum. 
^lost excellent use is made of the Darwin and Cot- 
tage Tulips, which are grown at Cedar Hill on trial by 
John Scheepers of New York. The selection embraces 
all the most desirable kinds. The Cedar Hill gardens 
atYord exceptional opportunities for experimenting 
with, growing on and cross-breeding of bulbs as well 
as displaying these products. To name two dozen 
of the choicest Tulips they are as follows : Noire 
Veritable, Farncombe Sanders, Mauve Claire, Amore. 
Prof. Rauwenhoff, Mrs. J. G. Baker, LTngenue, 
Europa, Psyche, Zanzibar, Dream, Glow, La Tulijia, 
Noire, Mangerin, La Merveille, Gesneriana Spathu- 
lata, Gesneriana Rosea, Striped Beauty, Bouton 
d'Or, Retroflexa, Lutea pallida, Mrs. Moon. Picotee, 
Cardinal Manning, Feu Ardent, Queen Alexandra, 
Margaret, The Fawn, Erguste and Golden Bronze, all 
of them gems. These were grown partly in long 
borders, partly in the formal Rose garden among 
the Roses, but wherever grown they were of splendid 
vigor and richness of color. 
Mr. Havemeyer's collection of Peonies, numbering 
hundreds of varieties, is one of the foremost in this coun- 
try, while his Iris collection is a noteworthy one. 
The visiting gardeners found enough to interest them 
for hours among the flowers and shrubs and notes were 
copiouslv made for future reference. Shortly after the 
noon hour the guests assembled in the home of their host, 
where they were served with a bounteous lunch, aftei 
which they again separated in groups to continue their 
investigations of the plantings which already cover a 
considerable area of the forty acres of the estate. 
Pioth Mr. and Airs. Havemeyer take a keen interest in 
their unique country place and find enjoyment for many 
hours of the day in their gardens and in the cosy nooks 
located about the estate during the spring and fall 
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Tlie Gardeners of Cedar Hill. Mr. Havemeyer's Intimate Kno-cvted,^e of the Many Rare Plants to Be Found on His Estate Made 
the Event Especially Interesting as He Guided His Guests About the Grounds. 
