A Noteworthy Massachusetts Estate 
By William N. Craig, Massachusetts 
A Specimen of Malus Floribunda in Bloom, a 
Magnificent Sight. 
AMONGST the numerous attractive and interesting 
estates to be found within the confines of the old 
Bay State, there are none with such a wealth of 
features, appealing to the horticulturists, as the Bayard 
Thayer estate, South Lancaster, Mass., where William 
Anderson is superintendent. The estate covers over a 
thousand acres, is well elevated, beautifully wooded, and 
from the mansion and formal gardens, magnificent views 
of mountain, lake, and forest, command one's admiration 
at everv turn. 
A Specimen of Taxus Cuspidata Ten Feet in iVidth and 
Twelve Feel in Height. 
The present mansion was built about sixteen years 
ago, and at that time large quantities of evergreen and 
deciduous trees and shrubs were bought in small sizesj 
large plantations 'were planted thickly and in groups, 
in order to give more character to the plantings, and as 
the estate was developed, these were thinned and the 
surplus planted elsewhere. Many of these trees, such as 
Hemlock, Spruce, Douglas Spruce, Pines in variety. Oak, 
Ileech, Hickory, and Walnut, are now 20-30 feet in 
height. Priming has been verv strictlv .ittended to, with 
A Panoramic I'iew of Lancaster and Its Snrrounding Country From the Terrace Garden of the Bayard Thayer 
l.ancaster. Mass. Taxus Citspidala Is Seen Planted in the Foreground. 
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