JAMES RIVER GARDEN CLUB 
MRS. WILLIAM SALE, “Tuckahoe”, Vinita, Va. 
Location — 10 miles west of Riclimoiid. Take Cary St. Road to 
County Club; turn left on River Road. 
Type — Box; effect of a map. 
Best Bloom — May, June and Septeml)er. 
Specialty — Old fashioned flowers. 
Visiting days and hours — Saturday afternoons. 
Remarks — .^n old James River Colonial place owned by four Coolidge 
brothers of Boston, — J. Randolph, Archibald C., Harold J., and 
Julian Coolidge. For appointments telephone long distance, 
Manalsin Central, or wire Vinita, Va. 
MRS. GEORGE COLE SCOTT, Richmond, Va. 
Location — "Ballyshannon”, Cary Street Road. 
Typ e — Formal. 
^ Best Bloom — .-\pril. Early May. 
Specialties — Broad-leafed evergreens, bulbs, iris. 
Visiting days and hours — Week day afternoons. 
Owner’s request — Strangers requested to telephone. Garden is prin- 
cipally a winter garden as owner is absent in summer months. 
MRS. THOS. S. WHEELRIGHT, Buckhead Springs, Va. 
Location — Chesterfield County, Va., between Richmond and Peters- 
burg. 
Type — English Parterre, enclosed with holly hedge. 
Best Bloom — Spring. 
Specialty — Old log house. 
Visiting days — Any time. 
Owner’s remarks — The owner would prefer being at home. 
MRS. HENRY T. WICKHAM, care of C. & O. R. R. Offices, Rich- 
mond, Va. 
Location — “Hickorj' Hill”, Hanover County, near .Ashland. 
Typ e — Early Colonial. 
Best Bloom — When the Roses are in bloom. 
Specialty — Box tree walk. 
Remarks by an interesting landscape architect state that 
"Hickory Hill” is a splendid example of the extensive 
plans of early landscape work in America — the central axis 
being laid off on a two mile distance ; the place should probably 
be viewed with this in mind. The present garden affords an 
interesting visit, as the fine old evergreen planting and boxwood 
are beautiful. 
BATTLE ABBEY, Confederate Memorial, Public Park, Richmond, Va. 
Location — South Boulevard. 
Typ e — Modern grounds, featuring Southern evergreen. 
Specialties — Magnolias ; grandiflora. 
Visiting days — Open to public. 
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