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In its beautiful gardens, beneath the shadow of 
the lofty hemlocks, he would sequester himself Irom 
the world, the cares and torments of business and 
enjoy a recreative and unceremonious intercourse 
with the Judge” 
Whether or not the Sophoras are old enough to 
have been in position in the days referred to I can- 
not say. They have certainly been there very 
many years. 
Visitors here will find, quite near Belmont, 
Tom Moore’s cottage, which he occupied while 
living here. One of the sweetest of his ballads 
was composed in this cottage. 
“ I knew by the smoke that so gracefully curled 
Across the green elms that a cottage was near, 
And I said if there’s peace to be found in this world, 
A heart that is humble might hope for it here.” 
Joseph Meehan 
CEREUS GRANDIFLORUS {Night- Bloomm^ Cereus). 
Stems long, terete and rooting. Flower tube 
springs from the edge of leaf and is 4 to 5 inches 
Cereus Grandiflorus. Night Blooming Cereus. 
in length. The flowers are remarkable for their 
rare beauty and sweetness, when fully expanded 
measuring from 6 to 9 inches in diameter; the calyx 
is brown on the outside, and of a yellow color on 
the inside; the many, narrow sepals are also yellow; 
the petals are broader and pure white; stamens very 
long, numerous and tipped with oblong anthers of 
a bright yellow color. 
The Night-blooming Cereus usually flowers in 
July or August, and when the plants are large sev- 
eral flowers will open the same night, So rapid is 
the expansion, the soft trembling of the petals 
(numbering about ninety) can be seen. The blos- 
soms are of very short duration, continuing in full 
bloom only about six hours. They begin to open 
at 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening, are fully blown 
by eleven, and by three or four o’clock in the 
morning they fade and hang down quite decayed; 
but during their short continuance there is scarcely 
a flower of greater beauty, or with so rich and 
delicate a perfume. 
Although only occasionally seen in conserva- 
tories, the grandiflorus can be successfully grown 
in the house where a normal temperature is main- 
tained, and wi 41 even stand transplanting to the 
lawn in the summer season if protected from strong 
winds. The plant to the right in our illustration 
was imported from Germany. The one on the left 
was a small slip taken from a plant in Iowa. It is 
now II years old and has been blossoming for 8 
years, and, although but a small plant, has pro- 
duced as many as five flowers at one time. Both 
plants are owned by a lady living in Chicago. Each 
summer the pots containing the plants are placed 
in the ground close to the foundation of the house 
and in an angle where they are well sheltered from 
the north and west winds. The photograph from 
which our illustration is made was a flash-light 
picture taken about 9 o’clock in the evening of 
August 28th. 
A MIGHTY WHITE OAK. 
Venerable trees always induce reflective senti- 
ment, and such a stupendous fellow as is here rep- 
resented is well worthy of admiration. We are 
indebted to Mr. Joseph H. Carpenter, Jr., of Wil- 
mington. Del,, for the photograph from which the 
A White Oak, Boroueh of Yeadon, near Philadelphia. 
cut is reproduced. The tree, which is a white oak, 
stands on grounds some 90 acres in area which Mr, 
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