Dosoris. 
Dosoris Island is the country home of Mr. Charles A. Dana. It is situated on the north shore of Dong Island, 
about 30 miles from New York, and between 2 and 3 miles from the village of Glen Cove. It comprises about 
45 acres and is entirely owned and occupied by Mr. Dana. A narrow arm of the Sound, called Dosoris Tond, separates 
it from the mainland of Dong Island, to which, however, it is connected by a bridge. Mr. Dana has built a stout stone 
wall around the whole Island to guard it against encroachments by the sea, as well as to render available for planting 
every inch of space it contains. 
The whole Island, except what is occupied by necessary buildings, is maintained as a garden and pleasure-ground, 
and upon it are growing a greater variety of hardy trees, shrubs, and other decorative plants than can be found on any 
space of equal size anywhere 
else in the country. Between 
species and natural varieties of 
trees and shrubs alone, about 
t,ioo different kinds, repre¬ 
senting about 210 genera, are 
grown here. Among the de¬ 
ciduous ones are 29 kinds of 
Oaks, 7 of Hickories, 6 of Wal¬ 
nuts, 41 of Maples, 20 of Mag¬ 
nolias, 13 of Pyrus, 20 of 
Prunus, 11 of Dindens, 7 of 
Aralias, 14 of Cornus, 15 of 
Euonymus, 8 of Rhus, 33 of 
Spiraeas, 23 of Viburnums, 12 
of Berberis, and so on. Ever¬ 
greens are represented by 40 
kinds of Pines, 23 of Spruces, 
"5 of Firs, 22 of Retinosporas 
and other Chamcecyparis, 17 
Junipers, 20 Thujas, 11 Hem¬ 
locks, and so on. There are 
also large groups of Rhododen¬ 
drons, an Azalea bed contain¬ 
ing 2,700 plants, hosts of woody 
vines, and all manner of the 
finer hardy herbaceous peren¬ 
nials. 
Notwithstanding so great 
an assortment of plants, the 
landscape effects of Dosoris 
have not been impaired. The 
mansion-house rests on an ele¬ 
vation near the centre of the 
Island, and before it are spread 
wide unbroken lawns and some 
beautiful garden, rural, and 
water views. The mainland on 
the opposite shore of the Sound 
is visible from Greenwich, 
Conn., along the Westchester 
coast of New York to opposite 
Sands’ Point. 
Before an open seaside 
island like this can be converted into a happy home for lovely trees and shrubs and other flowers, the first thing 
to be devised is shelter from the prevailing bleak winds of winter. This may be provided by buildings, or tree 
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