THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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the trade was in this line, until, in later years, 
New York nurseries with their more numerous 
facilities, could grow them much cheaper, and this 
nursery raised ornamental stock entirely, making 
specialties of Norway and Sugar Maples, Norway and White 
Spruce and in later years Blue Spruce and Concolor Firs, 
and specimen ornamental stock. 
Some thirty years ago Mr. Thurlow became interested in 
peonies and obtained a collection of the Richardson seed¬ 
lings. He also bought quite largely from England and 
France, and by 1899 he had a stock of over 70,000 plants. 
At this time he sold his entire stock, but he decided to build 
up a new collection, and as his oldest son, George, and a few 
years later his youngest son, Winthrop, became associated 
with him, bought the best varieties in Europe and America, 
until today peonies are one of the specialties at Cherry Hill. 
German iris and phlox were also added, and a fine assort¬ 
ment has been collected and propagated. Native azaleas, 
kalmia latifolia and andromeda are also grown exten¬ 
sively, and the nursery contains an excellent stock of these 
plants. The trade is to a large extent, retail, as it is situated 
within a short distance of the “North Shore’’ of Massa¬ 
chusetts, w r here are many summer homes in Nahant, 
Manchester and Beverly.- The policy of the nursery is to 
produce specimen stock in ornamental deciduous trees and 
evergreens. 
Mr. T. C. Thurlow, altho for many years in delicate' 
health, took an active interest in the business, until his 
death, which occurred July last. He was an enthusiastic 
lover of horticulture, and enjoyed every new and beautiful 
plant. His sons George C. and Winthrop H. will continue 
the business, and will endeavor to maintain the business 
principles established by their father. 
Largest Storage Cellar in New England. Owned by the New England Nurseries, Bedford, Mass. 
NEW ENGLAND NURSERIES, Inc. 
BEDFORD, MASS. 
This is the largest concern of its kind in New England. For 
nearly a mile along and on both sides of the “Great Road” 
leading from Lexington to Concord, one may see well culti¬ 
vated blocks of hardy ornamentals. The evergreen section is 
perhaps the most conspicuous. Hundreds of beautiful speci¬ 
men Abies concolor, Picea pungens, Retinosporas, Junipers, 
Pines and Thuyas are found in the collection, while a great 
variety of the rarer European sorts are by no means lacking. 
The herbaceous section contains over a thousand varie¬ 
ties of hardy flowers, new and old. This collection represents 
years of constant endeavor in securing from the ends of the 
earth and testing the hardiness of specimens suitable for 
planting and worthy of cultivation in the rigorous climate 
of New 7 England. Then, blocks of deciduous trees and 
shrubs, roses and evergreen shrubs form no small part of 
the collection. 
The nurseries w- T ere established at Bedford about twenty 
years ago. Previous to that, a block of ten acres in the 
city of Cambridge served as a show ground, where offices 
and greenhouses were then located. 
The present owners, The New England Nurseries, Inc., 
acquired the property and stock by purchase in the spring 
of 1907. Mr. Theo. J. Smith of the W. & T. Smith Co., 
Geneva, N. Y., became president of the new' corporation, 
and Mr. A. E. Robinson, formerly wdth the W. & T. Smith 
Co., treasurer and manager. For more than two years 
extensive improvements have been in progress. New 
cellars and greenhouses have been built, new machinery 
and equipment installed and many acres of land reclaimed 
and planted. The propagating department and nursery 
proper is now under the supervision of Mr. Charles Fisher, 
formerly of Fonthill, Ontario, and well known in Geneva 
and Rochester, N. Y. 
The company also maintains an up-to-date Landscape 
Designing and Planting Department. This is under the 
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management of Mr. John Kirkegaard. 
