. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 357 brilliant flowering plants. In one direc- tion the lawn merges into a picturesque out-cropping of rock clothed with sturdy firs and cedars, beyond which stretches the woodland to the shore. On the lawn are some fine elms, purple beeches and nyssas, the latter being among the most beautiful of trees for brilliant fall color- ing. The purple beeches, trees about sixty years old, and with trunk circum- ference of four feet, were successfully moved by Mr. Garthley seven years ago. He at
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 357 brilliant flowering plants. In one direc- tion the lawn merges into a picturesque out-cropping of rock clothed with sturdy firs and cedars, beyond which stretches the woodland to the shore. On the lawn are some fine elms, purple beeches and nyssas, the latter being among the most beautiful of trees for brilliant fall color- ing. The purple beeches, trees about sixty years old, and with trunk circum- ference of four feet, were successfully moved by Mr. Garthley seven years ago. He attributes his success in this opera- tion to the extreme care exercised in pre- serving all the roots entire no matter how far they reached. In a bed of cannas the most effective varietj' is Pandora, a cross between Crozy and Springer, hav- ing rich, dark foliage in rare combination with very large bright orange flowers. The flower gardens in the rear are exten- sive and brilliant. Here are cosmoses eight feet tall, veritable trees, also an endless variety of Drummond's phlox, snapdragons, ;, useful for cutting, and especially noticeable is a large bed of pentstemons, such as well deserve a place in every garden. Unfortunately these handsome flowers will not survive the winters here without protection. Mr. Garthley raised them from seed sown in March and then keeps the plants in cold frame during the winter, making cuttings from them in spring. Plants from cut- tings produce better flowers and more of them than those direct from seed. m Portecochere of H. H. Rogers, Fairhaven, Mass. The soil of Fairhaven is light and sandy with ledge underneath. Sod is hard to procure and salt spray storms are frequent. With these drawbacks, the perfection to which everything is grown is all the more to Mr. Garthly's credit. He has been the recipient of many high awards for his exhibits at Horticultural Hall in Boston. There is a range of greenhouses recently built well supplied with th
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