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Vines came from ]\Ir. Forsyth, gardener to Baron Rothschild, at 

 Gunnersbury. Of Peaches decidedly the best were fm-nished by Mr. 

 Snow, gardener to Earl de Grey. Mr. CoUison had also large and fine 

 Peaches, but they were over ripe. Mr. Forbes, gardener to the Duke 

 of Bedford, Mr. Constantine, and ]\Ir. Gardiner also sent good fruit of 

 Peaches and Nectarines. Mr. Snow, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Ruffet sent 

 the best fruit, but good specimens also came from Mr. Turnbull, Mr. 

 Frost, and Mr. Munro, gardener to Mrs. Oddie. Of Melons, the best 

 came (a green-flesh sort), from Mr. Spencer ; but Mr. Tegg, Mr. 

 McEwen, and Mr. Fleming were also successful exhibitors of this fruit. 

 Of scarlet-fleshed kinds Mr. Marchand, gardener to J. Smith, Esq., 

 had the best. Mr. McEwen also showed fruit of this class. Figs were 

 furnished by Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, 

 ]\Ir. Snow, and I\lr. Constantine. The sorts were Black Ischia and 

 Brown Turkey. Cherries, large and fine, came from Mr. Taylor, 

 gardener to J. Coster, Esq., and Mr. Snow, gardener to Earl de Grey. 

 The best Strawberries were shown by Mr. Smith, of Twickenham, but 

 I\Ir. Tillyard and Mr. Lidyard also produced good dishes. The sorts 

 were Keens' Seedling and British Queen. Tropical Plants were 

 contributed by Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, 

 at Syon. They consisted o± Mamordica balsamina, Vanilla, Plantain 

 fruit, and Nutmegs. 



VASES AND VASE PLANTS. 



The introduction of vases, tazzas, baskets, &c., either of worked stone 

 or the various imitations of it, have now so general an introduction into 

 garden scenery ; more especially into those laid out in the geometric 

 style, that a few words on the positions they should occupy, and the 

 plants most suitable for placing in them, may not perhaps be unaccept- 

 able to your readers. 



In gardens designed to form an architectural adjunct to the mansion, 

 and which should therefore be carried out agreeably with the order which 

 characterises the principal building, vases, &c., will form a considerable 

 feature, and are indispensable to relieve the sameness of long lines of 

 low walls and balustrading, and when in due proportion to the size of 

 the pedestals on which they are placed, and filled with suitable plants, 

 form elegant objects, in addition to breaking up horizontal lines of 

 masonry. 



In all architectural gardens either in connection with the mansion, 

 or assuming that character when detached, vases and their accom- 

 paniments are appropriate embellishments, both for surmounting pedes- 

 tals on low walls and for introducing into the component parts of the 

 design, where they may be arranged either for centres or to occupy 

 subordinate positions in the compartments devoted to flowering plants. 

 Neither do we know of anything which conveys so much of the truly 

 ornate as vases, when placed at intervais on each side the long gravel or 

 Grass walks prevalent in this style of gardening. In all cases the vases 



