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small plants, but has enriched the grounds by a vast number of choice 

 coniferous trees, many of them handsome large-sized specimens, 

 brought from Elvaston Castle. This has been expensive work of 

 course, and it is much to be regretted that what with the severe 

 winters which ( ccurred before the plants got fairly established, and th ? 

 locality not being favourable for the growth of things which are at all 

 tender, many ot these are not doing so well as might reasonably have 

 been expected. But after all the losses caused among them by the 

 last two severe winters, there are still many fine plants left, particularly 

 an Araucaria on the west terrace, two Picea pinsapo, some Cedrus 

 Deodara, Pinus cembra and excelsa, also Irish Yews, and the Chinese 

 Junipers already mentioned. We may mention that an Araucaria 

 planted in the low part of the grounds, near to the brook, has been 



I. Golden Yew in centre, and Verbena !Melindres. 



2 and 4. Yellow Calceolaria. 



3 and 5. Ageratum. 



G and 14. Geranium Golden Chain, and Swedish Juinpers in centres. 



7. Verbena Beauty Supreme.' 



8, 12, 16, 20. Irish Yews in centres. Geranium Flower of the Day. 

 . 9. Verbena Rouge et Noir ; not effective at a distance. 



II. Verbena Andre. 

 13. Ditto, Defiance. 



15. Ditto, Mrs. D. Tysson ; drops its flowers, and not to be used again. 

 17- Verbena Melindres. 

 19. Ditto, Defiance. 

 21. Ditto, ditto. 

 The same arrangement as that just described is observed on the other side. 



