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THE FLORIST. 



this, however, where the ground is well drained, frost is not so much 

 to be feared as in valleys or flat-lying localities. Dahlias will often 

 remain in bloom here until Christmas, and a scarlet Rhododendron 

 was in full blossom on the 4th of March. 



Notwithstanding the advantageous position of the grounds, fa- 

 vourable results could not be obtained however, except under good 

 cultivation ; and great credit is due to Mr. Dods, the gardener, for 

 the skill evinced in the general management of the place; for it is 

 not one thing alone that is done well, every department is in the best 

 possible condition. 



As at this season it may be useful to know what the different 

 beds out of doors are filled with, we have thought it well to furnish 

 our readers with the annexed plan of the flower-garden, and with 

 the following list of plants, for summer decoration as well as for win- 

 ter use, with which each bed is planted ; the numbers in the plan 

 correspond with those in the list. 



Planted during Summer. 



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Geranium lucidum. 



-^nothera macrocarpa. 



Geranium unique. 



Scailet variegated Geranium. 



Duke of Cornwall Geranium. 



Mangles' Floribundum Geranium. 



Verbena Robinson's Defiance. 



Calceolaria viscosissima. 



Verbena Iphigenia 



Verbena Lady of the Lake, or any 



good rose-coloured variety. 

 Princess Alice Geranium, 

 Calceolaria amplexicaulis, 

 Scarlet China Rose, 

 ^nothera macrocarpa. 

 Mangles' variegated Geranium. 

 Verbena Morphea, or any good 



purple. 

 Shrubland Scarlet Geranium. 

 Calceolaria viscosissima. 

 Scarlet China Roses, 

 Duke of Cornwall Geranium. 

 Compactum Geranium (fountain 



bed). 



22. Verbena Iphigenia. 



23. „ Lady of the Lake. 



24. Calceolaria Kentish Hero. 



25. Shrubland Scarlet Geranium. 



26. Geranium quercifolium cocci- 



neum. 



27. Mangles' variegated Geranium. 



28. Verbena Morphea. 



29. Geranium diadematum erubes- 



cens. 



30. Flower of the Day Geranium. 



31. Pink Ivy-leaved Geranium. 



32. Verbena Chauvieri. 



33. jEnothera macrocarpa. 



34. Geranium floribundum (Mangles' ). 



35. Verbena speciosissima. 



36. Pink Ivy-leaved Geranium. 



37. ^nothera macrocarpa. 



38. Geranium floribundum (Mangles"). 



39. „ unique (dark). 



40. „ Princess Alice. 



41. „ Piincess Royal. 



Planted as a Winter Garden. 



1. Iberissempervirens. 



2. Heath (seedling). 



3. Rhododendron ponticum. 



4. Ledum buxifolium. 



5. Heleborus niger. 



6. Erica scoparia. 



7. Single blue Hepatica. 



8. Alyssum Saxatile. 



9. Erica herbacea. 



10. Heleborus niger. 



11. Mixed Pansies. 



12. Andromeda floribunda. 



13. Scarlet China Roses. 



14. Rhododendron ponticum. 



1 5. Mahonia aquifolia. 



16. Erica herbacea. 



17. „ 



18. Anemone, mixed. 



19. Scarlet China Rose. 



20. Laurustinus. 



2 1 . Rhododendron ponticum (fountain 



bed). 



22. Erica camea, 



23. Anemone (mixed). 



24. Heleborus niger. 



25. Erica herbacea. 



