456 THE GARDENER. [Oct. 



and all in liigh keeping. Everything is conceived and carried out on 

 a grand scale, tlie arrangements reminding one a good deal of Drum- 

 lanrig Castle. A parterre on the west side of the terrace on which 

 the Hall stands is entirely bedded out with Geraniums ; and another, 

 on the east side, with A^erbenas— by the wish, we understood, of the 

 noble proprietor; and certainly, ]\Ir Upjohn, the head-gardener, has 

 exemplified in a highly creditable manner what can be accomplished 

 with so few materials. The collection of Geraniums was of course 

 varied and select, and the display was rich and effective. The Ver- 

 benas used were Crimson and Purple King, and a dwarf white variety. 

 They had grown and flowered well, and the somew^hat intricate pat- 

 tern w'as brought out by the three colours in a very effective manner. 



In front of the Hall, the ground descends by a series of terraces for 

 a considerable distance to the flower-garden proper, which is laid out 

 in the geometrical style, and was furnished with the best varieties of 

 summer plants, including recent introductions. To the right and left 

 are fountains throwing jets 50 or 80 feet high; beyond, the finely-shaven 

 lawn stretches to the edge of a beautiful lake swarming with water- 

 fowl of various kinds, the off shore forming the boundary-line of the 

 grounds on that side. In addition to the pleasure-grounds proper, 

 Mr Upjohn has also under his superintendence some 200 acres of 

 woodland, lying contiguous to the gardens. Through a stretch of the 

 wood, a secluded and w^ell-kept walk leads from the flower-gardens 

 to the kitchen-garden and forcing departments. The fruit and vege- 

 table forcing-houses are very extensive. Though not recent erections, 

 the houses are well designed; and being constructed principally of iron, 

 and kept in very good repair, they have a new look about them. The 

 vineries are large, and comprise Hamburg, Muscats, and late houses 

 of Alicant and Lady Dowmes, &c., all in excellent order. The Vines 

 are mostly old, but Mr Upjohn, who has been in charge only about 

 two years, has by systematic training, exposing the foliage well to 

 the light, and attention to the borders, got up a wonderful amount of 

 vigour in the Vines. Crops were heavy, we thought, and the bunches 

 were large, uniform, and well finished. JNfuscats were unusually fine 

 on young and old Vines ; we noticed also some beautiful bunches 

 of Gross Colman on year-old rods. Mr Upjohn has already given 

 token of his presence as a grape-grower at the Manchester Exhibitions, 

 and is likely to be troublesome by-and-by to the old stagers of that 

 neighbourhood. In the Peach-houses, the old and feeble trees are 

 being gradually replaced by young trees, already being pushed forward 

 for that purpose, and bearing nice fruit. Pines are grown in quantity, 

 the Black Jamaica variety predominating. Melons, in low span-roofed 

 pits, were ripening off in great numbers ; also good crops of Pears and 



