February 15, 1872. ] 



JOUENAL OF HOKTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



153 



plaoea with Bhododendrons, amongst which there wound various 

 walks, with seats and summer-houses at suitable points, and 

 in the bottom was a level space, on which an artistic fountain 

 and basin were iilacod. I am not sure but a dripping well or 



something of that kind, and for which the stream of water 

 that runs down the middle could easUy be made to do duty, 

 would not be more appropriate. It was, however, a most 

 lovely spot even in August, and must be still more so in May 



TLOWER G.VRDEX 



ALE 



V.U..? 



1, 2, 8, 4, Geranium Cybister, eJged with Ceutanica. 

 5, 6, 7, 8, Calceolaria Yellow Gem, ed{,'ed with Pei-illa. 

 9, 10, 1.5, 16, Geranium Ci^stal Palace Gam, edRed with Ii-esinc Liudeui. 

 11, 12, 13, 14, Geranium Christine, edged with Iresine Liudeui. 



17, 21, Geranium Beaton's SUver Nosegay. 



18, 20, Pnrple King Verbena. 



when the Bhododendrons are in flower. One thing especially 

 attracted my attention, and that was a monument which the 

 children of one of the Lady Delameres had erected to her 

 honour towards the end of last century. The inscription upon 



'. planted the same as 

 1 Box, -within an oval 



19. Robert Fish Geranium. All the other fan beds a 

 17, 18, 19, 20. 



In the centre of each half is the monogi'ara — two D's 

 of red brick. 



The centre bed, not mirubered in tlie plan, is about 2 feet wide, and planted 

 with Geranium Flower of Spring one row, edged with blue Lobelia. 



it records the esteem in wliich she was held alike by rich and 

 by poor, and its quiet repose under the shade of fine old tree.s 

 gives a remarkable charm to the landscape. 

 Pursuing another route through tlie park, we come to a tract 



