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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEE. 



[ May 16, 1872. 



naii:cd for put culture ; but litre it woulil, perhHjis, be advisable 

 to add a little good leaf mould. The first winter a slight pro- 

 tection might be afforded them by shaking a little Utter over 

 the crown and the soil in the vicinity of the roots. The follow- 

 ing species arc beautiful decorative objects, are easOy grown, 

 and within the reach of all. 



IS. aiirca. — As the illustration (kindly furnished by Messrs. 

 Veitch) shows, this is really a superb jjlant. The leaves arc 

 narrow, linear, keeled at the back, but channelled above, sub*- 

 erect, and dark green. The flower-scape attains a height of 

 about 2 feet, and upon its apex is borne an umbel of lai'ge 

 golden yellow bell-shaped flowers nearly 2 inches long. It is 

 a native of Australia. Another flue species is 



B. t'nnniitfihamii. — The leaves of tliis are spreading, per- 

 fectly smooth, some 2 feet in length, linear in shape, and 

 keeled at the back, bright green above, but somewhat paler 

 below. The flower-spike rises to about the same height as in 

 the previously-named plant, and the flowers are about the 

 same size ; they differ, however, in colour, being a rich coppery 

 red, the apex of the segments being golden yellow. Its native 

 home is in the mountains of New South Wales. 



B. flammed. — This is a fine plant, bearing a general resem- 

 blance to the other kinds, yet having a more rigid habit. Its 

 flowers are very lar'ge, rich orange scarlet, with yellow margins. 



B. iiobilis is a very old inmate of our greerihouses, but so 

 much neglected that the majority of plant-growers of the pre- 

 sent day do not know it. The leaves are narrow and entire, 

 whilst the flowers are pendulous, produced in large umbels or 

 terminal clusters; they arc funuel-shaped, deep red, with the 

 upper portion of the segments yellow. 



There are several hybrid forms of these plants to be met 

 with in collections, the names of which are unknown to me ; 

 theu' flowers, however, are all beautiful, and they deserve a 

 more extended culture. — Expebto Ceei>e. 



KENT'S BANK, GEANGE-OVEE-SANDS, 

 LANCASHIEE. 



I WILL give you a brief description of this place and its 

 attractions. It is called Kent's Bank from its position on the 

 banks of the river Kent, and on the margin of the great 

 crooked Bay of Morecambe, over the sands of which was once 

 the high road from the opposite shore of Lancaster, a passage 

 attended with the greatest danger from the uncertain and 

 shifting channel of the Kent, a fact experienced by the Roman 

 general Agiicola during the passage of his army a.d. 79, 

 narrated by himself to Tacitus. 



Kent's Bank, -with its beautiful and pleasantly-situated viUas, 

 is on the northern shore of Morecambe Bay, in the north 

 division of Lancaster. Near it is a handsome and modern 

 mansion, the residence of J. S.Young, Esq., J.P., standing in a 

 verdant rocky corner of the shore, on the site of an old house, 

 said to have belonged to a prelate of olden times. The place 

 is much frequented by visitors in seai-ch of health from its 

 sheltered situation and mild climate, and faces south-east and 

 south. The view is most enchanting, commanding an extensive 

 prospect of Arnside Knot, with its Fir grove crown, Warton 

 Crags, the thickly-wooded slopes of Silverdale, Bolton-le- 

 Sands, Hest Bank, Lancaster, Morecambe, and the estuary of 

 the Lune, so cheerily sung of by the poet Drayton. Contiguous 

 to Kent's Bank is Humphery Head, a noble headland, with a 

 fine mixture of bold and beautiful scenery; Kii'khead, too, 

 with its craggy woods and shelving slopes, from which a grand 

 panoramic view is obtained. 



The country around affords many very picturesque rambles, 

 down lanes fenced by walls of stone, mostly bordered with 

 Ash, Hazel, wild Roses, and beds of Fern ; while the walls, if 

 old, are overspread with Mosses, smaU Ferns, wild Strawberries, 

 Geranmm lucidum, and Lichens and Mosses innumerable. 



The woods consist chiefly of Oak, Ash, and Birch ; here and 

 there the Wych Elm, with underwood of Hazel, White and 

 Black Thorn, and Hollies. In moist places Alders and Willows 

 abound, and Yews among the magnesian Ihnestone rocks. The 

 Sycamore, too, is much grown for coppice wood ; but I beheve 

 it must have been introduced, as I think it was only brought 

 from Germany two huncbed years ago. Amongst the smaller 

 vegetable ornaments must bo reckoned the Bilberry, never so 

 beautiful as in early spruig, covering the rocky knolls with a 

 inirc mantle of fi-esh verdure, more lively than" the verdure of 

 the open fields ; the Broom that spreads luxuriantly aloug rough 

 pastures, mtervciiiing the steep copses with its golden blossoms ; 



the Junipei', a rich evergreen that thrives, in spite of cattle 

 browsing, on the unenclosed parts of Ihe mountain fells ; and 

 there is everywhere an endless variety of brUliaut flowers in 

 the fields and meadows. 



I must at present omit to notice the Lichens and Mosses ; 

 which in their profusion, beauty, and variety exceed those of 

 any other locaUty I ever visited. 



The flowering shrubs grow luxuriantly and bloom profusely 

 down to the very verge of the bay. The Aucuba japonica 

 flourishes well, and Colletia bictonensis, that singular Chihau 

 shrub, endures the winter in the gardens of Abbot Hall. 



One word as to the antiquities, and the Priory Church of 

 Cartmel, founded 1188, or alittle later than the beautiful Abbey 

 of Furness. The changes in architecture are very striking 

 from the Norman to the early EngUsh period, and to the pre- 

 sent time. In the old library in the vestry I was shown some 

 rare and curious books, among which were the second part of 

 the " Faerie Queene, containing the fourth, fifth, and sixth 

 bookes, by Ed. Spencer, printed at London, for Wm. Ponsonby, 

 in 1596;" ablackletterBibleiuG vols., printed at Basle in 1502; 

 a quarto copy of Thomas Aquinas iu black letter, printed at 

 Venice in 150(i. The ancient parish register is three hundred 

 3'ears old, and an umbrella is said to be two hundred years old. 

 The church is splendidly restored, and the tine old oak carving 

 is alone worth a visit to this venerable pUe. — D. Feugusox. 



Feens and Flowers in the Neighboukhood. 

 AUosurua crispus, Pai-sley Fei-n. 



Asplenium Adiantum-nigmm, Bfaclf Maiden-hair Splecnwort. Varieties — 

 obtusatum, acutidentatum. 

 Ruta-Muraiia; Rue-leaved Spleenwort. 

 Trichomanes, commnn Maidcn-liaii'. Vai-ieties — ; 

 scn-.itnm, jnrisnm, 'lrp;iiiprrntniu, mlUtifidura, 



Athv 



\'arictieB — depauperatum, paniceps, 

 ;tics — fiu'catum, fctiictum, and pio- 



Blecliiiiiiii Sijit.uil, liiud luiii 



Botiychium Luuaiia, Moonwort. 

 Ceterach oflacinaiauu, Scaly Splcenwoi-t. 

 Cystopteris fiagilis, Brittle Bladder Fcni. 

 Lastrea cristata. Vaiieties — spiiiuloaa, lUij^inosa. 



dilatata, Broad Buckler Fern. Tarieties— coUiua aud dumetorum. 

 Filix-mas, male Fei-n. Vaiiety— Palacca. 

 - moDtana, Mountain Fern, 

 rigida, Rigid Fern. 

 Ophioglossoni viilgai'e. Adder's Tongue. 

 Osniunda regalis. Royal Fera. 

 Polypodium Dijopteris, Oak Fem. 

 calcaieum. Limestone Polj-pody. 

 Phegopteris, Beech Fern. 



\^llgare, Common Polypody. Vaiieties — acutura, senatum, obtUBum, 

 coriaceo-biadum, intenuptum, lobatiun ciistatum, pulchenimum, 

 senutum, &c. 

 Polystichum aculeatum, Prickly Shield Fei-n. 



anguloi-e, Soft Prickly Shield Fei-n. Vaiicticb— tripiunatum, prolilerum, 

 lobatiim. 

 Ptcris aquillna, Brake. 



ScolopeutU-ium ralgai'e. Halt's Tongue, very common in this neit^hhourhood. 

 The following varieties have also been found: — undnlatuio, alatum, 

 cornutum, moi-giuatuiu, polyschides, projectum, multilidum, digita- 

 tuiu, iri'cgulai'e, limbospeimmn-ciistatum, sagittato-maiginato-crista- 

 tum,divaricatum, &c. 

 Adoxa moschatcUina, Tuberous Moschatcl. 

 AnagalUs tenella, Bog Pimpoi-nel. 

 Antcnnniia dioica, Mountain Cudweed. 

 Anthyllis vuhieraria, Lady's Fingers. 

 Aijuilegia vulgaris. Columbine. 

 Avcuaiia verna, Vei-nal Sandwoi-t. 

 Asperula cynanchica, Squinancywoi-t. 



odorata, Sweet ■\Voodruff. 

 Astragalus glyciphyllos. Milk Vetch. 

 Atropa Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade. 

 AiTim maculatum, Cuckoo Pint. 

 Agi-ostemma Githago, Cockle. 

 Agiimonia Eupatoria, Common Agiimony. 

 Biyonia dioica, Red-bcnicd Bryony. 

 Convolvulus SoW^Mirll,,, Sc.i i;i',i,lweed. 

 Campanula liitil'.iM 'ii.-it. r- llflower. 

 Chelidonium nuim , ( .,iiiiii-ii i tliiudine. 

 Cichoiiuni Iiitil.ijv, WiM m;, . ,,„-. 

 Cochleaiia angliLU, i:u„li„!i ^Luriy Grass. 

 Convallai-ia nmjulis, Lily nt the Aalley. 

 Comanun palustix. 31ui^li ( iii-n'tfuil. 

 Cotyledon nmbiliin,<. N,i el • .il. 



Crithnimri T i:i-i>;ii,T:,i; -■,,,, ', .liiic. 



DaiJliii.' I .r' .',, -i • . I ■ , . I 

 Digit^.h : , ■ I 

 Piotis ji ■ i- !. ., -. ( ..I (, ., w . ^-fl, 

 DrosLi,. I. h i|..n,i, I ,-.ta>i-,l .-.midcw. 



r.ituiiili! -li I. I;.imj>l-leuved Sundew. 

 Epipaid. . 11 il.li:,, .\amnv-leaved Hellebormo. 



latifnlia. LiualL avid Helloboi-ine. 

 Eupatoriimi caimabiiium, Hemp Agrimony. 

 Fedia ohtoria. Corn Salad. 

 Fumaria oflicinalis, Fiimitoiy. 

 Ornithogaliun lutcum, Yellow Stiu' of Bethlehem. 

 GaUum pusillnm, Least Moimlain Bedstraw. 

 Genista tinctoria. Dyer's Greenweed. 



