November 24, 1863. 



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it, as I believe I have the credit of making it popular in 

 Scotland, where it is now grown in quantities that surprise 

 the southerners when they cross the border. — D. Thomson. 



SOME GAEDENS WORTH SEEING. 



COENWALL. 

 Name. Proprietor. Gardener. Station. 



Cardew Sir C Lemon, Bart Mf. Johns Triro. 



TrebartllaHall,.. T. Rcid, Esq Mr. Dawe Liskeard. 



DEVONSHIEB. 

 Werrington Park Duke of Northumberland... Mr.Snowden... Tavistock. 



MountTavy J. Curpenler, Esq Mr. Ag.tr Tavistock. 



Sydenham House J. Treniayne, Esq Mr. Diirdan ... Tavistocli. 



Kelly Hall A. Kelly, Esq Mr. Bloomfleld Tavistock. 



Lifton Park H. Bcadahaw, Esq.... Mr. Blomi:*end Tavistock. 



There ia a railway being made ii-om Tavistock to Laun- 

 ceston, so that some of the gardens will have stations nearer 

 than Tavistock. — K. J. B. 



DENBIGHSHIRE. 



Chirk CasUe Col.R.Myddleton-Biddulph, 



M:.P Mr. Bridden... Ohirk. 



Brynklnatilt Late Viscount Dunganon... Unknown Chirk. 



Wynnstay SirW.W.Wynn, Bait.,M.P. Mr. Cope Kaabon. 



SHROPSHIRE. 



Weston Hall Earl of Bradford Mr. Davidson.. Shiffnal. 



Hardwick Park . Sir J. Kynaston, Bart Mr. Shaw EUesmere. 



Porkington Hall Mrs. Ormsby Gore Mr. Brown ... Oswestry. 



Oatley Park Mrs. Mainwairin^ Mr. Pritchard.. EUesmere. 



STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Manley Hall A. Mardey, Esq Mr. Sharp Lichfield. 



Cauwell Hall ... Viscount Newport, M. P. ... Unknown SuttonColdfield 



Beaudesert , Marquis of Anglesey Mr. Thompson Rugeley. 



Drayton Manor . Sir Robert Peel, Bart, M.P. Unknown Tamworth. 



— H. T. S. H. 



STJTTOLK. 



BraHdeston Hall C. Austin, Esq Mr. Cooper ... Framliagham 



arton Hall Sir C. ttunbury, Bart. ...... Unknown Bury St. Eds. 



Culford Hall Rev. — Benyon Mr. Giieve ... Bury St. Eds. 



HengraveHall... Sir J. R. Gage. Bart Mr. Skinner... Bury St. Eds. 



Drinkst.-ne Park Captain Powell Mr. Fenton ... Elmswelt. 



Finborough Hall H. J. Pettiward, Esq Mr. Soulhgate Stowmarket. 



Foruh.im'HaU ... — Gilstrap, Esq Mr. Henty Bury St. Eds. 



— T. H. B. 



TEENTHAM. 



{Contimied from page 395.) 

 We have already indicated the chief mode of communi- 

 cation for pedestrians, by the iron bridge over the rivei-, 

 between the kitchen garden and the terraced gardens and 

 mansion. From this cottage garden, so concealed by shrubs 

 and trees, there is by means of a boat and rope a nearer 

 access to the ofB.ces and the rooms, &c., on the east side 

 of the house. Prom that ferry across the river lined with 

 beautiful aquatics, you observe a little to the northward the 

 arches of an ancient bridge, over which the road that passes 

 the carriage entrance to the kitchen and forcing gardens 

 we have already alluded to is continued past the commo- 

 dious Trentham Hotel, which must be a boon to the many 

 visitors, and through more of the village, until, entering the 

 park on the left, you shortly arrive at the beautiful entrance 

 gates, with a chaste Italian lodge on each side of them, and 

 only a short distance from the mansion, which is in the 

 same style of architecture, only richly adorned with lofty 

 balustrading, urns, vases, &c. The architectural beauty of 

 the mansion, however, we must leave to others to describe. 

 The entrance is on the west side, and is thus singular, that 

 instead of being ushered into a hall or lobby, you at once 

 pass into a lofty conservatory chiefly ornamented with 

 creepers and Perns, and having broad stone pathways, that 

 to the north leading to the public rooms, and that to the 

 south to the more private apartments of the family. In 

 connection with this is a court with flower-beds, and beau- 

 tiful stone plinth edgings, the Geraniums having a brighter 

 hue than ever they have out of doors, unless in a contin- 

 uance of dry, sunny weather. The nearest approach to 

 these Scarlet Geraniums in briUianoy were grown out of 

 doors in large boxes by the side of the conservatory, and, 

 from receiving leas rain, and much less feeding room for the 

 roots, they far excelled those that had been exposed to the 

 drenchings of that watery place. Not but that the beds 



out of doors were beautiful, but the bright blaze of these 

 protected Geraniums coniii'meJ what we lately advanced — 

 that a glass-covered flower garden, with plenty of air, and 

 moisture as needed, would give a greater brilliancy to most 

 of our bedding plants ; and even an acre, or half an acre so 

 laid out, would yield more satisfaction than dozens of acres 

 in the usual bed style out of doors. And then just think of 

 the nightmare visions, the proprietor, if at all enthusiastic, 

 and the sleepless nights of the gardener, if at aU anxious, 

 that might be prevented, but wMch must now be endured, 

 when several select parties are coming to see " your beau- 

 tiful place," and the barometer tells you as well as the aches 

 in your own body, if the rheums have got hold of you, that 

 you will either have a hurricane of wind, or a drenching, 

 desolating rain. 



From, this inner-court flower garden you enter the private 

 conservatory, which forms the west wing of the mansion, on 

 the south front. This, especially when the family is at home, 

 is always kept a picture of floral loveliness. The engraving 

 from a photograph will only give a slight idea of the beauty 

 of the massing and foliage and creepers. It gives no idea 

 of the artistic effect produced by marble statuary, vases, &c., 

 for if not moved these alone would have occupied the fore- 

 gTound, and broken and concealed the foliage. This view, as 

 well as that of Mr. Henderson's residence, and the temple to 

 follow, were taken by a self-taught artist or amateur, Mr. 

 Kirkby, of Trentham, and if the engraving is as good as the 

 photograph, there wiU be little to find fault with. The con- 

 servatory is 50 feet by 35 feet. 



Between this conservatory and a protruding wing on the 

 east side is placed the slate terrace. The east wing, the 

 same size, as the oonservatoiy, on the principles of balancing 

 and uniformity, ought also to have been in the conservatory 

 style ; but tHs somewhat plain end that flanks the slate 

 terrace, is relieved by the consideration that beyond the 

 windows facing the south is the principal dining-room, for 

 however much we love the beautiftil, we must pay our 

 regards to the more material and substantial. We fear that 

 these dining-rooras often make sad wrecks of our ideas of 

 the etherial as respects persons and things, and bring us, 

 however unwillingly, into the regions of stern reality. This 

 somewhat tame end is also relieved by fine statuary, most 

 of the statuary being of a colour as black as ebony. Similar 

 statues are also placed at the west end next the conser- 

 vatory, and also in places along this tei'race ; and each of 

 these is in such a distinct and artistic attitude as they fr-ont 

 each other, as to lead us to conclude that they must repre- 

 sent some athletic contest or game of skiU, but what, our 

 limited acquaintance with general or mythological lore pre- 

 vented us from knowing. 



Before proceeding farther, we must here allude to some 

 little matters that gave us great pleasure, and also because 

 showing the refined taste that is brought to bear on the 

 simplest details. The mansion itself is painted or coloured 

 of a deep creamy stone colour. Close to the base ai-e semi- 

 eu'oles cut out of the slate terrace, and these were filled 

 with blue masses of Lobelia speoiosa, and we can conceive 

 of no colour more sti-iking in the position close to the walls. 

 Then the whole of the sills of the lower windows of this 

 centre front were filled each with a China-box just to fit it. 

 Plants are grown in other boxes just made to slip in, so that 

 the China-bores look as full and overflowing as if the plants 

 had never been anywhere else. These China-boxes are kept 

 filled all the year round with plants suitable to the season. 

 When we saw them each box was a dense mass of Golden 

 Chain Geranium. What, and so close to such a coloured 

 waU ? Yes, it is true, and most beautiful they looked. But 

 that you may take our word for it, we must also tell you 

 that the pretty Wedgwood ware was chiefly white and 

 green ; but the upright bars and a rim at the top were of 

 the richest blue, and the glass of the windows behind the 

 boxes was of a light mauve colour. We thought at flrst 

 that the blinds were so coloured, but found out it was the 

 glass. Under such circumstances the Golden Chain was " 

 peculiarly at home. 



The sombre colour of the slate-paved terrace contrasts 

 also well with the colom- of the mansion. From the con- 

 servatory to end wall of dining-i-oom, it is 141 feet in length, 

 and is 49 or 50 feet in breadth. There is an open space in 

 the centre opposite the noble fountain in the flower garden. 



