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JOUBNAL OF HORticdL'ftJRE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEKi 



[ January 1, 1867. 



extends to the uortli anil south sides. It is bonnded on each 

 side by an ornamental balustrading, and the views from this 

 terrace are very extensive and varied. Tlie park falls with a 

 gradual descent to the lake. Beyond the lake is the North 

 Staffordshire Bailway. The railway is skirted by the Mersey 

 canal, and beyond that, through the valley, the river Trent 

 winds along. In the distance may be seen the snug little 



hamlet of Trentwell, and the large wood at Trentham ; while ta 

 the right on a bright day are distinctly seen the towns of Stoke- 

 on-Trent, Burslem, and Tunstall. 



The accompanying is a plan of the flower garden. The beds 

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with ornamental stonework. Through the kindness of Mr. 

 Myatt, the head gardener, I subjoin a list of the plants with 

 which the beds were adorned during summer, and also a second 

 Ust, giving a description of what the beds are now filled with 

 Jor spring decoration. 



In conclusion, all that I saw at Earlaston was very praise- 

 worthy. The extensive grounds were in good keeping ; each 

 department gave commendatory evidence for Mr. Myatt and his 

 assistants, from whom I received the utmost courtesy.— 

 QuiNTiN Read, Port Hill Gardens, Burslem. 



