April 26, 1877. ] 



JOURNAL OP HORTIOULTDRE AN!/ COTTAGE GARDENEB, 



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ance of bis duties a9 an active magistrate and resident county 

 gentleman and landlord. Mr. .Tarvis took great interest in 

 gardening, devoting mnoh time to the cultivation of the Rho- 

 dodendron. In a secluded spot in the plantations he would 

 amuse himself for hours together, his great hobby being raising 

 seedling Rhododendrons and attending to their wants. Mr. 

 .Tarvis died on the '2.5th of October, 187'i, and was encceeded 

 by his son George Eden Jarvis, late Captain in the eighteenth 

 Hnsears. 



Doddington Hall is in a good state of preservation. The 

 entrance is enclosed by a substantial brick wall about S feet 

 high, which is at right angles with the mansion, and forms 

 a square as nearly as poEsible upwards of half an acre in 

 extent. In this enclosure are four large Cedars of Lebanon 

 with wide-spreading branches, and upwards of 70 feet high. 

 Noticeable in the front is a fine tree of Magnolia tripetala 

 upwards of 60 feet high, which would have been mi oh higher 



but for the occasional pruning it has to nnclergo to keep it 

 from towering above the mansion. On the west side of the 

 mansion is the flower garden. Before the front is a slightly 

 raised terrace, and a broad walk leading down the centre and 

 a walk round the sides, leaving a border under the wall which 

 is planted with herbaceous plants. The upper part of the 

 flower garden is laid out in irregular-shaped beds with Box 

 edgings of considerable height, the lower part being laid out 

 on grass. No panel or carpet bedding is here attempted, but 

 the planting is in bold masses of rich scarlet Geraniums, 

 yellow palceolarias, and other good old-fashioned flowers in 

 keeping with the ancient style of the building. 



Passing through a central gate we enter what is called the 

 orchard, which is a mixture of fruit trees and ornamental 

 trees and shrubs, such as Wellingtonia giganteas, about 30 feet 

 high, of symmetrical shape ; we noticed|also a specimen of Cryp- 

 tomeria japoniea about 30 feet high and 18 feet through. Notice- 



able are some tino Appie trees of Northern Greening and Blen- 

 heim Orange, winch bear heavy crops of fine fruit. One hun- 

 dred pecks were gathpred from a tree of Northern Greening, and 

 sixty pecks from «. Blenheim Orange. 



In our engraving may be seen the fine old Holly in thn 

 north-west angle of the mansion, and to the left the three old 

 Spanish Chestnuts (30 feet in girth of stem) previously men- 

 tioned. To the extreme left beyond the Chestnuts is a fine old 

 Holly hedge about 100 yards long, 12 fset high, and (J f?et 

 through. This is clipped annually, and is Bquare at the top. 

 This hedge is a great feature. It is the boundary of the 

 orchard and pleasure grounds, also masks the kitchen-garden 

 walls immediately behind it, and is of great service in shelter- 

 ing the kitchen garden from the north-westerly winds. 



From this point we enter the kitchen garden, and at once 

 come to the glass structures. These are two lean-to vineries, 

 each 25 feet long by Hi feet wide, the Vines consisting of Black 

 Hamburgh, Barbnrossa, Muscat of Alexandria, and White 

 Nice. The Vines have been planted upwards of thirty years, 

 but are still in good bearing condition, and annually carry 

 good crops of well-finished fruit, the Black Hamburghs being 

 remarkably well coloured. Next in order is a span-roofed 

 forcing house, 23 feet long by 12 feet wide, with a path down 

 the centre. Here Caoumbers and Melons are grown. This 

 house is heated with 4-iach pipes, top and bottom beat. In 



Melons Little Heath'is'.held in great esteem, and for Cucumbers 

 Telegraph is grown for late use. Next comes the greenhouse, 

 20 feet by Id, well stocked with a mixed collection of healthy- 

 looking plants, with the usual cold pits and frames. Last but 

 not least is the orchard house, which is (10 feet long by 20 feet 

 wide, and 12 feet high in the centre, with entrances at each 

 end. There is a central border (J feet wide, and side borders 

 3 feet C inches wide. The trees are grown in pots. 



The centre of this house, and also the sides, are supported 

 by light iron columns. By the side columns are planted 

 Maicohal Niel Roses, which are trained horizontally on strong 

 iron rods near to the glass. These plants yield annually a 

 large supply of cut blooms during the spring months. To the 

 centre columns are trained Vines under the top or ridge of 

 the roof. The sorts grown are Black Hamburgh, Grizzly 

 Frontignan, and Sweetwater, and although no fire heat is 

 employed the Grapes ripen by the end of September ; and 

 what is worthy of remark is that the Grizzly Frontiguans are 

 always remarkably good, much better than are occasionally 

 met with in highly-heated structures. This house is built on 

 the Eiverstonian principle. The ventilation is at each end 

 over the doors, the front ventilators being opened by elides 

 which open and shut the entire length. 



The best sorts of Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums, &c., 

 are grown in No. 1 pots, the trees being C feet high and 6 feet 



