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to the arboretum and pleasure grounds 

 below the terrace. So there are five 

 llighta o! stopa to be seen, one above 

 the other, riaing from the various 

 levels at the weat end of the terraces, 

 the uppermost leading to the conser- 

 vatory. At the east end four flights 

 of steps are seen, the uppermost lead- 

 ing to the balcony previously de- 

 scribed. In the centre of the interval 

 between the cross walks, and directly 

 opposite the grand portion of the ter- 

 race, a fine somicircle is described be- 

 yond the parallel line of the terrace 

 wall, and the chain of beds referred 

 to above is continued round that sec- 

 tion of the terrace wall. This chain 

 ■was planted as follows, and had a very 

 charming eJIect. There were round 

 beds which formed the centre of the 

 chain, or round dots in it, filled with 

 Christine I'elargonium, surrounded 

 BB/i oiyJ^y ^ hand of yellow Calceolaria. Be- 

 tween these there are oblong beds, 

 the centres of which were filled with 

 Pelargonium Stella, with a mixed band 

 of Lobeha epeciosa and Golden Chain 

 I'elargonium outside, next the grass. 

 The arrangement was just the same 

 on each side of the semicircle, but 

 that of the chain inside the latter was 

 varied, by the oblong portions of the 

 chain having for their centres Pelar- 

 gonium Stella next a double row of 

 Verbena Purple King, with an edging 

 next the grass of yellow Calceolaria. 



In the centre of the half circle is a 

 very fine basin built with clear white 

 marble, and east and west of it two 

 angular beds, which were filled with 

 Pelargonium Lady Middleton. These 

 were the finest masses of bloom I have 

 ever seen. In front of these, and form- 

 ing a crescent on the south front of 

 the basin is another chain of beds, and 

 between this and the chain which fol- 

 lows the cour.se of the terrace wall 

 there is a walk 7 feet wide. The chaiij, 

 which is the last portion to be de- 

 scribed of this grand floral display, 

 was planted as follows : — The round 

 portions had centres of Pelargonium 

 Crystal Palace Gem, with a broad 

 edging of Alyssum variegatum ; the 

 oblong beds had for their centres Pe- 

 largonium Mountain of Light, with 

 the white portion of its foliage as 

 white as the driven snow. This is 

 certainly one of the finest of the white- 

 edged bedding Pelargoniums we have 

 in cultivation ; indeed, I will go farther 

 nni say, it is the best of them aU. 

 Hound this was a double row of blue 

 Lobelias, with an edging of Alyssum 

 variegatum. 



The south front of the terrace wall 

 is partly covered with Roses, and in 

 front of it there is a border filled with 

 Mignonette and other sweet-scented 

 plants, which shed a grateful perfume, 

 which is borne on the breeze to dis- 

 tant parts of the beautiful terraces, 

 conveying pleasure to the sense of 

 smell, whilst the eye is enjoying the 

 beauties which surround one at every 

 .step. But knowing, however, that there 

 was still much more to be seen, I very 

 reluctantly turned away from the en- 

 chanting scene, and on my way 

 the kitchen gardens, the thought oc- 

 curred to me. How does Mr. Rutland 

 propagate such quantities of bedding 



