May 29, 1873. J 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



435 



is done to it. Why this is eo I am unable to say, but it is an 

 undoubted fact that very many pinetums lose considerably in 

 effect from faulty arrangement. One cause for this failure in 

 small gardens is probably that too much is attempted, and the 

 result is formality and crowding. Then, too, I have seen very 

 stiff-looking angular plots of turf embellished with a number 

 of Conifers actually planted in straight rows, and looking like 

 nothing so much as a portion of a nursery transported in its 

 entirety, like Aladdin's magic palace. 



I would say, then, to the reader, Carefully calculate the 

 number of plants you have space for. Single specimens should 

 be at least 30 feet apart ; select these with a view to variety. 

 In planting, avoid the formaUty of straight lines, and remem- 

 ber that a crowded collection, however rich it may be in choice 

 kinds, whUe it may attract attention for its botanical interest, 

 can never afford much satisfaction for its beauty. If the 

 situation is sufficiently expansive, it is quite immaterial 

 whether its surface is level or undulating ; only let the arrange- 

 ment be graceful and in good taste, asd it is quite certain to 

 afford satisfaction. 



In whatever position single specimens of all kinds are planted, 

 I would strongly advise that each should stand upon a raised 

 mound 2 or 3 feet above the general level ; the smallest plants 

 thus gain something in appearance. This plan renders the 

 trees quite safe from the hurtful effects of stagnant water, and 

 all flourish with increased vigour, owing, probably, to the greater 

 depth of soil in which the roots revel. — Edwakh Luckhurst. 



REFERENCES TO PLAN. 



1. 



JuniperuB virjijamaiia. 



Cedrus Deodara. 



Group of three Liboeetlnis ctecui-- 



reus. 

 Thuja Lobbii. 

 Abies canadensis. 

 Araucaria imbricata. 

 Balisburia adiantifolia. 

 .Tuniperus excelsa. 

 Cupressua Lawsoniana. 

 Ibujopsis borealis. 

 .Tuniperus chineusis. 

 Picea Nordmanniana. 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana ereota vi- 



lidis. Group of tlu'ee. 

 Cedrus atlantica. 

 Ai-aucaria imbricata. 

 Cupreasos macrocarpa. 

 PIcea nobUis. 



18. Taxodium distichiuii. 



19. Pinus macrocarpa. 



20. Pinu9 Cembra. 



21. Picea pectiuata. Clump of three. 



22. AVelUuj^tuuia yigautea. 



23. Pinus insit,'nis. 



24. Abies Doufjlasii. 



25. Picea Pinsapo. 



26. Pinus austriaca. 



27. Abies Aibertiaua. 

 82. Retinospora obtusQ. 

 29. Cedar of Lebanon. 

 A, B, Rhododendrons. 



c, Broad gravel path or drive. 



D, Mised shrubs. 



E, Three Larcli. 



F, Ihreo Norway Spruce. 



Eacli Pinun to stand upon a raised 

 mound as shown. 



NEW BOOK. 



manner a great diversity of foliage can be had, and of many 

 kinds that are too delicate to stand either as plants in the 

 vase, or in the shape of cut fronds, arranged with flowers in 

 the stand. The illustration is a sketch of one of the best flower 

 stands for dinner-table decoration that can be used, because it 



with 



Select Ferns and Lycopods, British and Exotic, <C-c, 

 mimerou-t IllustratioiV!. By B. S. Willums, 

 F.E.H.S.,&e., Victoria Nursery , Upper Holloway. 

 Second Edition. 



We welcome the new edition of this very useful 

 volume. It embraces the culture and employ- 

 ment, as well as the descriptions of the plants. 

 Two extracts will best enable our readers to appre- 

 ciate the work. 



"Ferns fob tke Decobation of the Dinner 

 Table. — A few words in this place upon the uses 

 of Ferns as decorative objects for the dinner table 

 will not be out of place. Many can be grown in pots, 

 and placed in vases when brought into the dwelling- 

 house for use. Such kinds as Adiantum cuneatum, 

 macrophyllum, tenerum, tinctum, and various other 

 species of this genus ; Anemia adiantifolia, Anemi- 

 dictyon Phyllitidis, Asplenium Belaugeri, cicu- 

 tarium, and many others ; Lomaria gihba, nuda, and 

 Fraseri ; Gymnogramma Calomelanos and Lauche- 

 ana; Cheilanthes elegans and tenuifoUa; Davallia 

 dissecta, elegans, Tyermanii, and other varieties ; 

 Pteris serrulata angustata, and some of the taller- 

 growing Selaginellas, are beautiful objects for this 

 puqiose ; and many others might be enumerated 

 equally well suited for the decoration of the festive 

 board. Some species, however, though very elegant, 

 cannot be had in such good order through the winter 

 months. "We allude to such as Gymnogrammas, 

 Selaginellas, and some of the deciduous kinds. 

 These should have some of their fronds cut ofi', and 

 carefully dried, in summer, wlien tliey are gi'owing 

 fi-eely. They are not then missed from the plant, 

 and do not detract from its beauty. After drying, 

 the fronds must be carefully preserved, and brought 

 into use in winter, when they wiU be found of great 

 service for decorating the flower stand, for the table, or for 

 arranging in a vase to represent a growing plant. In this 



Dinner Table Flower Stsmd. 



does not obstruct the view, a point!always to be studied'in table 

 stands. To arrange such a one in 'good taste, ;Fem fronds, 

 either in a dried or living state, are indispensable." Care must 

 be taken in dressing one of these stands not to crowd them 

 with great variety, or overfill them ; a few simple medium -sized 

 flowers, properly and tastefully associated with foliage, being 

 more effective and pleasing than a huge display of large flowers 

 and glaring colours. Small fronds of Lygodiums, or frondules 

 of Selaginellas, have a beautiful effect trained round the shaft of 







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Asplenium myi-iophyllum, 

 the stand, and are equally good, if not preferable, in a dried 



