December 12, 1866. ] 



JOUIlNAXi OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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IIUXTIIOYDE PAKK, 



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N mi oiniiKiuco on the novth 

 li;ink of tlio Caldor, and 

 shc'ltinoil fVoui the iiortli by 

 (he C'litheroe liills, is Hnnt- 

 ruy<le Parli, and far away in 

 t I e snutli ni'c tho Hainildmi 

 liills, whicli appear as if envcUiped iii the clmuls. The 

 r.ceuci-y is frraiid in the extreme, and altliou^ih tho bu.sy 

 lium cif the Cotton mills can be lieard after walldnj,' a mile 

 or so across tlie park, scarcely a cliiiuney is visible fi'om 

 the place. It is cinnpletely shut out from the busy valley 

 below, throuijh wliich passes the Calder, by a second 

 series of hills. Tlie Hall, as seen from the Lancashire and 

 Yorkshire Kailway, between tin; Blackburn ami Hopton 

 stations, presents a noble appearance. Dehind it is an 

 immense forest of trees ; these also extend to a great dis- 

 tance right and left of it, and with their pleasing autumnal 

 tints give to the scene at once a pleasing and impressive 

 eft'ect. The crest of the liill which completely hides the 

 busy town of I'adiham, is also covered with trees, but the 

 ground on the opposite side of the valley over which the 

 above-named railway passes being the highest, a complete 

 view of the Hall is obtained, and from thence it appears 

 nestled in the bosom of the wood, giving one at once an 

 idea of comfort, rest, and sweet repose. The place has 

 been fen- centmies held by tlie Starkic family, and so great 



forest was tlieir ideal ol a garden. Us present libciaJ 

 owner havintr placed its mauagement in my hands, it will 

 be my pleasing duty to devote tlio whole of my energy and 

 abilities to the task of improving this beauiHnl placfc. It 

 affords much scope for improvement, and Nature hii.s pro- 

 vided everything the landscape gardener cfiuld wi.ijh tor. 

 Asa description of the W(n-I;s as they are carried oiii raaf 

 be interesting to the readers of Tnr. .TotiiNAT. of Hottn- 

 euL-njiiE, I shall describe them as time will permit, fiOtne- 

 thing after the manner of my I'rieuJ and cj)ad.iut<)r, Mf. 

 I'iHhs '• Doings of the Last Week." and asit will be ne- 

 cessary to bi-gin at the vvvy beginning, mj- first paper will 

 j be dcscripti\'e of the all-in»povlAnt oijeration of draining. 

 I Draijiing should be the tirst care of the gaidencr on cnter- 

 ' ing on the iluties of a place of the above descriiitiou, iu>«l 

 this should he borne in mind by ev(U-j- one about to coiu- 

 j nience the formation of a new garden, or the remodelliag 

 i of an old on". Let your first care tje to ascertain tlie con- 

 I dition of the soil you liavo to contnml with. If the grnuinl 

 I has been drahied see that the drains are in au ctfictent 

 state, .and whether they are low enough: if they ai-e not, 

 lose no time in remedying Ihe evil, for drains are worse 

 than useless in most soils, if tli<:y are put in too shallow. 

 There is also a right and a wrong way of putting them in; 

 for instance, if a piece of ground slope to the south the 

 main drains should be cut in that direction. I have mine 

 dug to a depth of 4 feet (i inclics, or 5 feet, according to Die 

 soil, and from (iO to 80 yards apart, using for these drains 

 t!irce-inch tiles ; between tlieso 

 main or carriage drains I have 

 th(! smaller four-feet drains cut 

 obliquely, as in the accompany- 

 ing diagram, in which \ rejivc- 

 sents the main drain running 

 north and south, the smaller 



has been their veneration for trees, that the woodman's axe ! drains falling into it 



each 



has been seldom heard, although tliousands and tens of 

 thcuisands of these noble trees have been for years past fall- 

 ing to decay. With a judicious use of the axe a good fortune 

 might have licen made, and the scenery much iiiii)roved. 



The magniticent series of hills rising one above the other 

 towards the north, present a very pleasing iianorama. 

 One of tlie highest of these, called Pendle Hill, seems to 

 lift its head above the clouds. This hill is IKOU feet above 

 tlie le'vel of the sea, and from its summit the view's arc 

 very extensive. On the 18th of Augu,st, lii(i!), this elevation 

 discharged such an immense body of water fi'om near its 

 lop, as to do great damage to the neighhoui-ing country. 

 It is described as having been a mighty torri.'Ut, gu.shing 

 out in su<di quantities, and so suddenly, that it made a 

 breast a yard high, and continued running for about two 

 hours. The whole of the hills to the north seem charged 



side. These are jmt in at inter- 

 vals of ii or :W feet, according 

 to the state of tlie soil, using 

 two-inch tiles. 



Care should be taken in digging the di'ains that tliey Jks 

 not made unnecessarily large : there should onl.y be just 

 room for a man to work in them, and they must be nixtly 

 tapered down from the surface. The opening for a four- 

 i'cet drain should never be more tlian 14 or U'l inches wide 

 at the ground level, a nd it should gradually taper downwards 

 to ;) inches, or so as just to afford room enough for tiicpipe. 

 On the latter, in this description of drain I place 6 or 

 8 inches of bro!.;on stones : the clay should bo put on tlkx\^ 

 so as to nearly iiU up the drain, tmless it is in tlie IdlcbcR 

 garden, or near the fruit-tree borders, in which cases ue 

 more should be put in than is necessary to settle dowii lo 



with water, so that in the \eiy driest season Huntroyde is i the proper clay level or bed. The soil that is put info the 

 well supplied \\'ith that essential to the success of garden ' drain should not bo trodden very solid at lii-st, but be 

 crops. [ allowed to settle gradually. It is necessary to \i3it iJie 



Nature has dcjue much for Huntroyde. but for centin-ies drainers frcqr.ently to see that they are keeping the propor 

 notliing lias been done to assist Nature in beautifying the , depth, and allowing a proper fall. They are so;nelimes 

 gardens and grounds, the previous owners not having a i men who are rather gi'oody of gain, ami not over-par- 

 desire for g.irdens or gardening, for the wide expanse of i ticular as to whether there is a proper fall fjr the w.af.eror 



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