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JOUBNAL OF HOBTlODLTtJRB AND COTTAGE QABDENEB. 



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One of the orchard houses is for tender frnits, and in it two 

 rows of standard Peaches, Nectarines, etc., planted in a made 

 border, one on each side of the pathway, have a very fine 

 effect on entering. The remaining space is filled up with 

 pyramids and bushes in pots of 10 and 12 inches in diameter. 

 Fifty miniature trees in 0-iuch pots are placed at intervals 

 round the fides and ends : all the treos look well for a good 

 crop next season. The second orchard house is planted in the 

 same way, but is used for Pears principally, and these show 

 masses of fruit buds for next year. Some of the Pears in this 

 house grown iu 10 to 12-iiich pots weighed as much as l.V lb. 

 last autumn, and Apples over 1 lb. 



Late and early vineries are to the right and left of the 

 orchard houses. ' Black Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, and 

 Escholata Superba are priucipally grown for early forcing : the 

 last-named Grape is a great favuurito here. Late varieties 

 are Lady Downe's, Alicante, Mrs. PJnce, and Gros Colman. 

 The last has not been much tried yet. The Alicante is another 

 favourite here. The vineries are bnilt after the newest style, 

 which gives a long rafter or roof for training tlie Vine, and 

 they have borne heavy crops for a succesfion of years. Two 



houses are used for Pine Apples. A fruiting span-roofed one 

 is well stocked with strong plants of Queens, Black Jamaioas, 

 Smooth Cayenne, and a few only of Charlotte Rothschild. The 

 other is a half-span pit for succession plants, in which are also 

 grown, placed on the pipes, pot Vines, which are forced quickly 

 and satisfactorily. A Strawberry pit of the same size and form 

 as the last is principally stocked with Keen^' Seedling. 



On walls for Pears, Apples, Plums, and Cherries, these trees 

 look well, and are just getting into a good bearing state. 

 Pyramids are mostly planted as orchard trees, standaids not 

 being so much need in consequence of their being more exposed 

 to the south-west winds, which do great mischief here, espe- 

 cially in autumn. 



In the plant department, in connection with the mansion, is a 

 stove on the one side and a conservatory on the other side of the 

 main entrance, which produce a good effect, being kept as gay 

 as possible with flowering plants from the other houses, which 

 are a little beyond the building, and consist of a large house 

 for specimen Camellias, Acacias, and hardwooded plants in 

 general, which make a good show during the winter and spring 

 months. Next come three lean-to houses all of the same size. 



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1 and 2, Conservatories spau-roofed. No. 1, 20 feet high In the middle, and 



15 feet at the sides; No. 2, 24 feet high, and 18 feet at the sides. 

 8, Lean-to for greenhouse plants. 



4, Lean-to for Rose house. 



5, Lean-to for softwooded greenhouse plants. 



6, Span-roofed Palm house, same size as No. 2. 



7, Boiler and coke cellar. 



8, Plant stove. 



the first for the smaller Camellias, Azaleas, Genistas, &c. The 

 second is for Eoses planted in borders as standards and climbers 

 up the ratters. Third is a general house for softwooded plants. 

 Cinerarias, Calceolarias, &a. The next is a Palm house, in 

 which are fine specimens of Seaforthia elegans, Caryota urens, 

 (fee, the former having flowered this autumn. There are also 

 Bome good specimens of Tree Perns in this house. A plant 

 stove is the next, in which are all the ordinary plants grown 

 in such structures. After going from this house we come to 

 another half-span, 18 feet high to the apex and 8 feet in front, 

 iu which are wintered a number of standard Bays iu tubs, and 

 which are placed about the grounds iu summer, these and other 

 broad-leaved evergreens being too tender for withstanding the 

 rigours of Swedish winters. There is also a good collection of 

 Heaths and other hardwooded plants in this house. Two pits 

 are used for propagating, and for forcing plants into flower 

 during the winter and the spring months ; and another is for 

 keeping bedding plants for summer decoration, of which the 

 annually required supply is fally 25,000. The flower garden 

 is in front of the dining-room windows, and in its centre is 

 the fine foantain before mentioned. 



The pleasure grounds have been very much extended of late, 

 and are kept in first-class order. Broad-leaved evergreens are 

 a great want here in winter. Conifers are, however, exten- 

 sively grown and partly take their place. Picea Nordmanniana 

 is quite at home ; P. amabilia, Abies orientalis, A. inverta, 

 A. pyramidalis, and many more make rapid growths. Picea 

 Pinsapo, although not such a fast grower, thrives well. Many 

 species and varieties of Cupreasus and Thujas are quite hardy. 

 Ehododendrons require to be covered during the most severe 

 cold, more especially in February and March, when the sua 



9, Propagating pit, and for forcing plants in flower. 



10, Pit for hedding plants. 



11, Open space for plants in summer to ho shaded with canvas. 



12, Half-span for hardwooded gi-eenhouse plants. 



13, Potting-room and stair to cellar under Palm house. 



14, Men's rooms. 



15 and 16, Store rooms and tools. 

 17, OfHce. 



begins to get strong with severe frost at night ; branches of 

 the common Spruce being used for everything that requires 

 such protection. The slirubberies are chiefly composed of 

 deciduous bushes, which thrive well, and, although bare-like 

 in winter, they at other seasons become well clothed with 

 flowers and foliage. 



The accompanying are the ground plans of the Fruit depart- 

 ment and the Plant department. The extent of the former is, 

 however, more extensive than shown iu the engraving, in con- 

 sequence of the slip between the gaiden and boundaij being 

 omitted. 



Fi-. 140. 



ADIANTUM FARLEYENSE. 

 No doubt some of your readers when visiting the Liverpool 

 Chrysanthemum Show were struck with the magnificent speci- 

 men of Adiantum farleyense exhibited by Mr. Cromwell, 

 gardener to Thomas Moss, Esq. I for one was astounded. It 

 measured fully 6 feet through, and was one dense mass of fine 



