joubnaij of hobticultdre and OOTTAGB GAEDENEB. 



[ JannuT 6, 1876. 



profnsion of lovely bine flowers. C. caleBtie is said to be from 

 Sonth America. I fail, however, to see any difference between 

 this species and C. tnberosa. C. hirtella is a very desirable 

 plant and ought to be more frequently cultivated. C. ereota 

 and others might be named also as attractive border plants. 

 In height and colour they are of much the same appearance. 

 C. cojlestis alba is very distinct, and is an acquisition to all 

 collections of hardy plants. To grow them to perfection they 

 must be well cared for. They should have thorough drainage, 

 or their fleshy roots are liable to perish. They like a sheltered 

 but open sunny situation, and should not suffer for want of 

 water. They require a moderately rich free compost ; good sandy 



amount of care bestowed upon them, 

 for a long time. — Veeitab. 



They continue in flower 



THE FLOWEB GARDEN AT HARDWICK HALL. 

 We append a plan of the flower garden at Hardwick Hall 

 which was described last week. In the design the initials of 

 the Countess of Shrewsbury have the same prominence that 

 is given them on many portions of the old mansion. The plan 

 is engraved on a very small scale, but an idea of the extent of 

 the garden is afforded by the carriage drive which traverses 

 the beds ; and the brilliant efiect of the large sheets of colour 



HOUSE 

 Fig. 2. — Flan op flowee gaeden at habdwick hall. 



1, Roses. 



2, PelarROninm William Thompson, edged with Stachys lanata. 



3, Pelargoniam Amaranth (very good), edged with Lobelia speciosa. 



4, Tagetes signata pnmila. 



5, Centre, yellow Calecolaria, then a band o( Verbena Purple King, edged 



with Euonymua japonicus variegatUB. 



6, Centre, Pelargonium Lord PalmerHton, encircled with P. Cloth of Gold 

 edged with Lobelia epociosa, and margined with Echeveria secanda 

 glanca. [Feather. 



7, Centre row Ageratnm (blue), neit Pelargoniam Stella, edged with Golden i 16, Lodge and entrance. 



8, Scarlet Dahlias. 



9, Holhes of different sorts. 



10, Centre, Pelargoniam Corsair, then a row of P. Bijon, next Belvoir CasUe 



Beet, edged with Cerastiam. 



11, Standard lioses in the centre of each bed, and fiUed-in with Pelargo- 



niiima light and dark alternately planted. 



12, Carriage drive. 



13, Flag walk ap to front door. 



14, Large Cedar trees. 



loam and peat in equal parts, with a little well-decomposed 

 dung, leaf mould, or decayed vegetable matter, and a sprinkling 

 of sandy grit and charcoal dust well mixed together to the 

 depth of 18 inches, will'prove a suitable element for them to 

 develope themselves in. 



In some situations the plants will stand through our ordi- 

 nary winters, but it is advisable to protect the crowns from 

 frost and wet by some dry material, or, what is better, to lift 

 them in autumn and store them in sand, but not too dry, in 

 some cool place free from frost. They should be examined 

 during the winter, as they are liable at times to decay. They 

 are readily increased by seed, which should be sown in spring 

 in gentle heat and the seedlings grown on, hardened off, and 

 planted out in May or June ; or they may be increased by 

 division when growth has commenced in spring. They are 

 well adapted for pot culture, and when well grown they are 

 ornamental. As border flowers they cannot fail to repay any 



may be appreciated by a reference to the mode of planting 

 which was adopted during the past season. 



ROSE-GRAFTING ON ROOTS OP THE BRIAR. 



Some prefer for stocks the Manetti, some the Dog Rose, 

 1 others the Dog Rose seedling ; but I prefer the roots of the 

 ! Dog Rose or Briar. I am surprised that it has not been 

 I mentioned before ; it has every advantage over all other modes 

 J at this season of increasing stuck. The old plan either budded 

 ] or grafted affords but one plant on one stock, but by grafting 



on the roots you get many stocks to operate on ; for if you go 

 I to the wood and lift an old Briar you will find it will give yon 

 ! a good many rootstocks. I lift and cut off the roots and put 

 j them into a basket of damp moss. If not convenient to 



operate immediately I pat them in damp soil, and graft on a 

 ' rainy day under cover. 



