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noted. Embothrium coccineum was in fine flower, as was also a 



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high and as much through; Eriobotrya japonica 20 feet high; two 

 forms of Colletia cruciata 20 feet high ; Pittosporum Tobira 

 12 feet by 12 feet ; Acacia dmlbata 25 feet high, and numerous 

 large, well-flowered clumps of Libertia formosa. Arbutus Unedo 

 was represented by numerous specimens of great size, as were 

 also several conifers. Mr. Vivian favours a free and natural style 

 of gardening, and under these conditions rambling roses and 

 numerous other climbing shrubs have attained very large pro- 

 portions. 



Penllergaer.— Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart., is well known 



as an ardent horticulturist ; his garden at Penllergaer contains a 



most interesting collection of plants and is one of the show places 



of South Wales. Situated about five miles from Swansea, it is 



rather difficult of access, but the visitor is well repaid for any 



inconvenience he may experience during the journey by the 



natural beauty of the country through which he passes. After 



leaving the public road there is a carriage drive over a mile in 



length before the garden is reached. This drive has been cut out 



ot the side of a hill, and on the one hand rises well-timbered 



ground, whilst on the other the land dips rapidly to a well-watered 



valley with tree clad hills beyond. As an undergrowth to the 



trees rhododendrons, evergreen and deciduous, have been planted 



in profusion, and at the time of my visit they were gorgeous with 

 tlowers. & & 



Sir John has long been a rhododendron enthusiast, and he has a 

 nne collection of Himalayan species, with a large number of 

 hybrids, many of which are of his own raising. ~ Some of the 

 hnest examples noted were E. arboreum album 25 feet high, 



vi fflTT •?, fee ? high by 12 feet wi <te, K. cinnabarinum 

 K WoT^ t \ m ^7 head ' *• Hodgsoni many specimens 

 of fiL J r Til S \ E ' cam Pylocarpum 8 feet high, quantities 

 of fine plants of R. barbatum, B. campanulatum, and R.lanatum. 



m^v' L fi y n. bai ? lb0 ° S ^ 6 ? ls ° favour ite plants at Penllergaer and 

 £5L 1 T ?u the various s P ecie s were noticed! Hardy 

 1 1"'/ ^ CialIy tbose ^longing to Ericaceae are much in 



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folia, Pieris fl< 

 may be seen. 



ifolia, K 



omLrtalToo. wtoh 8 wtV m m y w , att ; nti ( 'if ™ <U " Cted * "*< 



orowincr fho in * ■ £ ■ termed for the express purpose of 



was hea g ted b ^ la ? e ^ °ut of doors. The water in this pool 

 flXered t t L , ^ P J peS ' and the P lant had been grown and 

 Princiml mS J h 10 ?'., ItB Culture is now discontinued, and the 

 iSS^ t0 the P° o1 at the «»• of my visit lay 

 ■STSSiUhc mar^n ^ ^ ° f **"** ■**»""* which 



.AS^tt *{? f ne *i ^imens I noted were Tmga 



from the Z Ja 7 hlgh - and U feet 9 ^ches in girth at 1 foot 



me ground, Araucana imbricata, and Cryptomeria japonica. 



