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with coloured leafage, such as the Alternantheras, Coleus, and Golden 
Feather, and have a highly-finished as well asa brilliant appearance. 
After leaving the geometrical scheme and proceeding along the 
walk towards the ornamental lake, we come to several grand beds of 
sub-tropical plants, and some exquisite examples of carpet or tapestry 
bedding. The latter are so good that anything better it would be 
impossible to conceive. The principal plants employed in the car- 
pet bedding are Alternanthera amcena, Coleus Verschaffelti, Golden 
Feather, and Echeveria secunda glauca. Lobelia pumila grandiflora 
is also employed with good effect in several of the beds. Between 
the beds a number of the choicer fine foliage plants are dotted about 
singly on the grass, and they very materially enhance the general 
effect. The scroll beds by the side of the drive, between the Royal and 
Crown hotels, are most effectively coloured, and constitute a very 
important feature of the bedding arrangements. One of the great 
features of the park is, however, formed by the numerous: rare, 
curious, interesting, and noble trees within its boundaries, and the 
numerous glorious combina‘ions of arboreal beauty to be found on 
all sides. As a fitting accompaniment to these brief remarks, a 
sketch is given of a very interesting group of trees at the east end 
of the lake. In the foreground is the huge tabular head of the 
Cockspur Thorn, a specimen as unique as‘it is peculiar. To the 
right is a fine example of the American Lime, and to the left is a 
well. developed specimen of the Chinese Arbor-vitee, and at the back 
is Prunus (cerasus) serotinus, a North American species of cherry, 
remarkable for its elegance of outline: 
Tie park is under the superintendence of Mr. McIntyre, and 
abundant evidence of his taste and skill is afforded at every step 
taken. 
THE CULTIVATION OF CAPE HEATHS. 
BY WILLIAM COLE, 
The Grove Vineyard, Feltham. 
Se APE HEATHS are not so popular amongst amateur 
+) cultivators as their merits warrant, because of the mis- 
apprehension which exists in reference to their cultiva- 
tion, and anything which will help to remove this cannot 
se=<25 be otherwise than useful. It is supposed that they are 
iaatay difficult of cultivation, and that the production of a 
really first-class specimen can be accomplished by an experienced 
professional only. But it must be said that there are no good 
grounds for this supposition, as in the course of these remarks it 
will be possible to show. It is true they require rather more care 
in the way of potting, air-giving, and watering than the majority of 
soft-wooded plants, and also that they may be killed with less diffi- 
culty than a zonal pelargonium ; but it does not necessarily follow 
that they are so peculiar in their requirements that they can be suc- 
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