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moist stove; and tins is not only necessary in order to prod ace lux- 

 uriant growth, but also to prevent the plants from becoming infe>ted 

 with insects, to which several of them are very commonly subject, and 

 which often cannot be got rid of without making the plants look very 

 unsightly and unhealthy. Pits heated with fermenting stable-litter 

 or leaves, are well-sidled to the growth of such plants as Ixora; the 

 confined and moist atmosphere encourages a vigorous growth, and this, 

 with the vapour arising fro?n fermenting matter, are great preventa- 

 tives of the breeding of insects. The soil may consist of about one- 

 haif light loom and peat, or leaf-mould, with a small quantity of sharp 

 sand, and care taken to drain it well, and in shifting, not to overpot 

 it. — J S. Royal Gardens of Keio. 



Rhododendron auboreum. — In a recent number I perceive a 

 north countryman asks whether this Rhododendron, a native of 

 Nep-ud, blooms in any other part of England besides Cornwall. I 

 have the pleasure to state that at Dolaurethy in Carmarthen>hire there 

 is one tree which is nine feet high, and as much across, which has 

 stood many years uninjured, without any protection, and each seasoii 

 it has bloomed profusely. This season it is not so profuse, but it has 

 had two hundred and thirty fine heads of its bright crimson flowers, 

 which produced a splendid show. — An under Gardener. 



The Arbohetum at Ipswich. — Considerable prog-ess has been 

 made with this undertaking since the commencement, a large body of 

 men having been constantly employed laying out and planting the 

 grounds, agreeably to the plans prepared by Mr. Pontey. and the 

 whole has been enclosed with a substantial large fencing. The bridle- 

 way leading from Fonnereau-street to the mill at the top of liol.on 

 divides the enclosure into two unequal portions, which, from their 

 respective elevations, may be appropriately denominated the upper and 

 lowerjgardens. The unper garden is the one which it is proposed to 

 throw open to the public in the evening; the lower will be exclu- 

 sively reserved for the subscribers. The entrance to the upper garden 

 will be by a gateway in the Henley-road, almost immediately facing 

 the site of the new Grammar School, from which a broad walk will 

 conduct in a direct line to the opposite side, intersecting at both ends 

 another walk, which, by a somewhat devious course, makes the entire 

 circuit of the garden. The surface has been judiciously diversified by 

 the formation of mounds, from whose summits can be obtained a suc- 

 cession of delightful views of the surrounding country, including the 

 beautiful river Orwell. To tho^e who desire a warmer and more shel- 

 tered promenade, the lower garden will be highly acceptable, as it is 

 completely embosomed in a valley where no rude winds can scarcely 

 enter. A path of moderate width also encircles this garden, on one 

 side rising into a natural terrace, and on the other skirting the park 

 paling--:. Jn the lowest corner of the valley a sheet of ornamental 

 vater fs in the course of being introduced, by an extension of the lake 

 on the adjacent portion of the park known as the '• wilderness." The 

 entrance gate will be placed in Fonnereau-street, by the side of the 

 bridle-way, and the path into the garden will pass under a row of fine 

 old trees. The bridle-way is pierced by two brick tunnels, at con- 



