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jointly, as they differ only in the plan of laying out. A hedge 

 of the Cerasus caroliniensis encloses the whole space ; this 

 plant answers pretty \^ell as a hedge, but is liable to get thin 

 at the bottom, owing to the old branches decaying. A bor- 

 der of shrubbery snfrounds the whole, widening at the corners 

 and at two sides of the house into considerable space, divided 

 from the flower beds by a hedge of cassine. This, in my 

 opinion, tends to give the whole a stiff and confined appear- 

 ance ; but when the shrubs are in flower they somewhat 

 compensate for that evil. Both gardens are laid down geo- 

 metrically. On the south side of the house it is divided into 

 numerous small figures, while on the north side the figures 

 are larger, and better adapted to the kind of plants grown in 

 them ; the former has fifty figures or beds, while the latter 

 has only thirty. They have an aggregate of about 800 yards 

 of walks, from four to six feet wide. Oyster shells broken 

 fine are substituted for gravel, and make a very fine walk. 

 Formerly these walks were all laid down with box edgings, 

 but are now superseded with the Eonymus japonica ; while 

 it is not so neat as the box, it looks very well, having so fine 

 a green, and it can be kept in due proportion as an edging for 

 five or six years, after which relaying will be desirable. The 

 beds are planted chiefly with roses and a few of the finer va- 

 rieties of shrubs, interspersed with such herbaceous and bul- 

 bous plants as we find stand the climate, viz : — Liliums, 

 Amaryllis, Pancratiums, Hyacinth, Gladiolus, Narcissus, Phlox, 

 Chrysanthemum, Asclepias, Carnation Pinks, Wall Flowers, 

 Stocks, Sweet William, Alyssum, Verbenas, Violets, &c., 

 and a good number of annuals. 



Nearly all the varieties of roses do well here, and in fresh 

 rich soil grow with astonishing luxuriance. I have frequent- 

 ly seen Cloth of Gold and Triumphe du Luxembourg five 

 inches in diameter. The Teas, Noisettes, Bourbons and 

 Bengals suit the climate best ; the Multifloras and Banksias 

 also do well. The Hardy Perpetuals are liable to lose their 

 foliage when the warm weather comes in. But the grandest 

 and most luxuriant bloom of this sort of roses I ever saw, 

 was in Mr. Gray's Nursery at Charleston, S. C. 



