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gracefully declined in its habit of growth, but with the flowers 

 on upright peduncles, it formed one of most exquisite objects 

 which we noticed. Gnidia jjinifolia here, as well as at other 

 places, we found in full Hovver. The double furze, or whin, of 

 which there is here a small but thrifty plant, added gayness, by 

 its golden tints, to the sombre foliage of the camellias, rhododen- 

 drons, &c. A species of Spirae'a from China, which we have 

 also previously noticed, v.as full of its pretty flowers. But we 

 need not enumerate all the plants, as they have principally been 

 noticed at length heretofore. On the rafters ^Ir. Haggerston 

 has trained a Greville, multiflora and Lady Banks's yellow and 

 white roses, and the Wistaria Consequana. The Lady Banks's 

 w'hite had opened a cluster of its tiny blossoms, and in a (ew 

 weeks there will be a very pretty display. The multiflora reach- 

 es to the top of the house. We hope Mr. Haggerston will bud 

 the strong shoots of this plant with the various tea roses the 

 coming season; nothing could exceed it in beauty when in 

 flower. 



In the compartment adjoining the green-house, between that 

 and the stoves, where the large rhododendron, just mentioned, 

 was formerly planted, and which at this time has two large ca- 

 mellias growing in the border, we found two splendid paeonies 

 in bloom; P. JMoulan papaveracea had upwards of fifteen flow- 

 ers expanded, and some buds yet to open, and the var. Banksice 

 was literally breaking down with more than twenty-five blossoms, 

 fully open, some of which would measure twenty-five inches in 

 circumference: so heavy were the flowers, that some of the 

 greatest of them it was found necessary to tie up to stakes, to 

 prevent them from drooping, and to make them show to advan- 

 tage. The papaveracea was equally as superb, and we scarcely 

 know which we should choose were we compelled to cultivate 

 but one of the two. Both varieties are among the showiest 

 plants which ornament either the green-house or the conserva- 

 tory. It is true their blossoms are rather fugitive, but their 

 enormous size and the profusion of them repay in a degree their 

 short duration. The large single camellia which Mr. Haggers- 

 ton inarched last season had been in great beauty, from the num- 

 ber and variety of its blossoms: many of the inarchirigs flowered 

 very handsomely. Some peach trees in pots, standing here, were 

 setting their fruit finely. A Greville rose, trained to the back 

 wall, was showing several clusters of buds. 



The stoves afford less gratification, now that the pines take 

 up so much room, than heretofore: what space there is, how- 

 ever, on the shelves on the back wall and the curb to the pit, 

 is stocked with pretty things. Among others Bletia Tanker- 

 v\\\(B was very conspicuous. Allamanda cathartica, with its 

 yellow blossoms, was beautiful. Petunia Block/, raised from 



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