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splendid Ipomoea, apparently allied to, if not identical 

 with, I. Tyrianthina, raised from South American seeds, 

 nourished for several years at the foot of a wall, but 

 was destroyed by the incessant rain of last winter. It 

 had a fleshy root, and its twining stems, which perished 

 in December, bore an abundance of rich purple flowers, 

 of large size." * * * 



Some few years after this paper was written, four Aloes 

 were in flower at one time at Salcombe, in different gardens 

 there; and last year (1873) a fine one flowered in the 

 grounds at Ringrone, as we have previously stated. 



There are many good and attractive residences in and 

 around Salcombe, but we cannot attempt to mention them 

 all. Adjoining the Ringrone grounds (on the Salcombe 

 side) are the terraced gardens belonging to Cliff House; 

 one way of approach to them from the house being by a 

 bridge thrown across the road. 



Woodville, now called Woodcot, was built in the year 

 1797, by James Yates, Esq. It is now the property and 

 residence of Major-General Birdwood. The windows of 

 the villa, which are shaded by a colonade, command a 

 fine view of the Bolt Head, and the rocks and high hills 

 of Portlemouth. The grounds are tastefully laid out, and 

 abound with evergreens and flowering shrubs. Oranges, 

 Lemons, and Citrons, are produced here in great luxuriance. 

 Hawkins, when referring to this place, speaks of "a large 

 camera obscura, fixed on a perpendicular rock"; of "a sort 

 of quay, with a mock parapet, and small swivels to fire a 

 royal salute"; and of "a sinuous enclosure for retaining 

 and preserving fish in their natural element." All these, 

 excepting the small quay with the mock parapet, are now 

 things of the past. 



