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Hendon Rectory. 



The spectator, standing at v, with his back to the mass, sees the house on 

 two sides to the greatest advantage, as in Jig. 32. ; looking towards x, 

 he sees a fine display of plants in pots and vases, backed by a dense wood, of 

 which some idea may be obtained from^£|-. 33. ; and, looking towards u, he has 

 also a great variety of rich and interesting objects. Among the plants in the 

 lawn, in front of t\ are, Briigmans/rt! suaveolens, Magn61/« conspicua, ^^bies 

 DouglasM, Taxodimn dfstichuni niitans, and various others, which will be 

 found in a list given below. 



«'. Here are two baskets of pelargoniums, with elaborately worked 

 handles, and between them a vase, supported on an elegant shaft, as seen in 

 Jig. 33., and filled with Terbena rhamaedrifolia. Between this vase and the 

 walk are, a fine specimen of MagnohVz conspicua, and one of Robin?« Pseiid- 

 ^cacia tortuosa. 



.r, A bay, ornamented with a series of standard fnchsias, with some choice 

 plants, and elegant vases in front of them. Among these plants are, Kalmia 

 latifolia, Rhododendron arboreum hybridum, and a standard 7?hododendron 

 ponticum. A handsome vase is filled with Peliivia phoenicea. 



The fuchsias and myrtles grown in tubs and pots, and set 

 out on the lawn during summer, are splendid specimens of the 

 following kinds : — 



Fuchs?'« gracilis, 8i ft. high, head 6i ft. Fuchszw globosa major, total height 

 wide; tub 2ft. wide, and J ft. 10 in. 6ft., clear stem 3ift. ; grown in a 

 high. pot 1 ft. wide, and 1 ft. high. 



Another specimen, 8 ft. 9 in. high, head Fachsi'a tenella, grown in a pot 1ft. 

 6.1 ft. indiameter,with a clear stem of 9 in. wide, and of the same height. 



4i ft., and 6 in. in circumference ; 



grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 



10 in. high. 

 Another specimen, total height 10^ ft., 



with a clear stem of 7 ft., the head 



5 ft. in diameter ; grown in a tub 1 ft. 



9 in. wide, and 1 ft. 4 in. high. 

 Another specimen, in all respects the 



forms a regular cone 10 ft. 6 in. high, 

 and 5 ft. in diameter at the base, 

 ilfjrtus communis flore pleno, the 

 common double-blossomed myrtle, 

 total height G\ ft., with a clear stem 

 of 2\ ft., the head 4 ft. in diameter ; 

 grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 

 9 in. high. 



same as the last, except that it has Two handsome standard common mvr- 



a clear stem of 7 ft. 10 in. 

 Fuchsia conica, total height 6jft., clear 

 stem 5 ft., width of the head 5 ft. 

 9 in. ; grown in a tub 1 ft. 5 in. wide, 

 and 1 ft. 3 in. high. 



pots 



ties, 3 ft. 3 in high ; grown 

 10 in. wide, and 10 in. high. 

 Two standard double-flowered myr- 

 tles, of the same dimensions ; grown 

 in pots of the same size. 



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