•500 Notes on the Bnght07i Gardens. 



numerous Bengal and other roses ; and a most luxuriant plant 

 of Hibes sanguineum. No. 16. A very selectly planted garden, 

 in which Lobel/a gracilis, y^nagallis coccinea ffrandiflora, and 

 verbenas, made a conspicuous appearance. No. 17. A garden 

 in the same style of keeping as that of No. 14. The pyramids of 

 heartseases were remarkably fine. Bartonm aurea was trained 

 to a rod, and petunias and iV/imulus moschatus were conspi- 

 cuous. This garden, and the garden at No. 14., were two of the 

 most beautiful gardens that we saw in Brighton. No. 19. A plant 

 of Lonicer^ grata, on the side of the house, had reached the cornice, 

 and was magnificently in flower from the ground to that height; 

 the pendent shoots terminating in bunches of blossoms, hanging 

 down in the most wild and graceful manner. Clematis Vitalba, 

 slightly intermixed with the larger convolvulus, had been trained 

 by means of a few packthreads, from the side fence to the balcony 

 on the first floor. The clematis was covered with its white fra- 

 grant blossoms, and, with the large flowers of the convolvulus, 

 looked like a piece of flowered muslin drapery, put up to shade 

 the parlour window. Here the heliotrope was in very great 

 luxuriance. At No. 21. was a fine assortment of dwarf China 

 asters. 



Si. Peter's Place. — No. 4. The front gardens here are of larger 

 dimensions, being between 20 ft. and 30 ft. in width, and 40 ft. 

 and 50 ft. in depth. This one contained a splendid collection of 

 dahlias, beautifully in flower. Among the shrubs in the sur- 

 rounding border, we observed roses of different kinds, Cydonia 

 japonica, Mezereum, and other shrubs, and herbaceous plants, for 

 display in early spring, and during summer. 



Waterloo Place. — No. 3. The front garden consisted of a 

 piece of turf about 10 It. square ; the bed in the centre was 

 in the form of a many-rayed star, with the mould raised up 

 so as to give it a very striking relief from the grass. It was 

 planted with small plants, all beautifully in flower, and forming dis- 

 tinct little bushes. At No. 2. were the grass-baskets, mentioned in 

 in the introductory observations. For extreme care, and high 

 keeping, this little garden may be ranked with those of Nos. 14. 

 and 17. York Place. 



Ilichmond Place. — No. 5. The central bed, and the sur- 

 rounding border, were edged with brick, and within this was an 

 edging of mealy-leaved auriculas in luxuriant foliage. The 

 walk which separated the bed from the border was paved with 

 pebbles. The separation hedge was of roses; and in front, im- 

 mediately within the fence, there was a low hedge of variegated 

 periwinkle. No. 14. had an entire border of auriculas, mixed 

 with colchicums just coming into flower. Nos. 23. to 25. were 

 rich in dahlias, neatly trained to skeleton framework. No. 26. 

 had zinnias, and Salpiglossis, Calceolaria, Fuchs/a, Potentilla 



