70 THE VILLA GARDENER. 



Wistaria sinensis, the Chinese wistaria. niatis, the double-flowered and cut-leaved 



Jasra'inum officinale, common jasmine, of brambles ; or R. nutkanus and B. specta- 



which there may be several plants, as bills, the American raspberry, 



they will grow freely, and will bear the Rosa. Banksfe, white and yellow ; Bour- 



smoke saiiltw', Grevillei, indica major, multiflbra 



Lonicera flava, japonica, flexubsa, grata, repanda, Riiga, and Noisette : which may 



implexa, pubescens, and sempervirens ; be obtained at Is. each ; but of which 



all different kinds of honeysuckle. only Boursaultii and Kiiga will bear the 



Lf cmm barbarum and ruthenicum, the Duke smoke well, though Grevillei will bear it 



of Argyll's tea-tree. for some years. 



iJiibus fruticosus flore pleno, and fbliis laci- 



107. As the roses would require some preparation of the soil, unless it were 

 naturally dry and good, they might be planted at the farther end of the 

 garden, in the border which is 2 ft. wide, and in the narrow border which is 

 formed between the walk and the sunk area, both these borders being pre- 

 viously prepared with rich soil ; or, if the atmosphere should be too smoky for 

 roses, this last border may be planted with common and vai-iegated ivy, which 

 would cluster over the area wall, and have a lively verdant appearance at 

 every period of the year. Common ivy may be obtained at 3s. per dozen, or 

 4d. a single plant ; and the variegated ivy is Is. 6d. a plant. 



108. Another mode of planting this garden would be, to have only 

 standard roses, and fruit shrubs, such as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, 

 vacciniums, &c., of which there cannot be more than two or three plants of 

 each kind, standing in small circles, kept dug and manured, in order that 

 they may produce their flowers and fruit of good size ; and a few mul- 

 berry, quince, medlar, apple, pear, and plum-trees, standing on the grass. 

 Against the wall may be planted one or two peaches, nectarines, and 

 apricots; and against the house, a fig-tree and a vine. The remainder of the 

 walls and of the house may be varied by roses and flowering creepers ; except 

 the more shady parts of the suiTounding wall, which may be covered with the 

 common, the giant, and the variegated ivy. The surrounding border between 

 the walk and the boundary wall may be wholly devoted to bulbs, in spring 

 and the beginning of summer; with a row of Russian violets inside the box, 

 for producing fragrance in winter ; and patches of mignonette at regular 

 distances, to scent the air during summer. Among the groups of trees, and 

 close by their roots, common cowslips, snow-drops, wild violets, and wood 

 anemones may be planted, to come up among the grass ; and, being only 

 planted in a few places, and these near the roots of the trees, they may be 

 easily avoided by the mower. In such a garden as this, a very great variety 

 of trees and shrubs might be grown ; and the flower-garden is sufliciently 

 large to produce a very good display of the finer kinds of flowers. 



109. .A few jjot-herhs might he \ylant(id in the space marked ?<, or in any 

 other secluded place where they would be conveniently situated with regard 

 to the kitchen, and yet not be in sight of the windows of the house. 



110. Management. — Notwithstanding the extent and beauty of this place, 

 there would not be much expense in the management, as there is very little 

 dug ground ; and if the walls were covered with ivy, or climbing plants, they 

 would want very little pruning and training. With regard to the grass, it 

 should be mown once a fortnight during the growing season, and once a 

 month during the rest of the year, for the first two or three years ; but if it 

 were kept from growing by being frequently mown, the roots would soon 



