142 THE VTLLA GARDENER. 



glandulosa, and those between it and the scarlet thorn, on each side, are, the 

 double-blossomed common thorn, C. tanacetifolia, and C. orientalis (odora- 

 tissima). The double-blossomed common thorn comes into leaf a week or a 

 fortnight before any other deciduous tree in the garden, and is profusely 

 covered with its rich white blossoms, which die off of a beautiful pale pink, 

 every year. Had it been a single-blossomed thorn of any kind, and, conse- 

 quently, a fruit-bearing tree, in all probability it would only have been prolific 

 in flowers every other year, as we have already stated, p. 63. C. glandulosa 

 comes first into flower, and produces every other year a profusion of scarlet 

 berries ; though, if the blossoms were thinned out, there would be a crop of 

 fruit every year. C. tanacetifolia is an upright, fastigiate-growing, rather 

 singular-looking tree, with large yellow fruit; and C. orientalis is a low 

 spreading tree, with somewhat drooping branches and coral-coloured fruit. 

 Had the variety C. orientalis sanguinea (Jrb. Brit., p. 828.) been in British 

 gardens at the time we planted this tree, we should have preferred it, its fruit 

 being of a very deep port wine colour. The scarlet thorns, which, in both 

 houses, are next the entrance gates, come into flower at the same time as the 

 Pyrus spectabilis, the laburnum, and purple and white lilacs ; and, at that 

 season, when these groups are looked down on from the drawing-room win- 

 dows of both houses, they appear like gigantic nosegays. As scarlet thorns 

 seldom set their fruit, they generally flower profusely every year. Between 

 the entrance gates (d) and the points ^ Sf, in both gardens, there are, close to 

 the boundary wall, common hollies, planted at regular distances, and between 

 them pears and plums alternately as standards. The plums come early into 

 blossom, and form a fine contrast with the dai'k green of the hollies. The 

 pears were 20 ft. high when planted, and bore large crops of fruit for several 

 years, till, with the plums, the greater part of them were obliged to be cut 

 down, on account of their smothering the hollies and other plants. Behind 

 the hollies, and immediately against the wall, common laurels were planted, 

 and nailed against the wall so as to cover it ; but plants of the giant ivy and 

 of the Virginian creeper being planted there at the same time, they have 

 since destroyed the laurels, and taken entire possession of the wall, forming a 

 rich mantle along the coping. 



211. Between the line of hollies and the walk there are various trees and 

 shrubs, besides fruit-trees; including the autumn-flowering mezereon, of 

 which there is a large plant exactly opposite the steps which ascend to the 

 porch, the purple laburnum, the weeping variety of the common oak, 6'6rbus 

 vestita, Quercus paliistris and Q. 7^1ex, i^lex opaca and /. balearica, the 

 hemlock spruce, the common yew, the variegated common laurel, the scor- 

 pion senna, white and yellow broom, iJiixus balearica, i'partium virgatum, 

 ^ubus pauciflorus, Zaiirus nobilis, Cornus sibirica, /uniperus virginiana, 

 Cupressus sempervirens, Philadelphus hirsiitus, Pyr\\& nivalis, ^hus elegans, 

 and a great many others. On the opposite side of the walk, between the 

 points c and d, the kinds, being in a great measure concealed from the road, 

 are more rare on the south side of the building than on the north side ; and 

 include Salisburi« adiantifolia, a male plant, with the female grafted on it ; 

 Z)iospyros iotus, a very handsome tree, of which there s ia portrait in our 

 Arboretum Britannicum ; Madura aurantiaca. Magnolia pui-purea, Ben- 

 thamia fragifera, Mahonia repens, Pseonia Moi'dan, Thea viridis, Illicium 

 floridanum, Camelbrt japonlca, Zaurus nobilis, and several standard roses. 



