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Grisor's Eastern Arboretum. 



there are no bounds to the varieties that may be discovered in this plantation, 

 and we have no doubt that, when the foliage is about to fall, the contrasts 

 will be still more apparent." 



Our Trees, No. 5., is a chapter on the yew tree. In former tmies, when 

 yew hedo-es were very much planted, it was of great consequence to select 

 plants wfth leaves of the same shade of green, and for this purpose varieties 

 with a fine deep shining green foliage are directed by the Dutch writers to be 

 propagated by cuttings. . 



" When this plan is adopted," Mr. Grigor observes, " shoots ot nme 

 inches in length should be selected either in the month of April or August, 

 taking care to cut them immediately below the last year's growth, so that a 

 small portion of the wood which is two years old may adhere to each. 

 If this be attended to they will strike root more readily. The lower leaves 

 should be trimmed off at bottom, and the slips planted in a sheltered and shady 

 border of light sandy soil. In the course of two years they will be suffi- 

 ciently rooted to be removed into nursery lines, where they may remain for 

 two years more previous to their final transplantation. If the plants are to 

 be raised from seeds, which is the process most generally adopted, the berries 

 should be gathered in October and immediately sown in very loose friable soil, 

 in such land as is likely to retain these qualities for two years or more, for 

 the plants will not all appear till the second spring ; and if the seeds be placed 

 in firm clayey soil, the likelihood is that it becomes so hardened by the weather 

 that no vegetating power can break through it, and, consequently, a very 

 meagre crop is the result " 



Haverland Park; E.Fellowes, £5^., Jf.P.— A splendid mansion m ^the 

 Italian style of architecture is now being erected here, and the grounds " are 

 to be remodelled by a landscape-gardener of some note of tiie present day — 

 at least, so far as this county is concerned." The park is rich in old trees, 

 " some of them most wonderful vegetable structures, especially LHrnus mon- 

 tana glabra : but the finest tree on the estate is an alder, of which an etching 

 is given : it is 62 ft. high, with a trunk at one foot from the ground, 1 1 ft. 

 7 in. in circumference. 



" It is an upright well-proportioned tree, and is, perhaps, the finest specimen 

 of the kind in England. The next largest recorded trees of this species are 

 in the Bishop of Durham's park at Bishop Auckland, one of which measures 

 11 ft. in girt. 



" At a residence already exhibiting the signs of unusual magnificence, we 

 trust that a portion of the park will be set apart for that most interesting 

 and indispensable accompaniment to every gentleman's seat — an arboretum. 

 By an arboretum, we mean a collection of all the trees that will stand the 

 rigour of a British winter arranged in natural groups — a great congregation 

 of the grand objects that adorn our country, whether in forests, fields, or 

 cultivated gardens, brought together so that their beautiful and diversified 

 characters may be seen and studied as if in a museum. The most of our ex- 

 tensive seats, formed within the last few years, have a portion of their plea- 

 sure-ground devoted to this important object." 



Westwick ParJc ; Jack Petre, i?*-*?.— Celebrated for its pinasters, which cover 

 extensive tracts of country, and for number, height, and bulk, are not ex- 

 celled in England. ■ c ^ 11 



" The wonder to a stranger is, whence such a quantity of plants could 

 have been brought, and why so manv soft-wooded trees should be raised in 

 preference to the Pinus sylvestris, which produces infinitely superior timber. 



A very interesting account is given of these trees, which we would abridge, 

 did we not believe that every person at all interested in the subject would 

 procure the work. There is a pear tree with a trunk 9 ft. in circumference, 

 and a Portugal laurel with a stem 5 ft. in circumference. " The horticulturist 

 and florist will be equally delighted in visiting this seat, the general excel- 

 lence of wiiicli must strike every one." 



The Oak Tree at Thorpe il/«^/r/.— This tree has been already mentioned. 

 The engraving here given on a folding plate is very characteristic. The tree 



