168 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



birds, belonging to the Ornithological Society, which are a 

 source of continual interest and amusement to the public, and 

 a most interesting stud\'' for those engaged in such pursuits. 

 The eastern end of the lake is well masked by a long island, 

 which is however entirely clothed with willows. There is, 

 also, here, a pretty Swiss cottage belonging to the Ornitho- 

 logical Society, and used as the residence of their Iceeper. 

 There is, also, a small island in the west end of the lake, and 

 near the upper end is a rock projecting eighteen inches above 

 the water, from which a jet rises eighteen feet in a broken 

 series of streams. 



The park slopes gently to the east ; the eastern end of 

 which is quite flat and only two feet above the water. The 

 margin of the water, on the northern side, adjoins a gravel 

 walk for some distance, and being unprotected against the 

 action of winds forms a hard and disagreeable line. As a 

 rule, vegetable forms only are at all adapted for uniting with 

 water along its margin, when these are tame and flattish ; and 

 grass, relieved by specimens or masses of slu'ubs and trees, is 

 in such cases by far the most appropriate. In places where 

 the banks are steep and bold, rocks and roots scattered irreg- 

 ularly over the surface, with more ragged and wilder plants, 

 will be very effective. 



There are many winding walks, which lead the visitor here 

 between new plantations, and there along the side of the 

 water, and the grass in all parts is free to the public. 



In addition to a large number of fine old elms, which yet 

 remain, there is a numerous collection of ornamental trees 

 and shrubs in the younger plantations, and most of the rarer 

 kinds have their names, native country, year of introduction, 

 and tribe to which they belong, neatly painted on iron labels. 



The commoner kinds of herbaceous plants and annuals 

 occupy the borders, which present a very meagre and starved 

 appearance. Among the trees which flourish best here is the 

 American Plane, ( Plataniis occidentalism) which is in a re- 

 markably thriving and healthy state, and retains its greenness 

 during the dryest summer weather, also late in the autumn. 

 It seems, from what I observed here and elsewhere, to be an 



