THE MAGAZINE 



O F 



HORTICULTURE. 



MARCH, 1846. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Notes and Recollectio7is of a Tour through part of 

 Englarid, Scotland and France^ m the autumn of 1844. 

 By the Editor. 



(^Contimied from page 57.) 



Windsor, Oct. 4. — We reached Windsor, after a very 

 pleasant afternoon ride, about an hour before sunset, rather 

 later than we intended to arrive here, when we left Knap 

 Hill ; but the many objects to be seen at the places we have 

 noticed, detained us, and we now had but little time to spend 

 here. The queen and Prince Albert had just arrived at the 

 castle, from their tour in Scotland, and the town was thronged 

 with visiters, who had come to witness the event. Windsor 

 Castle is a picturesque looking building, in the oldest castel- 

 lated style: the gardens have been lately considerably im- 

 proved, but we arrived too late to see only the Frogmore 

 Gardens, which are part of the royal demesne, and have re- 

 cently been so much enlarged and improved, that they are 

 said to be the finest in England. 



Frogmore Gardens. — The whole quantity of land im- 

 proved, is upwards of twenty- three acres ; twelve of which 

 are enclosed by a brick wall, and intersected by other walls, 

 for the purpose of training quantities of fruit trees, which 

 will not do well in any other situation in this climate. The 

 gardens are about half a mile from Windsor Castle ; they are 

 under the care of Mr. Ingram, a skilful and excellent gardener, 

 as every thing attested. We did not, however, owing to the 

 lateness of the hour, find him at home ; but his son pointed 

 out to us, very politely, all that was worthy of note. The 



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