84 Notes and Recollections of a Tour. 



is the largest, forming a square, and is occupied as a hot- 

 house for palms and other tropical plants. Commencing at 

 the entrance of the range, we noted down the following : — 



The first object was a magnificent specimen of Fuschsi'a 

 globosa major, upwards of twenty feet high, and reaching 

 nearly to the roof, the stem at the base being two inches 

 through ; its drooping branches were clothed with thousands 

 of flowers which had a splendid appearance ; another variety 

 called Youngii grandiflora was also twenty feet high, and 

 equally strong, with innumerable flowers: this plant Avas only 

 seven years old. It is almost impossible for those who have 

 never seen specimens more than four or five feet high, to im- 

 agine the great beauty of such gigantic plants ; notwithstand- 

 ing their size they were well grown, being of symmetrical 

 shape, and with vigorous and healthy foliage; they were 

 planted in very large tubs, about two feet deep and two feet 

 in diameter. Brugmansia san guinea standing in the first com- 

 partment was upwards of twelve feet high, and covered with 

 showy scarlet flowers. Passing on to the greenhouse which 

 has upright front sashes, and a broad walk, we noticed many 

 more fine specimens of fuchsias, smaller plants, but embra- 

 cing the new kinds, some of which were exceedingly showy : 

 invictum, a large showy red; Williamson's King; magnifica, 

 light crimson, a free flowerer; E'ppsw, deep red, very large; 

 Iverydwa, fine ; Laneii, of compact and handsome growth ; 

 globosa splendidum, with very deep purple petals ; venus vic- 

 trix an excellent specimen; Gem and excelsa, both good; 

 invincible, very dark petals; Brewsteri with violet petals; 

 multipetala, sepals divided, crimson purple; racemeiflora 

 elegans, a very long and graceful flower ; Stanwellid/za and a 

 seedling raised by Mr. Williamson, exceedingly fine. The 

 splendid F. fulgens and corymbiflora, we also saw here up- 

 wards of ten feet high, and full of their showy flowers. 



Other fine plants were Myoporum tuberculatum, with 

 spikes of beautiful white flowers, Gnaphalium eximium, 

 with showy crimson flowers, very desirable, and easily 

 grown, Bartonia conferta, a beautiful blue flower, Genista 

 rod^phne with showy yellow flowers and which Mr. William- 

 son assured us had scarcely been out of bloom for seven 

 years. Two fine campanulas were C. Barlowu and gargdnica 



