364 Notes and Recollections of a Tour. 



order to more particularly note the difference in the growth, 

 foliation, and other characteristics of species and varieties. 

 A week, indeed, might be profitably and agreeably spent in 

 studying the groups, their arrangement, &.c. Some of the 

 more showy and beautiful trees were J.'cer lasciniatum, P6p- 

 ulus tremuloides pendula, and grse'ca, i^agus sylvatica pen- 

 dula, i^raxinus excelsior pendula, Petula urticseifolia. A 

 row of upwards of thirty varieties of variegated hollies was 

 remarkably beautiful ; they will not, however, stand our 

 eastern climate ; yet, as they may do for the Middle States, 

 we give the Nos. of those which possess the most merit. 

 Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 

 19, 20, (very fine,) 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30: 

 these numbers are according to Messrs. Loddiges' catalogue. 

 Some of the smaller shrubs were also fine, particularly two 

 berberries, one the Berberis canadensis, with very deep red 

 fruit, and a fine habit, the other B. purpurea, with very dark 

 purple foliage. 



The centre of this coil of trees was filled with a fine col- 

 lection of American plants, especially azaleas, rhododen- 

 drons, &c. &c., for which the collection of Messrs. Loddiges 

 is well known. They are planted in beds of prepared heath 

 soil, and flourish well : we could not help lamenting, while 

 looking at their vigorous condition, that these most interest- 

 ing of all plants should have so long been neglected, in truth, 

 remained almost unknown, by our cultivators. 



Messrs. Loddiges grow a fine collection of herbaceous 

 plants, and nearly or quite all in pots ; this admits of trans- 

 portation at any season, and they thrive so much better than 

 when removed immediately from the ground. We commend 

 the practice, as we believe we have already done in our pre- 

 vious notes, to the attention of all nurserymen. In winter, 

 they may be placed in cold frames, and in spring plunged out 

 in the open ground, where they will need very little attention. 



The extent and variety of Messrs. Loddiges' collection, 

 surprises and astonishes every visiter. The whole number 

 of species and varieties of trees, plants, shrubs, &c., exceeds 

 ten thousand^ of which plants may at all times be obtained, 

 and the value of their whole collection, estimating it at the 

 catalogue prices, is supposed to exceed £200,000 sterling, 



