123 J^^otices of Green-houses and Hot-houses, 



Leaving the hot-house, you enter the camellia apartment, a 

 double house, facing south and north, one hundred feet in 

 length. Among the camellias, either in bloom or displaying 

 buds, we noticed the following rare sorts: — Camellia japonica 

 var. SmithJi, Sieboldn, Pratiii, Gilesii, triumphans, Camp- 

 belln, Fordtt, mutabihs, philadelphica. Palmer's Perfection, 

 William IV., nobilissima, tricolor, E'stheri, delicatissima, 

 pendula, Kingii, JNlilleri, candidissima, amabile, francofur- 

 tensis, ochroleuca, the King of the Netherlands, and Floy?', 

 all in the highest state of perfection. Among the older sorts, 

 the alba pleno, Chandleri, elegans, speciosa, flavescens, va- 

 rieg\ta, P^eowceflora, &.c., were completely covered with 

 blooms. In the centre of the house stands a noble plant of 

 the double white, about twelve feet high from the earth; the 

 trunk measures, three feet from the earth, nine inches in cir- 

 cumference: it is a perfectly shaped plant, branched to the 

 ground, and at least thirty-six feet in circumference. In the 

 western part of the house stands the original plant of the 

 splendid camellia Sherwoodii, a superb formed variety, shape 

 of double white, of a deep rose, finely flaked with white, and 

 perfecily imbricated; this was raised by Mr. Sherwood. 

 Several distinct and fine seedlings were also in bloom, none 

 of which are yet named: the petals of one beautiful rose-col- 

 ored sort were the most perfect I ever saw, perfectly round, 

 with the flower regularly arranged, of a perfect form, imbri- 

 cated, and extremely large, the petals being full two inches in 

 width; the flower would entirely cover a common sized sau- 

 cer. 



Associated with the camellias, the daphnes, indica and Dau- 

 phinu perfumed ihe whole house. Some fine rhododendrons 

 were also in bud, among which were the true arborea, Kelly- 

 dna, Russelliajia, alta clerense, cinnamomeum, &c., and some 

 fine oranges and lemons. I also noticed the singularly fruited 

 lemon imported by Girard, shaped like a hand; Mandarin 

 orange, St. Helena lemons, &c. 



Passing from the camellias, you enter the green-house, on 

 the north-east side. It is a double pitched building, sixty-two 

 feet in length, and thirty-eight feet wide. The front stage is 

 occupied by upwards of four thousand seedling azaleas, two 

 thirds of which will bloom the present season, all hybrids, 

 raised from every variety of Indian azalea in cultivation. A 

 few are deciduous, while others are covered with foliage of 

 distinct character, and, in many instances, of very peculiar 



