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rous growth the first season, during which time they were planted 

 in the open ground, and trained to a single shoot, they were 

 taken up and laid in the cellar, just covering the roots with a 

 little earth, in the same manner as was lately done with the 

 J\Id{U5 multicaulis: in the spring they were again planted out, 

 the main branch having been headed down to about three feet: 

 during the year they branched finely, and at the end of last 

 autumn they were again carefully lifted and placed in the eel- 

 lap, as in the previous winter, and this spring removed to the 

 border again. Under this treatment they have become beauti- 

 ful objects, and with no more care than would be given to the 

 most ordinary green-house plant. Planted out alternately on 

 the back of a border, with standard roses, they are showy ob- 

 jects in the garden, setting aside the great value they possess 

 for the citron-scented odor of their foliage. 



Mr. Carman has a very good collection of standard roses, 

 among which we noticed the Perpetual Rose du Roi and white 

 Perpetual Moss, some of the Isle du Bourbons, and other 

 sorts, the whole in good condition, with fine branched heads. 

 The collection of tender roses is also good, embracing many 

 of the new teas and Bengal kinds. The camellias are all 

 very well grown under the care of IMr. Noble. 



Passing through the vegetable garden, we noticed a frame 

 erected after the manner we have recommended in our Vol. 

 I., p. 403, where we have given an engraving. It has been 

 found to work admirably, so far as it has been tried: it was 

 not put up till late in the spring, after early forcing had com- 

 menced: the coming year Mr. Noble will probably commence 

 forcing early in February. The largest tomatoes we have 

 ever seen were growing here; some of the fruit would measure 

 six inches or more in diameter. This could not arise from 

 cultivation alone, as Mr. Carman's plants were no more vigorous 

 than those we saw at other places, and we spoke to ]Mr. Noble 

 to save us a few seeds, which he kindly promised to do. 



The flower garden is laid out in angular shaped beds of 

 small size, occupying a square of about one hundred feet, with 

 the walks edged with box. The only fault we have to find 

 with the plan is the narrowness of the walks, not being above 

 two feet wide, and, consequently, not allowing two to walk 

 abreast. The same error we saw committed at other places. 

 It should be laid down as a rule, never to make the walks less 

 than three feet wide, and if three and a half, it will be better. 



