548 Notes on Gardetis and Nurseries. 



Art. V. Notes on Gardens and Nurseries. 



LiNMERE, RESIDENCE OF R. S Fay, Esq., Octobcr, 1853. 

 All our readers who are interested in trees or shrubs, will 

 probably" recollect our previous notices of Mr. Fay's grounds, 

 and our account of the many fine Evergreen trees which he 

 has introduced and planted, with a view to test their hardi- 

 ness, vigor, growth, 6cc. If, however, our remarks have 

 been forgotten, our volumes for 1849 and 1851 may be re- 

 ferred to, as giving a brief account of the improvements 

 which have been made at Linmere since it came into Mr. 

 Fay's hands. 



For the last three years Mr. Fay has resided abroad, most 

 of the time in England, and he has been constantly adding 

 to his stock of trees by annual importations of seedlings, a 

 large part of which have now become established, and have 

 made a vigorous and fine growth. The earlier planted trees, 

 distributed over many parts of the grounds in 1849 and 1850, 

 have now reached a good size, and materially alter the aspect 

 of the former bare and apparently barren and rocky country 

 around Linmere. The Scotch and Austrian pines, of which 

 several thousand were set out over some acres, are now 4 to 

 8 feet high, and, from their present rapidity of growth, will 

 soon change the entire features of the place : — 



As one object in our notice of Linmere is more particu- 

 larly to show the relative growth, vigor and hardiness of the 

 different kinds of Pines, Firs, &c., which have been planted 

 here, we shall give the height of the trees at each of our visits. 

 They were planted in 1849 : — 



1849. 1851. 1853. 



Pimis cembra, 1 foot, 4 feet, 6 feet. 



Pinus excelsa, 2 feet, 5 feet, 10 feet. 



Pinus austriaca, 2 feet, 9 feet, 14 feet. 



Pinus sylvestris, 1 foot, 5 feet, 10 feet. 



A^h'ies Smithidna, 2 feet, 5 feet, 7 feet. 



Picea pinsapo, 2 feet, 5 feet, 8 feet. 



Cedrus Deodara, 2 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet. 



