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1843.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
859 
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A CATALOGUE or tus FRUITS CULTIVATED 
in the GARDEN of the HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY oF 
LONDON, (Third Edition.) Containing the Names, Synonyms, 
Colour, Size, Form, Quality, Use, Time of Ripening, and many 
other particulars concerning all the most important varieties of 
hardy Fruit cultivated in this country. 
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Che Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1848. 
MEETINGS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING WEEKS. 
Wrpnespay, Dec. 13, Society of Arts + BPM 
Farax, Dee. 1 Botanical. 
1» sual eB Pike 
‘Torspay, Dec. 19, itieun Th) A Seip ia. 
Weonxspay, Dec. 20, Microscopical + 6 BPM, 
Tar Queen’s visit to Chatsworth is a great event in 
the history of Gardening. The magnificence of her 
ajesty’s reception was owing more to the Garden- 
Scenery created by the wealth and good taste of the 
uke of Devonshire, than even to the splendour of the 
Palace of the Peak, and all its interior embellishments. 
The fitness of gardens such as those of Chatsworth for 
the purposes of Regal entertainment has never been 
More strikingly illustrated, and they have proved how 
Infinitely superior is Nature, skilfully assisted by art, to 
mere art however helped in its effect by Nature. There 
18 ho architect like Him who builds up the trees and 
clothes them with their leafy canopy, and causes them 
to bring forth flowers and fruit each after its kind. 
D, ow this was proved, in what way the Duke of 
evonshire wielded the powers which he is so happy 
enchantment were realised among Derb: hire-hill 
a sg erDysnire-Dills, 
will be learned from the following : 
REPORT or HER MAJESTY’S GARDEN RECEP- 
TION ar CHATSWORTH. 
(From our own Reporter.) 
i For a week previous to its being in the slightest degree 
een to the public that her Majesty intended honouring 
@ Duke of Devonshire with a visit to his Grace’s 
Eels seat—Chatswor th, a visible change took place in 
; the garden proceedings there, and in the other out-door 
epartments under the direction of Mr. Paxton. His 
Grace had left. Chatsworth about the Ist of Nov., and was 
not expected there again for some months, so that the 
numeroys workmen employed to keep the place in high 
order during his Grace’s residence there, were drafted off 
to the woods, and to a variety of extensive alterations in 
the pleasure-grounds and other parts of the park; the 
Breat walks were also cleared of their gravel, for the pur- 
Paes of allowing heavy materials to be carted to the new 
ae antaios and great rockery, These extensive works were 
ay a sudden and immediate stop was put to 
thes? pase ings; and the men thus employed, and all 
Work in putting the grounds in the highest state of order, 
he Weather, it will be remembered, was at this period 
it was found impossible to 
sae the walks, both of the pleasure-grounds and 
ter was cleared from the lawns and flower-beds 3 and before 
Ratural position. 
slgae ie days before the Queen arrived the “weather 
in €d up and became fine, and on the Royal party arriy- 
ant on Friday, the whole of the gardens presented the 
Dae rence of a fine day in the month of September, The 
ae roads, the village of Edensor, and all the conspicu- 
5 parts of the domain were equally perfect in their state 
igh keeping. 
> 6c 1.—Her Majesty arrived this day a little before 
and about 20 minutes before 3 0’clock was con- 
y his Grace the Duke of Devonshire through the 
‘gery to the great terrace called ‘“ Solomons Walk,” 
t axton was ready to conduct the royal part 
Then’ Great Conservatory through the Rock Garters 
noble visitors invited to meet her Majesty at Chats- 
€ in her Majesty’s train, to the number of 
and b 3 and altogether the scene, where 80 much rank 
duction 2. in rich attire mingled with the lovely pro. 
oe ns of Nature, presented an appearance more gorgeous 
ees are capable of describing. 
er admiring the Rock Garden the Royal party were 
conducted to the upper terrace of the Conservatory 
gardens, where they came suddenly upon a full view of 
the Conservatory—the mountain of glass! Her Majesty 
and the Royal party immediately paused, and expressed 
heir admiration and isk at the vastness of the 
structure. They then descended to the lower terrace of 
the Conservatory garden, and entered the house at the 
north end, Here, again, exclamations of wonder and 
surprise burst forth from the distinguished visitors. The 
Royal party were conducted through every part of this 
immense edifice, and Mr, Paxton explained the various 
objects of beauty, together with the peculiar structure of 
the house. From thence her Majesty was conducted 
through the Fern Garden to the great terrace, to the upper 
bastion south front, where a very commanding view is had 
of the grounds, and particularly of the last new fountain, 
which has not been long finished, and which throws water 
up from five jets, so contrived that each flows in a 
different way, an arrangement which gives this fountain a 
most novel appearance. From this bastion his Grace the 
Duke of Devonshire pointed out to the Queen the spot 
where her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent had planted 
two trees 11 years before. Beside this place the ground 
ad been previously prepared for the reception of another 
tree, should Prince Albert feel disposed to plant one. At 
his Grace’s request, his Royal Highness readily consented 
to set one beside the Oak previously planted by her 
Majesty, which is now grown to a considerable height. 
The Queen then returned part of the way on the terrace, 
and descended by the summer-stairs to the private ter- 
race, which brought the Royal party to the south end of 
the Italian Garden, where his Grace pointed to both trees 
which had been planted by her Majesty and august mother, 
' Paxton submitted to his Royal Highness several kinds 
of trees to choose from, when his Royal Highness selected a 
Sycamore. The Royal party then followed the private ter- 
race of the west front, and descended into the Lower 
Garden, whence her Majesty proceeded through the 
“Fragment” Room and the Great Court, to her Majesty’s 
private apartments. 
The same evening a grand ball was given to the Qneen 
in the great Banqueting-room. The Orangery and whole 
line of communication to this room was lighted up by 
Chinese lamps, and beautifully decorated with plants in 
flower. They were suspended from the railing of the 
stairs leading to the ball-room, and at each step hung a 
beautiful flower in full bloom. 
Dec. 2.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert walked ont 
early this morning, and again visited the Conservatory, 
Arboretum, and Flower-gardens. Mr. Paxton explained 
to her Majesty and the Prince the nature of the conserva. 
tive-wall (see an account of this at p. 331 of our vol. for 
1842,) with the plants on it, which are protected by 
linen blinds instead of glass, the heat being supplied by a 
flue ix the centre of the wall. 
Illumination of the Conservatory and Waterworks. — 
This evening the Conservatory and Waterworks were illu- 
minated, although not the slightest appearance of any pre- 
parations for doing so were visible when her Majesty visited 
the grounds; but an immense number of men had been 
trained to-attend to the illumination and to fire the coloured 
lights according to a certain plan previously devised by 
Mr. Paxton. About a quarter after 4 0’clock the work- 
men commenced lighting up the great Conservatory with 
thousands of variegated lamps. On each rib of the house 
were suspended 120 lamps, while others hung in festoons 
between the cast-iron columns supporting the gallery, 
which was also lighted. The ‘‘ Robbers’ stone,” on the 
summit of the range of hills which back the palace, the 
waterfall proceeding from nearit, the cascade, and all the 
‘ountains, were illuminated by Russian lights of different 
colours, hidden from the house by boards placed in 
front of them. Many parts of the grounds were also 
lighted by lamps suspended from the trees, on the oppo- 
site side of the river from the house. In short, the whole 
place was a blaze of fire. 
Her Majesty, without being aware of the preparations 
that had been made for the illuminations, was conducted 
to the Conservatory at a quarter past 6 o’clock (every- 
thing then having been completed,) when the Royal 
visitors expressed their astonishment at the singular effect 
produced by so immense a body of light and its reflection 
on themultitudes of plants. There was something unusually 
grand in this i t scene. To illuminate such an 
immense mass of building in so short a time was a very 
bold undertaking, and was most successfully accomplished, 
The Queen after expressing much delight at the unusual 
scene, returned to the house, and at half-past seven the 
public were admitted to see the illuminations by tickets, 
issued through the liberality of his Grace. 
About ten o’clock, on a private signal being given, a 
rocket was fired, whch was a notice to the men placed by 
the great guns at the “stand.’’ Amidst a roar of artil- 
lery, and at the same instant of time, a blaze of coloured 
fire burst from the Robbers’ stone and waterfall, cas- 
cades, fountains, and woods, and the whole scene was 
enveloped in a sheet of flame. The effect baffles descrip- 
tion—the visitors were taken by surprise ; in whatever 
direction the eye turned, the coloured lights—crimson, 
green, and blue, blazed forth to the astonishment of the 
hundreds who were admitted to the grounds, and of the 
thousands who were on the opposite bank of the river. 
The Royal party could be observed at this time passing. 
from window to window of the mansion, and viewing the 
exciting scene. 
Sunday, Dec. 3.—Her Majesty walked out early this 
morning in the grounds and Conservatory, where not a 
vestige was to be seen of the materials employed in the 
revious evening’s illumination — everything had been 
> 
for that purpose. The grounds were as neat and orderly 
as on the previous morning; and this, too, afforded not a 
little surprise to many of the distinguished arty. 
After lunch, her Majesty again visited the grounds and 
Conservatory, and examined the conservative wall and 
flower-gardens. The Royal party then walked to the 
kitchen-gardens, whither they were conducted by his 
Grace, Mr. Paxton being in attendance at the gates. Her 
Majesty first entered the Musa-house, where the rich col- 
lection of Chrysanthemums elicited much commendation. 
The Royal party then proceeded to the Greenhouse, 
where a large Tree Fern greatly excited the admiration 
of both her Majesty and Prince Albert. His Grace after- 
wards conducted the Queen, Prince Albert, and others 
of the Royal party, into Mr. Paxton’s house, where they 
were much pleased with its neatness and order. Mr. Pax- 
ton had the honour to present her Majesty with the first 
nine volumes of his “ Magazine of Botany,’ richly bound, 
and his “ Botanical Dictionary,’’ both which her Majesty 
was graciously pleased to accept. The Queen also deigned 
to permit the volume of the ‘* Magazine of Botany” now in 
course of publication to be dedicated to her Majesty. 
After leaving Mr. Paxton’s house the Royal party were 
conducted to the Orchidaceous-house, where they appeared 
enchanted with the numerous plants in flower in this sin- 
gular and unique collection. A list of the species which 
were in bloom when her Majesty visited the Orchidaceous- 
house is here subjoined. 
After going round the gardens, the Queen finally pro- 
ceeded in an open carriage to the beautiful village of 
Edensor, where cottages in every possible style of archi- 
tecture have been designed and executed under the direc- 
tion of Mr. Paxton. 
List of Orchidace@ in flower in the Orchidaceous House at the time 
of Her Majesty's visit :— 
Coelégyne Gardneriana Oncidium flexuosum 
» Ovalis Yani 
ferum. 
2 fimbriata 2. ornithorhynchum 
Trias racemosa Epidendrum pastoris 
Anectochilus setéceus af idatum: 
Zygopétalum maxillare my wv» _ latifélium 
” i 3 tridactylon 
a crinitum ” tur 
Maxillaria picta, 5 fragrans 
$5 chlorantha ” atropurptreum 
ef Allida i coriéceum 
a pumila | Evia velutina 
i§ cristata | Odontoglossum grande 
ar lentiginosa bictoniense album 
bol 
fo: 
a 
S 
Céttleya labiata 
a) stenopétala | rt) Harrisénize 
‘%, atrorubens | |, intermédia 
sf rufescens | Cymbidium sinense 
»» racemosa | y» _ Wallichii 
» _Warreana Milténia Rasselliana 
Liparis orbicularis | Catasetum tridentatum 
D 
Pleurothallis Lanceana 
Calanthe sylvatica 
Gongora maculata 
xs atropurptrea 
| Brdssia cuspidata 
Dendrébium denudans 
Stelis picta 
'ypripédium venustum 
insigne 
Pp P 
cleared away by an immense number of hands employed 
Pesoméria tetragona 
Saccoldbium denticulatum 
Oncidium ciliatum 
Lanceanum 
yeaste macrophylla 
Acrépera Loddigésii 
Sarcanthus teretifélius 
» 
~~ Tayletrii Bolbophyllum cocoinum 
” triquetrum ie = recurvum 
” papilio Ornithidium coccineam 
List of other Plants in flower at the same time :— 
CONSERVATORY. 
Justicia nodosa | Geissomeria longifiora 
” speciosa Clerodendron splendens 
fy flavicoma Carica Papaya (in flower & fruit) 
Strelitzia Regina | Canna denudata 
” ovata »» coccinea 
Crinum amabile 
Pancratium speciosum 
Cestrum laurifolium 
Salvia splendens 
» lutea 
Brugmansia suaveolens 
= icolor 
| Euphorbia splendens (planted 
| all over the borders) 
| Amaryllis undulata 
Brunsvigia crispa 
» alba Abutilon striatum 
Hibiscus rosa sinensis, flore | Eranthemum pulchellum 
pleno (5 varieties) Epiphyllam truncatum 
” ilacinus Alpinia nutans 
Barclayanus Pitcairnia suaveolens 
sea Stachytarpheta mutabilis 
Thunbergia alata 
Saracennia fiava} these were un- 
x» purpurea usually fine, 
Musa Cavendishii 
”» 
~»_ fulgen 
Linum trigynum 
Vinca rosea 
” 
Txora ro; 
Cassia corymbosa 
Lantana mixta 
Passiflora alata 
” ceeruleo-racemosa 
” Princeps 
OrANGERY. 
The Orange trees covered with | Tropaolum majus . 
@ profusion of fruit and | Primulasinensis, red and white. 
flowers, Pentstemon roseus 
Cameilias.—Double white and | Persian Tobacco 
red in great plenty, arranged | Erica premals 
. ’ 
over the whole house. » _Westeottit 
Pelargoniums in great variety »» Bowieana 
Cinerarias, many kinds » gracilis 
Fuchsia Chandlerii Fidee Sgn 
Leschenaultia formos@ » Sebana 
CamELLIA House. 
The back border filled with ; Camellia imbricata 
Frogmore Scarlet Pelargo- ” jouble red 
ius: and the trellis and *9 double white _ 
rafters covered with the fol- ” Gray’s Invincible 
” fimbriata 
| 
owing: plants :— | eit 
re itzianum, | y ; 
eS othe n y |Phe’ outside wall in front 
| covered with various kinds 
of China Roses and Cydonia 
| Japonica in full flower. 
Lophospermum Hendersonii 
Tacsonia pinnatistipula 
Manettia bicolor 
CoNSERVATORY WALL. 
Malva Creeana Fuchsia globosa 
Melaleuca hypericifolia »» microphylla 
Abutilon striatum _ |»  reflexa 
Heliotropium peruvianum | Brugmansia sanguinea 
Maurandya Barclayana | Passifilora Mayana 
Magnolia grandiflora (twelve | Polygala grandifiora 
Acacia ornithophora 
Aristolochia glauca 
Clematis azurea grandiflora 
Yellow China Rose 
lowers) 3 
Rhodochiton yolubile 
Jasminum umbellatum 
Garrya elliptica 
