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tically at the end of the work; they amount to a hundred and twenty-five 

 species, of twenty-nine genera. There are in the catalogue, 69 species of 

 Campanula, 218 of Erica, 46 of Iris, 139 of Mesembryanthemum, 107 

 of Salix, 58 of Saxifraga, 50 of Silene, 49 of Trifolium, and 72 of Veronica. 



" The Glasgow Botanic Garden, since elevated to a Royal Institution, 

 was only founded in the year 1817; and it must be a source of high gra- 

 tification to those individuals who have been instrumental in the form- 

 ation and support of the establishment, to see in how short a time it has 

 been made to contain a collection of plants, which is surpassed by few 

 in the kingdom." 



Pomme de deux Ans. At a meeting of the Caledonian Horticultural 

 Society, held on the 31st of August last, Dr. Duncan presented two apples 

 of this variety, which had been pulled by him in his garden that morning 

 from the same tree. They grew within six inches of each other; the one 

 was the produce of blossom in spring 1824, and was the fruit of last 

 year; the other was from the blossom of spring 1825, and the fruit of 

 the present year. 



IRELAND. 



Country Seats in Ireland, omitted in the Encyclopcedia of Gardening, com- 

 municated by Mr. Forbes, gardener to the Duke of Bedford, Woburn 

 Abbey. 



Rockingham, near Boyle, Lord Lorton's, co. Roscommon. A magni- 

 ficient mansion, from the designs of Nash of London, and executed by 

 Lynn. It is situated on an eminence commanding some fine picturesque 

 views, and a lake of several miles extent, that washes the verge of the lawn, 

 and surrounds an ancient castle, still inhabited by a part of the establish- 

 ment. There is also a hardy heath garden, adjoining a handsome bridge 

 lately erected across a narrow part of the lake to an island of considerable 

 extent. The kitchen garden, one of the best in the kingdom, with a very 

 extensive range of hot-houses. The pleasure grounds and flower garden 

 tastefully laid out, and the whole kept in the neatest order. 



Strokestown House, Strokestown, Lord Hartland's, co. Roscommon. 

 An ancient residence, greatly improved by Lynn in 1819. The demesne 

 contains above a thousand acres, beautifully varied with wood and water, 

 and a good kitchen garden. 



CasUerea House, Castlerea, Lord Mountsandford, co. Roscommon. An 

 ancient house and extensive gardens, abounding with many rare plants. 



Moat Park, near Roscommon, Lord Crofton. An excellent house and 

 extensive demesne remarkable for its fine old oak timber. 



Courtown House, near Gorey, co. Wexford, Earl of Courtown. An 

 ancient residence with extensive grounds, beautifully varied, and an ex- 

 cellent kitchen garden, with a very handsome flower garden, on different 

 levels, and also a choice collection of American plants in several parts of 

 the demesne. 



Shelton Abbey, near Arklow, Earl Wicklow, co. Wicklow. A magni- 

 ficent building, situated in a valley, surrounded by extensive oak plan- 

 tations. The river Arklow passes within a few yards of the abbey. 



Lyons, Lord Cloncurry, co. Kildare. A noble house, greatly im- 

 proved by the present proprietor. There is a fine sheet of water in front. 

 On the opposite side, there is a hill beautifully planted, commanding some 

 fine views. 



New Zealand Hemp {Phormium tenax). This plant has grown in the open 

 air in the counties of Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Louth, Wicklow, and 

 Dublin, for the last thirty years, as an ornamental plant. During that time it 

 has only suffered once or twice in the extremities of the leaves from the most 



