May 28, 1884] THE GARDENERS' ME AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 511 
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Watson of Dunse, and others. Finally Messrs, A. | Wimble don; and the same words in n purple Rhodo- | guided by other circumstances, as well as rules. He 
pedem: se rud sent hanging baskets ; and from Mr. oed rere on a ed ground were also shown, | 
ML vf f Verbenas. the f a " swag," or large wreath, the only one | of iy surrounding scenery ; the aspect and | style of 
Of ne mi an account will be found in another | pobre exhibited |t the residence; and the wants and wishes of the pro- 
bita. ius very showy E Pelargoniums i 2 | prietor These having been scertained, he is fhe 
were aei but these we shall soon have an iier May 25 (Election of F. The foll g nab o display his taste and sk Y mm ifying 
" ome one or other of the dee 
“We ma hat M. . John Waterer’s exhibitio 
vien plants is is already in considerable beauty, ina 
| um were elected F ein viz 
Viscountess Boyne; Hon. Frederick k Calthorpe, M.P. ; ë. | 
such a manner as to p roduce no t only the ‘best effect, 
e — Esq. ; P. ei rix penc oats for Turkey ; 
‘on, Mi iss Laing; Esq. ; Lieut.- 
bj 
sehookotl d 
s H Nature is the gre pe gardenin 
tha t o few days of bright sunshine are a etc to | ss Colonel 3 de Sas. [X «irs Brico E Mr. Kem Py a one p hor who bi. uld earry 
and A. Walls, Ü e principle of imitation of Nature very far, or into 
TT than on si Be occasion. or mu On this E we subjoin the following 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL: May 24.—An exhibition excellent remarks :—“To regard a garden otherwise 
held} = " 4 than a work of art, ersion 
fits eda dins ap mee om J^ Eases i JAotices ex S: of Nature. It is and must remain that “whith its 
various uses which may be made of flowers for the | How to Lay Out a den, je. By Edward Kemp, | proximity to the house pane enables it to be. 
deċoration of halls, drawing-rooms, ner-tables, andscape Gardener, Birkenhend Park. Third | ing tnx. à convert it a forest glade or a glen 
lconies, urches, &c. tho m a considerable Edition. Bradbury & Evan 1864. Nor js s e wished for, were it 
number of s subjects, consisting chiefly of dinner-table | The task of an d we are Yt is either to teach | possible, if more hat a dwelling should be 
ornamentations, were staged, yet of novelty either in| what is not known, or to recommend known truths | transmuted into a hut, or a den, or a ca arde 
material or diro. re was none; and with the! by his manner of illustrating them. The latter M | is for comfort, and convenience, and luxury, d use, 
general appearance of the e hibition, which was | seem to have been the object that Mr. Kemp had in |as well as for making a beautiful picture. It is to 
supported principally by dealers in table orna-| view when he : civilisation, and care, an ri Sg n, and refine- 
m dis ppolitiment was evidently vir sau be us, e which we hail with p pp fam It is for the growth of choice flowers, and the 
many the visitors. r. March's ly g 1 ill resi on and culture of exoti y rona and shrubs, 
LA P" a ende tables for cut flowers, s, l d sketcl fg with novel a id nteresting and curious habits, hich 
shown by Mes srs. ri of St. Ju ames Street, fo rmed and garden obje not be reared without the most pete non 
also When noticing "this work on a a r occasion, we guardianship and attention. In these respects it i 
glass vases Fig ped ird radiis n the xpresse belief f that it was one of t t 
material from Messrs. Naylor & Co., Princes Street, | on p d English language. Our| “ Reflections such as these will make it plain d 
are; and Messrs. Dobson & Pearce, of| opinion remains unchan There may indeed be wi who would imitate Nature i in rhe 2M st do 
Robson, gr. to Lady 
table hows with 
the subject of|i 
if there is one 
nged. 
more learned and classic works on 
ekai trea but, we doubt 
another way than by copying her piece- ane 
They aie indeed, to be imitators, ps a copyists, 
her no 
a 
spirit, and individual 
eneral counten "heo d Spa, and 
M à fom 
the dinner EDU shown l by | 
a 
be sar in ‘this tib ues à volam 
Pe rofesses merely | or 
Ke er 
ge 
ot her imm aci features. An artist i be ie a painter 
e 
Lady s was highly commended by the judges} The first part of the bo ok, wh "a lan gardener, or an am in either 
for imr "e and arrangement. om A tin-cased | to be suggestive, is devoted d Agite pal of the| branch, should go to Nature to study principles, 
gilt wicker b ets, mila. Je for ‘the centres of'| various characteristics most generally desirable in a | gathering up snatches of scene d storing them i 
round tables, filled with gay flowers, and really | place of residence, but which are sometimes over- | his memory or his portfolio for future adaptation and 
very pretty, came fi Lady Hume Campbell;| looked, or not so much attended to as they ought to He should note all that pleases him, an 
and in some of Messrs. Dobson & Pearce’s glasses | be. The most important are the sel ting of a site for | endeavour to understand and why it influences 
various kinds o s were very tastefully |a gens and the means of access to it; the nature | his mind. By thus fillin brein with numberle 
arranged by Mr. Drewitt, gr. to Mrs. Cubi » : appearance of the surrounding property; the | beautiful little pictures ages, and his intellect 
The Denbies, near Dorking ped hem character of € soil; the supply of water; the|with the foundations and sources of pleasure in his 
Fortune's white nksian Ros ad the reddish aspect most desirable for a house and garden, &c. | art, h he will come from Nature “doubly Laois to giv e 
buff flowered Sikkim Rhododendron Bedfordianum, | These and petae. other points are fully discussed, and epared 
soe ES — dde and other examples of ell deserving the attention of every |e a composition the finer Aort. and m 
F 1 
rom Luc ing came little 
will «M found w 
one u 
X7 or room deed ti S 
ith 
Lycopod, Lily of the Valley, Yiolepió salle, " 
T he itor. 
ite ody in 
artistic and ae elements which he has collected 
from su cha ety of s 
W U. 
second tells us “ what to a 
_ The part 
that negative rules are so eae of im nan herus ce. For | a 
ce 
the i EN ature will e but € E of 
E. the o 
T. 
"B 
want of such beacons, it ruly observed, ma 
ornamented om the sides with h 
an it, 
es son who has gardened for himeclt bas 3 irroiriovably 
„pl: 
“collections of plants for halls and churches 
poiled 
st pre valent mistake is attempting too mur much, of | 
n 
E the other.” 
The preceding extract will enable our readers 
form some idea of the pleasin, 
) g and i 
gu the book is written. After ee NA the 
of ero , Rhopalas, Grevilleas, 
Yuce Aral 
d flowers, also came 
"The Weeks? — Y x 
columns, 
Bouquété wide “of 
by Miss Beaumont: 
with opti 
od ik artificial - Ivy j^ 
eath of S 
dn: 
and 
pros of a garden 
saree ik the very same results as Mr. Kem D bes | 
scribed. d i head it is remarked : 
woli 
g 
roceeds to show how they are to be 
e marred by the formation of les 
numerous flower beds, or groups of mixed shrubs and 
flowers, on the lawn. This'is a very common failing, 
and one which greatly digio y especially as 
5 purpose he Evean a va 
| and his o 
orm a fees R t of pss Piin 
| to a 
oon — only for flowers such bed: 
vacant and naked for — months in the 
trodue: 
Flower- as too, ge 
quantity on a lawn, hav exceedingly ra 
appearance, ai and iiec sadly with 
breadth, harmony, and re 
In a small garden the e mployment of cer qum or 
other rustie objects in connection with the h 
i i MA 
bet 
ery 
work hatever may Tu its class or merit, an 
se would consequently be a want of harmony 
ds usually | į 
tura 
the ] latter i we Lbs 
ssociating it wi We gh ng 
the uncultivated p eae 
it —À be iuibeised. € or exe ented, 
near 
of liv Vi 
for the | 
ot 
| In this man y errors that are frequently com- giv 
| mitted are pointed out, in order 
d nst. Am 
milar purposes were mih R4 
Dale Company. Wardian Caseg 
rustic vases for Ferns and plants of that 
Were likewise shown sg. Messrs. Barr & 
,C iy 
TE 
EE m 
j 
22 
£a 
i 
3 
eda TX intersect one 
f the arcade were pon screens 
= | pi Box ornamented with diffe 
le e Sutherland, of Coode, wh 
TOSS mad n Wheat ears, 
ety in Hol olly. 
hice wena M. T Kn Murat 
O, ctt own 
made of wild 
coloured Pirgmoium, and | 
d 
ecorated 
iss ged with Lil iy of. f the S rm farnished by by | also 
made 
and otheri onse a n : 
8 
that TS should be | 
agai ng t thes be 
est nt most - 
gings o 
cut, and all the mi ME S edgings, 
regula: 
rsen straight o 
y 
Respecting other kinds pb poko Some ae 
designs Za ys anon details of great interest a 
en, but for the ders to io 
all the information 
require abont the layi ut and 
and kite 
of pe 
nsuitable 
ging en gardens pens 
as th 
e 
po noticed the ‘adoption styles 
flag. — f E s 
bri ges, “poles, groups o: stones, all manner of 
eccentricities, and in fact 
must 
applicable to M aig fully 
explained and iad m it was consid 
necessary to do so, by a variety of neatly drawn plans 
and'sketches, which h wl * x well deserving of 
up 
every p have bidpeiee feri 
desire to acquire a knowledge 
mia the gpd and attractiven 
chd 
E conclusion we will merely add that the book is 
beautifully peated. veh ri a capital index, which i 
ation 
_ | of itself a great recom 
Watts's Excellent Dictionary of Chemistry, Part XV, 
| whieh hus as just appeared (Longmans), co ime among 
other ot a capital article on HEAT, by Mr, 
at ev 
a to it which vii Í requiro a forma ee of | 
landscape 
Hence the gardener must be 
| George e Fos 
