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intelligent gardener, who also supplied us with a list of the 

 principal trees. The following are the details of the plan : — ■ 



1, Principal court of the mansion. 



2, Court of the stables and coach-houses. 3, Antechamber. 



4, Corridor. 5, Waiting-room. 6, Small drawingroom. 



7, Large drawingroom. 8, Vestibule for entering from the garden. 



9, Bath-room. 10, Gallery of paintings, statues, and antiques. 



11, Open garden. The walks are of gravel, and the turf is kept short by 



mowing, and carefully watered during summer. 



12, 12, Masses of Magnolia grandiflora, conspfcua, and purpurea. Kalmza 



latifolia and other species, Azalea several species. Paeonza Moutan, 

 edulis, and other species. 



13, Avenue chiefly of Magnoba grandiflora, but with all the other species 



mixed, and numerous rhododendrons, azaleas, and other American 

 plants. 



14, 14, 14, Vase of white marble on the summit of a mount ; on the side 



of which, surrounded by choice shrubs, is a group of georginas : near 

 this is a handsome caryatic figure in marble. 



15, E,obinz« tortuosa, ^'sculus carnea, and variegated hollies. 



16, Place for camellias during the summer season. 



17, 17, Semicircular marble bench, ascended by steps, and containing a 



handsome marble antique vase in the centre. Rhododendrons, andro- 

 medas, tulip trees, Calycanthus, Chimonanthus, Cydonia japonica, and 

 various American shrubs. 



18, 18, Exotics from the stoves and green-houses during summer; compre- 



hending the coiFee tree, iliyrtus Pimenta, cinnamon, &c. 



19, 19, Place' for New Holland plants during the summer. 



20, 20, and 21, Magnolia grandiflora as standards, with a collection of all 



the rhododendrons which can be purchased in Europe as under- 

 growths ; with select species of Magnolia, Azalea, and other American 

 plants, and Jcacia Julibrissin, Gordonfa pubescens, &c. 



22, Araucdria excelsa, 30 ft. high, protected by a cover of boards during 



winter, and surrounded by a walk bordered with orange trees in 

 summer. The Araucdria {Jig. 33.) is a very handsome tree, and the 

 most conspicuous exotic in the garden. 



23, Cedar of Lebanon, Photinia serrulata, Nandina domestica, Eriobotrya 

 japonica, Pinus palustris, J^cer nipalensis (olivier de Boheme), Elud' 

 agnus argentea. 



24, Bed of ranunculus. 25, Edwardsia raacrophylla, 20 ft. high. 



26, Pomegranates, and dwarf georginas. 



27, Magnolias of various species, and of a large size; Virgilia liitea, rhodo- 



dendrons, and various species and varieties of holl}'. Cunninghamia 

 lanceolata, Salisburia adiantifolia, Paeonia Moutan, and many herba- 

 ceous sorts of paeony. Halesia dlptera. 



28, Hill or mount of cedars, pines, firs, rhododendrons, hollies, and various 



evergreens. 



29, ^sclepia* tuberosa. 30, Bed of select tulips. 



31, Purple beech, silver lime tree, and gold-blotched alaternus. 32, Aviary. 



33, Kolreuteria paniculata, Pjrus spectabilis, and Petula pendula. Among 



these trees are beds filled with choice hyacinths in spring, and pelar- 

 goniums and other showy green-house plants in summer. 



34, 34, Collection of standard roses, remarkably complete. 



35, Handsome cedars of Lebanon. 



36, Partie fantastique, devoted to the culture of bulbous-rooted florists 



flowers. 

 37 and 38, Pomegranates and georginas. 



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