128 Garden of the Rev. Thomas Gamier, 



The first thing we saw, on entering Mr. Garnier's grounds, was 

 a Magnolm grandifldra against the house, 27 ft. high and about 

 25 ft. wide, which was transplanted in the month of August, 

 when in flower, 12 years ago, without sustaining the least injury; 

 the reason being, that every root and fibre was preserved, and 

 the latter not exposed to the air for more than five minutes. 

 There are other magnolias against the house, equally high. The 

 wall, against which are trained so many fine plants, has been 

 built about six years, and is about 10 ft. high, with a coping 

 projecting about nine inches, and a copper trough to collect the 

 rain which falls on it ; the latter is found to be a great protection 

 to the roots of the shrubs, and to the herbaceous plants below. 

 Among the plants on the wall, the more uncommon are several 

 of the New Holland species, of the genera Acacia, Metrosideros, 

 Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, &c. 



The herbaceous plants, at the base of the wall, are several 

 Amaryllises; ixias, and other irideae; and a good collection of 

 mesembryanthemums. Among the plants on the lawn are 

 groups of camellias, which stand the winter without any pro- 

 tection, the loquat, myrtles, tree rhododendrons, arau car ias; ^4 N bies 

 WebbmW, and other rare species ; all the magnolias, including 

 maxima, and that variety of conspicua which is named citriodora ; 

 the former has flowered, but it dropped without the colour having 

 been ascertained. We must, from necessity, pass over the names 

 of a great number of other valuable plants, as well on the lawn 

 as on the wall, and conclude by noticing a very neat span-roofed 

 conservatory, designed by Mr. Page, and placed on a plinth of 

 three steps, which forms a termination to the terrace walk. 

 The outer border of this walk is ornamented with vases, placed 

 at regular distances. 



Among the general principles which regulate Mr. Garnier's 

 management, we shall mention three of preeminent importance : 

 first, he arranges all his flowers and shrubs in masses of one 

 kind, even to the varieties of Georgia, by which he produces 

 brilliant masses of the same colour ; secondly, all his groups and 

 masses are of plain forms, such as circles, ovals, squares, and 

 parallelograms, in the genuine English manner, adopted by 

 Mason in the flower-garden at Nuneham Courtenay, and by the 

 late Major Price, in the flower-garden at Mongewell ; thirdly, 

 he transplants the azaleas, rhododendrons, and other American 

 shrubs every year, and at any season of the year, so as to keep 

 every individual plant detached from the rest, though close to 

 them (we saw some beds of azaleas and rhododendrons, which 

 had just been removed, looking perfectly well, notwithstanding 

 the extraordinary dryness of the season) ; and, fourthly, his great 

 secret in acclimatising, or, in other words, in enabling tender 

 plants to stand the winter in the open air, is to have a perfectly 



