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ceolaria chiloensis, Zilium longiflorum, Ferbena venosa ; Petunia phoenicea, a* 

 variety with its corolla of a delicate paler colour; and Eschscholtzia Califor- 

 nia, with double or half-double flowers. This last plant had been received 

 from the Earl Mountnorris, who had divided it off a plant which had come 

 under observation in his own garden. The fine plant of Araucdria Cunning- 

 hami, possessed by Mrs. Marryatt, had been removed from the green-house to 

 the open air, as had some other plants ; among which was Anthocercis vis- 

 cosa, showing one of its latter, or last, flowers. In a shed contiguous to this 

 green-house, there were four very fine plants of Kalmia latifolia, in an exqui- 

 site state of blossom ; and, in some other part of the premises, we saw, 

 flowering freely, a small plant of the white-corolla ed variety of this species. 

 In the green-house in the range, a selected collection of pelargoniums occu- 

 pied a central stage, and were splendid in the " variegated show " of their most 

 beautiful blossoms. There were here, besides, Gladiolus Col villi and blandus, 

 and some other plants blooming. 



In the stove, the following were the plants most notable : — Rhodochiton 

 volubile, a climbing plant, in general habit like a Lophospermum, but seemingly 

 less robust, and remarkable for a red calyx or involucre (as Rhodochiton 

 signifies) to its corolla; which seems, in the bud, a miniature of that of Lo- 

 phospermum : this, it is believed, has never before flowered in Britain. Passi- 

 flora alata insignis, a kind which Messrs. Rollison cultivated by this name 

 two or three years ago, is now a superb ornament to the stove; it has extended 

 many yards, and abounds in its showy flowers. This is, most probably, the P. 

 phoenicea Lindley, quoted in our IX. 619. Poivrea coccinea had been flower- 

 ing finely, and, as usual, freely. A plant, called Dracaena elliptica, obtained 

 from France in 1830, was about to flower : its leaves and rigid habit of growth 

 are striking. Murraya exotica was flowering freely ; its blossoms have an 

 odour like that of the flowers of Gardenia radicans. These, also, were 

 flowering: — Houttuyni« cordata, Phyllanthus turbinatus, Strophanthus diver- 

 gens, Pitcairnia angustifolia ; Crinum americanum, a few last flowers of; 

 C. amabile; Alstroemeria Pelegnna, white-perianthed ; and Calochortus albus, 

 under tender treatment in acceleration of its growth. Oncidium papilio, the 

 butterfly plant, had been flowering; and in the stove for forcing, there was a 

 very fine plant of the Cymbidium oloifolium, it displayed two racemes of 

 flowers ; and a plant of Cattley« Forbesii in bud. 



In the hardy flower-garden there is a small aquarium ; and in it, as well 

 as in one or more of the pieces of water (one, some few acres in extent) 

 in the park and pleasure-ground, JVymphae'a alba was flowering most splen- 

 didly. ATiphar advena was also flowering ; and we saw besides, in the 

 water in the pleasure-ground, /i'corus Calamus flourishing, jSparganium sim- 

 plex flowering, and .Menyanthes trifoliata not in flower. There appear to be, 

 in this demesne, so well-watered, peculiar facilities to the culture of a com- 

 plete collection of hardy aquatic plants. We subjoin the names of some 

 species which have come to mind ; and which, in our hasty glance about this 

 lovely place, we did not see. 



Actual aquatics : iVymphse N a minor, Villarsia ?zymphseoides, ^tratidtes «lo- 

 ides, Polygonum amphibium (How exquisitely beautiful, through the month 

 of June, are the numerous short dense spikes of pale rosy flowers, of this 

 common British plant, as displayed just above the surface of the water!); 

 Jussiae'a grandifiora would probably, under the shelter of trees, survive mild 

 winters ; Calla palustris, Orontium aquaticum, Utricularia vulgaris and minor ; 

 Hydrocharis morsus ranae; the typhas, these, it is likely, would be thought too 

 weedy. The beautiful .Butomus umbellatus, which, it is probable, is already 

 here ; the Sagittaria sagittifolia, probably, also, already here ; and to this 

 might be added the American S. latifolia and S. latifolia flore pleno. 



A pair of swans inhabit the large piece of water in the park, which forms a 

 fine object from the windows of the house. — J. D. 



