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somed, nor has a larger plant at Woburn Abbey ; but one plant 

 has shown flowers in the garden of the Horticultural Society. 



There is one part of kitchen-gardening carried to a great 

 extent here, which deserves particular attention in every place, 

 from the smallest to the most extensive ; viz., the raising of winter 

 salading. Wherever there is a cucumber-frame this may be 

 done to a certain extent ; but, even without frames with glazed 

 roofs, roofs of wickerwork, covered in severe weather with thatch 

 or reeds (7%. 87.), will effectually preserve endive and chicory. 

 -What are called small sa- 

 lads may be raised in every ^'^ 

 kitchen ; and blanched chi- 

 cory from the previous year's 

 roots (as Dr. Lippold has 

 shown, p. 250.) maybe pro- 

 duced in every cellar. At 

 Cashiobury, we found long 

 ranges of frames filled with 

 endive, brown Cos lettuce, 

 and large quantities, also, 

 of full-grown endive, placed 

 in the floors of the vineries and peach-houses, not in a state 

 of forcing, but of slow or imperceptible growth, amounting 

 almost to complete hybernation. There was also a large plot of 

 chicory for the purpose of being dug up during winter, and 

 forced into leaf in any warm dark shed or cellar, in the Dutch, 

 Belgic, German, and Russian manner. Two or three hot-beds 

 were already filled with pots of Neapolitan violets, which are 

 here regularly forced throughout the whole winter, their blossoms 

 being much in demand for perfuming apartments. 



Without viewing the park, we took our leave by an approach 

 not far from the kitchen-garden ; to whichs as a lodge, there is 

 a very picturesque cottage, in the old style of oak framing, filled 

 up with brickwork, and plastered. This lodge, like the other, is 

 also from the design of the proprietor, and does credit to his taste. 



The head-gardener here had lately been visiting Stowe, and 

 other remarkable gardens within a day or two's ride of Cashio- 

 bury He mentioned that, in the months of September and 

 October, a gardener could better spare time for this purpose 

 than at any other season of the year. This practice of gardeners 

 visiting one another's gardens ought to be particularly encouraged 

 by their employers ; for scarcely any other means will be found 

 so effectual in improving them, and enabling them to add to 

 the stock of plants, and increase the variety and excellence of 

 what is under their care. 



We were sorry not to have leisure to call at Beechworth^ where 

 we should have seen a fine example of agriculture, and the 

 improved breeding of live stock : the proprietor, Sir John 



