Ornamental Gardening in Lomhardy. 64'3 



€ulifera is truly magnificent in landscape-gardening ; but we 

 have not yet seen it in flower. It is propagated, like the other 

 species, by grafting. Gleditsch/a triacanthos has grown with us 

 to the height of 80 ft. in twenty-nine years. It was also formerly 

 used for hedges ; but, like the robinia, it was soon given up. 



y^mygdalus orientalis flowers here freely every year ; and it 

 stood the severe weather of the winter of 1829-30. It produces 

 plenty of seed every year, by which some plants are raised, while 

 others are propagated by grafting on the ^mygdalus communis: 

 the latter mode, however, only lasts five or six years. We have 

 a good collection of Cerasus and Cratse^gus. Among the latter, 



C. nepalensis produces plenty of seed ; and C stipulacea [mex- 

 icana] requires protection in winter. It has not yet flowered. 

 Photinia serrulata is covered with straw in winter ; but it flowers 

 freely, and produces an immense quantity of seed every year. 

 (Sorbus nepalensis [vestita] requires to be protected in wintei'. It 

 has not yet flowered, and is grafted on Cratae^gus Oxyacdntha. 

 "Eriobotrya japonica stands out, but must be protected by straw 

 during extreme cold. On the Lake of Como, where the ther- 

 mometer is never more than 6° below zero, and where the fogs 

 are never very cold ; it stands out without any protection, and 

 produces abundance of fruit of the most delicious taste. 



^'rbutus f/^nedo [?] requires to be covered with straw in winter, 

 ^umelia /ycioides stands out, but does not produce any fruit, 

 although it flowers freely every year. It is grafted on i^raxinus 

 excelsior, but does not last more than three years. Z)iospyros 

 Xotus and virginiana both thrive very well in this garden, and 

 fruit freely. When the fruit is quite ripe, or, at least, when it 

 falls from the tree, which always takes place after the leaves 

 drop, it is laid on straw in a room until it loses its acidity, and 

 becomes sweet and delicious to eat. We have a tree of Z). Z,6tus 

 planted twenty-six years, which is 35 ft. in height; and one of 



D. virginiana, planted twenty-four years, which is 40 ft. high. 

 We have two other speciesj D. pubescens, which has not yet 

 flowered, and D. Kdki, which requires a covering of straw 

 during winter, and has also not yet flowered. We have excel- 

 lent collections of Pyrus and i^raxinus. Catalpa syringce^bWa, 

 is one of the most ornamental trees for landscape-gardening ; 

 and particularly so when it is in full flower. The pod is in 

 great repute amongst the people here as a cure for the asthma. 

 The Madura aurantiaca is propagated here by suckers, or by 

 grafting on the Broussonetm papyrifera. It has borne fruit this 

 year, for the first time; but even now (Oct. 15.) it is not yet 

 ripe. We have a Planera aquatica 18 ft. high, and eighteen 

 years planted; twelve species of t/'lmus, and good collections of 

 Celtis, ilforus, ,7uglans, Populus, i^etula, J^'lnus, »Salix, &c. 

 We have twenty-nine species of oaks. We have a beautiful 



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