532 



The. Derby Arboretum. 



766. Libani Barr. 

 766«. Deoddra Roxb. 

 7666. AraucaVia im- 



bricata Puv. 



767. to 769. 7'hu^ja L. 



767. occidentalis i. 



768. orienttilis L. 



769. orientalis tatarica 



Hort. 



770. to 772c. CuPRE's- 



sus L. 



770. sempei'virens L. 



771. sempervirens hori- 



zontalis Mil.Dic. 



772. ^hyoides L. 

 772o. torulosa Lamb. 

 112b. expansa Audibert. 

 112c. Toui-nefortM Aud. 



773. and 774. Taxo di- 



UM Rich. 

 773. distichum Rich. 

 114!. distichum sinense 



775. to 785. J^uNi'PERUs 



L. 

 775. communis L. 

 116. c. suecica Marl. 

 111. c. nana Willd. 



778. virginiana L. 



779. Sabma L. 



780. (Sabina ^araarisci- 



folia Ait. 



781. S. foliis variegatis 



Mart. 

 182. S. prostrata Hort. 



783. phoenicea L. 

 183a. (p.) lycia L. 

 183b. excelsa Willd. 



784. recurva Ham. 



785. chinensis L. 



Kmpetrdcece. 



786. S'mpetrum nigrum 



787. 



Core'ma alba Z>. 

 Don. 



Smildcece. 

 788. to 794. 5'mi'lax L. 



788. aspera L. 



789. excelsa Z. 



790. Sarsajmrilla L. 



791. rotundifolia L. 



792. Paranoides i. 



793. caduca L. 



794. virginiana ikfi//. 



Liilidcece. 



795. to 797. JXu'scus L. 

 795. aculeatus i. 



796 (hypophyllum) Hy- 

 pogldssum L. 



797. racemosus L. 



798. to 802. YU'CCA L. 



798. gloriosa i. 



799. stricta Siins. 



800. recurvifolia Salisb. 



801. flaccida iZazi^. 



802. crenulata Hort. 



pendulum Hort. 



The supplementary species added since the list was first made out, and 

 which have letters after the numbers, amount to 111, which makes the total 

 number of species and varieties contained in the Arboretum 913 ; or, with the 

 addition of the 100 sorts of roses planted in the belt, 1013. 



II. HISTORY AND PROPOSED MANAGEMENT. 



In giving a brief outline of the history of the formation of the Derby Arbore- 

 tum, and of the manner in which I think it ought to be managed afterwards, 

 I shall first notice the object in view in forming the garden, its situation, and 

 the instructions on which I proceeded in forming the design ; next, my reasons 

 for its main featiu-es ; and, thirdly, an outline of what 1 propose should be its 

 future management. 



THE OBJECT IN VIEW, SITUATION, AND INSTRUCTIONS. 



The subject to be created is a public garden of recreation for the general 

 population of the town of Derby. It is to be formed on a certain piece of 

 ground, the property of Joseph Strutt, Esq., and completed at his expense ; 

 afterwards, the whole is to be presented by that gentleman to the Corporation 

 of Derby, on certain conditions, and to be kept up at their expense. 



The situation is in the outskii-ts of the town ; the extent about 1 1 acres ; 

 the form long, narrow, and uTegular, as shown by the plan. Jig. 52. ; the 

 surface is flat, apparently level, but with a very gentle inclination from the 

 north-east to the south-west ; and the soil is loamy, on a gravelly or loamy 

 subsoil. The situation is open, but not much exposed to high winds ; water 

 is to be found at the usual depth to which wells are dug, and there is one 

 small pond which is never dry at any period of the year. Every part of the 

 ground admits of drainage ; but all the drains must termmate at the south- 

 east corner, where alone the water can escape. The soil is particularly well 

 adapted for the growth of trees, as is evident from the belt which smTounds 

 great part of the grounds, and which was planted some years ago by Mr. 

 Strutt. The most important feature in this piece of ground, with reference to 

 its adaptation for a garden of recreation, is, that there is no distant prospect, 

 or view beyond the grounds, worthy of being taken into consideration in lajing 

 them out ; or at least none that may not, in a very few years, be shut out by 

 the buildings of the town, which are increasing fast on every side. 



