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The Derby Arhorebmi. 



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East Lodge of the Derby Arboretum, showing the public Room, 

 Tudor Style, time of Henry VII. 



Heliantheimuii, which are apt to damp off on a wet surface, are planted on a 

 raised mass of dry rubbish, covered with stones, as shown at 40. in the 

 plan Jig. 32. p. 522. All the climbing plants throughout the collection have 

 iron rods, with expanded umbrella-lHie tops, placed beside them ; the lower 

 end of the iron rod being leaded into a block of stone, and the stone set in 

 mortar on brickwork, so that the upper surface of the stone appears 1 in. 

 higher than the surrounding surface. This appearance of the stone above 

 the surface is not only more architectm'al and artistical, but better adapted 

 for the preservation of the ii-on at the point of its junction with the stone,, 

 than if the stone were buried in the soil. 



With respect to the annual expense of keeping up the garden, it will be 

 evident to those who have seen it, or who understand this description, that 

 it will chiefly consist in mowing the grass in the summer season. As the 

 extent of grassy surface to be mown will be reduced by the space occupied 

 by the walks, and by the circles of earth on which there is no grass (on 

 which the trees and shrubs stand, or which those in the belt cover entirely), 

 to about six acres, one man will be sufficient to mow and sweep up this 

 extent of lawn dm'ing the whole summer ; the daily space to mow being 

 about half an acre, and the grass mown to be distributed over the naked 

 circles on which the trees and shi-ubs stand. All the other work which 

 will require to be done in the garden during summer, such as weeding 

 the walks, rolling them, weeding the cii'cles on which the trees and shrubs 

 stand, picking off insects from the plants, watering the ground with lime 

 water where worm-casts appear, wiping the seats every morning so as ta 

 remove the excrement of birds, or whatever leaves or other matters may drop 

 from the branches of the trees over them, &c. &c., may be accomplished 

 by a second labourer. The head gardener or curator may manage the flower- 

 garden and the vases of flowers at the junctions of the walks, and see that 

 the company who walk in the garden do not injure the plants, &c. 



During the winter season, or from December 1. to May 1., more than one 

 labourer in addition to the head gardener will be unnecessary. The second 

 labourer may at that season, therefore, be allowed to retain his house, and 

 seek for labour elsewhere ; and the saving thus made, it is presumed, would 

 be a contribution towards the purchase, from some of the Derby nurserymen 

 or florists, of all the flowers or other plants that may become necessary to fill 

 the vases from May till October. Unless some ai-rangement of this sort be made,. 



