Bohemia Park, near Hastings. 593 



p. 631. ; by which it appears that the Saharumpore Botanic Gar- 

 den is proving a most useful institution, both for India and 

 Europe, by transmitting and receiving collections of seeds and 

 plants. It is gratifying to find that every year is adding to the 

 number of hardy articles which we receive from the Hima- 

 layan Mountains. 



Obituary. — Daniel Ellis, Esq., an eminent vegetable physio- 

 logist, and Francis Bauer, Esq., distinguished as a botanical 

 draughtsman, have died in the course of the year in this country ; 

 and we lament to be obliged to add to the list the justly cele- 

 brated DeCandolle on the Continent. As an eminent patron of 

 gardening and architecture, who possessed the most refined 

 taste in both arts, we have to deplore the loss of Lord Monson, 

 who, at Gatton Park, Surrey, had projected a series of improve- 

 ments which would have rendered that place one of the most 

 remarkable in England. Lord Monson was not less distin- 

 guished for his refined taste and good sense, than for his uni- 

 versal benevolence and amiability. 



Art. II. Notice of Bohemia Parle, the Property and Residence of 

 iVastel Brisco, Esq. By H. C. O. 



The notices of gardens and country seats in your Magazine 

 I have always considered extremely interesting ; particularly when 

 points of good culture, or when any remarkable facts, are in- 

 cluded in the observations. Such being my opinion of them, I 

 shall, as occasion offers, forward you a notice of any place I may 

 see, which I think may be interesting to your readers, leaving it 

 to your judgement whether or not you think it worthy of inser- 

 tion. My powers of description are not equal to those of many 

 of your contributors, but I hope an occasional practical observa-' 

 tion will make up for other deficiencies. With regard to the 

 architectural style of the house, in any of my notices, I shall 

 say but little ; indeed, I think there would be a difficulty in dis- 

 tinguishing many of them as belonging to any particular style. 



Bohemia, the residence and property of Wastel Brisco, Esq,, 

 is situated about one mile north-west of the town of Hastings, 

 and commands singularly beautiful and extensive land and sea 

 views, extending from Beachy Head to Dungeness Point. The 

 house, a modern-built one, stands on a declivity, the ground 

 rising gradually ; it was the residence of the Princess Sophia of 

 Gloucester in the year 1830. The present possessor has en- 

 closed the estate with a stone wall, which is a great improvement 



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