May 10, 1856.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 823 
into consideration the (great superiority of bnglich ) the seps to the panel garden (a lower terrace), the | that 80,000 plants of Geranjums, Verbenas, Petunia 
gardens, Shrubland must vies w is very striking > with the loggia ai in front, Lobelias, ti nett Kaiia Po required for wale 
far outvie the best gardens of Italy, ‘thou ugh w st | into the border, vases, &c., and = 
yield in comparison t filled with beds, vases, and e independ pile of A &e., raised from 
: of Orange, i a and ae and the classic associations pari the steps braneh ot sen yee left 'orming a | are aoe worked into the general arrangement. m 
, of her le al eee swe ep, the area which. is filled w ith procure annually such a a large number o of plants, and 
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Fire, th it d he H of an fountain arge stone basi, with a circular 
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eminence, level of | 1 steps roun wide central w sik | requir arge amount of care and forethought. Both 
z a cou try to wists e wes pai is overlooked er the | | starts from thie direct to the loti, and four Grass ter- | Sir Wiliam, and Lady Middleton are deeply i interested 
$ an ling position on w hich the house stands, Wit > ha aving the foun ata ain in all t at is going on, and p rovide liberal heip mane 
e to the exterior of the house, under the direction | dell Sapanate the highly — “grounds from pan up £o he and brilliant » dieplay of bloom th rani 
e, re the designs of Pist eminent architect, Sir | beyond, This part has only very recent] olan a reserves are always Pg fill up 
Charles Barry. rom the south wing rises a lofty | and crossing the ig pie LER bridge, we find o vacan l maintain uninterrupted th papai We 
campanile tower ; “the view foin the upper story of selves among gre asses we shrubs (elected chiefly purpose. eng = es a garden, fing an exten- 
this comprises a wide extent of country, and affords RES thais aay “herbaceous and commo n wild | plants sive plan: t-gre dep ments h ereafte: 
i i rdens below ; we 
pavilion—or,! To be aj app. reciated, Shrubland should be econ in in ite 
: we! and adjo z grounds, are seen to beet | indeed, any part of the bigher grou these sens summer glory—say between June and October. The 
i dvant ig from this el position under the eye, and it coup dail from the steeps leading from the upper 
The situation of the house and ground immediately | portant that bes should by contrast set off An ora temple, which overlooks ~ ae A man 80 _ 
in front er Sag yen bs ada = for displaying bellis} the boundary, as well as form below, with its fountains, ary, part 
Italian sty. of ardening. As before noticed, d r open me pi the | sa ide, j in the 
i stand salere rapidly to | pa on a line with them ; and we doubt not, as foreground, pels dase stretch of country beyond, has. 
the west, E k na waa a pron aap | they y grow up, they few equals, 
advan antage e has been taken of this position to syi o| We must, however, retrace our steps to the panel Mr. Beaton, so well known to the horticultural world, 
g som 70 0 | garden, to notice the js greeny, glade cr drive which | was for many years gardener here, and m any of the 
80 feet below the upper one, with which it is co etp passes through it, pes i the fountain in its centre, gavay ns, &c., employed were raised here by him, 
eee be ge bs Sgr steps, leading from a a ion i mile in lengt th, a nd termi- He was follow ed by 4 Davidson, who superintended 
f the balu: strade, the boundary | nates vat one end with ght of ik improvements noticed. Mr. Foggo, who. 
ord the haken ring on lirectl hi 
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f walks and eine in the succeeded Mr. Davidson 18 months back, - very suc- 
the mansion. We eee. to name pon connected | woods. From this eminence there ee vista of i ii ssful ia meeting the requirements of so large am 
; =o the gek on the ength, passing tbrough the lower ground, a pir al and will maintain he high character 
ing near the Swiss cottage at the otber extremity n Shrubla nd for ig sir years has enjoyed, as one of the 
> the morning pae ry. | the greunds. T =} eae i margined by parallel b kept places in the gen From the 
The basoa vir am as we have before stated, is comers of Savin, Irish Y or-vitæ, vases raised from | Flor ist, Fruitist, and Garden Miscellany for May 
by a | the > ground filled with ships Geraniums, &e, To the 
aa leading to the pavilion n, tl hi ft , enclose: 
is obtained of the country beyon d, i: ee ofa a’ within a Laurel wall, in which, set in niche “I FLO ORICULTURE. 
loggia at t the > extremity of the lower garden the wall, are a number of marble busts, 4 Toa high. RANUNCULUSES.. —In n fa season like the present, the 
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g This garde n is laid do own on gravel with Bor: x edgings, Y. 
a plan is almost a hopeless task, 1 s Lobelias, | of R be a ceptable : :—Genial 
in the cies a the balcony pal Gur is a group of four Brachycomes, Cupheas, Golden- -chain Geraniums, &e. showers in April and 3 “ay are essential to a ee 
large b eds o ach side the centre walk, These have Higa go aoui “any cag by the | and healthy growth, The Ranunculus delights in 
1 e fountain garden, whi lies to soil, and if there be a deficiency of rain in ley, wom 3 
and Sea the turf and Box edging inside a Fight This is is d has a | must be plentifully supplied, just at the time the flower 
bant of white A uae zr a high pate tural pee entre, from which four os y radiate, | buds are appearing. This is a critical period, and for: 
finish to the garden is, besides, q quite in keeping throwing ‘the garden’ into four divisions, There are, Jack o moisture many plants ig a Vhia and send up: 
with the Walik, eakna agea vases, ll, taking | only an abortive flower stem r from a or 
i Sa which surround it. the sweep o of the ga arden to the This wall is brook is better than from a oar if such BGE ine 
The great object in this garden is to have large | built hollow, and is heated by hota eee pipes ; the 
masses of colours; hence it was imperative that the | west side is covered with green half-hardy | expose it to the sun and air before It Riosa te 
beds should be ) to produce a grand effect, | climbing plants, a have the en of glass | applied (arning or evening, according tothe state of 
; and rich warm colours are only PTE for the | during winter ; the ants ore with a, es ae 
$ like purpose—four of these beds et, two | d bl fi the er nths n the | and not over the wig bis in cloudy and showery 
E purple, and two blue. The scarlet eis tue pai ed in | glass is r removed. "Up Ajaa i weat It appear an anomalous „direction to 
ji thisway :—In the centre, Shrubland Scarl ae pri hardy pelure, printing Stl &e., are = aire an y 
next, a band of Punch Geraniums; then a band of | the border at the contains many interesting hali- a shower fallin ng to give a generous watering, as the 
Variegated, followed by Tom Thombs g Asni hardy plan tE a are then ages in a better ~~ to aap 
edging to finish being a bandof “ Harkaw way,” & very The i ‘divisions of the fountain garden are each penta than atin ERs ather, when their pore 
dwarf scarlet Geranium. en in full bloom fiat planted in six colours, with white to begin and finish | racted. Ks a general observation, i is better to to 
can exceed the richness of these groups as regards | with. Each division ‘has its = sand Bars but the | waar aie three times a eek, than oe 
arrangement of colour. color ur and height t of each are t the s I To obtain. - 
The nt purple beds have for centres of white, fine blooms for ed a little t ; 
Prince’s arg Ri sean nding this, « Lave! Tes- through the four divisions ; next purple, yellow scarlet, | may be occasionally given, We have tried numerous- 
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“4 waling? 5” next, Geranin m Purple Unique ; ms a blue, pink; and lastly, white again at th side, | natural and artificial To, &c., in some instances 
i by a band "OF Golden amend and finished off b This arrangement takes up a vast sani and variety | without perceptible benefit, and in others with positive 
i edging of the Baron H rincess Royal Geriatr, of sab as the height and habit have to be studied, | injury. most simple agent we know of 
with a well-defined ves Sed leaf, from which the | as well a the apes! of each ; but the arrangement, | is superphosphate of lime, reduced to fine powder, and 
er en they may h leasin i: bar Mag Ey ware that r 
the colour of the 
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Beyond the fountain garden are some beds on on gravel, noisseurs been at first bas ei ca the 
qe two blue beds are planted with the centre of with raised si bes ngs, and planted with mixed luxuriant foliage ‘ot their. pfs» os to potent 
ined os S he apparent 
(L iea a band of the African Lily | friend Mr. Beaton ir À so much of, is very conspi- | benefit has in almost all instances been realised xt the 
(Agapanthus) ; “then La band of Lobelia racemosoides ;| cuous : its se em a etri. Ge eraviu future risk of the gen of the lea We are not 
in nh with an edging mixed with Verbena venosa, or any light purple variety | adverse t o novelties, use they are such, but to the 
of aaka Hugel, as for the ‘purple beds > the s —is now well know: 
flowers aso taken off. Below these bell is the Rosery, whieh contains avery | Try your hand on a small seale irs never payi a 
Two. long square turf plots flank each side of paa choice colleeti tion g summer Roses, 
bede forming z altogether a balcony z Sera These hav ties are trained to a faney iron trellis, whieh forms | afford to lose, 
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in the ce: d h f the heraldic York and Lancaster Rose, | m ties a SNL MEG Sper = prx, A Robinson, Mr- 
by H.R.H. Prince y rsak when he > visited Sir Willi inthe ehair, s sensors Mr The moet Tessuteable flowers shown 
and Lady Middleton in 1851. Tannie t the outings | extremity of the grounds is an | on this occasion were Azalea potissima, ponte fs ome te 
The eight bede described above are connected by g ae rh, Desay tea oe alaere pig piao of 
stone pattern and three ci S. e centre one paniments faithfully carried out. It vigorous habit and spreading truss, Cineraria Vivid, from Mr. 
is planted with Hydrangeas, and the one on each side | of curios ities collec! ted by Sir William Middleton, and Pope, a very pure white ground variety, heavily tipped wi any 
with Yuceas. are stone boxes plai ith lively rosy purple, Epacris carnea rubra, from nog rane 
eas, and the same on each side the centre walk, | the First, the Duke of Wellington, Revd Nelsen, doe: | Perey te cecerie: Seer hee rege prosta, 
planted with Portugal Laurel, in imitation o Orange Ata store distance m the Swiss Astin is the} much resembling the well-known Mont Blanc No. 1 of Storey, but 
trees, for which they are excellent substitutes. The | Verbena garden, in whi ich are plan’ em dt kinds not | with remarkably full trusses ee ee 
borders body the retaining wall at the top nearest the | used in other arrangements. By this aie is the Box ero aie pater by Me Haste, which ts likely 
house, which supports the terrace walk, is planted with picar forming a beautiful o be a fine early variety. Other Cinerarias of merit were Mrs.. 
Hollyhocks in lines, fronted with Lady Middleton | a smooth surface of fine sand of a reddish tint, com- Maket anà Mr. Edwards, both raised by Mr. Bousie; Earl of 
Geraniums, a rosy coloured scarlet raised here by Mr. pletely i in the parterre style of the French. 'The in- | Clarendon (Turner), and Queen of May (Lidgard). he 
Beaton, and very valuable for bedding purposes. is planted with very dwarf flowers—as Silene Wit Wa Ee T 
leaving this PAE aane not forget to men- Sehafta, r ELSE T TA S EO Miscellaneous. 
tion two beds of y ias, which fill up a eat ee rns waihi Tie Got Palms Ot A oh uma 
vacant space to the right and left at = top of the | mounted with rich ing, in the same style on mh 
garden 3 these have a good eras well the mansion, pavilion, and logs, ai all of which are fro: 
‘sith the warm-eoloured beds in f Sir C. yif prne atine or MERE “What - 
left, leading towards the entrance ue baron tbe park, and unison between the nalen satis a met with, | other fruit is there in prr as in the Coco Nut, we 
is a long border under the conservatory admirable taste and j t na a refreshing beverage contained in a cool limpid 
into the “chain ern.” The oval centre beds are | of Sir William Middleton. In addition to the Italian a nu pte us pulp of a of blanc- 
filled with Cerise Unique and Commander-in-Chief | features of the entire entire place, a great number of b busts, | mange, and as reeable to the taste! Ina y 
par > seagull the bands are yellow Hearts- kesesa gara oe P g d lining pulp ‘of whieh was thin and almost of geld- 
ease and blue Lobel a aap x A; h : 
and ing th fI y so cl fa pint. It was quite ch so as: 
of | land. é water, pleasantly, Lightly Spee “of AE ; 
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Med aM the present head gardener, informs us aistir 10183. The pulp was rendered brown by thè- 
