ee pas many a well-meaning, but ill-advised gar- | 8 
dener, his place, and depriv ved many an 1 emplo oyer o 
of and become bette: 
di 
We Would therefore ı c 
d gardeners to en- 
their 
to engage in 
emp! onal experi- 
ments in gardening, ait laying aside a 3 
to th 
fancies, to join cordially i in 
issue. "By t this means 
ined in rem rs se is the principal 
— variety, but du Roi is the best of the 
others inging out of season. ese remarks apply 
as m s on their own 
can be 
5 be charged with them 
t that the more ir and 
be his value to . 4 ped 
8 is elevation in the social scale. 
ROSES. 
RDS ON FORCING THE 
aot 4 whie h th they have 
e year a Gr lent but 3 two. 
* into the ie house, which 
month of 
turned out of doors to complete thei , and they 
are either planted out i cer. 
pea Aree a the following year according 
x is altog wrong principle, because 
the oe Vine, may be b. to begin its 
growth at almost n. year it is vi 
difficult to force well, e best way is to put — 
in the house the first year po soon 
| year they are 
as they are potted, in September or October. Let them 
22 and the wie Dr at 45° at the most for 
first month. We that the plants 
varie he 
postions there is no — . ‘the one Crito. 
? 
r ed 
hausted. The forcing 
ath eee applies only 
5 p~ all kinds 
common Briar is 
ELVASTON CASTLE, THE SEAT OF THE 
EARL OF a N. 
” N 
„ nuci * * 
12 Harrington p 
5 bo 
n aira 15 3 
elegantiss nee 
JUNIPERUS $ chinensis 1550 = 
Dita .„ 13 
Ditto 15 
„ recurva at 
Ditto ons 4 
„ cracovia .., H.. 
os» Gaurica .... pr | 
„ lycia — 8 
„„ Suecica K 
Ditto 0 
Ditto Son 
„ hibernica ake 
„ excelsa . 13 
Ditto 10 
Ditto i 
„ thurifera 
15 ee 45 
squa 
oerl aber, 11 
rulos: 
` 13 
100 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [FEB. 16, 
— — 
n in data ft. in. REMARKS, 
philosopher is as intimately acquainted with his th blis RiP paca . 
peculiar e as any living man, and that if] the Plante ia their aay ay by forwarding them ane Paa ars 
@ priori reasoning itrusted, his would be 2 ber year, 8 5 he er ready = Ditto. ther are many hundreds of 
worthy of all confidence. If then such as he break al a 4 A K Glia das a A — — these large specimens, 
down, what may a gardener not expect ? ot Daa eae 88 K Gitte bade ar Ditto 
1 These truths are, however, greatly mis- lowed to flower and check the growth of the plant. t| ,, macrocarpa 1 
interpr ed 8 imagine that, 8 it complete wi * carefully as if there were the — ie 3 9 ft, 
they are are enjoin not Ty expensive experim flowers. as the 5 — — will make it safe, let tin sinalar specimens, 
at the cost of their ee therefore . the plants be aha in the shade up to the rims of Die 
are not, authorised in trying any 3 ents what- d remain there until — rth fall and the wood » jaen o - ; ; Many others 10 feet and about 
ever. up rotchet, that, | ripens. They may hen pruned to a. a toned” iissa sdo third men. 
they are not to lay out their employers’ | strong shoot, and cut out all the weak ones. Let th Ditto 16 ee is 17 feet 
eapital in volunteering expensive experimental re- | be placed in l house as before, 11 house must Pi ; i Tite e iiiad decal 
searches, therefore they are to 3 all such not be a higher tempe 59%. It een] „ Die D 
when their employers assume all that from the Rose bushes having their rest three „ Lambertiana 31 
“ys ru months longer than those out of doors, they will be as Ditto pel Above 30 other specimens. 
responsib patos ag panos And ‘hence We | forward without heat as they wer first year with Ditto it 
find men doggedly setting themselves against nil heat, and you may calculate on being able to force them » eee 24 6 Common variety. 
thing except rautine, tely thw. tter year after year, and they will not dra much. tto 1 6—Very distinct from the former, 
plans which bear the stamp of nove They will require eased, but not so early, being remarkably dense 
How senseless is this! Fraught with miar 5 . and they will begin as regularly to open their buds at fron whieh many yë sein 
to the progress of im 3 ! Experiment is the | the earlier period as they used to open at their proper 
pct of 5 sag those who at ros own | season, „ Cembra helvetica 18 0—About this 3 there are seve. 
ee its risk, should] Rose forcers may, in fact, take an iea lesson 8 
rly mest . with yi whae and assistance ex- | from Vine forcers, yet we have seen the best Grape Gg . tla veron 
ce can suggest, instead y weby thwarted by forcers in the kingdom buy, year Peay meshaj new two-| „ monticola .. A A 2—Sev f these, 
— are bound to execute faithfully the re year established Wenger one year, to force hoe be . =: | 7 0—The first plant introduced to 
they receive, and without a question. Suppose, 3 ` , cou 
le. A 7 dener. called A orders an all their care and gently nursing them from 45° to 65 „ Laricio 30 0—Above 1000 2 plants. 
et F = . d Antoa: with by slow degrees ; and when done with, set out to rest| ,, austriaca 15 0—Ditto itto, 
Apple-tree to be nd its hr on arr e ** | themselves, as it was called, but in fact to get back to » Bonu P is 25 0— Very beautiful. 
H Is | their old backward habit, instead of remaining ready to- len, 10 11 Set 0 i —— 
5 justified in objecting to execute the order! Cer- begin to work earlier. The o only objection that we have ap Pa some, ys R 
— not; nor can he diii a right = sam w what | ever heard was that the plants were spoiled by forcing, | „„ pyrenaica... . 15 0—13 feet 6 in. across; many of 
end A has in view in so novel an operat What | that is, were drawn up too much to be recovered in o ae 15 — beautiful 
he is bound to do is to take care, as far as he is pre ear. This is not complimentary to the forcers, but the ” > aya acabuite „ 9 6—Ditto ditto. 
that the branches strike root in the ground, a prineipal object gained by forcing the same plants con- Devoniana 0 capt be — si i 
dition essential to the experiment 1 the tree Bi y w is, became chang e ” ” Madiyana De PaT IN adraia Nee — 
it is 1 affair of A; not of b e garde n, and at length scarcely wanted forcing, a friet par daent 
= ale 1 a = iene not lower tempera a ae thereon nt —4 b ; them „ patu ala 5 3 -u fect — . zey 222 
only that their employers’ property is their own for e = ao eg ey therefore became coe 5 i maerophylia "1 @ Sab teat airo NTA: 
all purposes except that of — but that the are mg e 1 Teo . 4 9—A number about this size. 
p bis fir i 7 of: thei * ei course, the pots 3 shifting occasion aliy, the; „ 8 . 3 2—- Many. 
ber ene eee ee ee ers’ runing was necessary, an other Pes guess they re- „ Orizabæ 2 
8 mistake no do abt a arises, in some cases, quired as much care as har: out- of-doo oe gel » Ppithyus ; —6 ft. 9 in. across; very dense. 
— leer pg rer por honest p er but the sam t of Roses Bas bee n fo He 5 Sonar rigs a fap hania 
pr arene to Lol oon care, 8 from the 3 that years, and if they ditto site 11 Tiy t these, 
ute to e eo ures at their proper gare they were uch stronger than | 
= 3 N 8 70 to 5 employer. the ordinary ru ced Rose: e nurseries, | TAXUS Dera fastigiata z e 1200 large specimens, 
— eet aer 
it ig not the less a mist e, too, When the 5 are arate pii es nearly to 13 18 feet acros 
cannot be too quickly ikon S p Scat it 4 ection, it is desi xy to r = i mperature Á pe r Boo this tare 1000 specimens. 
—In fruit several, 
0—4 — across ; many. 
yer 
— Ditto. 
Above 1000 grand specimens of 
these, 
} Above 100 specimens. 
y. 
7 Many of — —5— and hun. 
dreds n as large. 
5—Above — P specimens. 
} About 200 specimens. 
} Many. 
5 feet acros 
a large — about this size. 
6 Above 100 fine specimens. 
——̃̃᷑ ̃ ͤ VVV 
* 
r 
1 
2 > = ie 
C 
(Concluded from p. Ditto 12 6 [beautiful 
ALTHOUGH, as we have stated — gardens at Elvas- „ thyoides variegata 12 6—A 100 fine ditto, vey 
ton have been, comparatively speakin , but lately called | » thurifera .. 13 0— Many . fine : 
into ce, yet the multitude as the mag- birnen a Otek te 1 of this 
nificence of the imens of trees and shrubs they oeaiei any fine e specimens. 
contain mmon belief. We shall pro to | Tuusa orientalis 14 deny i Aee 
on bya statement of afew of the| » filiformis ... 6 2—Several beautiful plan rrn 
remarkable plants which struck us as being well wort! pine ne ms 6— Above 100 largo planis: plants. 
recording, and shall begin with „„ tatarica 10 0—Many. Be 
Height fin á Taxopium sempervirens 10 3 of stem 14 ink; 
ARAUCABIA 3 26 0 : Deodar: 
Ditto 524 | there ato e 180 ak thine rege sea | Many cinerea of what 
Ditto 16 3| sizes down to 10 feet ; Ditto = — e} and — 
Ditto —. 14 9 this there are upwards of Ditto S 
—— Pe = ej 1000 fine plants, Ditto 5 = 25 oj Specimens 
25 of the 
J About 200 of these large sizes. The above only conveys a very pană idea of 
ee z = iy and of all sizes about 1000 | Contents of the ornamental gardens at Elvaston. The 
— “1 Qf fine specimens, Three ace reader must rather dedues his own inferences fin 
@ 23 0 ol F | the imperfect sketch we have given, * ii from any list 
5 paadid; many hundreds froni 8 to 18 fest. which a ry visit of a few hours 9 
„ cephalonica 13 F from 3| We have only refi to a ſew Conifers = 
: n axads, but it may be stated that no evergreen 1 
„ Euki 2 A Eri ot li te, has been omie 
„ Menziesii 2 6 Great nu of these, and | a 1 a ok 8 1 8 or expensive 
Ditto a two disti rieti procure. ane: therefore, * 
—̃ ̃ 3 @-«Aeross tho beanch feet; they oe Rape eee 5 has been 
7 about 20 plants of this sixe. mere yk jorge in all garden scenery, na! m 
Prcea grandi ... II 9—Diam. of È 4 in, o ordinary inne, 
1 1 8 in. — t the whole, as far as may be d 
”» nobilis ii a De 4 sistent with the principles — i estly exemplifies g 
Ditto an — i 1 these and lesser sizes there | Very together with he . eir · 
ITT es are considerably above 100 those prineiples, which demanded, i 
_ ps ere e 2 plants. that the arrangement shoul be perfect 
* Webbiana ... 15 Many of these, and of smaller | $ whole, in relation to its individual p PARDEE TE 
— 10 5} eies. to employ, in certain onto es 
” soniana ; many 2 greater number particu la: species varieties ao 
a a oe The laiter is 3 ft. 8 in. across; „i j Oe g was : 
18 l . $ i) fies pleat brought to thia press clearly the idea upon which the Sof cur || 
enna wg based, Certain of gardening admit 
