the Residence of the Rev. Theodore Williams. 



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Hendon Rectory. 



The spectator, standing at t;, with his back to the mass, sees the house on 

 two sides to the greatest advantage, as in Jig. 32. ; looking towards x, 

 he sees a fine display of plants in pots and vases, backed by a dense wood, of 

 which some idea may be obtained from^^. 33. ; and, looking towards u, he has 

 also a great variety of rich and interesting objects. Among the plants in the 

 lawn, in front of v, are, Brugmansk suaveolens, Magnol/a conspicua, ^^^bies 

 DouglasM, Taxodium dfstichum nutans, and various others, which will be 

 found in a list given below. 



w. Here are two baskets of pelargoniums, with elaborately worked 

 handles, and between them a vase, supported on an elegant shaft, as seen in 

 Jig. 33., and filled with Ferbena chamaedrifolia. Between this vase and the 

 walk are, a fine specimen of Magnoba conspicua, and one of Robfnfa Pseud- 

 -4cacia tortuosa. 



X, A bay, ornamented with a series of standard fuchsias, with some choice 

 plants, and elegant vases in front of them. Among these plants are, Kalmia 

 latifolia, iJhododendron arboreum hybridum, and a standard i^hododendron 

 ponticum. A handsome vase is filled with Petunia phoenlcea. 



The fuchsias and myrtles grown in tubs and pots, and set 

 out on the lawn during summer, are splendid specimens of the 

 following kinds : — 



Fuchsza gracilis, 84 ft. high, head 6i ft. Fuchsia globosa major, total height 

 wide; tub 2ft. wide, and J ft. 10 in. 6ft., clear stem Sift. ; grown in a 

 high. pot 1 ft. wide, and 1 ft. high. 



Another specimen, 8 ft. 9 in. high, head Fuchsia tenella, grown in a pot 1 ft. 

 6 J ft. in diameter ,with a clear stem of 9 in. wide, and of the same height, 



4| ft., and 6 in. in circumference 

 grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 

 10 in. high. 



Another specimen, total height 10^ ft., 

 with a clear stem of 7 ft., the head 

 5 ft. in diameter ; grown in a tub 1 ft. 

 9 in. wide, and 1 ft. 4 in. high. 



Another specimen, in all respects the 



forms a regular cone 10 ft. 6 in. high, 

 and 5 ft. in diameter at the base. 

 Myrtus communis flore pleno, the 

 common double-blossomed myrtle, 

 total height 6i ft., with a clear stem 

 of 21 ft., the head 4 ft. in diameter ; 

 grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and I ft. 

 9 in. high. 



same as the last, except that it has Two handsome standard common myr- 



a dear stem of 7 ft. 10 in 

 Fuchsia conica, total height 6Jft., clear 

 stem 5 ft., width of the head 5 ft. 

 9 in. ; grown in a tub 1 ft. 5 in. wide, 

 and 1 ft. 3 in. high. 



ties, 3 ft. 3 in high ; grown m pots 

 10 in. wide, and 10 in. high. 

 Two standard double-flowered myr- 

 tles, of the same dimensions ; grown 

 in pots of the same size. 

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