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Mar 29. 1858. ] THE GARDENERS’ ee 
437 
Fp aiea the Kade, Which is on a high bank ae found % ope Cap ia; pesg gathere A ie 
3 cal d for that t pur- | northern part of the Jape co ony; ; it came to diges | 
the new reservoir, be intende the has’ ind 
an the rom Delagoa Bay, to Germany a Algoa es 
Beside be 8 g footpaths whic k poer F y. The specimen which we have before us has been 
ere W flowered by the Rev. Mr. Ellis, of Hod desdon w gt aas 
gong plantations ; but ves Sti mainly between favoured us with the following randa - | depar 
ge drives al sate 1 new reservoirs, two cerning it as it grows in est am 
addition e h ? “I found it growing 0 oe è runka of trees on the 
oa are indicated, one occupy ng abo mt 9 nance skirts bd =. oe or mparatively open places, 
t hick denso ca of the forest. I 
i ear the south-eas S 
so staat skating purposes, lying a little south 
> jd reservoir, and containing about 13 acre: 
extreme. a oken and irre 
outline, and havin rocky banks adjoin ng 
are no doubt capable of very pi — 
t. The designers obviously purp 
skating lak should be permanentl fille A Sitk 
t y kode din ra Sey which 
irable. 
ere 
d e 
sorth ig of this lake a sameeren? of what we 
l: 
, from the ried promenade 
a a sige mass of rock, kno wn as ia oM Rock, 
> ony $ th 
ied 
hat I found it; I do not remember seeing a single pe | 
promise to do well.” 
de, 
T 
l AE > i 
he 6. gre to grow «a ants in 
“understand these matters befo 
windows. A novice cal 
expect to buy y his ex perience ; but a little disappoint- 
vei 
ugh watering being given, 
allowed to get as dry 
o 
as possible without flagging before ey operation is 
repeated. Keeping | the leaves free from | dust is another 
success, 
sae hI 
ar 
and n 
should “therefore ‘afer that i t like d ag of air. 
often, and arge masses, but 
by sponging them with tepid water, or putting the 
or aot. bulbs of former ‘years. It was 
Je would encourage 
cottagers to attend ‘to this department of ane 
of 
only in the lower or warmer parts of Madagascar 
anywhere in the higher or cooler regions. I did n 
meet with it in see” bu ut it attri sates Ber notice a 
the mage of th Dees yeh. S 
the larg Pie le eav 
pat in bringing ‘home ame E small rhe which 
ooo. Ww With a a very ‘rifling exception eve y 
thing in the way of running streams or waterfalls 
- for window plants, ‘ae en ne 
is ignored, and the prese y Dar annee are con- | cottagers and — wp nae thigh 
; eyed ‘sade und, which, unless they are too pen asked by one | of our corr espondents to supply and ns ani hirian 
e information o he ki 4 be’ 
diminutive or _fuctuating, i is a misfortune in a 
that 
it 
, with 150 acre 
other lake—the skating ]ake—would hav poum | large window 
ect of this will be eenn- 
bear 
without eac as them materially damaging the 
effect of the 
Ina park of Seca ample dimensions it will n 
nally be expected that there should be ieni | 
a difficult topi 
oe deficiency of meri but, on the contrary, from thi 
dow 
not led to be too sanguine at first. C. R. 
HARD H 
ORC 
visit the po gr 
the 
and 
ae 
day the gardens at 
Whitehilh, anà proe arra kindness of Mr. Dickson, 
ntelligen wn 
the extensive 
; erec y t year under erl 
rden 
superintendence of Mr. r. Melntosh, Landscape 
Garden 
rchitect, Edinb rgh. „Having heard $ a 
AMATEUR ai r a A 
GARDENING. 
Some local ome ral societies offer 
uring the time of their erection, I thought I would 
and judge . ph kt On coming in sgh of that 
struck with i pearance 
c to write upon, not because 
undance. That may grown in win 
with gerne foliage and fine pst we all im. 
me years b rselves e withou ta green- 
perspec 
range, the doors se 
vng 
ne entering at o I had a 
era the whole ‘ength of the 
api 
seen any ment 
each division paee wog 
bo ri 
separating eac 
upon the suspension principle, slide 
so as to leave the 
ar ep ments are as merti :—lst house 36 feet a T 
clear. E ensio 
0) pit 
s of a country dw ellin =n naged to 
have a or show of various aomen of nade all ‘the year | 
a mpete a h | round. But the n skill was employed, with noone D 
it. Very rarel will it be found that one place | a and pent of oe room. We often wil 
bloo: ant in 
es wretched dwindling things may be seen. 
into with si 
|The. successful „plant has Probab: ly found a “congenial set. on 
with 
Plums, and P: with the 
fas 
20 feet, Fnayes with Vines; Bes ate yao it by 10 
feet, plani standard aan the i “pa 
surface 
37 th sg at 
a PA 
-= ee mild rains, it manages to survive the dust and close | 
temperature of the wd 
Plants may be grown well in the windows of dwelling | 
houses, whether cottages or mans io ons, bu at it must not 
It one. 
grandeur and dig 
with the staal P netics of the park, while 
Soh ight have been secured by the 
0 f suita bly- -dis sposed p pa ae and 
no oe is | 
isiy deficient. By the amelie’ maltiol 
tion of f the roads, the creation ofa southern pa ower |4; 
+. | more thi ordinary attention, m none or attempt 
child i 
tl has a“ ate parlour,” which | 
pace 
intended for fruit trees, “ike 
No. 1. The. egg al two end houses stand from north 
to game and rest 
all roofed, 
mac 
bo 
chimney 
has only an occasional occupation when vi isitors come, a | 
dozen plants will flourish ther 
attended to. But plants agen: in such circumstances, 
an ashlar parape 
placed. 
a 
nds around are not are et finished, sae 
| their culture unless prepare o give it. 
t 
th and strength, just P propor- 
tre 
out 
as a flower garden. 
are in the highest belie of helii cat 
was told when 
i 
admiring | 
and Vini 
| although only. only Dante a year are loaded wii 
umber of fruit set vet a sy 
e houses 
the fruit trees that they 3 were 
might be e given, but it would be of little servi ice, since 
A long list ofjplants co have done well in windows ne, 
oa not suit another. We will mention a few which will 
1S | accommodate themselves to almost an nyA Fore- 
ëP i 4 
inte- pom y 
i- | the spot on their leaves, two whieh. cee kee ina 
free fro red 
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study window gor noes m This is 
owing to two things:—a higher temperature, 
and 
freedo m from piran sry the drip of the frames, 
A 
e 
Pel i t d s to bloom i ins succession. 4 
itself into a giganti 
gigantic pleasure- en, and demand 
a regular army of labourers N itt PERS 
h But w 
think we "should, a preter a $ ie of the Scarlet pe 
ma, ee oe ned to that 
ee 
100 each ; 
pean Abricot 703 Breda, sev 
Pots, number of fruit set on each :— 
Fruii 
_ Pears. ~ Rights Mower 174; Bon Chrétien Fon- 
Bonne of 
rde; 80. 
eer s ‘Barly ‘Tawny, 78; Violet 
k, 6 m 90 to 
trees averaging ae. O te 80 80 each ; 
ral trees averaging from 
"ts ; zin Some of ha ow have fine | 
Siemon of the remarks Epa out the sal | Seon of tek aay all 4 ere Peeks? and they 
Cheeta. great plan age consi aie. never seem to be liked by that enemy of household | these 
Week, *#95 of detail will be adverted to next plants, the green-fly. pe Ss | ORM 
remain a ge toned om 
z throu a a town in i he eed eS Which | 
New Plants. we have seen specimens of this wi and I 
w  Eprrn: i m insects, ith bloom. 
Aetia _ 224, ORA PUBESCENS, Lindl. cea ase m eco h bloom. ‘The 
what is Sta and Orchid is ee which all lovers of | submit to this treatment hag ig Myrtles may be} ~ 
Its habit, that of re Rete eagerly welcome. found “et e all over the country, which have 
its smell ya, is not pr eval but | never seen beite aam E E than is given in a 
its flowers ate of the sweetest Lilies of jour.” As to Cactuses, the in 
Wers are of Pa uses, they 
striped with crimson. hon So ty room, and provided they have oar season of rest, 
Upon a seape 5 or 6 toget not spoiled by being watered all the year 
tapering Deendo-bulbs n hgh preg A from sn ma rod, + boy Se y be made ee prr. These 
Pag naturally in small | are a few things but we wou recommend any 
“opie en ee is upisne, fee 
TE orrs since wit! es a 
Erin | 
3 we le eh burgh, ty and ao a at Bali! 
EAA 
njo 
visit 3 observation to his neighbours, and to see what | i 
oul 
kinds do w ppg age This will be far better than | 
w sorts, which Fond require a treat- | i 
any pi 
ment not pre he Btm tel 
As to soil, &c., a man o pat © know enough of 
oe Rn TA 
miserablo halfstarved trees as I have seen in many 
laces. E. 8. Rises! 
