860 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE, 
hildren of the Church School, of Summer Town, |b [Novenser 27, 1858. 
the h of any eager | children of the Chure 00 een a scene oF > 
aT ia ws TT Ur near Oxford, for the largest and neatest pa ersen. hail hoe, thn heen from the Tr 
- we are unable to look into 
a a er we have not a wor say | of dried wild English flowering past ging by ana A ube it not that the foliage mat Derfeet a 
against the possibility of a hardy race of good |them in the neighbour urhood. Som the speci- we 3 able signs of the severity nee Shona! 
Grapes being attai ane. Quite the contrary. All| me own were aa, preserved, andi did a e had been subjected, no hi the ` 
say is tha e not in possession of such a | credit to the juvenile botanis the most the mae anything unusual had youd bare 
ure, nor likely to be for a good many years | remarkable objects in the bet were merle per ect order and keeping, There we 
to come, And, since we have no time to lose, we subsequently exhibited by the keeper 2 E ive 249 feet each, and in many a 
are forced to consider immediate success before | member o niversity also- kindly in there i still z aes flues, white and clean, 
distant probability. As to the little hardy Grapes | the scholars to see his collection of is ats bunches and beautifully ooh of fruit why 
just ed, it must surely be admitted tha bisa which he had ae in the Holy La ranges there is a I om eas behind one of < 
hae’ may be their merit a ha breeders they posse Thus it is seen that Professor Himrstow Ss per- construction and producing m: oom-house of ae 
mall merit of any other x : | abetting efforts v inteoduds natural history into |a spacious range of Peneti AAO AA Teni 
Vineries uld therefore seem ain - asa means of educating = Pier, the most beautiful Royal Genie pete T fat 
to be our on A habia rinses against the acci- ginning to bring forth f We | covering a space (as I was inf rma 
dents of all seasons. And if gral really the case understand that i in the present in stando Mie Peo amin Mr. Stewart, of aren 
good Grapes must continue e a luxury enjoy- | Mrs. Wxstwoop are entitl o the honour pples are grown in grea nantitie; fe il fae 
native little thou ht of here in| themselves of the past summer to induce the 
ae alter ’ ark plies fe children in thet ohar ene ch school to collect and dry mii best rw p has ony heon , 
Ai in ore ‘north. Let us, upon this point, request | wild eal offering prizes for the greatest number arte A lis 
attention to the Aring extract from a letter |of species and for the neatest collection when | principle, and the wake of the a 
from Mr. Epwarp Eason, of Stanley Street, rasa ed. The result Aig we learn, entirely satis- ie e soil; they are the ve ahs. pi et ue gon 
nd 
our of|* 
o: ; | sion plants in 
able only by the rich. The Man however, taking the ‘frst step at Oxford. They have ogee of considerable vih T pE, wide frp with B 
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ico :— y as a beginn | ucing | noble > Specimens of Eh ios: ly well 
“I some time since read in your Paper nonahi aae , and there Sene 
article on wc growth of Grapes in the open air in tinal succession vin var stage of owt, W 
be progressi ng most 
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this cers and being in Yorks om a short time One day towards the latter end of September and | they are grown in a ioe ee NATTO: By Sr tod tric, 
of : f ea am 
Tadcaster (Mr. Rrcnarp RILEY, Gardener), who | The weather was delightfully fine, and I found all in | the Chatsworth den h 
has pte me with the accompanying specimen | the most perfect cada and Keen} the flowers, how- | as it does a very exce pellent and aaan, paniy 
of his success. The space of wall covered, which | e ver, were somewhat Se from the effects of the | itself. Strawberries I observed 
has a south aspect, is 60 feet ong, and 13 feet that had then so recently fallen—they,|on steps on rais a mounids, of earth 
6 inches high. The number of se ee however, contrasted very favourably in this res pect tastefully arran ged, and this mode of 
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aan Rra “is 878, but a is n I had ey visited. I observed too in’ the i imme- | in two low span- n-roofed ei 
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Vines prie no more attention ¢ than the other R aT R 
fruit trees on the same wall.’ 
P Ja ir that the Servet even at ~y period a rare and unique specimens of 
Tao cpeoimen here mentioned was in the highest | ‘ho season was still ungathered, Bar id Oats being | Be gardens 
ssible condition as to ripeness. No Black Ham- ae fori me k with the 
om struc m as containing the new and beau 
urgh at St, James’s Hall was blacker or sweete vast Teotonio that had been effected since the a Fou Paxton, a large well p 
—in short, it had reached the pe T perier otion | period of my last v oa The new win 2 with ite mag- = Anglo-Italian yee, of pat ist 
at which the pa Basis urg! arrive. temple entrance and elegant offices was na sara and offices, and having a superb 
is the value ued wall at Fadoaater; a an unfinished. The noble, erage 4 Bae feet long, conservatory on pe dee: In the 
which, Hiig. k it does between E and York, | 123 feet wide, and 67 feet high, had been erected in the | a nice plant of Li rosea flowering ve 
can, we imagine, have nothing to boast of in its eh hy y r unique « an | magnificent structure, ae its peculiarly bn ria coloured 
elim te. row of the or | gracefully in festoons from the roof had a yery ples 
rege we not koit iol mr here | persis the or eA fot effect. A considerable portion of ground has here b 
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sag storm had visited Chateworth  ¢ during w pme: is by a chasi 
flued an lid wail îs oe i k bige idd he | mo n onthe, seeing deren. ia ie its course. Notwith- broad drives of bent eevee 
anding this drawback the plants loo! cceedingly | out with much ; 
nar “the smewet it would be completely |% erowing apaina spp are iad Ate Eo aona of of et beanty — A perlak tote 
spring. Any rubbi ûtifal 
heat them ; and the two months, April and May, | fection ‘as it w sen o—ee. had occurred. | length and 48 feet 9 inches in roof D 
which heat is wanted here, would cost little | Passing onwar ugh immense masses of artificial | | the Fide and furrow principle; in the centre #8 
even for good fuel. Certainly not more than a | and highly picturesque rocks, by the Toii drive to the k 34 feet in pE in which the Vi g 
commo: i ery. A bad autumn would doubtless eastern, or $ or. arbore hill, from which are obtain ed | banj roduc ‘ti ts enormous leaves and flowers 
ere 
ease host of fi I her ed the noble | of the balding hich 7 ob water 
itself. It has always appeared to us th a host of fine specimens, bservi e noble in wi 
th spite oti by those eat roe Then Douglas bearing cones. ’ Returning y the | were . thrivin se go ed yh spot 
* ; glass onservative wall—a most unique and beau- | does S st ye Se an È 
onan Se chan ae ee tiful srnctare where ‘al seemed at home, I noticed a | present to the unsightl ling odai i 
g p SPON, | ho nge plant of Cereus Eang rad cov vering a a lar ae Goversiaent in the re 
be: bered of this s truly noble Lily— it mar 
why good Grapes not ripen out of doors with abundantly th l to- apap 
A ly in the coming seasoi t pertinaciously re r 
ss - es , pame of our summer. While summer t improv vement, too, is ‘the simon up of Poe It was from 1 Baes gi t Sir i ph 
asts 1t 1s hot enou p ET EERE oe 0 pone 
Vine bad abethel A heat it wants. “We must | broad a i F groun erections wb 
never forget,” says Bousstneaurt, ‘that the | ew wing. Thr frag the pedal Tindeoes of Sir pre se eir ie et 1 cess 
mean heat of the period during which the vegetation | Joseph Paxton a Emperor Fountain, which is but | of themselves avi hae ore a the Oa 
of the Vine proceeds must be at the least 59°. ang | rarely shown on on this occasion, and was | indefatigable and worthy. pra Aar Joseph Pat 
betw and 661°,” Rowin haps never tan} pe etter advantage. The silvery | Palace never been puilt. eles through the! 
ce e begins to row Pas d of | Pray from thi s magnificent jet seemed to. sparkle tie | house we oa peng ae 10 or LL 
March, and the vintage takes place usually Fono ficent a ossing on our way the b 
tng Outer AI we bavo to do then, tae | gn he wnt ll | ces hy nanai e E 
acy te ti ree oy is to advance the | te terrace 1200 A> = length is ai yet chastely deco- | the rs of t er baras Tae be 
g ta T y ig ‘ey an to eo the = Fone all i most. perfect harmony with the ret - a spy asenin i 
; imagine, tifu ait 1, th broken spar of an | left, an 
saficiently are in a be: midland coun h; "fires | almost snowy whiteness, produ ucing the most i of the most 
ight; in the day t only in E effect ; the ection of the sun’s rays on this extended | fain would linger. an 
reatha. The mean temperature of Bordeaux ; white surface has however a bad effect on the | surface, the fine or efal * 
in March 51°. 35, in pril 56°.08, an eyes, which is a great drawback to the use of this | dure of the most beautiful 
October 58°.10 ; th £G arias 44°, ba: | otherwise effective material. The long lines of Umbrella a 
in April 46°.4 43, si i fda 47.42. We are | Acacias with which these terrace walks were formerly | is baeked by a Me ese 
peers TE than a wine country to the rd»Portugal | coni W 5 
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The matter being very important Mr. RILEY wo uld | and effective, but as regards training and form the very | with its elegant 
= one his aria $ deners s pt service z hg | t | trees, ted pol ii 
Ould communicate his practical experience n | ham. The noble Or h 80 feet long, 27 feet | little to 
the subject, E "| wide ghee ron 6 fine ‘sposimens | ted and newly restored hunti 
————— e perfect The 1 a 
“WE are says the oe ‘ord Jou j [ome roximity was or ai 1 7 “peat pre unrivall ive square 
epg tlle pelle sid during “i The kitchen garden is in a low situation some radiance, the ated, itsopen balustrade 
past summer to spread a love vf natural objects distance to the north of the hou bon and on the left | richl pre ; 
(the humanising influence of whic at J hand side of the carriage drive; it is some 12 acres | vases, andat with its € 
hight : the new wing, WI m i 
pure and exquist 
ing asses, aoe been present a few da 
ago at distribu of particular And I Jd here o' that, 
z ~ on we izes amonget f e although the ie Hy of re a ructures have recently } late Duke of Dev 
