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THE GARDENERS’ 
The glass-houses are in keeping with the rest of 
Preston Manor (formerly with Mr. Beckett, at Alden- 
ham, and Mr, Hill, at Lord Rothschild’s), the 
that it is possible to make of them is assured, In 
one of = vineries is a show of tuberous 
bloomed from last autumn until now, and are still 
goo 
A little house of Maidenhair € has the walls 
y pretty object; and 
re & vedi batch of 
Oses јоз Mee. into bloom, and various other 
things for autumn and winter flowering. 
Somehow, Aeh is a charm about these old- 
fashioned gardens, and an interest in the planta in 
i h is lacking in modern, and what are 
called well-kept gardens, 
CLIMBING PLANTS AT THE 
ABBEY PARK, LEICESTER. 
Tue cultivation of a general collection of plants 
under gl is not bjeet at these fine public 
gardens ; the winter garden, in which 0 
splendid specimens of Dracæ aa australis, has а good 
selectio greenhouse cli roof, some 
2000 or so specimens of Chrysanthemume which 
Mr. Burn grows for the purpose every year, and 
which, with the setting of drooping climbers over- 
‘head, and the graceful heads of the Dracenas among 
, present a far more beautiful appearance than 
do most other arrangements of Chrysanthemums. 
A: the time of the great flower show ( August 6), 
more or] bloom on the roof and pillars were 
several kinds of Passiflora; Lonicera sempervirens, 
Clematis indivisa Io 
alba, 
Tecoma jasminoides, the charming ву Piam- 
bago capensis, and the white e cape alba, with 
large bouquet-like heads of bloo Pei d andens 
variegata, and the bright-blue Sollya тны, 
а very pretty old plant, but rarely met with now 
ABNEY HOUSE, BOURNE END. 
Tae pretty river-side residence of Mise Ham- 
ae on the banks of the River Thames, about 
idway —— Maidenhead and Great Marlow, is 
val known M tabe of the district, and the 
kept grounds form a noticeable feature to 
е-веекега. The house itself, or, at least, 
le roots, followed by the severe winter, 
‘the probable cause of the шы of this fine 
ure-grounds are ‚ and 
Conifers generally do not karuk, Kien the» 
are some healthy Sequoia gigantea which seem to like 
the mn situation, and are fast growin 
Begonias were the most attractive 
M" "y the ребе, several beds being filled with 
distinct ¢ 5 flow wh era erect, and one mass of bloom. 
in is men's acad B Msi 
еп. 
seems to be | 
atructure about 120 feet long and 30 feet 
and trained about 12 feet up that side; the remainder 
in central and west borders are bush trees of Peaches, 
trees abundant 
The pots are perforated ones, mo 
nches in diameter, and the roots are sie vod to канг 
— the holes in the side into the 
years past they have been aanually lifted bodily (at 
he roots cut away that 
en, 
also taken to keep the soil moist at all times, & 
most efficient water-supply being laid on, and water 
is easily and quickly applied by means of a hose. 
Frost is not excluded, and although the house is 
fitted with two rows of 4-inch hot-water pipes, the 
water is run off, and fire-heat is not applied until 
after the trees begin to move in early spring. While 
the fruits are swelling, the trees are occasionally fed 
with diluted sewage, used in a perfectly clear state. 
Many varieties of the Peach are grown, the 
earliest to ripen being Alexander and Waterloo, 
which are followed by Amsden June and Hales’ 
Early. Some very heavily-cropped trees were Dag- 
mar, Condor, Crimson Galande, Dymond, Sea Eagle, 
Nectarine, Princess of Wales, aud Osprey Peaches, 
and of Nectarinee, Lord Napier, Humboldt, and 
pium. of Rivers' Seedlings; Hamboldt is an 
ial favourite, and puts on a beautiful colour, 
owe splendid €— of Plums were ripe: Oallin's 
Gol G superb, also Kirke’s Belle de 
and Belgian Рагріе Some 
rt Peaches and Nectarin 
have most years been gathe ered, besides abundance of 
Piums, and the whole forms one of the most suc- 
cessful examples of orchard-house ге бый to be 
found in the country, of which Mr. Goodman may 
well feel prond. 
п а greenhouse I noted a fine plant of ee 
villea glabra trained under the roof and flowering 
most profusely, It was planted in a box in a small 
house adjoining som which Eucharis plants are grown), 
— th n through the brick wall into the 
1 praise, where it annually prodaces an 
ичин ат» of its bright floral bracts. 
The kitchen garden was looking ка i well, 
and vegetables generally are well grown. oticed 
some wonderful samples of Ailsa Craig бай: which 
should find a high place on the exhibition table later 
on; while Peas, Beans, and Cauliflowers, were well 
ou 
xed at regular intervals, 
VARIORUM. 
THE Quero “OF ОЕ Bananas. ТЬе 
ng ы леш Ё con- 
sumption in Europe, and large are now 
shipped hither, a from the acute where 
this fruit is vated on a large scale. It h 
always been =ч € requ air in the United States, 
and, judging from the quantities now to be seen in 
E aglish fruit shops, it will soon win its y to 
publie favour 
° 
ъв, а 3,500 persons are employed in 
cultivating and ar ov ek the m of fruit pee- 
,t 
oats, 
— me entirely taken 
ne, Bananas are * е 
! ovs about £400, ‚000; а sorte 
waiian Талк their cultivation is extendin 
more and more. At Costa Ri ca alone, there are sinis 
CHRONICLE 
[Avevsr 31, 1895, 
principale requirements. 
e young trees begin to dat, i did fro 
forward а certain num 
ct 
being worth from 25. to 2s, 6d. a piece 
when gathered is carried on rails to the nearest ses 
of shipment, and taken on board steamers of abont 
1000 tons capacity, and each one capable of contain- 
ing some 20,000 bunches. i i 
in ite natural state, however, a very е 
is also made from the 
desiccating the frui 
and then reducing them to powder 
е enm e. 
ceived by орка consumers of it in this country, 
Western Morning New 
Tae Week's Work. 
FRUITS UNDER GLASS. 
wes RICHARD PARKER, Gardener, Goodwood, Chi 
8 —Suckers that ч» recently potted will be 
nM re roots, and care will be required in order to 
maintain the soil in a fairly moist condition. More 
ucker to decay. Буг ringing 0 
head must also be done sparingly, to prevent mois- 
ture collecting in the centre of м plants. Should 
bottom-heat decline below 80°, the plunging m “9 
боо б e put 
if sufficient were not fortheomiag e in- 
re are d put in, it may cause a better 
succession of ripe fru 
CUCUMBERS fica that were recently planted 
be kept grow- 
Additional rich porous soil shou aa 
intervals of a week mall quantities, 
on a week in s T 
sour, pid 
should be syringed regularly with te 
water, and plenty of water used ee the (ens 15 
во as to ensure a growin Ves d 
carefully during Le days, and ye an inr 7 * 
cold air, or a sudden change of temperature. 
stimulants may be afforded, but in the case of ble to 
ouse is 2 nden 
possible upon solar heat, so much th ^ i 
SOIL8.—Now is а good time to get under winter 
good supply of the different kinds of pre for 
in pots, and for the renew: ine 
borders, should be prepared, ап 
rain, 
r 
THE KITCHEN GARDEN * 
By Јовх LAMBERT, Gardener, Powis : 
GLOBE ARTICHOKES. eatin, 
of heads of a deep 
before the colour Ade ite fresh nests al sy 
kept fresh and fit for uee for sever 
