Aprit 16, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE. 
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г was assigned to the Queen Consort, Margaret of 
ance, as a part of her dowry. the first year of 
King Richard we ге it had for its constable 
Sir Simon was rendered illustrious 
having bien. dun by King Edward III. 
tion of Richard; but in the year 1388 he perished 
on the scaffol rocess of time this fortress 
gradually became neglected, and lost its import- 
ance, bein & common gaol till the reign 
of Henry VII. We hear nothing more of it until 
the time of Ja L, when was by 
royal patent ncis Carter, Esq., whose 
descendants it was held till 1813, when it was sold to 
the late Duke of Norfolk, but it has since been the 
walks which ascend to ares Castle keep were во 
designed as to give as a gradient as possible 
without making them too ben. А good thick shrub- 
bery was designed to be planted against the boundary 
walls on the north side so as to completely shut out 
all unsightly views of the houses and buildings in 
Castle Street. 
It will be seen that inside the ruins (2), which 
are situated on the left hand side of the entrance 
in Castle Bo 
with Ferns and plants as generally grow in such 
situations, id which would therefore, make quite a 
feature unds. The great drawback to these 
xni di is the Castle Bottoms (р, E), a public footpath 
Street, and to substitute an ornamental iron fence. 
It would also bea great improvement to the approach 
at the top of Castle vide if the small corner Ач 
land dotted off on plan could x bou The m 
of connecting the tw is by a small visio 
bridge (5) at the ep’ end, itii by a flight of steps 
Te <8 
dwelling-house, which I proposed should be altered 
for the above purpose. The letters a n, СР, EF, 
o 
MF ces ТИ. 
NU FEET 
Fic. 98.—-PROPOSED PLAN FOR LAYING OUT THE GROUNDS Of GUILDFORD CASTLE, 
Property of the Right Hon. Lord او‎ last 
Year, when the Corporation bought it w ground 
adjoi Joining, to be laid out as a 
апа prom 
The ce Басти is naturally v undulated, and I 
irme to re Its present form as much as pos- 
ram round us Keep (1), as emnt one of only a very 
examples to be met with in thi ,and 
mi t e historical associations. I there- 
bh ought the less that was done to alter the present 
-— ofth 1d the ‚ as also from a consider- 
ion of 1 nature of chalk soil. АП 
— through them, which being walled in has a 
ry objectionable appearance both from within and 
vithout, but lp proposed t о overcome this by pulling 
Castle side, and to put up an ornamental iron fencing 
(the other wall cannot be down as the level of 
the ground on the other side is at the top of the wall, 
see section c, n); then by planting the border 
ould be hidden from 
it and the walk inside, the wall w 
the grounds, e g through the Castle 
toms would have the me of a sight of the 
walk I have drawn on the чая of the slope running 
: ini 
e Castle 
ы unsightly wall at the entrance in Castle 
refer to the sections shown on p. 51%. 4, б, 
Gardener. 
Jackman, Landscape 
AMATEURS’ URS’ NOTES. 
ОБОЙ FOLE M c ROSSI MAJUS 
WnrrE-cnEsTED Form). 
at present flowering, for the second time 
with me, á ipei of O. Rossi majus 
i b ur 
which is very КӨЧ, аз it gives the w 
distinct and refined appearance. All the 
bore last year, as well as those now open, have the 
crest white. J, T. Poe, Riverston 
