JULY 3, 1875.] 
IHE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
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Ata short distance is another Wellingtonia, quite 
equal to p PN planted by Cardinal ‘Wiseman in 
at = point is some 60 feet in depth ; 
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1857. The 
riti бав sides, almost per pendicular, 
are clothed wit h a profusion of hardy Ferns, amongst 
which are quantities of Scolo TN growing 
in the t ar way. Ont ge ee — | 
that runs parallel here with ih 
number of large on ie s in boxes, "loaded w 
fruit. Near this there S a very fine ex ne 
the of 
the Judas tree (Cercis siuesrum "m flowers pod. ; 
are also equa re oe 
iriode 
direction grand trees of — Morinda "sien, 
Cupressus macrocarpa, an Picea Pin n idea 
may be fi of the g "ih t ship 
description, by NE two specimens of Saar 
acrocarpa, planted by Mr. Wilson in 18 59,1 wee sand 
a little way from the fre ye mentioned. 
perfect match pair, almost as dense in dir MM 
asan Irish Y are each 26 yards round the 
unde 
a lar Lebanon, the spreadin 
iiir btinchós a which lay right upon the ground. 
other cene smaller 
tion. 
other 
vari specie 
ар) Р айо foetida, &c. 
а а nive 
scar, "Vato 
rtant вае | in 
One 
ri 
Acacia, Rubus Hamiltonian 
Casuarina equisetifolia usually c 
bns rea As introduced from алок 
Pandanads, still form ап impo 
shibex eer most of them have disappeared. 
put into thes 
us до Th 
ead o 
eaves, hici e pas nd, 
their ai baagi tied taper the edges of the leaves 
are n their places, The ends of the leaves are 
cut to ie indir depth of the pot The plants are 
Apr -pots Ы qid same way as into the 
Aga e 
only of t e plants which are sold so 
established. Бена ah are d out, but also those for 
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the plantations are prepared in the same way at th 
different эрес š 7и мира of this 
р чүч у need not be detailed. Men мее 
FIG. I. —ARUNDEL CASTLE, SUSSEX, THE SEAT OF THE DUKE OF NORFOLK, 
Near this is m ice house, drained into the moat, which 
lies below it, affording the first essential in ice keep- 
ing—efficient diesem. it holds some 3001 © which 
keep well road iende to the New Park, contain: 
Ing 1200 acr en 1 und here have 
been made the most of p» skilful planting, affording 
Some beautiful mad with = эе x = objection- 
able straight, w, e-like vistas too often 
seen, even in places of diciendo elas This park 
contains a fine herd of d Here are the higher tanks 
f 
will throw water to the top of the Castle. 7. 
(To be continued.) 
ROYAL a ee GARDENS, 
THE island of ae is us 44 miles long by 
32 miles in width, but though its area is thus limited 
Presents many variations of altitude and climate, 
uently of vegetati on. 
Bouton 
and Sciences of Mauritius, 
number of species found on the island is about 
12,000, of which no less than 235 species are Ferns, 
| Cyperaceæ nu number sixty-six species, Orchids fifty, and 
of the plagues of the island is a Composite, e | 
pus 
procumbens, Mns шн ена. , by means of its 
found throughout the ir 
planters. A c — of the island and its 
dependencies is in pre paration by Mr. J. G. Baker. 
due, A may ae of interes to add in this place some extracts 
nat 184 extracts which loves to show the valuable 
of the endered by the бе gee 
ints 
receipts for the latter were NM £203, 
Most of those sold. are established in balls of earth, 
This is done as follows :—A handful of hay is үзү nea 
n onus сце gi ct on it a small quan 
is placed, and on this the roots of the Plant are 
d e edges 
of tiie М i ironik together, an and then its Vedi are 
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pod ipi SpA MIU. м March last caused 
a great amount of damage the gardens, and 
from its effects di trees the not yet fairly re- 
cov 
a good deal of increased 
extra 
cane caused a 
ered the coe to an average depth ae 
3 ations all yas the gard 
The loss in large trees 
e shrubs was caused 
the band effects of er and w 
fro of 
ek. digne di trees “injured in tl 
first but only for a 
most uel gradually die. off as the dry pared Ы sets 
in, and if the drought be either severe or prolon 
the less injured ue follow. four x: er months after 
being damaged. eed y an t be considered 
safe K n the p und. has di xod 
rains of th ts 
rom what may retained hurricane treatment 
and shrubs lose their leaves either 
whey fall shortly after it. Their lacerated lacerated condition —— 
dung the pile a6 (e 
