228 PAE 
GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[AUGUST 22, 1874, 
above 10,000 plants are ee prac erge that it it, 
pa a As seh vg perfect of art orkman 
and ci pace py as faith- 
fully delineated, singly, and in gan eping with its coun- 
o be, the ono equalling 
rrectneéss, 
is en planted so exactly as to admit of 
plants of such a a Seat pv Sapa eas coer: vivum 
tabulaeforme bei 
telling. Arou sone this sg peara 
bed, as represented in 48 B kod the scroll- plan, 
two rows of Echeveria secu glauca are plante 
together, and extremely effective they pr hen 
planted in duplicate. That proves very 
telling as regards them, however, is the exact distances 
at which they are pl . lieve it yoa 
me a n the angles which 
uhei represent. i 
be observ 
in bringing out the actual outlines, within which it 
will be seen that the newer ps hte Verschaffelti Im- 
he 
shown, good stiff dwarf aiet of Echeveria glauca 
metallica give piatan whilst the ninie tree-like 
i boreum, dotted around with much 
a ntrast. But one so feature J 
need refer to—leaving the reader to study the place 
ond thi himself—anı ia is the effect which 
the old Co in the circular ovals, 
not fo: 
tting that the ne. planted alternately, 
and in contrast with iis newer variety above ar 
ferred to. 
The next most striking = hes — = 
shown by the circular Comm 
with the centre, we kat 
s used, it will be seen, are very simple, yet 
_ how remarkable is the ce 
ep _ Then another bed in t Logue rather a pair of 
oe faa spade tral pasta 
: em) are a great success. 
This is also a circular’ Secroandet with 
Circles, j eet rp half the diameter of itself ; 
fig. 48c. oleus V 
ing about a fifth wn diameter around its outer 
circumferen: hich consists of a band of Cerastium 
tomentosum, up, in the half-circle swells 
around, with s of Lobelia ila grandi- 
flora, and an outer ed of Mesembryanthemu 
 cordifo giving it a very neat and effective finish, 
Next to the - B) there is another, 
aA 
A. amoena, and again 
> the centre x pany width 
neutral Oene as as being 
T e aie 
this simple arran 
aaa thie : r we 
yet leaves no dead edges to the leaves so cut in two, 
as they do not appear w die back from the wounds 
made, sbi | gem = > 
assin ur progress through t 
Park a i beds z the following, the exact ponikli 
of each of whic not necessary to ee IED 
a ed 
filled with Castor-oil pa is carpeted 
eneath with the ol radescantia sharon or T; 
zebrina as some call it r was ing a 
good growth, m Tem pe at home in a shaded 
position. Thi as edged with yr excellent line 
of the v variegated Cola Near to it was a bed of 
Acacia lophantha, with an edging o 
rad 
a wes and Alter- 
, 
rnanth for an in, e s 
of Amaranthus EES which certainly seems to 
colour better here in town than I ëver 
h : 
n it da n 
Echeverias for an ok 
Ser 
= a in the background, 
Semper- 
the Soul 
vivums and the old < Come Jey > the back- 
ground and in admixture. Some beds of Ficuses, 
as, ani 
Cannas, and Solan ied spaces well 
adapted to them ; each effort as it appeared aimed 
giving the greatest amo = = = ty possible within 
this restricted area. and fenced in upon 
the right of the road leading | pat the front lodge and 
over the bridge is sp extensive piece of what may ts 
not Bae ies degen mass-bedding. The form 
of the in bs ka a geometrical plan can per 
o be fot unded also on t 1e ass sumed 
ne, then, are more effective than 
=: formed of Quee 
ixed freely 
d thi 
n— (I1) A aii 
n of Que eens Pelargonium, inter- 
wit lites 
erea and edged w with | bands of A maranthus 
ruber 
respectively ; and G) Cite 
wit maranth 
ry. ected glauca jot ee vely as giv 
urning west come 1 hat I may 
m the ‘‘ Holly m geet” a it is ice elevated 
praca mound, the centre of which i is filled with neat 
upright Ho! olies, so me 8 to Io feet high, in variety. 
oi 
wever, and in 
about the Tor which I ha 
and it is 
are in ery general way in and 
near the metropolis, tcn at this period, this bes the 
ew. warf, 
REFERENCES to Fig. 48.—A.—r, Echeveria secunda 
glauca, followed inwards a oa „lines of Aleana 
ameena, A. paronychyoides major, Cerastium tomento- 
| apt vi rot in clusters. on the trees. 
lerto 
sum, Golden Feverfew, and, 6, Alternanthe: 
spectabilis ; 7, Mese 
, da glauca. 
-—I, centre of Echeveria glauca Metallica, sur- 
rounded by Amaranthus melancholicus Tuber, and an 
outer line of Mese anthemu oliu 
ro oval Coleus hir in a 
diamonds at 
cena spectabilis, and the 
four circles of Se empery ivum tabulæfor 
bed “i Coleus baian Improved, pores with pe 
po 
a 
whole bed is of Alternanthera magnifica, with an outer 
line of A. am cena, and a margin of Echeveria secunda 
lauc 
C.—1, Coleus Bs de 2, Cerastium tomento- : 
um; 3, Lobelia pumila grandiflora ; 4, Mesembry- 
anthemum cordifolium ai ke at um i 
tec Echeveria Boo glauca; 2, Alternanthera  __ 
m agni 3; y: ik olde a Ferka 5 4 
Bahereria secunda pra Iter vig amoena 7 
a ; 7, Golden Tei; 8, Coleus Verschaf- 3 
feltii A 
2, Alternanthera 
cheveria secunda glauca ; 
paronychyoides 1 m race 3, Mes anthemum cordi- 
folium variegatum ; 4, Altern: a amoena 
bilis; 5, Golden FORA 6, Cerastium tomentosum. 
PEUMS. 
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Pig following n 
aid Which are best adapted for pea localities. Ens] 
ABER irke’s, Jefferson, Golden 
— Woke dda, and Viet pe ia are the best. The 
G and Damso: pas sent ry half a crop here 
G. Donaldson, Keith Hi j 
ARMAGH.—The ee: Peak worthy variety here is 
> Victoria, which pe em a fine crop. WA, 
ownlow Gardens, Lar. 
ctoria Ben the only variety 
ard. It seldom fails, 
Blue Gap paar Gage, Mee oria, efi 
son, Washin gton, Dr 
Coe’s Golden D 
a ey 
Carries —Plums are all grown on walls here, 
and the most useful sorts are Green Gage, Victoria , 
Coes Golden D Drop, Magnum Bonum, and Damson. — 
Zohn aeo Langel, Berriedale. - 
are an uncertain n crop, 
oe’s en Drop, Orleans, 
T- Ticehurst, Dynevor Bests Lian 
CHESHIRE. , those > which succeed 
are Kirkes, Victoria, Jeff sai Early Orleans, Green si 
e, Old Orleans, and a large red culinary Plum, a 
local variety, called a Plum, are the best. 
al. 
Wm. Whitaker, Crew ; 
CORNWALL, ta fiiy Green Gage, Green Gagê, 
Damsons. 
efferson, Early Prolific, Victoria, and 
HA, Mills Enp Penrhyn. 
ON.— trees of a hig cage 
a ices e, Victoria, Golden Drop, 
Orleans, and indeed pn Site on the walls, are very 
on, Kirk Reto Damson. Thomas Wood- 
e Basil) Park. "Ashford. 
KERRY.—We have very good cr crops sr 
It a to be 
ped variety suitable to this damp climate. 7. F. Bedford, 
The Gardens, Ki ey House. 
Green Orleans, Jefferson, a 4 
Claude de P dnei ri Victoria. Fohn Brown, oo 
all, : 
mg detent The best varieties 
Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, Reine Keine Cand de Bum 
Victoria, Prince of Wales, ‘andPoupart’s. R. 
Burghley, Stamford. 
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