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known as park-like scenery, and which, if non- | sunken lane of the west or hate of England, where 
existent, may at least be ee by a little care and | the Hartstongues and Pol dy oop in green 
reflection far more than is usually the case, masses through the larger portion of the 
From this point of view one or more trees Where it can be managed, the e blending of ¢ cultivated 
the house are of t importance, even a single | and admitted garden ers with some accid 
tree gives a vari light and shade through so position often produces the bes 
day, and from which to group There is a freshness about the arrangement which at 
with the more detai as to eae the once gives it a char for instance, 
often suggest lected here a bed of Foxgloyes is self- 
piece of ground. A good posal Hy of this a raised b a kind of low rough 
might be seen ago in a completely rural » Here a row of white Verbenas p 
i ho had their along the front edge so as to droop over the stones 
side by side up a slope, in wi Il in tamirat with the tow u 
merel by a hedge on h side. anda dotted spikes above the t the eee. evergreen of some 
with flower-beds, in the = ie single old pe net protecting hedge behind would throw for- 
left in the for eground, untri te ward the whole as a complete nH 
in some w d glade ; ry the results w the t ‘aif t for those with limited m a 
first case a feeling F being in a strip limited extent of ground t compete in what are the 
row of dens, in the other of the usual | mere gements of horticultural fashion 
co ý g fel pP rw ot—a free- | with their richer neighbours, but a s o 
dom, in fact, suggested by the blending of the natural | methods of growth and natural grouping of plants in 
reground wit ose more distant, the | their various locali wood or rock, F 
arrangements being entirely subsi glade or broken bank, carried out in the spirit of the 
Sometimes even where a number of arden arrang » must always be g from 
fairly in a row, on flat gr th gardens stretch- | its truth and freshness ; and if not admissible through- 
ing in al arallel lines behind each out will at least give an additional charm by its contrast 
ject of picturesque arrangement appears about as | to the more formal dispositions of the flower garden. 
nec as possible, a line of fine trees cro; sing 0. 
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the ground at right u may be turned t ae E 
oy pages aval like, the THE JARRAH WOOD. 
; view may have in mi ca a a couple THE Government of India, we are glad to learn, 
of fine El mon Se the intend, if possible, to introduce the Mahogany tree 
' ; soap oh gc ies oe Hl into that country. T lowing is given as the 
trees by a good growth of Ivy, with bushes near esults of recen s in Ma :—The | 
e, set close to the wall, and Ferns, and Fox. supply of soe ap A seed was distributed between the 
pore (which even in winter are effective from their ie ay Garde 
foli i Nelumbur = piana ona, In the North Arcot 
tree on one side ; the opposite border wes nage seas oes only one seed has as 
that seedling is reported as yellow and sickly ; but 
pores r the intervening hosdir keg wall left hee be the whole of the seed is said to have arrived looking 
blend at the house and tree e 
deal with. In this case, if both materials are used 
ately in view, or, pim a larger scope is attainable, a together, a Aror wood may be i r 
more diversified arrangement, including grass, which van e grey or brown makes a middle es 
xpanse, e 
and shrubs so dispo as to convey the idea of | pieces of useless riven logs, or short lengths of Aen of 
seclusion from external intrusion, or the existence of trees, may be disposed with ferns so as exactly to 
and the North Arcot, Cuddapah 
n ven g u 
with trees and fields in the distance, a spr ae seedlings afterwards died: the remaining five 
country-like effect may be given even in the centre of } still y 
poce arma arrangements much opua on ao dispos- | of this is Bire Aey as ass hat of 
ng the v and colours that perspec- | Teak. The best or trial in the 
a ps depend en be so ex t Madras ty to have germinated 
to increase _ Thus tall trees in the freely, but many died off; growth, od gag of a 
and still shorter succeed- | few which survive has been rapid and Further 
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ca ar adar in point of fact, a species of 
India wi 
give the idea of the diminution of supplies should be iaie 
yt bounding Nelumbur 
ao pa 
' picturesque ficti on to the length of the arrangement of have not tu 
: the avenuesat the Leasowes, es, which so much attracted | afford a songs that the Sere of py tree into 
culture, eeencnnley succ 
Valuable as 
are 
very small, but tolerably healthy, At Nelumbur 
some of the villa towns which hang round the borders ning-terare of the seeds are reported t 
3 only on Aian germinated, but the growth 
plantation They should, in all 
their 
in dry silver sand. Thus fie the ae ces ae 
red out well, but the failures do not 
by more careful selection and by better 
ceed 
ogany undoubtedly is, we cannot 
be deinking that a far eke valuable wood might 
introduced into this country, and one again so 
teristics all o 
it is partiall 
in Ceylon it is 
employed 
extensively patronised by the local Government, and 
is largely used ili 
arracks, 
in the construction of 
"We have said that the characteristics of this timber 
a simply in when we further state 
its m 
comparable, an 
Davies ! In 
wen 
o have arrived 
om 
excellent Str: awber erry as being a most ea bearer 
either forced a or in the open ground. surprised 
it Ww. : 
found none equal to this one as a gen 
| cropper ; it remains ig re Po in beari Mago y other 
will 
flavour is most refreshing, having a slig ht a { 
As a forcin Strawberry it cannot be Cos 
recom: 
S : Te ment, hi 1 
' UE Rota ra ‘stated that this’ 
e soar onus 
ye 
or the Red Gum of Australia, but the latter—a\ 
more 
soraa use of the Sal for our Indian railways say the 
eir protégé? 
We. ae glad to learn that this Meee Bike is 
coming into more general use, and that 
have a good stock of the Jarrah, and another ti 
called the Tooart. This is a species of White ; 
and has a close grain, is extremely hard, cannot be | 
split, and is capable of enduring ithout 
rending., For gun-carri it is inval 
the Jarrah, defies the attacks of all 1S 
termites. In these respects the Red Gum tree 
shares, 4 
Such are the peculiar properties of these Australi 
trees—the Jarrah, the Tooart and the Red Gum, and, ki 
as instances of the durability of the latter (a wood we 
have said inferior to the Jarrah ) the following instan 
are given :—A jetty at Swan ad 
e are some of the alae amo 
ding works, Delhi Gazette. 
Home Correspondence, 
