OCTOBER 17, 1874] _ THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE: 485 
central portion of the house is composed of a aad full prety re toes, was destroyed. | cons ae upon the treatment which the other occu- 
bed ha 
about 18 inches high, margined with | ouse is now to have a pipe introduced just so as | pants require, the result being that they are not quite 
natural rugged stone, amongst which are planted | to exclude frost, the object being to keep me as late | so green in the leaves as is considered essential by the 
low-growing Ferns, a eas an Pair as possible, The sorts are: Royal Gentes Noblesse, | majority of Orchid growers, but so grown they will 
mboo. ‘The principal speci Fern: not | Barrington, Lord Palmerston, and Paia ” of Wales produce more flowers, finer in both colour and sub» 
planted out, which, well a tag os look so treated, has | Peaches ; Hunt’s Tawny, Vi olette Ega are Elruge | stance, lasting much longer in bloom, with no dis- 
e disadvantage of induc acing too rampant growth in | Nectarines. Leading from this, we co oa rags position in the plants to disease. 
the strongest species, to the Podina. of such as are | a coe! of fruit- houses, facing the nih, hef rst Next is another vinery, 30 feet by 18, devoted to 
ker, and whose position cannot be altered. | i Bs an-to Peach- some ka 20 feet by 15. The roots al ate „s sg cat Ba — andria, Black ae 
The centre is occupied by la Tree Ferns in | are outside as wel in ee the sail wall e> and Mrs agai a hea rop 
tubs pots, inters th such things as | planted Barrington ead Noble e Peaches | aaa cept the Mew Pine for the Fa of roy Vines, 
Cycas revoluta, Beaucarneas, &c. The tubs in which | front trellis, which is sufficiently oe to admit p on which have not yet been allowed to reach the top of 
these w hid by plants of lower growth, | of light and sun to the trees upon the back wa fi are | the rafters, 
such as Caladiums, Dracznas, an ushy-headed | Royal George Peach and Elruge hiciera; the trees The remaining house in this range is devoted to 
rns, amongst w which there are some grand specimens | in this house were ripening fine crop of fruit. | Peaches and Nec Etarines, which here are held in great 
of Gleichenias—G. s cæ, G. microphylla, G djoining is a vinery, 30 feet by lanted with | estimati This is the earliest forced house, and has 
flabellata—large, clean, and inthe best possible health Black Hamburgh, a couple of Muscats, and | all the appearance of catrying good crops, the 
ed e a one 0 z adi bee ean es of a | Golden Champion ; the latter has fruited well, but | ripening off nicely and oe its foliage well ; the 
siz wi The outside | shown a disposition to crack, and is to be removed. | sorts here are Barrington and Royal — Peaches, 
wally cen ponini as po visible) at are in keeping with | The crop was just ripe, the bunches fine and compact, | Elruge and Violette Hative Nectarines 
Fic. 99.—SEDGWICK, THE SEAT OF W. H. WAKEFIELD, ESQ. (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH.) 
the inside of the house, being built of selected stone | the berries large, well-swelled, and showing the Behind this range, at a short distance, is another 
in its most rugged natural state. | hammer marks so indicative of good cultivation ; but a ne mtg es p the first of which is intended for 
The kitchen garden, wherein are orgs oe ome | the crop is too heavy, ae sea with the strength Rose house, 30 feet by 15. Some of the Tea varieties 
cipal plant and fruit-house: =e Sas Baiki e | of the on aam to colour fully, batè been planted out, and are making progress, the 
distance from the mansion, Ay isa Spamronfed | The centre house in this aae is 30 feet AA ste pac remainder will be grown in pots and stood upon a 
Peach-house, 60 feet by 3 rt standing nearl a = back _ or hip ; i used as an raiséd bed 2 feet high, formed at each side of an 
3 north and south ; the ripe est is all cane, che trees are | has a tan-bed i y middle, ee a = foot stage on | irregular walk, which runs from end to end; this 
: Seon on both sides we e 4 feet di istance ne the | the koat and e Her fine | again is margined with stone peculiar to oe district, 
i all i specimen Allamandas, Ara Cierodenärons Crotons, undressed and in its ae State. [here such exis 
ae ey Franci =" Ne ig "a ookerii and | in quantity, as is the case all through this pi dt de 
| 
Rafflesiana, both i fi fe front country, it cannot be pine much employed for such 
table were a nice selattiin of ‘Oris, duit as Cypri- 1 ; much 
edium caudatum, bar Lelia eee ee 
Cattleya Mossi#, Dendr ” Wardia: Mil- 
tonias, py a ern of whe “teeta wititer. flowering 
F Calanth Th 
on 
ants were strong 
robust ra appearance, U theis pseudobulbs and 
having of imported 
disperse ye  firpe-He: uea Sae 
becky and ak ER years 
