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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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garden is bounded on the north s : de by a range of glass houses, 

 consisting of viacries, conservatory, and fernery; on the east 

 and west side3 by clumps of evtrgreons and other tall trees, 

 and the south side 13 open to the landscape. From the lower 



aidejof the flower garden£there\is a pith which commuuicites 

 with the carriage drive, flanked with standard Roses and 

 backed-up with fine clumps of Rhododendrons, while to the 

 left is a handsome miniature lake. 



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Fig. 71.— Garden pi an at alfrf.ton hall. 



1, Large vase. 



2, Centre variegated Geranium, with a band of Colens Versehaft'eltii, edged 



with Golden Feather. 

 S, Centre Geranium Waltham Seedling, with a band of white Verbena, 

 edged with blue Lobelia. 



4, Centre Geranium Amy Hogg, with a band of lavender and white-striped 



Verbena, edged with blue Lobelia. 



5, Centic single plant of Ricinns elsgantissimus; bed planted with Ireaine 



Liudeni, edged with Golden Feather. 



6, Striped Petunia, edged with bine Lobelia. * 



Turning into the range of glass houses, the first was a late 

 vinery with a collection of mixed plants growing underneath 

 the Vines. The second bouse was a conservatory with fine 



7, Variegated Geranium, edged with Lobelia. 



8, Geranium Cloth of Gold, edged with Lobelia. 



9, Geranium Christine, edged with Lobelia. 



10, Purple King Verbena, edged with Dactylis glome r.i'a variagata. 



11, Prince of Orange Calceolaria, edged with Lobelia. 



12, Geranium Lady Galium, edged with blue Lobelia. 



13, White Verbena, edged with Colene Verschaffeltii. 



14, Crimson King Verbena, edged with Mesambryauthemum cordifolium 



variegatum. 



15, Gold and Bronza Geranium, edged with blue Lobelia. 



Camellias planted in the back border. On the stage I notict d 

 well-grown Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and such other greenhorn e 

 plants as are generally found in we'1-regn'ated estab'ishmentf. 



