May 19, 1863. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



363 



Exeter, and there the subject of this notice waB born on the 25th 

 of January, 1792. So great was the success that attended the 

 formation of this nursery that, in course of time, Mr. James 

 Veitch, finding the distance too great from Exeter, and desiring 

 to be nearer that city, purchased a large extent of ground on the 

 Topsham Road, known as Mount Radford, and there were formed 

 those beautiful nurseries which are now so closely identified with 

 the botany and horticulture of the nineteenth century. 



It is almost unnecessary for us to enter into any particulars 

 about this and the kindred establishment at Chelsea, which is 

 presided over by his eldest son, Mr. James Veitch. Our readers 

 and the public are too well aware of the extent and importance 

 of both to require any Bpecial notice on this occasion. Suffice it 

 to say that Mr. Veitch has left behind him a name which will 

 rank high in the annals of horticulture. 



GEOMETRICAL ELOWER GARDEN. 



Tee situation of the design is on a small grass plot at the 

 back of my house, two-thirds surrounded by a low rockery, the 

 remainder by a belt of Rhododendrons and Azaleas, and the 

 dining-room window looks down upon it. Ornamental Mmton 

 tiles are used as an edging for the beds; and the walks, 18 inches 

 in width, are covered with fine white spar. On making the 



design, I had originally intended to use coloured gravels instead 

 of beds ; but I changed my mind, and it has been filled with 

 spring-flowering bulbs, and the effect has been generally ad- 

 mired. 



Which of the following plans of planting do you prefer ? — 

 An Inquieee. 



Plan No. 1. 



1 and 13. Snowflake Verbena; 



2 and 12. Purple King Verbena. 



5 and 9. Defiance Verbena, [nium. 

 3. Scarlet Horseshoe Gera- 

 11. Tom Thumb Geranium. 

 10. Calceolaria Aurea flori- 

 bunda. 



4. 



Ditto Prince of Orange. 



Plan No 2. 



ti. 



Bijou Geranium. 



1 and 13. Same as last. 



8. 



Golden Chain or Cloth of 



2 and 12. Ditto ditto. 





Gold Geranium. 



5 and 9. Ditto ditto. 



7. 



Prince Albert Petunia, 



3. Ditto ditto. 





with white Petunia in 



11. Ditto ditto. 





centre. 



10. Ditto ditto. 

 4. Ditto ditto. 



6. (Christine) pink Gera- 



nium. 

 8. Prince Albert Petunia. 



7. Centre with plants of Cine- 



raria maritima, points 

 with Crystal Palace 

 dwarf crimson Nastur- 

 tium. 



[If you adopt either of your modes of planting, we do not 

 think anybody would find fault with you ; but we suppose you 

 will not owe us any thanks if we do not propose an amendment. 

 Well, then, considering that your walks are a white spar, we 

 think there is rather too much white in the beds, and it will be 

 mostly in a line from the house, as 13, 7, 1. Now, we like your 

 idea of 7 shutting out the white by pink from the walk, but we 

 do not think that Petunias will suit you with their rambling 

 propensities in such a garden. Our first suggestion then is, 

 that the centre of 7 Bhould be white Verliena, and the cornei-B of 

 the star of such a puce or purple, as Charlwoodi and Christine 

 VerbenaB, &c. Then we would centre 1 and 13 with Cloth of 



Gold and Golden Chain Geranium respectively, with a band of 

 Lobelia speciosa — that is to say, if we did not make the whole 

 beds of Lobelia. Then 8 and 6 we would fill with Bijou, with 

 a border of Christine, and the reBt as stated, or 8 and 6 might 

 be Christine, with border of Elegans Crystal Palace Nasturtium. 

 We would prefer the first, as the fine green leaf of Christine will 

 come in well with the spar, and the centre of the beds being- 

 white, green, and scarlet, will light up that part well. We do 

 not say that our plan is better than your own, but we think it 

 would be an improvement ; aDd however planted we should like 

 much to see it, as if the beds are well managed the picture will 

 be a pleasing one. — R. E.] 



