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MY GARDEN. 



garden with their brilliantly coloured leaves and .berries in wintry 

 snow, when flowers are absent. 



The Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tuUpiferd), which has fine flowers 

 (fig. 953«), I do not grow. A noble tree exists at the garden of Shepley 

 House, and another at Wallington House. 



Amongst all the flowerihg trees, the Magnolias (fig. 954) are the 

 most remarkable. The Magnolia conspicua flowers with me in early 

 spring, and between my garden and London there are many of the 

 glorious Magnolia grandiflora trained over the sides of the houses 

 adorning them with noble flowers in summer. 



The Catalpa (fig. 955) is a fine ornamental 

 tree, which should be in every garden, as it produces 

 Its elegant spike of flowers in August, a time 

 when flowers are scarce. Everyone who has a fine 

 Catalpa is proud of it. It is rather tender ; but a 

 large tree, now decaying; exists at Hampton Court 



Fig. 953 <i.— Tulip-tree. 



Fig. 954.— Magnolia. 



Fig. 955.— Catalpa. 



Palace, said to have been planted by a Lady Mornington. There is a 

 fine tree in the grounds of Mr. Bristowe, at Clapham Common, which 

 flowers well, but is showing signs of decay. A moderate sized one 

 grows at Wallington House. The one at my garden is just beginning 

 to blossom. 



The Prunus ««<-««>, whether for a pot tree or for outdoor growth, 

 is very desirable, and the curious Prunus triloba affords the most 

 glorious rose-coloured blossoms in the orchard-house in spring. 



We have the Spindle-tree {Euonymus europcBus) overhanging my 



