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LAYING OUT FLOWER-GARDENS. 



tion of catalogues of plants, or in the 

 arrangement of dried specimens in a 

 herbarium, there is little doubt that it is, 

 of all others, the least fitted for the pur- 

 poses of cultivation. Geographical ar- 

 rangement has hitherto been almost dis- 

 regarded. The only instance we know 

 of was pointed out to us some years ago 

 by the Messrs Vander Mallen, of Brussels, 

 who had then a very extensive collection 

 of hardy plants arranged according to 

 their geographical distribution. The 



Fig. 



same thing was hinted at by the inde- 

 fatigable Loudon, but, so far as we are 

 aware, has not been carried into effect 

 until lately, and that by one of the most 

 enlightened and talented horticulturists 

 of the day, Mr Spencer of Bowood, to 

 whom we are indebted for the annexed 

 illustration, fig. 812, of a pinetum recently 

 formed by him for the Marquis of Lands- 

 do wdc We regret that want of space 

 prevents our showing on the cut the sur- 

 rounding grounds without reducing the 



812. 



