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GA RDENERS' MA GA ZINE. 



November io , l898 



Dendrobium sanguineum. 



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This is a charming species of slender growth, and bearing large All those who have had the privilege and pleasure f • •' 

 sanguineous-red flowers, which are remarkable for the relatively small charming country residence of Frank Crisp Esa Fl <; a visit to the 

 The terete channelled pseudo-bulbs are uninterrupted hdee that Friar Park, Henley-on-Tham^ ; c n „i I'cZZ ' re adily acknow- 



size of the lip. 



along their lower portion, but the upper part is very slender, and here 

 the flowers are borne, apparently only produced singly, as will be seen 

 in the accompanying illustration. The flowers are about an inch and 

 a-quarter across, with almost equal sepals and petals. The colour is 

 distinct among dendrobiums, being deep Venetian red, with a creamy 



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Dendrobium sanguineum. 



shade at the base of each segment ; the small and pointed lip is also of 



P a u T he leaf age of this distinct species is very slender, 



-SS < r, u I J ee mches lon ^- Dendrobium sanguineum will be 

 welcomed alike by the orchid grower and the hybridist for its d.stinct, 

 nrrhiH beaut,ful colouring. A specimen shown by Mr. W. H. White, 



ore n id ir rower tn ^it- Tm^. t . ^ o ^ u ✓ , 



September 6 last 



ledge that Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames, is one of the mn *> ■ 

 of horticultural establishments. It is a garden wherein the bS? 1 ^ 

 cultural tastes of the owner are evidenced on all sides b v Sff 

 phases of gardening met with, and yet also one wherein thl «Z • Il ? eren t 

 of the proprietor has been given full p l ay without detracting KS? tas , te 



else. Readers of the Gardeners' M agazine are alr7artv i«T aught 



descript 



with 

 July 9 



In the 



_ _ r - — .- — 7-" mem was given 



present issue two other reproductions from photoeraohs %r* <r\ * 

 representing the view to be obtained from the tf rrace in frSt Sf Z 

 mansion, and the other showing the newer, and larger portion nf ^ 

 magnificent rock garden. v UI the 



Did Friar Park contain nothing else of horticultural merit besides its 

 rock garden, it would still be entitled to a large share of fame and 

 during spring ana summer would draw many visitors who have asnerSS 

 love for dainty alpines, and even the more robust plants that delight t\ 

 grow amid, upon, and over rocks. The highest and boldest portion of 



the newest. wac instructed and planted 



gardener and 



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the rock garden, also 



P. O. Knowles, 



by 

 and 

 been 



Mr. 



or 



newest, was constructed 



t „ > a , Mr " - C i 1S 5' S ab > S ardener and steward 



of quite recent date ; indeed, a few finishing touches have 



iven during the present year. Many of the huge boulders 

 weigh five tons each, and the largest of all weighs over six tons 

 several of these masses of soft stone are massed picturesquely together 

 at the highest point in the rock garden, and over one very broad rock 

 that is kept in place by the superincumbent weight of others a broad 

 sheet of water falls into a pool below, and thence hurries down the 

 irregular channel, tumbling in tiny cascades over numerous obstructing 

 rocks of various size, till at last it reaches the pool in the valley and 

 finally is conveyed underground to feed the lake in a lower part of the 

 grounds. This upper sheet of water is depicted in the accompanying 

 illustration at the apex of the central rocky eminence, and some idea of 

 the size of the rockery will be gained when it is remembered that under 

 the overhanging rock and behind this miniature Niagara there is ample 

 room for three or four persons to stand without getting wet, and even if 

 you are six feet high you may stand upright without bumping your head. 



Mr. Knowles has been most successful in designing this part of 

 the rock garden, and not only has he produced a bold and pleasant 

 effect, but has so planned the whole that no part is out of reach, as 

 flat rocks are embedded so as to form stepping-stones, and yet so as 

 not to interfere with the general mountainous effect. One of these 

 mountain paths leads right to the summit, and behind the sheet of water 

 that falls over the broad rock already referred to. From this point of 

 vantage a splendid view over Maidenhead and away to the Chiltern 

 Hills is obtained, while at one's feet the huge rock garden is spread 

 out as a panorama. The purple thyme, golden sedum, blue campanula, 

 and yellow Tropaeolum polyphyllum are grandly effective as seen from 



flhov* Hnrmor tfc. c - the ] atter j ant be j ng mQre beautiful 



above during the summer time, 

 here than I have ever seen it elsewhere. 



Dotted about down the moun- 



niana 



tain side are small but choice conifers, such as Abies balsamea, 

 Juniperus canadensis aurea, Pinus sirobus, P. sylvestris, Abies pygmaea, 

 A. procumbens, A. Remonti, and several dwarf kinds of thuias and 

 retinospora. Opposite this eminence is another, consisting of an almost 

 sheer face of rock surmounted by Abies Douglasi and A. Nordman- 



to understand fully the amount of work this piece entailed, one 

 has to leave the rock garden for the lower grounds and look back, 

 when it will be found that an immense mound was raised and planted 

 with pines and abies to block out a certain view. This mound is sup- 

 ported on the other side by the face of rock just instanced. 



Along the side of the mansion that faces the River Thames there is a 

 broad, raised terrace, and iust below the terrace is a garden in the old 

 formal Dutch style, the "beds being edged with box and parted from 

 each other by areas of spar. Some of the beds are planted with 

 permanent subjects, such as Daphne Cneorum, Erica Foxi, Gaultheria 

 procumbens, &c. ; while others are filled during the summer time with 

 semperflorens begonias, or tricolor pelargoniums. A pair of storks in 

 this garden— well-designed figures— add to the general effect desired, 

 that of an old Dutch garden, and these can readily be distinguished in 

 the illustration of the view from the terrace. Below the Dutch Garden 

 broad stretches of lawn slope away towards the lake and the small woods 

 on either side ; these again combine in the landscape with the wooded 

 valley of the Thames towards Marsh Lock, while in the distance a pretty 

 curve of the river is plainly to be seen when the sun lights up the water. 



To the left of the Dutch Garden, and at some little distance from it, 

 there is a fine Pine Walk, of considerable length, straight, and sloping 

 towards th* r,v*r This passes under two even rows of healthy spruce 



For the moment one is reminded of bree/.y Bourne- 

 its pine-woods. Passing through the lavender garden, that 

 has been deliciously fragrant, the rose and herbaceous garden is reached. 



towards the river. 



and Pinus sylvestris. 

 mouth and 



orcniu grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart 

 gamed an award of merit from the Orchid C 



Horticultural Society. 



on 



Committee 



i i 1~ -~".'«««| "dgranr, the rose ana neroaceoub ^aiucu ^ 



Here the more popular herbaceous plants bloom profusely in their season. 

 6 last Light iron and wire archways run through the centre, and these are 

 Royal covered, or nearly so, with beautiful roses ; the Penzance briars were a 



• glorious sight, gay and fragrant during the past summer, while Crimson 



T . „ OA , " " Rambler provided a glorious blaze of scarlet, and Cheshunt Hybrid bore 



coburs of AT"! Ma * azine " ft" November contains admirable portraits, fJ^J? ° f '. ts IoveI y and sweet-scented blooms, that threatened to pull 

 lowSo^f BfiLCa- --us legume with close axillary Lads of thc h Y their weight. . . . _ _ ; _ t in 



TWtt ^S^ ! ? mt, P , % ^ l^me with close MfltaySidt of the P/antfrom its support by their weight. t . • ■ t 

 «oid« i hJf^ru^^ , a s P ecies '™ m Natal « and cIose, y a,,ied t0 V\? r T loves hl * * "■arden and shows his love by his keen interest in 

 Cape spec% whh v ,ri Jiff a ° d yeIlow flowe " ; Aloe leptophylla, a handsome lt and th « 1'beral manner in which he provides for its wants, and thus 

 iX^lh^ffTSriST ^ hea3s ° f b "S ht oV«£iellow flowers ; encourages the skill and energy of his clever gardener. Although pre- 

 terminal heads of yeii 0 ' w ^LTrT', from Western J Austra , I | a » T^lv***** ? m bea r repeating that Mr. Crisp opens J r.ar Park 



ducine lame hEJ»3tlSi2 d Callla ndra ful^ens, a handsome legume pro- the public one Hnx, o 1. ^. dUU & u ^„j ^wc^H for admissi 



stamens g b,0od red head * that are composed principally of long and showy 



Although pre 



" to 



the public one day a weet^^SSce^^l^ir^Sed for admission, 

 and half the total proceeds go to local charities, the other -half t0 

 the Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution. C. H. Curtis. 



