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84 THE MANAGEMENT .CXD TEAIXIXG OF PTKAMIDAI, PELAEGONirMS. 
GARDES TERlLiCE, SHU\TTSG THE ARaANGE3iE>'T OF PYIlAlIiDAL PELABGOSIEMS. 
THE ^iLlXAGEMENT AND TRAINmG OF PYRMIIDAL PELAEGOXIICMS. 
By Mr. GEORGE M'EWES', Gaiidesee to the Dcke of Xokfolk; -wrrH some Inteoductort Remakks 
A^■D Illustratioxs by iLE. H. X. HUilPHEETS. 
N those parts of the Contiiieiit, wliere the nature of the climate admits of the cultivation of the 
Orange tree with much more facility than in England, those noble plants, in their massive 
square tubs, form the grandest and most appropriate decoration to terrace walks that can be conceived. 
The effect thus produced can only be witnessed in this country for a short month or two in our royal 
gardens at Hampton Com-t, and in a few celebrated private gardens where expense or inconvenience 
are no objects. The immense accommodation requii'ed in the form of orangeries, necessaiy to furnish 
terraces with Orange trees in this country, renders their general cultm'e for such a pm-pose impossible ; 
but other plants, if cultivated expressly for the pm-poses of teiTace decoration, might advantageously 
supply their place. At more than one establishment with which I am acquainted, I have seen Fuchsias 
trained to six and eight feet in height, especially for placing out on a ten-ace during the summer, and if 
they were trained to the same fonn as the Pelargoniums, and made to alternate with them, the effect 
would be very good. I succeeded myself in ti'aining some of these plants to a height of about five 
feet, and then suffered them to form a bushy head, similai- to standard Roses or Pomegranates. This 
forms a pleasing variety, and would contrast weU with pyramidal Pelargoniums — for artists find that 
effects produced by striking contrasts are somethnes more valuable than those obtained by imifoi-mity. 
The annexed sketch exhibits a teiTaee on which Pyramidal Pelargoniums are placed in a manner 
to produce a very agreeable effect, the acuminating lines of the Pelargoniums conti-asting well with the 
predominant horizontal lines of the terrace, but the full advantage of the arrangement can only be 
shown by the aid of colom-. Sufficient indication is given, however, to enable any person to judge of 
the general effect which might be produced by Pelargoniums trained in this manner and in a similar 
position. The species that has been tried for this pmijose is not one of the most robust; and I imagine 
that for out-door purposes the common horse-shoe Pelargonium would form a larger, and perhaps 
more effective object, particularly if it were to alternate with the new pink variety, or that with 
variegated foliage, figured at page 25. [With these remarks of Mr. Humphi-eys on the artistic effects 
of Pvramidal Pelargoniums, we proceed to Mr. M'Ewen's practical instnictions on the subject.] 
The end of January, or beginning of Februaiy, is a good time to begin to form Pyramidal 
Pelargoniums. Both old and young plants are available ; but, as an expeditious mode has many 
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