January 19, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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too great a body of soil. The same rule has been adopted and followed 
in the Peach range withiequally satisfactory results. Thus Mr. Spencer, 
by adding breadth to his borders occasionally, regulates the growth and 
also the character of the wood that is made. An abundance of ripe 
Melons cannot always be seen at the end of October, but here we saw 
such, also Tomatoes on plants calculated to keep well in bearing through 
the winter. The Pine Apples suffered by removal from their old quarters, 
but are fast recovering themselves, and some young sturdy plants are 
evidently the right sort for producing grand fruit. Calanthes occupying 
shelves in Pine stoves were carrying fine spikes, but our visit was too 
early for these. 
In the Orchid houses proper there was a good display of bloom. 
Among Cattleyas good plants and forms of C. aurea, C. Gaskelliana, 
C. Sanderiana, and C. Skinneri were noteworthy. 
Palms, Ferns, and foliage and fio wering plants were thriving in the stove 
and greenhouses. In one of the latter Mr. Spencer has capital specimensand 
half-specimens of Statice prof usa and S. Holfordi, clean and healthy, such 
as are not frequently seen. These have been well grown at Goodrich for 
years. Marantas, Anthuriums Veitcbi, Andreanum, and crystallinum, 
with Ixoras and Dipladenias as specimens, are pictures of health in the 
stove, with numbers of young plants for immediate and future use. A 
batch of Winter Cheer Carnations confirmed all that has been said 
about this excellent variety. Lachenalias were also exceedingly good. 
Toese plants deserve to be more generally cultivated. Another plant 
Fig. 8.—A VIEW IN THE ORCHID HOUSE AT GOODRICH COURT. 
Laelia purpurata and some of its varieties, particularly L. p. alba, were 
conspicuous, the plants being exceptionally fine and in excellent health. 
Indeed, all the plants bear the same stamp of healthiness, and although 
Mr. Spencer does not pretend to make a specialty of Orchids, the collec¬ 
tion is certainly meritorious, and contains several rarities. Aerides, 
Vandas, and Saccolabiums were equally at home with Cattleyas, Lmlias, 
Oncidiums, and Dendrobiums. Lrelia Perrini was better cared for than 
we often find it, and L. albida, L. anceps, and its forms were well in 
evidence. Cattleya Bowringiana was noticeable, and of Lycastes there 
were some very fine forms. There are good plants of Cypripedium 
Spicerianum, one of which we have seen carrying forty spikes. Large 
numbers of C. insigne are grown, and are found useful for cutting and 
decorative purposes. Angrjecum eburneum and A. sesquipedale both 
thrive and flower well, as also do Anguloa Clowesi and Stanhopeas. 
noticeable as a trailer or climber was Tropaeolum Clibran’s Gem, of a 
very dark hue, and sent out by Messrs. Clibran & Sons. Another good 
thing was Begonia geranioides, w'hich, as grown at Goodrich, is a 
decided acquisition. 
A heavy crop of Mushrooms in the new house was shown us. The 
kitchen garden, though culinary crops were abundant, is only yet in its 
infancy, and the fruit trees are but young and the walls unfurnished. 
All, however, are most promising of an early and complete success. The 
gardener’s house is also new, and is such as only a considerate employer 
would erect for his gardener. In addition to being commodious it also 
stands in the best possible position for the conditions of health and 
extent of view.— Bkadwen. 
[The illustration (fig. 8) represents a view in one of the Orchid houses 
at Goodrich Court.] 
