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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
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the smallest of the Newcastle Parks, the Elswick or West End Park 
Hall VsTb'tantfa^H^ acr . es ’ formerl y the grounds attached to Elswick 
the works^f the L/e d T,? 81 ^’ u° W e T m P lo J ed as a museum for models of 
°i i e !ate John Graham Lough, a Northumberland sculptor 
of considerable eminence. The park derives its chief interest from the 
f5', slope o£ the ground from the Elswick Eoad to Westmoreland Road 
SoStAiS TIT ," eWOf ?. e 7 y “ ™ lle r “»<* «» hills on the 
opposite side. It has also permitted a picturesque arrangement in a 
series of terraces or plateaux, the upper being devoted to Swns and 
bowling greens, surrounded by flower beds and shrubberies but still 
« GGYrciilty is experienced in keeping the trees in good condition as 
the smoke at times comes up from the valley in overwhelming quantitv 
The terracc.and slope in front of the Hall is well kept, ^contains'a 
HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
HALL AM S HIRE FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
August 22nd. 
,T H f twentieth annual Exhibition of this Society was held in a large 
held at Ranmoor, near Sheffield, kindly lent for the purpose by C. H. Firth, 
sq., and in addition to the attractions provided by the Show and its 
accessories, the whole of the beautiful grounds and conservatories belong- 
i! 1 ” to Mrs. Mark Firth at Oakbrook were thrown open to those visiting 
tlie bhow, and both these and the Show tents and grounds were during the 
late afternoon and evening thronged by crowds of admiring people. The 
oliow was quite equal as a whole, and in some respects superior in merit 
to those of preceding years. Two large tents were well filled with the 
exhibits, and considerable praise is due to the Curators for the very excel- 
Fig. 25.—JESMOND DENE. 
number of very bright flower beds, Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Asters, 
Marigolds, Lobelias, and Ageratums being the principal plants employed, 
■a bold ribbon border of a crimson Godetia and Tagetes signata pumila 
in bold bands having a striking effect. A small lake, partly concealed 
amongst the trees, completes the features of this pretty little park. 
The Town Moor is an extensive open space, not specially attended as 
a park, but employed as a playground or for meetings, while in Gates¬ 
head a small but pretty little park has been recently opened under the 
name of the Saltwell Park, from which a pleasing view can be obtained 
across the Team valley to the wooded slopes that partially conceal 
Ravensworth Castle. In the neighbourhood of this park arc several 
gentlemen’s residences and gardens, one of the principal being Heath- 
“ e d House, occupied by Theodore Lange, Esq., and concerning which 
we hope to say more on another occasion.— Lewis Castle. 
lent manner in which they were arranged. The principal tent, devoted to 
the classes open to all England and to the gentlemen’s gardeners’ class 
was very beautiful. A great improvement had been effected by dispensing 
with the tables and stages up the centre, and grouping the specimen plants 
instead upon the ground (grass ). Side tables were still used as before for 
the exhibits of cut flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and for this purpose onlv, 
we think, should tabling be allowed at these shows 
At the entrance to this tent was a charming group of plants not for 
competition by Messrs. Fisher, Son A Sibray, Handsworth Nurseries, con¬ 
taining some excellent plants of Ficus elastica variegata, Liliums, Ixoras 
Dricamas, Bouvardias, Eulalias, and Adiantums. A plant in this group 
winch attracted much attention and curiosity was a well bloomed specimen 
of Itochea faIcata, a beautiful succulent which deserves to be much more 
widely known and grown than it is at present. In the class for six stove 
and greenhouse plants, flowering and foliage, there was a very strong 
