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prominent positions or in the shrubbery. Th) Golden Thuiis and 
Cypresses, with the elegant C. erecta viridis, the silver-like Picea Engel- 
manni glauca, together with grand beds of Pinuses, all deserve more 
attention than we can give them now, and some more detailed notes 
nursery in itself, for 200,000 plants occupy much space, even when 
closely placed. In the hardy plant department similar enormous num¬ 
bers are repeated, and the collection, both as regards extent and choice- 
ness of the species or varieties, is one of the best in England. 
Fig. 41.— Whinham's Industry Gooseberry. 
must be reserved for another issue. The deciduous trees and shrubs 
occupy several acres of land, Oaks, Planes, Limes, Maples, and orna¬ 
mental Thorns forming the bulk of the stock, all the best of the 
flowering shrubs being included. Rose3 form another department, a 
Everything is on a most extensive scale in the St. John’s Nursery, as 
the foregoing notes to s ime extent will indicate ; but one additional 
fact may be stated that well shows the kind of business carried on— 
namely, that an average of 200,000 flowerpots are require 1 every year, 
