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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
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No. 3.—Centre, Alternanthera paronychioides major ; panels, Alternan- 
thera amcena ; marginal lines, Spergula pilifera aurea; groundwork, 
Antennaria tomentosa. Round beds, No. 4.—Centre plant of Grevillea 
robusta, surrounded with Iresine Herbsti, Iresine Lindeni, and Iresine 
Wallsi in circles ; panels, Iresine Lindeni and Alternanthera parony- 
choides major ; marginal lines, variegated Thyme ; groundwork, Sedum 
acre elegans. Round beds, No. 5.—Centre, Alternanthera versicolor 
and amcena ; panels, Alternanthera magnifica ; marginal lines, Leuco- 
phytum Browni ; groundwork, green Spergula pilifera. 
Several oblong beds showed also pretty designs, and those filled with 
Zonal Pelargoniums Mrs. John Gibbons and Henry Jacoby were very 
brilliant in colour, to which their borders of Ageratum Perle Bleu gave 
a pretty relief. I observed that the several designs were much studied 
and commented on by the visitors, even the children evincing great 
interest. In these days of “schools of art” gardeners must look well to 
their laurels in this department. A diamond inside a square for the 
centre of a circular bed was much remarke 1. Four large statuary vases 
■of the Fuchsia Charming presented a mass of bright blossom that 
the graceful branches of a Tree Fern or Palm distributed here and there 
among the flowers. 
The fernery comes next, and its walls are covered with a variety 
of Ferns on a groundwork of Selaginella Kraussiana, and it contains 
some very fine pots of various Maidenhair Ferns, such as Adiantums 
formosum, Pacotti, and gracillimum. Outside I noticed some large beds 
of Marie Louise Violets, from which the gardener told me he had been 
cutting the last six or seven weeks, and still there were plenty. 
The border walk is made up on each side with Heliotrope Duchess of 
Edinburgh, Zonal Pelargoniums Titian and Master Christine scolloped 
out with the Ivy-leaf Madame Crousse and Sedum spectabile. In the 
walk leading from the gardener’s house to the kitchen gardens are some 
pretty lozenge beds alternated in variety with gold and silver Retino- 
spora, and these show up well from a groundwork of Herniaria glabra 
used instead of grass. Here we see again those wonderfully cut walls 
of Ho.ly and Yew that excite the admiration of all visitors to Dogmers- 
field. 
In other bordeis mry be sem in profusion all the ordinary border 
Fig. 33.—DOGMERSFIELD 
justified its name, and these were surrounded with the Ivy-leaf Pelar¬ 
gonium Fiirstin von Hohenzollern. 
This garden is flanked on the left by a very high wall covered with 
Tea Roses and some fine old Magnolias now in bloom, under which runs 
a border of Sedum spectabile. On the right is a grassy slope flanked by 
a .solid wall of closely cut Yew, and on each side are pleasant alcoves 
wherein to sit and contemplate the beauty of the scene. 
THE CON3ERVATORY. 
No space is lost at Dogmersfield. A border of yellow Marguerites, 
Heliotrope, and Begonia Princess Beatrice runs the whole length of the 
•conservatory, which we now enter. Here are fine specimens of such 
•plants as Lilium auratum, Orchids, Cypripedium insigne, Begonias in all 
colours, Chrysanthemums Madame Desgrange and G. Wermig, &e., 
Coleuses in different va’ieties, and Ivy-leaf Pelargoniums, including 
Souvenir de Charles Turner, Galilee, Alice Crousse &c., with remarkably 
fine blossoms. These were also used in the hanging baskets, their lovely 
drooping branches filling the upper space. On the walls were Lapa- 
gerias red and white, covered with their pretty waxen bell-shaped 
flowers; also a trained Heliotrope, which blooms all the year round. 
Fuchsias .of different sorts add to the brightness, which is relieved by 
—THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
and shrubbery plants, Dahlias, single, double, and Cactus ; Zinnias of all 
shades ; Marguerites, white and yellow Everlastings ; edgings of the blue 
Lobelia, &c. Nor must we omit to mention the old-fashioned garden 
which contains old-fashioned flowers and sweet-swelling herbs. This is 
a favourite spot, and at the end of it is an ancient Apple tree with a 
cosy seat. Clematis arches covered with masses of rich purple blossom 
span the different walks in the kitchen garden and leading to it, and 
these are every year a great souice of admiration. 
The small plant house is filled with a very healthy stock of various 
plants for winter flowering, among them Poinsettias, Euphorbias, 
Eucharises, Gardenias, Cypripediums, and various other Orchids. 
FRUIT 
After lingering a long time in this pleasant region of flowers I passed 
on to one equally tempting—that of fruit. Grapes in the early vineries 
had all been cut, but of late Grapes there wa9 a fine show of superb 
bunches, which, alternating in black and white and surrounded by 
healthy looking foliage, formed a most refreshing and plearing picture. 
Alicante, Gros Colman, Muscat of Alexandria appeared to be the sorts 
principally grown. 
In the Fig house a large second crop of fine Figs are now ripening, 
