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usually fine, of which the fruit-room bore evidence. We took a hasty 
walk through the Melon-ground; examined the pits, in which fine 
crops of Melons were ripening, and where every convenience for 
forcing vegetables, &c.,, is met with. We also noticed one or two 
plant houses acting as nursery and reserve houses for the winter 
garden ; as also the cropping of the kitchen garden, which was 
admirable. 
The kitchen garden, being near the mansion, has had a good deal of 
architectural embellishment bestowed on the walls, doorways, &c. An 
undulating lawn, tastefully planted, separates it from the flower garden 
and house, and there are many interesting trees and shrubs spread 
over the grounds, which we have not room to particularise. 
The soil here is a stiff clay, resting on the sands and gravels which 
more or less cover this part of the coast. That with moderate prepa¬ 
ration it is well adapted for fruit-tree culture is evident. We noticed 
the health and vigour of the young Pear-trees on the borders, which 
notwithstanding were forming fruit-buds in abundance. ^ The Apple- 
trees throughout the district from Ipswich to Lowestoffe bore the same 
healthy character, and were producing large crops. On this point we 
heard, from several quarters, that some fine varieties of Apples, 
unknown elsewhere, are to be met with in Suffolk, which we hope 
another day will find their way to the Pomological Society for identi¬ 
fication. The climate of this part of England being drier than the rest 
of the kingdom may have something to do in inducing that tendency to 
productiveness apparent even in very young trees of Apples and Pears, 
and which, combined with a suitable soil, produces'fruits in great per¬ 
fection. 
We cannot conclude without expressing our best thanks to Mr. 
Breadley, for his kindness in explaining all the details of management 
connected with this interesting place. 
THE PAMPAS GRASS (GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM). 
Within the last few years those who were so fortunate as to possess 
plants of the Pampas Grass, and transferred them to the open soil, have 
been gratified in witnessing each summer the beauty of its long slender 
leaves, which form bundles or sheaths at their base, and rise to the 
height of 6 or 8 feet, when they gracefully curve outward, giving the 
plant the appearance, at a distance, of a hemisphere of beautifully 
curved lines; towards autumn, when the leaves have attained their full 
development, the flower-stems appear from the centres of the strongest 
sheaths, shooting up perpendicularly 3 or 4 feet above the mass of 
foliage and gradually unfolding a plume of elegant feather-like flowers, 
which at first are of a silky whiteness, but assume a darker tint as the 
season advances. The striking beauty of this plant in the autumn was 
the theme of all who saw it, and a large supply of seeds having 
been distributed by the Horticultural Society, as well as sent out by 
the trade, the plant is now met with in most gardens of any repute. 
