Aran. 8. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
plaits we have seen on each side, of a pro It}’ face); and 
when the Hepaticas, Tulips, &c., are removed, a row of 
Verbenas, Flower of the Do;/, and Mangles' Si/vcr-heddiny 
Geraniums can he planted closo to the Crocuses, which 
will form a nice bed or foreground to the former. 
Until they are established, ns the summer plants might 
he planted double the distance apart, they would allow 
for numerous varieties of bulbs in this way to remain 
after the spring flowers were taken up. What a fine 
show two rows of the Scarlet Marlagon Lily would 
make; and so would somo of the varieties of the 
Alslromrrias and Gladioluses in an arrangement of this 
sort. 
Hut I am again encroaching upon your ground, and will 
conclude, with the hope that you will not be afraid to show 
even Mr. Beaton, the lion in this way, how nicely you can ar¬ 
range the Tom Thumbs , Flower of the Day, etc. And why 
not the ladies try their hand at this ? Wo must allow they 
surpass even so great a personage as a gardener in contrast¬ 
ing and happily blending colours together, to leave the most 
fastidious eye with nothing to complain of or crave after.— 
D. Ferguson, Slowe, Buckingham, 
MOVEABEE GREENHOUSE. 
[perspective view.] 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
GARDENING. 
PLANTS FOR A GRAVE. 
“ What kind of flowers or shrubs would look 
best for the grave of a young lady? It may, 
perhaps, have a head and foot stone in the shape 
of a cross. The turf kept close round, and willow 
Such a structure is often desirable for a tenant 
who has an unreasonable landlord. 
“Mr. Spencer, Gardener to the Marquess of 
Lansdowne, at Bowood, is the inventor of a move- 
able span-roofed Glass house, of the appearance 
ami construction of which some idea may be 
gleaned from the annexed figures. 
“ Concerning this contrivance Mr. Spencer 
says :—‘I think it will bo a preferable structure 
(in several important particulars) to Mr. Ewing’s 
newly invented glass walls for growing some kinds 
of fruits. The model in question is similar in 
some respects to the one proposed by Mr. Rivers 
in tiie Gardener’s Chronicle, but I think it will 
he found an improvement so far as regards the 
ventilation at top and bottom. I should propose 
this kind of case or house to be placed due north 
and south, and the ends should be glass, particu¬ 
larly tho south one; when glazed I propose 
placing strips of vulcanized Indian rubber under 
a head that will be screwed down over the glass, 
which is laid flat on the rafters. It will be per¬ 
ceived that buildings of this description may very 
easily be taken down (the bars, &c., being 
numbered for the purpose), and the woodwork 
and glass packed away in a small space, and ns 
easily refixed in spring, or when wanted. The 
size, or rather width may likewise be increased 
for the growth of such things as vines and figs, 
requiring larger space for their leaves.’ Air. 
Spencer then adds :—‘ Since writing the above I 
have seen Mr. Rivers's opinion on glass walls. I 
think, with him, that they will not be a pro¬ 
tection (regarded as a fence); and this will 
bring them to be considered merely as structures 
for growing fruits, when I feel confident that the 
simple and easily constructed houses which the 
model represents will have great advantages in 
more ways than one, part of which are—the ease 
with which they can be ventilated, cheapness of 
erection, and the facilities for training and 
managing the trees grown in them. The opening 
of the bottom ventilators, which all move at I 
once, is imperfectly shown in the model. A j 
wheel, with three or four cogs and a pulley or ! 
two, would be an improvement.’ It was observed 
that such a house would, no doubt, be found 
useful for many gardening purposes, but that it 
could not be compared with glass walls, on 
account of the dissimilarity of the purposes they 
were severally intended to answer.’’— Horticul¬ 
tural Society's Journal. 
