May 5. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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mission; an epitome of smart gardening must be the 
aim. Thus the very marginal plantings of the walks 
must become fragments of a flower garden, and, in 
mauy cases, descend to the character of a shrub-border. 
However, there Iras been such valuable accessions to 
our dressy plants in later years, that a mere shrub- 
border may now be made a very different affair from 
what it was or could possibly be thirty years since. 
Whatever may be said in favour of masses of one or a 
few kiuds, it will ever be found, that (as a whole) the 
greater the variety, the greater will prove the interest to 
the ordinary spectator. 
It must not be inferred, from what has been here re¬ 
marked as to planting the bends of walks, to which 
this paper is chiefly confined, that we would desire to 
confine the margiual planting to such bends alone; 
cases frequently occur in which planting near walks, 
irrespective of bends, must take place. AVe merely add, 
that such requires very careful consideration. Much of 
the latter kind would tend to destroy breadth, choke up 
many a charming vista, and give the whole composition 
a common-place appearance. The bends of the walks 
being first staked out, the planner will well examine 
his ground from various points in the principal walk, to 
see where glades of interest may be preserved. In 
limited grounds, it is most desirable that glades of as 
great depth and intricacy as possible should be pre¬ 
served, and also where several jutting or salient points 
may be seen in the perspective. All this gives a kind 
of indefiniteness, leading to tire idea of considerable 
extent. Of course, such glades must not run through 
to a boundary line, and they must be bounded by 
pleasing forms and tints. However, we shall have 
more to say on this head in a subsequent paper; we 
will now remind our readers of a few shrubs or families 
of plants peculiarly eligible for what we must term 
marginal planting, or that which constitutes an accom- 
i paniment of the walks. We do not offer it as a full 
list, or as complete, but in a suggestive way ; the plants 
and trees for the interior will have to vary considerably. 
Almost all of what are commonly termed American 
plants—such as Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Andromedas, 
Magnolias, Vaccinniums, Kalmias, Ledums, Ericas, 
Menziesias, and several others in this group, are par¬ 
ticularly suitable; and in very small gardens should 
constitute the majority in this style of planting ; indeed, 
it is by no means good practice to mingle our ordinary 
sbrubs or evergreens with them, unless very dressy, and 
of moderate growth. Such shrubs as the Laurustine, 
the Aucuba, Alaternus, Cotoneasters, Clethra, the 
various Cistuses, and Helianthemums, Berberis, if of 
moderate growth, lllicium floridanum, Garrya elliptica, 
new Ilexes of moderate growth, Junipers of choice 
character, Jasmines, of which there are several nice 
kinds, Amygdalus nana, for spring-flowering, Arbutus, 
Arctostaphylus, Buddlea, Buxus, choice kinds, Spireas, 
Judas tree, Benthamia, Corchorus, Ribes, Escalionias, 
Cytisus, Epigoea, Euonymus, Fabiana, Forsythia, 
Deutzia, Cydonia, Tamarisk, Syringas, Lilacs, Sympliori- 
carpus, Leycesteria, Robinias, Rhus, Photinia, Poeonias, 
Mabonias, Myrica, Pernettya, Gaultheria, Althaea 
frutex, Hydrangeas, and many others. All that are ; 
really ornamental in the above genera, and are not 
coarse in growth, will be found very useful for this ! 
style of planting; those who desire extensive collec¬ 
tions may add many more. In a subsequent paper we 
will say more about ornamental planting. E. 
We recommend to our readers Starr's Patent Protean 
Jet, or rather Nozzle. We recommend it because it can 
be applied without difficulty to any garden-engine, re¬ 
quiring only to be soldered on to the end of the deliver- 
ing-pipe; and because it saves much trouble. 
This one nozzle enables the gardener to force forth ; 
streams of water from the single jet for washing trees, 
to the smallest dew Jet for giving moisture to flowering ; 
plants. There is no need to exchange one nozzle for ! 
another, as was formerly the case, this being effected i 
in the Protean by merely turning a handle or small 
wheel, which immediately causes the change. 
Should it so happen that the water used has any 
deposit, or contains small pieces of stick, leaves, or 
other substances, as frequently occurs, and which with 
ordinary nozzles is the cause of much trouble and delay, 
each hole often requiring to be opened separately, but 
with the Protean there is no farther trouble than to 
turn the wheel, until a full stream of water comes 
through it, which will clear away any thing that may 
impede the flow in an instant. 
The Shanghae Code , “ Nelson,” mentioned in our last 
number as being purchased by Mr. Sturgeon for L'43, 
we are informed, was originally bred by that gentleman, 
who sold him to Mr. Griggs for £5, and he passed from 
the latter to Mr. Potts, and from him to Mr. Fox, at 
whose sale Mr. Sturgeon purchased him. The price, we 
think, is the largest yet given at a public sale for a 
single bird, and as he is bought, we are told, as a stud 
bird, it demonstrates Mr. Sturgeon’s unshaken opinion 
as to the superiority of his own strain. 
Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, have purchased from 
Messrs. Knight and Perry, the Exotic Nursery at 
Chelsea, and it will be, henceforth under the direction of 
Mr. Veitch, jun. We wish, and we have no doubt that 
our wish will be accomplished, that it may result in as 
abundant a fortune to Mr. Veitch, as Mr. Knight is 
said to have realized. 
The anniversary of The Gardeners' Benevolent Insti¬ 
tution is fixed for the 13th of June, and the dinner 
will be presided over by Samuel Laing, Esq., chairman 
of the Crystal Palace Company. 
Sir W. Hooker has had the highest honour conferred 
upon him that the Copenhagen Academy of Sciences 
has in its power to confer, by electing him one of its 
Foreign Members. It adds to the honour that he has 
