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giving 5 feet additional length. Beyond the drawing-room is 
(u) the dining-room, 16 feet by 23 feet, with a similar window 
to that in the parlour at the end, and two smaller ones at the 
side. There is also an additional door at the end of the room ; 
so that the inconvenience of bringing the dinner through the 
hall is entirely obviated. I is a lobby, 6 feet wide, containing 
the servants’ staircase. J is the butler’s pantry, 8 feet by 11 feet 
G inches, k is the kitchen, 16 feet by 15 feet, with a large 
window looking into (m) the yard, or kitchen-court, l is the 
scullery, 16 feet by 11 feet. N is for dust, o the knife-house, 
l* for coals or wood, and r a small greenhouse. The space 
beneath the dining-room is supposed to be excavated for wine 
and beer cellars, approached by a staircase under that of the 
servants’. On the first floor there are Tour best bedrooms, and 
two dressing-rooms, one of which might be converted into a bath¬ 
room, and two servants’ bedrooms. On the second floor, which 
only includes the central portion of the building, there are two 
large bedrooms. 
The rooms throughout the house are lofty. Those on the 
ground floor being 12 feet high ; the first-floor rooms 10 feet 
6 inches high ; and the upper rooms on the second floor 9 feet 
6 inches in height. 
The house is supposed to be faced externally with white bricks, 
and Bath or Portland stone dressings ; or, if the expense of stone 
were objected to, they might be executed in Portland cement. 
In this latter material the houso could be built for about the 
sum of £2,800.—Charles Luck, Architect, 16, Essex Street, 
Strand. 
NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
Fuchsia simplicicaulis {Slightly-lranched Fuchsia). 
Sent from Peru to Messrs. Veitch, by their collector, Mr. \V. 
Lobb. Bloomed in October, 1858. Flowers “ roso scarlet,” 
large, and beautiful.— {Botanieal Magazine, t. 5,096.) 
Agate Jacquiniana {Jacquin's Agave). 
Called also A. lurida; and A. Vera Cruz, by Miller in his 
“ Dictionary.” Received from Honduras. Flowered in the Kew 
Palm House, in the autumn of 1858.— {Ibid., t. 5,097.) 
Hibiscus radiatus var. flore purpueeo {Burgle-flowered 
rayed Hibiscus). 
Common in the Calcutta Gardens, but raised from seeds re¬ 
ceived from Mr. Wilson, superintendent “ of the late Botanic 
Garden at Bath, in the Island of Jamaica. I say late, an awful 
avalanche of stones having recently overwhelmed the Garden.”— 
{Ibid., t. 5,098.) 
Dasyliriuh Hartwegianum {Hartweg's Dasylirium). 
Called also Cordyline longfolia. Native of Mexico, with a 
gigantic caudex of root.— {Ibid., t. 5,099.) 
Putllocacjus anguliGER {Angle-stemmed Phyllocactus). 
Native of western Mexico. Blooms in the winter. Flowers 
large, white, and very fragrant.— {Ibid., t. 5,100.) 
Begonia rex {Royal Begonia). 
“ Certainly the most lovely of the many lovely species of 
Begonia.” Native of Assam. “ Flowered in the autumn ; but, 
probably, with a little management, the blossoms may be pro¬ 
duced at most seasons.” Flowers pink, but the leaves are its 
most striking feature. They are ten, or more, inches long, and 
six, or more, inches broad, deep green, with a metallic lustre, 
in id towards the margin tinged with purple. The dark green 
surface is interrupted by a broad band of a dead silvery white, 
which is nearer the edge than the midrib, and passes round the 
leaf .—{Ibid., t. 5,101.) 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
{Continued from page 34-2.) 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Hairy Red (Barton’s).—Small and roundish. Skin 
thick, red, and slightly hairy. Briskly and well flavoured. 
Bush erect, and an excellent bearer. 
Hall’s Seedling. See Whitesmith (Woodward’s). 
Heart of Oak (Massey’s), l.p.— Large and oblong, 
tapcriDg to the stalk. Skin thin, green, with yellowish 
veins. Rich and excellent. Bush pendulous, and an 
abundant bearer. 
Hebburn Prolific. —Medium sized, roundish. Skin 
rather thick, dull green, and hairy. Very rich and sweet. 
Bush erect, with broad, thick leaves, and an abundant 
bearer. 
Hedgehog. — Medium sized, roundish. Skin thin, 
white, and hairy. A richly-flavoured variety. Bush 
erect; the shoots thickly set with small briskly spines. 
This name is also applied to Glenton Green, in Scot¬ 
land. 
Husbandman (Foster’s), l.p. — Large and obovate. 
Skin yellow, and downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush 
erect. 
Independent (Brigg’s), l.p. — Large and obovate. 
Skin green and smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush 
erect, and a good bearer. 
Invincible (Heywood’s), l.p. —Large and roundish- 
oblong. Skin yellow, and downy. Of second-rate qua¬ 
lity. Bush erect. 
Irish Plum. —-Medium sized, roundish. Skin dark 
red, and hairy. A flrst-rate dessert sort. Bush erect. 
Ironmonger {Hairy Black). — Small and roundish. 
Skin red, and hairy. A first-rate variety, of excellent 
flavour, but inferior to Red Champagne, which is also 
known under this name chiefly in Scotland; and from 
which it is distinguished in having rounder and darker red 
fruit, and a spreading bush—that of the Red Champagne 
being erect; leaves downy. 
Jolly Anglers (Collier’s), l.p. {Lays Jolly Angler). — 
Large and oblong. Skin green, and downy. Of first- 
rate quality, and a good late sort. Bush erect. 
Jolly Tar (Edwards’), l.p. —Large and obovate. Skin 
green, and smooth. Of first-rate quality. Bush pendu¬ 
lous, and a good bearer. 
Keens’ Seedling {Keens' Seedling Warrington ).— 
Medium sized, oblong. Skin brownish red, hairy. Of 
first-rate quality. Bush pendulous ; a great bearer, and 
earlier than Red Warrington. 
Lancashire Lad (Hartshorn’s), l.p. — Large and 
roundish. Skin dark red, and hairy. Of second-rate 
quality. Bush erect, and a good hearer. 
Lancashire Lass. See Whitesmith (Woodward’s). 
Laurel (Parkinson’s), l.p. {Green Laurel; Green 
Willow).— Large and obovate. Skin pale green, and 
downy. A first-rate variety, somewhat resembling Wood¬ 
ward’s Whitesmith. Bush erect, and a good bearer. 
Lay’s Jolly Angler. See Jolly Anglers (Collier’s). 
Lord Combermere (Forester’s), l.p.— Large and obo¬ 
vate. Skin yellow, and smooth. Of second-rate quality. 
Bush spreading. 
Magistrate (Diggles’), l.p. —Large and obovate. Skin 
red, and downy. A first-rate variety. Bush spreading. 
Miss Bold {Pigeon's Kgg). —Medium sized, roundish. 
Skin red, and downy. Of first-rate quality, and early ; 
it somewhat resembles Red Walnut, but is better. Bush 
spreading. 
Moss’ Seedling. See lied Warrington. 
Murrey. See Red Walnut. 
Nonpareil. See Green Walnut. 
Nutmeg. See Raspberry. 
Old England (Rider’s), l.p.— Large and roundish- 
oblong. Skin dark red, and smooth. Of second-rate 
quality, resembling Wilmot’s Early Red. Bush pendu¬ 
lous. 
Old Preserver. See Raspberry. 
Over-All (Bratherton’s), L.r.— Large and oblong. 
