August 7, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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of unproductive plants to adopt this plan. At the 
west-end the verandah and house is covered with white 
and blue Wistaria sinensis, Jasmines, Roses, Clematis, 
and here is the ornamental conservatory, which is 
prettily arranged ; a novel feature being introduced by 
having a balcony high up in the back, which is arranged 
with Tree Ferns, Dracaenas, and flowering plants, 
baskets and brackets being in front and beside it. Out¬ 
side and in form following the semicircular front of the 
conservatory is the flower garden of glowing colours, 
the terrace behind being prettily festooned with Ivy. 
On one end of the house Euonymus radicans variegata 
appears to great advantage as a climber. 
Winding round the hill by the private drive, we were 
struck by the profusion of the Rhododendrons and their 
great size, not only the newer sorts but the varieties of 
R. arboreum, R. campanulatum, and R. ponticum, 
which come up from seed everywhere by the thousand. 
The Azalea pontica is also represented by great clumps 
of specimens 8 ft. or 10 ft. high, and beautiful and 
well-arranged picture, with its clumps of white Acers, 
scarlet and white Dahlias, and different coloured 
foliage plants. 
On the descent at the end of the Beech avenue, a 
grand view is obtained over the dell, on the slope of 
which a fine effect is produced by a large expanse of 
rose Willow-herb (Epilobium angustifolium), mingled 
with Pteris aquilina (Bracken), with, beyond, Spruce 
and Scotch Firs and Beeches, and in the distance, the 
tpwn of Reigate and the north Downs ; and still 
descending, we come upon some splendid Araucaria 
imbricata, 30 ft. to 40 ft. high, one bearing male 
flowers, and another six cones ; some fine examples of 
Abies grandis, and everywhere the banks of Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, the face of some of the clumps being 
enlivened with Harebells, among which, in one 
place, the Club Moss (Lycopodium clavatum) is 
growing freely ; and so with regret at leaving so much 
that is beautiful and interesting, we turn to the more 
prosy fruit and plant houses. 
The Kitchen Garden. 
In this department great attention is given to secure 
the best space for the best proved things, and at the 
same time to give a portion of the room to the trial of 
new ones in order to keep up with the times. It will, 
therefore, be of use for us to note the result of the trial 
of a few things which have proved worthy at The Deep- 
dene. First, with regard to Potatos, Magnum Bonum 
still holds its own as the main crop, but Sutton’s Early 
Regent, Schoolmaster and Reading Hero are given good 
space, while of proved excellence are Yeitch’s Chiswick 
Favourite, a good Potato and good cropper ; so also are 
Sutton’s Seedling and Sutton’s Abundance. Among 
Peas, Sturdy, Huntingdon and Walker’s Perpetual are 
fine; French Bean, Ne Plus Ultra, perfect; and 
Carter’s Hartwell Marrow and The Denbies Cabbage the 
best liked. The whole of the crops are fine, especially 
the Carrots and Onions, the never failing success of 
which is here attributed to digging in a little gas-lime 
when preparing the ground. 
Reinwardtia tetragyne : flowers deep yellow. 
fragrant in their bloom. By the way, too, we noted 
many grand examples of Pinus cembra, P. insignis, 
Abies Menziesii, Cryptomeria japonica, Sciadopitys 
vorticillata, Picea pinsapo, P. Nordmanniana, and 
other fine trees ranging from 20 ft. to 50 ft., and a good 
Taxodium sempervirens, over 70 ft. As an undergrowth 
on the hill-side not only the common Heath, but, also, 
Erica Mediterranea, mixed with the blueLithospermum 
prostratum are very beautiful, and the last named plant 
has the advantage that rabbits do not eat it. On this 
side a splendid view over the undulating ground to the 
tall Beeches and Pines of Glory wood is obtained. 
Still upwards through the glade, carpeted with soft 
green moss, and bedecked with our beautiful Bracken, 
which is as handsome as any exotic Gleichenia, through 
Rhododendrons, and beneath tall Beeches and magni¬ 
ficent and fragrant Scotch Firs, the crown of the hill 
is reached ; looking over the giant Cedars, which are 
16 ft. to 20 ft. round the trunks, away to Chart Park, 
the avenue of Beeches is reached, and the grandeur 
of the scene in that elevated situation is delightful. 
Half-way along the stately rows of ancient trees stands 
a model temple, from the garden side of which an 
enchanting view is obtained down the steep slope to 
the Italian garden below, the whole appearing like a 
Fruit and Plant Houses. 
In this department utility is the order of the day, the 
plants are wanted for the conservatory or other decor¬ 
ative purposes, and the fruit houses are required to 
supply good crops, and consequently the Melons, 
Cucumbers, Tomatos, Beans, &c., chase each other 
out of some of them, so as to keep them always in 
use. 
The Yineries are especially well worked, and in one 
of them which Mr. Burnett, the gardener, planted only 
fourteen months ago, a fair crop has been cleared. 
Another mixed house bears a fine crop of Muscats, 
Madresfield Court, Lady Downe’s, West’s St. Peters, and 
a fine Black Hamburgh, which, running the whole 
length of the house at the ridge, bears over seventy 
bunches. Others of the Yineries have been cleared, or 
are in good crop, and all in that sound condition which 
tells of their endurance for the future. In one of the 
plant houses, Gardenias, Eucharis, Pancratiums, and 
Calanthes, are well grown ; others contain Fuchsias, 
Pelargoniums, Coleus, and the usual run of greenhouse 
plants, while the warm houses have well-grown Crotons, 
Draceenas, and some good Orchids, among which in 
bloom is a fine variety of Epidendrum vitellinum majus, 
and some well-grown Ccelogyne cristata. 
The orchard bears a fairly good crop of Apples and 
Pears ; Waltham Abbey Seedling Apple and Pitmaston 
Duchess and Marie Louise being heavily laden with 
fruit. Along the orchard extends the herbaceous 
borders, gay with the tall spikes of Hyacinthus can- 
dicans, Pentstemons, showy clumps of Sedum spec- 
tabile, Phloxes, Zinnias, &c., and near at hand are the 
summer shelters for greenhouse plants, the many fine 
pots of yellow Tritonia aurea being in capital condition. 
Also adjoining the orchard is a curious instance of old- 
fashioned fruit growing, the walls being built parallel 
at about seven yards apart, and running east and west 
so as to, it was supposed, give protection ; but rather 
than go to such an expense for so little gain it would 
be better to build houses at once. 
It is but right that Mr. J. Burnett, who has so long 
and so ably presided over the Deepdene garden, should 
have a model gardener’s house—a model gardener is 
worthy of one—and that of Mr. Burnett is literally 
covered with Wistaria, Jasminum ochroleucum, Roses, 
&c., and has a pretty little flower garden and showy 
herbaceous border, as well as some pretty Retinosporas 
and other neat conifers planted around ; a showily 
effective plant being the Golden Alder, of which every 
garden should have a specimen. It and the white 
