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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 5, 1898. 
planted at the sides, it reminded us of the 
recent hot weather when this retreat would 
be highly appreciated. At the lower end 
it debouches upon a semicircular terrace 
bounded by a hedge of golden Arbor 
Vitae, and surrounding a vegetable sundial, 
the figures of which are done in Box upon 
the grass. At a lower level we came upon 
the Madeira walk at one end of which is a 
summer-house having its walls lined with 
green tesserae of no definite outline, but 
neatly fitted together. Proceeding from 
here the walk is bounded on the right by a 
high retaining wall covered from end to end 
with a wealth of flowering shrubs, amongst 
which Escallonia macrantha, Ceanothus 
Gloire de Versailles, Roses, Bignonia 
(Tecoma) grandiflora, and others are still 
in bloom. Clematises are also a feature 
earlier in the season. A rare shrub is the 
evergreen Viburnum Awafouki, a Japanese 
species. The top of the wall is surmounted 
by a hedge of the Golden Queen Holly in 
first-class condition. The left-hand side of 
the walk is bounded with a hedge of golden 
Yew, in front of which is a border of Roses, 
many of them in full bloom, including the 
pretty Perle d’Or. During June and July 
this hedge is handsomely coloured. 
Fresh scenes are constantly opening upon 
the view, and fresh bits of beautiful con¬ 
trast, such as a line of the dark blue Salvia 
patens still flowering freely in front of a 
golden Yew hedge. Here we came upon 
the bronze fountain, a piece of statuary, 
the work of the celebrated Italian artist, 
Waldo Storey. It represents the Goddess 
of Love (Aphrodite) poised on the back of 
a turtle, on a shell chariot made of one 
solid piece of white marble, weighing 5^ 
tons, and cut from a block weighing 20 
tons. She is rising from the sea, according 
to Greek mythology, attended by cupids, 
and drawn by the fabulous Hippocampi, or 
sea horses, which have broken the reins 
held by the driver. All this is situated in 
the centre of a circular piece of water. 
.Fountains play from the nostrils of the 
horses on occasion. As a piece of artistic 
work it is unique. 
Verbena venosa is still remarkably gay. 
Another uncommon piece of gardening is a 
screen of trained Lime trees, level along 
the top but formed into a series of arches in 
the middle space between every two trees. 
Through these arches a herbaceous border 
is seen, backed with a green Yew hedge. 
Weeping Hollies in fine form are scattered 
about the grounds. Cannas, 6 ft. to 8 ft. 
high are still flowering and in perfect leaf¬ 
age. The deep blue of Picea concolor 
violacea is particularly handsome and the 
pyramidal tree shapely. Still pursuing our 
way we descended the sloping ground till 
in full view of the Jubilee garden, situated 
in a deep hollow, with a fountain in the 
centre, and remarkable for its specimens of 
topiary work, a kind of gardening that is 
relatively rare in this country. The larger 
beds in the centre are gay with tuberous 
Begonias, while the broad grass verges and 
slopes on either side are occupied with the 
figures of various birds and beasts, as well 
as a church, a Roman candle and a cradle, 
all cut out of Yew trees. Some of the 
figures we failed to identify, but there are 
peacocks, tortoises, turkeys, rabbits, 
serpents, and a horse carrying its rider. 
The keeping of these figures must give a 
considerable amount of employment to 
those who wield the shears. There is 
certainly room for all kinds and phases of 
gardening in this country, and we should 
decidedly object to seeing them all modelled 
after one pattern, however artistic or 
natural, as the case may be. Topiary 
gardening was more prevalent in the time 
of Dutch William, and we can well afford 
space for samples of the ancient art. On 
the high sloping sides of the Jubilee garden 
are banks of shrubbery and Tea Roses, the 
latter flowering away and defying, as it 
were, the approach of winter. The 
European Spindle tree is aglow with red 
foliage and orange fruits. Opposite the 
latter is a fine form of the Weeping Beech, 
and we believe the finest tree of Acer 
palmatum sanguineum in the country. It 
stands 12 ft. high, 18 ft. wide, and is lovely 
in spring when the foliage is young. At 
present it is laden with its winged fruits 
containing perfect seeds. 
The alpine garden turns up as another sur¬ 
prise, being hidden by shrubbery till the 
visitor is close upon it. The steep sloping 
bank is built of blocks of Derbyshire tufa 
and sandstone. Small leaved Cotoneasters 
and Muehlenbeckia complexa form strong, 
healthy patches creeping down over the 
rocks. Near the bottom is a broad patch 
of Hypolepis anthriscifolia, a beautifully 
and finely cut Fern. During summer 
single and double Iceland Poppies are at 
home ; and the Welsh Poppy is still in 
bloom. In suitable places are fine bushes 
of Rock Roses (Cistus), Fuchsia Riccartoni, 
Daphne blagayana, well set with flower 
buds, and many other choice things. 
Tropaeolum speciosum flowers freely in a 
shady spot. A fine tree of Cotoneaster 
frigida on the top is now laden with its 
heavy clusters of red berries. Again we 
emerge from this retreat and oome upon 
grand banks and masses of choice shrubs 
and trees that add their quota of colour to 
the landscape by means of flowers, fruit, or 
foliage, as the case may be. Dimorphan- 
thus mandschuricus has flowered grandly, 
and the same may be said of the Pampas 
Grass, still in perfection in various situa¬ 
tions. On the brink of a round pond is a 
massive clump of Gunnera scabra in fruit. 
Choice shrubs and trees are Cedrus atlantica 
glauca, Clerodendron trichotomum, Hyperi¬ 
cum moserianum, 2 ft. high, Waterer’s 
variety of the Savin, great banks and 
clumps of Gum trees that have survived 
three winters, and are now 18 ft. high; also 
Viburnum plicatum, Lord Penzance’s 
Sweet Briers, Lavender, Brooms, double¬ 
flowering Blackberries, Rosa rugosa, 
Pyrus Malus floribunda, P. M. f. sanguinea, 
and many others furnishing a rich and 
endless variety. The wild bulb garden on 
the grass is packed full of all sorts of 
hardy bulbs, now at rest, with the excep¬ 
tion of the Colchicums. Large clumps of 
Crinum Powelli, C. P. alba, and a beauti¬ 
ful rose variety are still bravely flowering 
on the grass. A little way off is the 
Diamond Jubilee plantation, consisting of 
sixty different species of trees planted last 
year. The glasshouses are exceedingly in¬ 
teresting, but we must revert to them in 
the near future. The afternoon was all too 
short for a close inspection of this many- 
sided establishment. 
Wild Flowers in Gardens.—More British plants are 
cultivated in gardens than is generally imagined, 
though nine out of every ten gardeners would pooh 
pooh the idea of bringing them inside the garden 
wall. Lily of the Valley, one of the most cherished 
plants under cultivation, is British. It has been 
improved, someone may remark, but that applies to 
many exotics. Then we have Shirley Poppies, as 
well as double garden forms innumerable; also 
Yellow Bachelor’s Buttons, Geranium pratense 
(single and double), G. sanguineum, G. s. lancas- 
triense, G. sylvaticum, White and Yellow Water 
Lilies, Sweet Violets, Pansies, Convolvulus sepium, 
Daffodils. Iris Pseudacorus, Sweet Briers, Scotch 
Roses, Wallflower, several Heaths, St. Dabeoc's 
Heath, Andromeda polifolia, Fritillarias, Snowdrops, 
Snowflakes, Daisies, Chrysanthemum segetum, and 
a host of others, with single or double flowers, or 
variegated foliage. Many of the above are highly 
esteemed. 
Varieties of Tropaeolum majus trained against the 
front walls of cottages in Datchet, near Windsor, 
are still flowering freely. 
Royal Horticultural Society.—The next fruit and 
floral meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
will be held on Tuesday, November 8th, in the Drill 
Hall, James Street, Westminster, 1 to 4 p.m. A 
lecture on “ Some of the Plants Exhibited " will be 
given by the Rev. Ptof. Geo. Henslow, M.A., 
V.M.H., at 3 o’clock. 
Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900 .—The plans of the 
Horticultural Section at the Paris Exhibition of 
1900 are now complete, and it promises to be a very 
attractive building. Space has been secured for 
British exhibitors and it is hoped that it will be 
filled in a manner to reflect credit on horticulture in 
this country. It is understood that there will be 
periodical shows of flowers and fruit during the con¬ 
tinuation of the exhibition. A sub-committee of the 
Royal Commission composed of the following gentle¬ 
men has been formed :—Sir (J. J.) Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart.; Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P. ; W. T. 
Thiselton Dyer, Esq.; Dr. Masters ; Dr. Schlich ; T. 
A. Dorrien Smith, Esq. ; and Harry J. Veitch, Esq. 
The latter gentleman is the hon. sec. to the sub¬ 
committee and any communications may be 
addressed to him, or to the Secretary, Royal Com¬ 
mission, Paris Exhibition, St. Stephen's House, 
Westminster, S.W. 
Testimonial to Mr. James Carruthers.—For twenty- 
two years, or nearly, M. James Carruthers has been 
gardener at Hillwood, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, and 
he now feels himself under the necessity of resigning 
his situation by reason of ill-health. He has long 
been connected with the Scottish Horticultural 
Association, at whose meetings he demonstrated the 
advantages of the modern methods of cultivating the 
Chrysanthemum, and this, coupled with his persistent 
advocacy, led to the founding of the Edinburgh 
Chrysanthemum show, which in a great measure has 
revolutionised in Scotland the culture of the favourite 
flower. No one was more ready to impart infor¬ 
mation to gardener and amateur alike than Mr. 
Carruthers, and his courtesy and devotion to the 
cause of gardening in these and many other ways have 
induced his numerous friends to embrace the present 
opportunity of expressing their esteem for him 
personally, and their high appreciation of the services 
he has rendered to horticulture both by his practical 
example, and the information which he at all times 
freely imparted. His friends all over the country 
have, in fact, formed themselves into a committee for 
the purpose of presenting him with a testimonial, 
Subscriptions may be sent to any of them or to the 
secretary and treasurer, Robert W. E. Murray, Esq., 
Blackford House, Edinburgh. 
York Florists.—There was a full attendance of 
members of the executive of the Ancient Society of 
York Florists at the White Swan Hotel, York, on 
the evening of Friday, the 28th ult. A special 
interest attached to the occasion, for it had been 
arranged to take that opportunity of presenting an 
illuminated address to the Rev. H. Vyvyan, M.A., 
who has for four years been chaplain to the society, 
but who has resigned that position by reason of his 
leaving the city for a charge in Cornwall. Mr. J. 
Pillmoor presided at the gathering. The address, 
which was the work of Mr. J. E. Morton, was 
illuminated in colours, and framed in oak. The 
inscription stated that the members of the society’s 
executive received with unfeigned regret the news of 
Mr. Vyvyan's contemplated departure from among 
them, and that they wished to record their gratitude 
for the very kind and willing services he had ren¬ 
dered to the society whilst he had been associated 
with it. There were twenty-four signatures to the 
address. The chairman made the formal presenta¬ 
tion, wishing, in the name of the society, all success 
and prosperity to Mr. Vyvyan in his new sphere of 
labour. Mr. Councillor Staines, Mr. J. Lazenby, 
the secretary, and other gentlemen also spoke of 
their indebtedness to the man whom they had met 
that evening to honour. The reverend gentleman, 
in reply, thanked them all for the honour they had 
done him, and assured them that although he was 
going away from York he should still keep up his 
interest in the society, and would try to be present 
at its shows. His heart, he said, would be ever in 
York. 
