648 
THE GARDENING WORLD . 
August 13, 1904. 
our illustration. It. bloomed during the first and second week 
of June. Whether this may be regarded a® superior or inferior 
to the type in the matter of colour is a question of taste, but 
for the sake of contrast with the ordinary rose-lipped forms it 
is undoubtedly a very choice variety, and one worthy of ex¬ 
tended cultivation, if it is possible to increase the crowns. 
A Fortnight in Cornish Gardens. 
(Concluded from p. 478.) 
The next item on the programme for this day was a trip up 
the River Fal to Trelissick and Tregothnan. The journey along 
this river is very enjoyable, the scenery being very fine ; hills 
rise from the brink of the river, and these hills are in most 
places densely wooded. The stream winds about considerably, 
and there are numbers of tributaries and backwaters. 
Trelissick was the first place visited. At one time this was 
one of the principal show places of Cornwall; owing, however, 
to the absence of the owner, it is now not kept up well. It is, 
however, a very fine place, the grounds being pretty and faiily 
well laid cut. 'Here I saw Solanum Wendlandi growing well or 
a wall, and here Rosa bracteata was remarkable for vigour and 
floriferousness. The “ Macartney Rose ’ formed a hedge, and 
was smothered with flowers, the majority of which were quite 
4 in. across. Richardias and Nymphaeas are grown in quan¬ 
tity in a large lake, and thousands of inflorescences of the 
former are said to be open at once in their season. 
Tregothnan is a little higher up the river, and is worth any¬ 
one’s while to visit. It is the seat, of Lord Falmouth, and is, 
to my mind, one of the finest and prettiest places in Cornwall. 
The gardens and grounds are very extensive, and plants of all 
descriptions are being tried out. of doors. Lord and Lady Fal¬ 
mouth are very keen gardeners 1 , and are making the place a 
perfect botanical garden. Camellias are possibly the most 
striking feature of the place. Altogether there are upwards of 
1,000 plants out of doors, many of them being very large 
plants, and all being in perfect health and shape. Rhododen¬ 
drons, too, are very fine, some of the best specimens being R. 
Falconeri, 25 ft, high and 30 ft. through; in 1902 this, bore 
about 1,400 trusses of flowers. R. grande, nearly as large as 
the former, had 900 trusses of flowers on in 1902. R. arboreum 
vara, are 30 ft. high, with trunks 9 in. toi 12 in. through, and 
R. Thomsoni nearly 20 ft, high. The flowering season of the 
Rhododendron at. Tregothnan extends over a period of seven 
months. 
On the front wall of the house and on a. .terrace wall in front 
many rare shrubs are growing, most of them having been out 
tor several years. Of these mention, may he made of Pueraria 
thunbergiana, Carpenteria Cali formed, Correas in variety, 
Acacia linifo-lia, Polygala myrtifolia war. grandiflora, Coronilla 
gla.uca, Diosma ericoides, Boronia megastigma, B. elatior, ana 
B. betarophylk, Epacris in variety, Sollya heterophylla. covered 
with flowers, Adeuandra fragrans, Eucalyptus citriodora, 
Luculia gratissima, Chorizemas 12 ft. high, Hibbertia. Readi, 
Lapageria rosea, Magnolia fuscalta, Yitis striata covered with 
small black fruits, and other things. 
On a border called the “Kew Border” are such things as' 
Phormium Hookeri, Oestrum, elegans, Buddleia Colville!, 
Genista fragrans var. elegans, Lagerstroemia. indica, Drimys 
Winteri, Sophora ehrysophylla, Grevillea gla.brata, Senecio 
rotundifolius. and many other things. Many plants, such as 
Cape Ericas, Leschenaultia biloba major, Phaenocoma pro- 
lifera, Epacris, Strelitzia Reginae, and other things are being 
tried. 
There are some very fine trees about, hut as a perfect hurri¬ 
cane of wlhd and rain had come on I could not get the dimen¬ 
sions of many. Sequoia sempervirens, at 3 ft. from the ground, 
was 5 ft, in diameter, Pseudotsuga Douglasi was 4-| ft, in dia¬ 
meter, and Pieea Morinda. was very fine. Pinus Montezumae 
was represented by a fine specimen, and there was a nice plant 
of Phdtinia serrukta. In the grounds there is a. fine avenue 
of Quercus Ilex, the avenue being between three and four miles 
long. From many parts of the grounds magnificent views are 
obtained, the river scenery being very fine. Mr. Andrews, the 
head gardener, who acted as guide, seems very keen on his 
plant collections, and all seemed in excellent health. 
On Friday, September 11th, I visited Tremough, Mr. Shil- 
s'ou’s Rhododendron garden. Himalayan Rhododendrons, 
species and hybrids, are very fine, some specimens being of 
immense size; and all in perfect health. Some of the finest 
were R. arboreum, R, ciliatum, R. Falconeri, and others. At 
this place there are many hybrid Rhododendrons of veiy dis¬ 
tinct appearance which have not yet flowered. I was unfor¬ 
tunate in finding Mr. Gill,-the gardener, out, so I was not able 
to make: such a, careful survev of the plants as I should have 
liked. 
In the' afternoon I went to Penjerric-k, and afterwards to 
Bozain. 
Penjerrick is a pretty garden situated in a warm valley, and 
IXIA SPECIOSA ; FLOWERS SCARLET. (See p. 647.) 
is about, three miles from Falmouth. In this garden there are 
some rare and fine specimens, especially Conifers. The gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Smith, is very keen on hybrid Rhododendrons, and 
of. these lie lias many thousands in various stages of growth. 
Rhod. “ Glory of Penjerrick ” is said 'to be a glorified “ Pink 
Pearl ”; if this is so, it. must be a very fine- thing. Among 
specimen plants 1 Acacia verticillata was very good ; Dicksonia 
antarctica. a fine plant; Embothrium coccineum very large; 
Myrtus Luma, 30 ft. high and 20 ft. through, in full flower; 
Cupressus lawsoniana, 65 ft. to 70 ft. high, clothed to the 
ground ; Fitzroya patagonica, a lovely specimen, 30 ft. high, 
with a wide spread ; Dacrydium Franklini, 12 ft. high and 
] 2 ft. through, with a fine, pendulous habit; Thuya gigantea, 
90 ft. to 95 ft. high, clothed to the ground, the brandies at the 
base being 50 yards in circumference; Thuya dolobrata, 35 ft. 
high, well furnished from top to bottom; Cinnamomum 
Camphora, a good pendulous Beech ; Tsuga mertensiana., 90 ft. 
