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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 26, 1904. 
goniums, Phlox Drummondi, and Perilla nankinemsis. Gladioli 
wore also freely used. We were also interested in the roof 
gardening, which consisted chiefly of Tropaeolums, yellow 
Marguerites, Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and Dracaenas, all grown 
in boxes. The front of a verandah was rendered highly in¬ 
teresting by means of Crimson Rambler and other Roses, 
Clematis, and numerous hanging baskets, which even at this 
late period of the year made a very lively display. 
In another part of the garden were mixed borders of Dah¬ 
lias, Sweet Peas, hardy annual and perennial Chrysanthemums, 
Anemone japonicu. hybrida, 5 ft. high, double Tiger Lilies, and 
Malva. moschata,, with its white variety, about 3 ft. to 4 ft. 
in height. There was thus quite a profusion of autumn 
flowers. 
Wei were largely interested in the trees, many of which only 
date back to the time the garden was laid out. about twenty 
years ago'. Many old trees must, however, have been on the 
grounds before being laid out in the form, of a garden. The 
conifers included shapely trees' of G pressus lawsonianai and 
many beautiful specimens of the Douglas Fir, a number of 
which were fruiting very freely. Sequoia gigantea also formed 
healthy, handsome tree®. The Cedar of Lebanon was also 
doing well, but we were particularly taken with the handsome 
and striking appearance of Abies nobilis glauca, about 35 ft. 
high, and many of them heavily laden with large cones, which 
have a wonderful effect amongst Silver Firs as they stand 
upright upon the branches. Hollies were also veiy freely 
berried. 
Amongst the sheltering tree® on one side of the garden, was 
an imitation ruin representing an Ivy-covered building of 300 
or 400 years ago,. Lower down the grounds were some hand¬ 
some specimens of Silver Birch and ai Douglas Fir, 40 ft. high. 
In the valley below, the large pond takes a. winding direction, 
and the material taken out in the making of it was piled up 
so as to form hills and valleys between, the former being thinly 
planted with treie®. 
The ground in the neighbourhood is all beautifully undu¬ 
lated and in keeping with the ground which rises sharply on 
either side of the natural stream or burn. This is crossed 
by a rustic bridge, and while crossing we noted that this stream 
is not of the nature of a stagnant ditch, but in time of flood 
assumes the form of a raging torrent carrying down great 
quantities of stone and gravel, often completely filling up the 
upper end of the pond. In the rocky bed formed by this 
gr avel heap we noted a fine patch of Mimulus luteus maeulatus, 
having a few large crimson blotches on the flowers, and there¬ 
fore quite different from the form which usually establishes 
itself naturally in. Scottish streams all over the country. 
There is also a. wooded island in one part of the pond, and 
aicces® is obtained to itl by means of very high rustic bridges. 
On the banks 1 we noted Primroses and Lady’s Mantle growing 
naturally and profusely. The same might, be said cf Forgetr 
me-Not, on the edges of the water. We were informed that. 
Daffodils and Polyanthus. Narcissi were freely planted on the 
higher grounds all round, so that the place must be rendered 
additionally interesting in the spring. 
Lower down the stream we came upon -machinery driven by 
water from the stream by mean®' of a. turbine wheel at a. depth 
of 20 ft. below the level of the dynamo', which supplies the 
house with electric lighting. At this part of the stream was 
a wealth of trees, including Silver Queen Hollies, hybrid and 
other Willows, including Salix smithiana, S. alba and S. de- 
cipiens. There was also a fine specimen of Cupressus law- 
soniana argenteo-pdcta. Numerous shady walks in the grounds 
at various levels gave the estate the appearance of being more 
extensive than Iti really is, but we understand that it. runs hr 
40 acres. 
The Apple trees generally bore a good crop of fruit, and 
some -of the Pear trees were also heavily laden, though the 
trees in this condition were not. so general as in. the oa,se of the 
Apples. In passing through the vineries we noticed the re¬ 
mains of a, good crop of Gro® Colman and Muscat of Alexandria, 
in the early house. The Latter house bore a good crop of large 
bunches] of Alicantei, Gro®. Colman, and Raisin de Calabre. 
Muscat of Alexandria and Madresfield Court were also in 
equally fruitful condition. In this house were some good 
plants of Streptosolen Jamesoni and Begonia fuchsdoides. The 
next we entered was a plant house which contained fine speci¬ 
mens of Phoenix reclinata. Datura, sanguinea, Asclepias curas- 
savica, Inipatiens Sultani, Ferns, Palms and ELaeodendron 
orientate, better known under the name .of Aralia Ghabrieri, 
the latter making a fall specimen 8 ft. to 10 ft. in height. 
In another plant house we came upon a tree of the Shaddock 
(Citrus decuman,a), about 10 ft,, -or 12 ft. in height, and always 
in, flo.wer and fruit,. Amongst climbers on, the roof we noted 
Plumbago capeinsis, Lnpageria rosea,, L.r. alba, and Jasiminum 
grandiftorum, all more or lean in bloom. Fibrous and 
tuberous-root,ed Begonias are also, grown. Other useful green¬ 
house subjects included Eupatorium weinmannianum, Fuchsia 
pro,cum ben®, 2 ft,, to 3 ft. long, and Campanula, isophylla alba, 
the two latter forming edgings to the stages. A veiy grace¬ 
ful Acacia, is A. riceana, and here we noted a, largei plant of it. 
Araucaria excelsa. is also grown in various sizes. 
Our thank® are due to the, courtesy of the gardener, Mr. John 
T. Johnstone, who conducted u® through the gardens and 
over the 'ground's, where we had the pleasure of inspecting 
some of the scene® with which in former years we have been 
rendered familiar in Scotland, where hill, valley, and water 
enabled one to turn them, to useful account in the making of 
a beautiful garden. Mr. Johnstone has had an active share 
in the development, and beautifying of this beautiful Roxburgh 
estate. 
The Cranberry Crop. 
This is the season for gathering that indispensable adjunct 
of the Thanksgiving turkey—Cranberries. Already, the red 
fruit ha® been, harvested in Massachusetts and New Jersey, and 
tire picking is now ini full swing in the Middle Western States. 
The crop this year will he small. Last, season United States 
growers, raised 1,250,000 bushels, but the quantity thisi year 
will be from 15 to 20 per cent. less. New Jersey has shown a 
decrease of 60 per cent. In Wisconsin, which was formerly 
• a large producer, forest fires have ruined many of the bogs. 
Price® are not, however, expected to be above the normal. 
Growers' will receive from 5.50 dollars to 6 dollars for a 100- 
quart, barrel. The retail figure, will be about 10 cents a quart 
If the producer can afford to hold his crop, until January, a 
better price can, be obtained. In the spring cf 1903. 16 dollars 
a, barrel was paid for Cranberries', and 12 dollars is not, un¬ 
common out of tire season. 
Cranberries thrive on sand and boggy ground, which will 
produce nothing else of value. Instead of fertiliser, the 
grower give® the bushes liberal coatings of sand. The ground 
must be kept under the water most of the time, and a, system 
of ditches and sluices—like' that employed ini irrigating the 
arid lands of the West—is employed by those who grow them 
on a, large scale. The marsh is so arranged that any section 
may be flooded at- the discretion of the owner, and thisi pre¬ 
liminary work is expensive, involving several hundred® of 
dollars an, acre. After this outlay the owner must'wait five 
years before the yield is really profitable; but after that the 
Cranberries, like the brook, keep on for ever. No rotation 
of cropsi is necessary, and the shrubs live and increase end¬ 
lessly.—“ American Gardening.” 
Mr. John Macdonald, son of Mr. Thomas Macdonald, 
gardener, Balfour Castle, Shapinsay, Orkney, has passed bis 
examination as second mate before the local Marine Board, 
Leith. 
Death from Boiler Composition. —Mr. Holmes, the Salford 
Coi'oner, held an inquest on the 17th inst. as to the death of 
William Austin, a gardener, aged fifty-six, formerly of R-ad- 
cliffe. Austin had mistaken a bottle which contained boiler 
composition for one which contained stout, and died after a 
lingering illness. The Coroner urged the general use of a shape 
of poison bottle which would prevent a repetition of such mis¬ 
takes. A verdict of death from misadventure was returned. 
