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THE FLORISTS JOURNAL. 
These grounds rank among the oldest in the neighbourhood of 
London,—established by the late Mr. Greenwood, who spent a 
long life in collecting every thing that could interest the horticul¬ 
tural or botanical world ;—and, after his death, followed by the late 
William Malcolm, whose long and active life is well known to all 
horticulturists. 
This nursery, so long valued for its extensive and interesting 
collection, has been remodelled entirely, and brought out in the 
most perfect manner. A new entrance, by folding gates, has been 
made, away from the business entrance, leading from the great 
west road, opposite the royal gardens. A splendid wide gravel 
walk has been constructed, with stone edgings, leading longitudi¬ 
nally and centrally through the ground, between four and five 
hundred yards. Right and left of this walk, at appropriate inter¬ 
vals, handsome classic vases are placed, or varied character, with 
terra cotta shells, &c. In these are happily cultivated the more 
showy new trailing plants, suitable for the style of terrace gar¬ 
dening. On either side of the walk is a wide shrubby border, 
completely studded with the most select ornamental trees and 
shrubs, with their names attached. The backs of these borders 
are planted with the following genera:—Magnolia, Crategus, 
Mespilus, Sorbus, Cotoniaster, Robinia, Sophora, Kolscuteria, 
Rhus, and every thing of an interesting kind. In front of these, 
come Ribes, Sperca, Rose Acacea, Berberis, and a whole host of 
pretty things in the floivering-shrub way. Next come standard 
and half standard Roses, of all the select kinds. Interspersed 
among all of the inhabitants of these borders are herbaceous plants, 
and select annuals, forming, as it were, altogether two sloping 
stages of plants, varied, in flower, foliage, and general character, 
from the back, or tallest row, to the stone curb or margin; and 
the vases, with their sparkling little families of beautiful flowers 
in them, brought up to the eye, have an extremely happy effect. 
This truly interesting walk runs in a straight line as far as the 
range of plant-houses, which are about three hundred feet long,' 
full of a most interesting collection of plants, which we shall 
afterwards say something about. Passing this range, the walk 
runs away on a gentle curve line through one of the longest 
established American propagating grounds in the kingdom, where 
stands one of the finest standard Magnolia conspicua plants in 
the country, and now in full bloom. This plant was the first of 
