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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
This ground has also been completely modernized ; and, although 
dedicated chiefly to other purposes than that of Flora, yet the 
arrangement afforded us much gratification. The ground lies in 
a square form, and is bounded on the west byThe Gloucester Road ; 
on the south- east by the foot-path leading to Brompton, Chelsea, &c. 
It presents a perfectly level or table surface; it has been subdivided 
by walks, six feet in width, from east to west, and from north to 
south. The entrance walk, opposite to Gloucester Terrace, is twelve 
feet wide. This intersects the centre walk of the same width. 
These and all the other walks are intersected by a wide walk, 
skirting the fences all round, accompanied by a border. This 
admirable arrangement divides the ground into large square 
quarters, after the manner of the best north-country arrangement 
of these matters. These twelve acres are devoted chiefly to 
fruit trees of the most choice description. 
Along the margins of these walks are planted all the select 
standard Roses in collection, of one height of stem, and at twelve 
feet apart. The length of these walks, being about three hundred 
yards, gives ample room. The object of this is to procure 
cuttings of the true kinds. The edges of these walks are sown 
with all the choice North-west American annuals for the purpose 
of raising flower seeds, true to their kinds and in wholesale 
quantity. Through the quarters, between the rows of fruit trees, 
are cultivated all the showy and interesting flower seeds, in great 
breadth. It was certainly a pleasing sight to us, to see so much 
ground in so high a state of cultivation, and the useful and the 
ornamental blended so happily together. To persons habituated to 
look, in the usual way, at a few patches of flowers, this must be a 
novel sight. The ground here, like the Home Nursery, has been 
completely renewed by trenching, which seems to have given an 
exciting influence to every thing within its boundaries. We 
observe among the floral productions preparing for sowing here, a 
great breadth of Clintonea pulchella ; Bartonea aurea; Clarkea 
in all its variety ; Lupinus nana, and all the others; Colinsea in¬ 
variety ; Gellea; Lemnanthus Douglassii ; Nolona ; iEnotheras; 
Coreopsus; Nemophylla ; and indeed all the new and interesting 
ones in this way, that have been introduced to the country. The 
object of this arrangement is to give these select things true and 
in quantity. 
