February 15, 1913. 
THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 
daphiii^, aii<l so forth, and the clumps 
of golden yew, now becoming well^ estab¬ 
lished, are a feature in themselves. The re¬ 
taining walls of grey stone are a nursery of 
interest for there you may see Escallonia 
inontevideiisLs, which grows well and 
flowers Ixmutifully, Estallonia Ingrami, 
Desfontainea spinosa, Jasminum primuli- 
niim, Chimonanthus fragrans, Ela?agnus 
japonica aureo-media, Euonynius radicans 
argcMiteo-variegata, Rapheolepis ovata, and 
many other cdioicc ])lants, along with the 
old-fashionetl rosemary. Growing out of the 
walls are clumps of Auhrietia Dr. Mules, 
Certustiums tomentosum, grandifloruin, 
arveiiso, and others, Dianthus fragrans, 
and numerous i>lauts lK»sides, while the 
lower part of the wall is furnished with 
Cotoneaster horizontalis, which in tlio 
autumn season is a picture of beauty. 
There are bulbs in the borders with Iris 
beds also of Mrs. Gordon-Canning s 
favourite laveiuler, as well as groups of 
the charming China and polyantha 
varieties. 
Yew Gardens. 
Another of Hartpury’s own features is 
the yew garden, where you have a charming 
view of the Malvern Hills, and the sombre 
evergreen hedges enclose interior b^s fur¬ 
nished with Andromedas floribunda, 
japonica, speciosa, calycina, racemosa, and 
others, Ghent and Mollis apleas single 
and double, pernettyas, kahnias, Ericas ar- 
lM)rea, carnea, and m^iterranea, Rhodo- 
demlrons prsecox, Cunningham’s M bite, 
Wilsonianiim, and others, with roses and 
herbaceous plants. A rhododendron bed 
outskle Ls furnished with the best varietit^ 
grown to give a colour effect, and this is 
flanked with specimen hollies in variety 
that are kept in form by the use of the 
visitor does not know about their names 
and habits Mr. Prentice can tell him. .Just 
to mention a few of the deciduous order. 
There is a fine collection of acers, includ¬ 
ing A. tartaricum, lovely in the autumn; 
A. platanoides, A. striatum, A. dissectum 
roseo-marginatum, A. atropurpureum, and 
others. Amelanchier canadensis is lovely 
in spring and autumn, and Amygdalus com¬ 
munis fruits well at Hartpury. Most of 
the berberis are represented, as well as 
Clerodendrons trichotomum and arbores- 
cens purpurea. Euonymus europaeus grows 
freely in the gardens and adjoining woods, 
and charming in their seasons are Exo¬ 
chorda grandiflora, Forsythias suspensa 
and viridissima, Kolreuterias frutescens and 
paniculata, the latter being beautiful in 
the autumn; Magnolia conspicua, a fine 
specimen ; nuttalias, philadelphuses, poten- 
tillas, prunnses, Rhus copallina, and 
FLOWER GARDEN, HARTPURY HOUSE. 
Embellished with'beds of Mollis Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Violas, etc. 
reticulata, and a fine plant of Carpenteria 
californica grows under the terrace wall, 
which in turn is fumi.she<l with roses, cle¬ 
matises, Akebia quinata, and Ozothamnus 
rosmarinifolius, which, through the sum¬ 
mer, is covered with its white flowers. There 
are pillars covere<l with Dorothy Perkins 
rose. Clematis Jackmani superba, and 
American Pillar rose, which is a great 
favourite, and at the west end of the lower 
terrace walk you come suddenly upon a 
quaint little lily pond, in which there is 
a choice collection of nymphaeas. 
The rose garden is near to and directly 
in front of the mansion, and is connected 
w’ith the terrace by a pavcnl walk, where 
dainty plants grow out from between the 
stones and seem to enjoy the privilege of 
being allowed to do so. The rose garden 
contains a comprehensive collection of sum¬ 
mer and autumn-flowwing varieties, and 
knife in April. Further on, you see a bold 
clump of Retinosjmra filifera, and further 
still several fine oaks, w’hich have held 
more than one fox in days gone by, and 
under the shade of w'hich many a tea party 
has been held in Mr. Gordon-Canning’s nur¬ 
sery days. Y^ellow daffodils nod their heads 
about here in the spring, a bed of golden 
hollies takes your attention, and the walk 
leads you on to a semi-wild garden, where, 
amongst a host of other things, you see 
beds of Penzance briars, clumps of Pyrus 
floribunda, flow’ering cherries, with some 
beds of Iris germanica, day lilies, berberis 
in variety, Lonioera fragrans in full bloom 
at Christmas and deliciously sweet, and 
all kinds of other inteiwting plants. 
Choice Shrubs. 
I speak correctly when I say that the 
shrubberies at Hartpury are filled with 
choice and beautiful things, and what the 
others, ribes, spiraeas, staphyleas, vibur¬ 
nums, etc. 
For the lover of evergreen shrubs there 
is much to interest, including arbutus m 
variety, Benthamia fragifera, wdiich fruits 
freely, buddleias, ceanothuses, cotonea^ 
ters, daphnes, Euonymus japonica, aiid 
E, radicans, argenteo-variegata. J 
are Garryas elliptica and macrophyUa, 
Genistas prsecox, hispanica, and otheis, 
with Hypericum calycinum, which is 
largely used for ground work. Severa^ 
varieties of myrtus are represent^!, along 
with olearias, Osmanthus ilicifolius 
purea, a lovely shrub; Phillyreas Vii- 
moriniana and latifolia, Pseonias fruiti- 
cosa, leptospermums, rhamnuses, skinimia^, 
and a number of varieties of veronica, in 
eluding several of the New Zealand forms, 
which stand the winter outside. These aic 
but a few, but they give an idea of i® 
