re tiie ‘FLORIS, 
its way for interment to Westminster Abbey. Stretching from one end 
of the grounds to the other, a broad avenue is in course of formation, the 
centre of which will #e laid down in Grass, with on either side a broad 
border, on which will be, (and, indeed, in some cases already” ate) 
planted choice specimen plants of Conifers, the spaces being filled up 
with bedding plants of various kinds. Outside these borders, again, 
will bé gravel-walks, on which, during wet weather, visitors may walk, 
instead of on the damp Grass. When this avenue is completed, it will 
have a very noble appearance, and will certainly be the characteristic of 
the grounds., At the end of it a private path leads to the platform of 
the Waltham Station ; this will be planted with Roses, so that, in, wheh- 
ever way visitors come to the grounds—rail or road—they will rush 
‘in medias res” at once. The out-of-door propagation department will 
be screened off from the grounds by a Beech hedge, and behind it all 
the various mysterious doings and cunning experiments connected with 
grafting, budding, &c., will, be carried on, thus providing agaist the 
dissight which this part of a nursery generally is. The houses are, of 
course, incomplete ;, but when the whole square is finished, it will form 
a most admirable and well-arranged series, if those completed may be 
taken as an index of the whole. ‘The potting shed is placed between 
the show-houses and the propagation-pits, and contains the large boiler, 
by which, on the one-boiler system, the whole is heated, the doors of 
the houses on either side opening into the shed, and thus a pot of cut- 
tings requiring to be potted off need never be exposed to the air, but is 
at once brought to the potting-bench and thence returned to the house 
again. In the same way, on a visitor purchasing a plant in the show- 
house, it has only to be put through the door and potted and packed up 
at once. The labour that this will save will be immense, while its 
advantage for the well-being of cuttings is obvious. Another house is 
built, as far as the roof is concerned, on Sir Joseph Paxton’s. principle 
of ventilating by the open shutter the whole length of the roof; but to 
this, as Mr. Paul showed, there were objections when opened—if the 
wind is high it must keep waddling to and fro, as it affords so much 
leverage to the wind. The glazing of this roof was peculiar, the bars 
being sunk instead of elevated, forming a groove into which, the water 
ran, while, instead of putty, the large squares were screwed on, a band 
of india-rubber being placed under the head of the screw. Should this 
answer it has many advantages. ‘There is a much greater likelihood 
of avoiding drip. ‘Time and expense are saved in painting, as instead 
of having to paint the projecting sash-bar it only needs to run the 
paint brush down the groove. The objection is, that it has yet to be 
seen what effect frosty weather will have upon it. I should very much 
fear that the expansion and contraction’ of the glass would very soon 
cause it:to: crack.at} the screws; if this.can.be prevented, at all theindia- 
rubber:band will do.it, but, this must.remain. until, time. ‘‘ that. proves 
all. things”’ shall decide... Tiffany,. used according. to, Mr. Standish’s 
suggestion, 1s largely, ermployed., There was one long double pit, about 
40 feet, built of turves. and covered with it, and filled: with a. large 
number of Roses in, pots, which; only cost)&10.. It of course receives 
a good portion of the rain, about one-half of the fall, but, for hardy 
