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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
‘NovEMBER 1, 1902, 
Mr. Kuhnel, his wife, and even amongst 
the children it is noticeable at a tender 
age. The fences which divide this beau- 
tiful garden from the roads on both sides 
are made of postsand wire. Why didn’t 
you have a galvanized iron 6-feet fence 
around the place to keep out the rude 
gaze of the people passing by ?” ‘ Why ?” 
said Mr. Khunel. ‘Why shouldn't 
they gaze in if they want to. If 
it gives them any pleasure, let them 
look by all means.” An ounce of that 
kind of hospitality is worth a ton of the 
greedy selfishness which appears to have 
been introduced into these young lands 
years ago by some who would have served 
‘the country as well by staying away. 
While we admire this characteristic of - 
“Ranfurly” we are bound to admit that 
for the protection of his garden treasures 
from the north, and north-east winds he 
should allow his hedges to grow as high 
as his hospitable conscience can possibly 
allow them. 
appearance, with large windows from the 
billiard-room looking outontothetwo semi- 
circular lawns. <A Pittosporum hedge will 
very soon give a good backing to these 
lawns and to the flower beds that have 
been inserted about a foot in from the 
edge, and planted with the choicest Roses 
in such a way as to give the best effect to 
the sloping position. At each corner of 
the ground is an entrance gate, and an 
archway of white and yellow Banksias 
give an opening to the western side, while 
on the eastern side is a complimentary 
arch of. Marechal! Neil and Devoniensis. 
Following this pathway round’ the garden 
plots at the rear of the house we notice 
amongst the Palms and shrubs Jusbitia 
Alba, Abutillon, Tecoma Smithi, Veronica, 
and Abrothamnus, with Roses and annuals 
of a good selection. This part of the 
garden is very tastefully laid, and the 
buffalo grass looks even and strong, © 
The pathway leading to the eide of the 
house, where the main entrance is, takes 
‘good flowering red Rose connects this bed 
with a large semicircle garden plot, set 
out with Geraniums, Pentstemons, Car- 
nations, Roses, Gladiolus, and Dahlias 
just ready to peep through the ground, 
To this point in the ground the slope 
has been banked up to a flat, making the 
first terrace A few steps lead the way on 
to the second terrace, the sloping bank 
being covered witha mat of buffalo grass, 
Here we are introduced to a geometrical 
form of garden plotting. The paths all 
round the centre palm circle look well, 
and the straight beds on each side give 
plenty of room for shrubs, grass, and any 
quantity of flowers. The northern corner 
carries a shadehouse, while the other three 
have palms (Pritchardi filamentosa) of 
good growth. Along the edging of the 
grass on the western plot we note annuals 
in the front row, with Gladiolus in the 
centre, and a collection of Chrysanthe- 
mums to back them up. The same strain 
of Gladiolus are set along the border of 
Ranfurly.—Full view of the Garden and Residence of Mr. William Khunel. 
For the very short time that it has been 
planted the hedge running down the fence 
the whole length of the ground, about 125 
yards at arough guess, has made a fine 
growth, and shows that gardeners who 
require a quick-growing hedge should 
plant Pittosporum undulatum. The 
foliage is large, fairly compact, and grace- 
ful, making a good background to border- 
ing of annuals. Here the gardener has 
set out a long line of Sunflowers and 
Chrysanthemums, which’ will make a 
gorgeous display in summer. 
The front elevation of the house carries 
a balcony overlooking the garden below 
on the slope to the bottom of the hill. 
This of necessity requires the back of the 
house to face the main road which runs 
round Brougham-place Square. The skill 
of the architect, however, has so arranged 
the back of the house to present a good 
the fashion fof graceful scroll curves, 
artistically designed. The bedding at 
the side nearest the fence contains 
another choice selection of Roses, and in 
addition to the Chrysanthemums a num- 
ber of good Carnations give good colour- 
ing. The edging looks pretty and gay 
with the petite little -Vireinia stocks. 
Hard by the palm facing the entrance 
steps, is an Erythrina (coral tree), which 
should give a splendid appearance to the 
place in a few years. The bedding at the 
corner of the house carries a profusion of 
flowers, together with not too many 
shrubs to crowd it. Here we note Cantera 
dependeus alba, Diosma, a variety of 
shrub like a Buddleia, and Escallonia 
rubra. Still on the south-eastern corner 
is another bed of Roses, and rich Pansies, 
Stocks, and Carnations, with Goodetia to 
come. An archway with a nameless but 
the plot opposite, and one or two in bloom 
show that the German strain is good, 
Here, also, are a set of Antirrhinums, 
Goodetia, with [beris and a number of 
summer annuals to come. Among the 
Roses here in bloom are Devoniensis, Miss 
Ethel Brownlow, Safrano, Beaute Incon- 
stant, Reive Marie Henriette, Kaiserin 
Augusta Victoria, Belle Sedrecht, Prince 
Camille de Rohan, and Cecile Brownlow. 
A good selection, doing wonderfully well 
for one season’s growth. In the centre of 
the pathway is a happy design of trellis 
and archway to carry an Asparagas fern 
and a Souvenir de la Maison rose. 
Passing under this, which, by the way, 
was built for a shorter man than your re- 
presentative, we take a few steps.down to 
the third terrace or flat. Here again is a 
centre Palm, with a surrounding geome- 
trical radius giving an inner and an outer 
