April  d,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Garrya  will  not  thrive  in  a  poor,  imperfectly  drained,  soil.  It  is 
therefore  necessary,  prior  to  planting,  to  remedy  any  defect  in  the 
drainage,  and  at  the  same  time  to  enrich  the  soil  with  good  manure  if 
this  course  seems  advisable.  Propagation  may  be  effected  by  inserting 
cuttings  in  sandy  soil  under  a  hand-light  late  in  the  summer,  or  by 
layers  in  the  autumn. 
Referring  to  Garrya  elliptica  in  the  “  English  Flower  Garden,”  the 
author  says: — “A  fine  Californian  evergreen  and  beautiful  winter 
flowering  shrub.  In  mild  winters  it  begins  to  flower  as  early  as 
December,  and  bears  among  handsome  deep  green  leaves  gracefully 
drooping’  tufts  of  pale  green  catkins,  which,  if  cut  with  the  twigs 
endure  a  long  time  in  vases  and  are  welcome  in  winter.  Though  often 
grown  on  walls,  it  is  hardy  and  makes  a  dense  bush,  5  to  8  feet  high. 
In  coldjdistricts  it  is  well  to  give  it  shelter,  but  in  the  south  and  west 
it  does  not  require  this.  There  are  male  and  female  forms,  the  more 
elegant  being  the  pollen-bearing  or  male  plant.” 
vnlgare,  which  grows  to  great  size  and  in  the  utmost  profusion.  Among 
the  shrubs  that  everywhere  decorate  the  expanse  of  grounds  are  to  be 
seen  thriving  specimens  of  Euonymus,  Escallonia,  Griselinia  littoralis, 
Choisya  ternata,  Veronicas,  Arbutus,  and  Ancubas,  many  of  which  bear 
j  berries  freely  every  year.  The  less  hardy  shrubs,  however,  have  much  to 
contend  with,  owing  to  the  frequency  and  the  strength  of  the  prevailing 
north-westerly  gales,  which  blow  in  from  the  Atlantic.  On  the  south 
front  of  the  mansion  are  to  be  seen  two  fine  plants  of  Banksian  Roses, 
white  and  yellow,  and  on  the  eastern  side  a  very  fine  plant  of  Magnolia 
grandiflora. 
Proceeding  to  the  outskirts  of  the  lawn,  several  fine  evergreen 
Oaks  (Quercus  Ilex)  rise  to  view ;  and  upon  further  exploration,  the 
visitor  in  another  part  of  the  grounds  lights  upon  a  disused  quarry, 
approached  by  a  tunnel  cut  out  of  the  rock,  and  through  which  access 
is  afforded  to  the  church  and  the  railway  station.  The  quarry  has  in 
one  corner  a  small  pond,  the  surface  of  which  is  overspread  with 
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Fig.  80.— PRIDEAUX  PLACE. 
Prideaux  Place. 
PkiDEAUX  Place,  the  seat  of  Prideaux  Brune,  Esq.,  lies  in  close 
■contiguity  to  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  above  the  little  town  of  Pad  stow,  upon 
the  north  coast  of  Cornwall.  The  house  (fig.  80)  itself,  built  in 
the  Elizabethan  style,  overlooks  the  picturesque  quay  of  Padstow,  and 
stands  upon  a  broad  terrace,  from  which  there  extends  a  charming 
view  across  the  deer  paddock  and  sand  hills  on  the  other  side  of  the 
harbour.  Beyond  these  rise  the  Cornish  hills  Rough  Tor  and  Brown 
Willy,  while  from  various  parts  of  the  well-kept  grounds  glimpses  of 
charming  pieces  of  harbour  scenery  are  to  be  obtained. 
The  pleasure  grounds,  about  20  acres  in  extent,  have  as  one  of  their 
most  conspicuous  features  a  profusion  of  spring  flowers — viz..  Snow¬ 
drops,  Scillas,  Anemone  apennina,  and  Daffodils  in  great  variety ;  but 
above  all  N.  telamonius  plenus.  The  position  of  these  adds  immensely 
to  their  effect,  for  they  grow  out  of  the  Ground  Ivy  which  forms  a 
carpet  under  the  trees,  while  around  Primroses  of  white,  yellow,  and 
various  other  colours  flourish  in  wild  and  uncultivated  luxuriance.  To 
these  features  may  be  added  the  Hart’s-tongue  Fern,  Scolopendrium 
[  Water  Lilies  (Nymphaaa  alba),  and  surrounded  by  Gunnera  manicata 
Bamboos,  and  Phormiums.  In  the  formal  garden,  represented  in  the 
illustration  upon  page  293,  very  good  effects  are  obtained  in  summer  by 
Gannas,  Begonias,  and  Lobelia  cardinalis  Queen  Victoria,  of  which 
there  are  about  600  grown  annually,  all  doing  remarkably  well  when 
receiving  generous  treatment  from  the  watering  pot.  Specimen  Ivy- 
leafed  ‘‘  Geraniums,”  and  Fuchsias  plunged  in  the  turf  also  add  to 
the  general  effect.  On  the  left-hand  side  of  this  garden  and  extending 
much  further  is  a  long  grass  alley,  which  in  former  years  was  used 
as  a  bowling  green. 
The  conservatory  forms  a  by  no  means  insignificant  feature  of  the 
general  panorama.  Around  the  pillars  of  this  cluster  in  graceful  convolu¬ 
tions  upwards  to  the  roof  Tacsonia  Van  Volxemi  and  Coboea  scandens 
variegata,  the  whole  being  thrown  upon  a  background  of  Asparagus 
plumosus  by  the  wall.  During  summer  Begonias,  Campanula  pyra- 
midalis,  Gannas,  and  Gloxinias  contribute  greatly  to  enhance  the 
charming  aspect  of  this  conservatory.  Turning  to  the  kitchen  gardens, 
fruit,  and  plant  houses,  which  are  situated  some  distance  from  the 
house,  we  find  a  good  collection  of  Chrysanthemums,  and  plants  for 
decorative  purposes  and  flower  cutting,  which  are  diligently  requi- 
sitioned  in  the  season.  Much  use  is  made  of  Primula  stellata  for 
