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These  are  planted  in  a  rich  outside  border,  brought  in  under  the  eaves  of 
the  house,  to  be  then  trained  in  the  way  they  should  go.  Lady  Iveagh 
having  a  predilection  for  sweet-scented  things  due  attention  is  paid  to 
quality  nothing  to  be  desired.  Something  over  GOO  bunches  are  usually 
left  on,  half  of  these  being  Muscat  of  Alexandria  in  one  division, 
the  other  consisting  chiefly  of  Alicantes.  Earlier  vineries  are  now 
Fig.  8. — CYPKIPEDIUM  ELLIOTTIANUM. 
them,  and  large  quantities  of  fragrant-foliaged  “  Geraniums  ”  are  planted 
out  in  boxes  along  the  fronts  of  the  Peach  house*.  For  cutting  purposes 
these,  in  a  measure,  take  the  place  of  Ferns. 
A  spacious  hip-span  vinery  in  two  divisions  leaves  in  its  crop  and 
closed  for  starting.  Pines  are  represented  by  a  house  of  Smooth 
Cayennes,  and  some  8000  Strawberries  await  the  stimulus  of  artificial 
heat.  Many  things  there  are,  too,  unavoidably  passed  over  in  a  brief 
report  of  this  compact  and  interesting  place. — K.,  Dublin 
