Ma^  7,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
401 
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The  “  stately  homes  of  England  ”  have  not  diminished  or 
deteriorated  to  the  extent  that  some  people  would  have  us 
believe;  and  the  migration  of  many  of  our  leading  families  into 
the  country  is  but  one  of  the  natural  consequences  of  an  evex’- 
increasing  population. 
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The  charming  grounds  hei'e  are  at  once  an  evidence  of  the 
love  of  the  beautiful  in  Nature  and  Art  by  the  respected  owner, 
F.  Greenwood,  Esxp  Entering  by  a  cairiage  drive  through  an 
avenue  of  Limes,  we  pass  on  the  left-  a  w'ell-kept  kitchen  garden 
in  a  forward  state,  and  beyond  it  are  the  well  fitted  stables.  At 
the  front  of  the  house  a  full  view  of  the  naturally  sloping  lawn 
and  pleasure  grounds  is  obtained.  In  the  plant  houses  (of  which 
there  are  eleven),  what  immediately  presents  itself  to  one’s  mind 
is  the  substantial  character  of  them,  and  the  fact  that,  entering 
The  Stove 
is  a  fine  handsome  house,  about  42ft  by  2oft,  and  here  is  a  wonder¬ 
fully  varied  and  useful  collection  of  plants,  conspicuous  being 
five  fine  plaixts  of  Musa  (Banana) — one  in  the  centre  and  one  at 
each  corner  of  the  centre  bed.  We  saw  also  a  large  plant  of 
Euphorbia  splendens.  Bougainvilleas,  Pancratium  splendens, 
Dracsena  striata.  Philodendrons,  Corypha  australis,  Pandanus 
utilis,  Phoenix  reclinata.  Seaforthia  elegans,  Cocos  flexuosa  and 
Weddelliana,  Kentia  Balfouriana  and  Fosteriana.  C'l'otons, 
Allamandas,  Abutilon  Eclipse  (a  pi’etty  and  useful  thing), 
Acalypha  Godseffiana,  Begonia  President  C’arnot  and  Corallina, 
baskets  of  Dendi’obiums  and  Stanhopea  tigrina.  There  are  also 
a  fine  lot  of  Gardenias,  clean  anti  healthj’,  showing  a  grand  lot 
of  flower,  and  several  hybrid  Anthuriums  growing  in  pockets 
formed  from  stems  of  Tree  Ferns.  In  another  cool  house  there 
are  Schizanthus,  Cyclamens,  Fuchsias,  Roses  in  pots,  including 
such  varieties  as  Fisher  Holmes,  Victor  Hugo,  White  Maman 
Cechet,  and  La  France.  From  the  opposite  end  of  the  stove  one 
enters  a  lovely  ferneryq  where  there  are  some  fine  pieces  of 
Lomaria  gibba,  Asplenium  bulbiferum,  Pteris  cristata.  P.  Drink- 
IXCOGNITA. 
Southern  Star. 
King  Alfred. 
White  Queen.  Hodert  Berkeley. 
Francesca. 
Six  Premier  Flowers  of  the  Midland  Daffodil  Society’s  Exhibition. 
from  any  point,  one 
can  go  through  the 
w'hole  range  without 
again  going  into  the 
open.  Tlxe  arrange¬ 
ment  is  good,  the 
houses  are  light  and 
roomy,  and  not 
cramped  in  any 
way;  and  no 
wonder  the  ga  r- 
dener — Mr.  Pollard — 
is  satisfied  that  ho 
has  in  these  the 
essentials  for  grow¬ 
ing  good  plants. 
In  the  conserva¬ 
tory  are  Azalea.s, 
Eupatoriums,  Cinei-aria-s  (Sutton’s  strain),  fine  flowers  and  rich 
colours;  Acacia  armata,  Dendrobium  nobile  and  some  Eucalypti, 
14ft  high.  The  conservatory  joins  the  house,  and  has  entrances 
from  a  liandsome  and  well-appointed  billiard-room,  and  from  the 
lovely  drawing-room.  On  the  wall  are  a  Ficus,  a  fine  double  white 
Camellia,  and  a  prominent  old  Barbarossa  Vine  with  canes  fully 
Soft  in  length.  This  serves  as  an  excellent  shade  in  summer. 
On  the  walls  and  roof  are  also  Plumbago,  and  Passifloras 
Constance  Elliott  and  coerulea.  Leading  fi'om  this  house,  to 
the  right  are  Royal  Geox’ge  and  Hales’  Early  Peaches,  and  Pit- 
inaston  Orange  Nectarine.  A  novel  experiment  here  has  pi’oved 
successful.  In  the  centre  of  this  house  the  stage  is  of  stone  slabs, 
and  the  cavity  beneath  has  been  utilised  for  growing  Mushrooms 
in  large  pots  with  satisfactory  results. 
Passing  again  through  the  conservatory  we  enter  a  corridor 
in  which  are  Callas,  Hydrangeas,  Azalea  ponticum,  and  other 
plants  in  flower ;  and  on  the  I'ight  again  is  a  cool  house,  contain¬ 
ing  an  as.sortment  of  shrubs  for  decorative  pui*poses.  A  batch 
of  seedling  Aucubas,  and  a  very  useful  looking  lot  of  Odonto- 
glossum  crispum,  showing  a  nice  set  of  flowers,  are  noticeable. 
wateri,  Adiantums, 
Nephroleixis,  Las- 
trseas,  Osmundas,  and 
a  Doryopteris  pal- 
mata.  A  very  pleas¬ 
ing  and  attractive 
feature  in  this 
fernery  (which  is 
about  30ft  by  2oft)  is 
a  raised  end.  reached 
by  stone  steps,  the 
eiid  wall  being 
covered  with  Selagi- 
n  e  1  1  a,  Adiantums, 
Pteris  and  Begonias. 
At  either  side  are 
large  mirrors,  sui‘- 
rounded  ivitli  virgin 
trailing  iilants.  This 
cork  on  the  top  of  which  .stand  pots  of 
has  a  very  pretty  effect. 
The  Vinery 
is  a  fine  lean-to  house  of  some  4oft  by  20ft,  in  xvliich  are  Black 
Hambui'gh,  Black  Alicante,  Foster’s  Seedling,  iMuscat  of  Alex- 
andi’ia  and  Muscat  Hambui’gh,  These  are  all  bi-eaking  well, 
Muscat  Hamburgh  doing  exceedingly  well,  having  made  gi-owths 
4ft  long,  and  showing  fine  bunches,  which  should  be  fit  for  the 
exhibition  table  later  on.  Dwarf  Beans  are  doing  well,  Canadian 
Wonder  being  the  favourite  variety.  Strawberries  are  healthy, 
and  a  fine  batch  of  double  Begonias  fi'om  seed  are  very  proniising. 
Stove  No.  2  has  an  abundance  of  variety,  including  an 
Anthurium,  a  white  seedling  (this  obtained  a  Certificate  of  Merit 
at  the  Sheffield  Floral  and  Horticultural  Society),  Begonia 
imperialis,  Gloidosa  superba,  Tradescantia  regalis,  Leea  amabili.s 
splendens,  Dipladenias,  Marantas,  Eucharis,  and  Caladiums. 
There  is  also  a  nice  batch  of  Calanthe  Veitchi,  ario  Oncidiuin 
flexuosum,  O.  macranthum,  Ccelogyne  Chatsworthi,  Cattleya 
Triante,  Cypripedium  bai-batum,  Vanda«,  and  Nepenthes  pictona. 
