August  2,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Ill 
ehare  of  walled  tpi.ce,  and  affoid  the  moBi  itmarkable  growth  of  these 
trees  I  have  seen.  Their  age  is  beyond  that  which  the  modern  gardener 
can  furnish,  and  their  health  and  productiveness  cannot  perhaps  be 
equalled  in  this  or  any  adjoining  county.  The  variety  is  Brunswick. 
The  growth  extends  outward  from  the  wall  to  the  extent  of  2  feet  or 
more,  and  the  same  above  the  coping ;  and  from  here  the  finest  fruit  is 
furnished  in  August  and  later.  Trailing  Banksian  and  other  Hoses,  | 
Magnolias, Clematis,  Honeysuckles,  and  Mahonias  furnish  their  respective 
spaces,  and  a  miniature  Lily-filled  pond  occupies  the  centie,  having 
rockwoi  k  sides,  in  which  alpine  and  other  plants  maintain  a  v  tried  ’ 
interest.  This  has  lately  been  extended  and  partially  rebuilt  by  Mr. 
Taylor,  the  gardener,  and  new  plants  introduced  from  vari'  us  sources  ; 
from  Lundy  Island  Mr.  Miles  introduced  a  very  fine  variety  of  Silene,  | 
bright  in  colour  and  strong  in 
growth.  A  large  pond  adjoins  this 
garden,  which  is  filled  with  great 
masses  of  Nymph^a  alba ;  the 
euriounding  grass  walks  are  skirted 
with  .a  profusion  of  flowering 
plants  and  shrubs. 
Instead  of  one  large  kitchen 
garden,  there  are  two  or  three 
smaller  ones,  subdivided  by  walls, 
to  provide  for  the  culture  of  choice 
fiuits.  As  in  other  places,  there 
is  this  year  an  abundance.  Peaches 
perhaps  being  the  least  satisfactory 
of  the  outdoor  fiuit.  Apricots  have 
done  splendidly  ;  and  Plums,  many 
of  them  young  trees,  are  carrying 
full  crops,  as  also  are  Cherries  and 
Peais.  Apples,  Pears,  and  Plums 
in  bush  form  fill  their  usual  places 
near  the  main  walks.  Some  of 
Messis.  Bunyard’s  stem-fruiting 
standards  were  noted  in  an  out¬ 
side  enclosure.  Raspberries  were 
fine,  Superlative  in  particular ; 
also  Gooseberries  and  other  fruits. 
Though  an  old  garden,  vegetables, 
especially  Peas,  showed  no  signs  of 
waning  fertility,  everything  sown 
and  planted  growing  with  that 
vigour  which  speaks  volumes  for 
the  excellent  up-keep,  not  only  of 
the  present,  but  past  gardeners,  who 
in  the  case  of  so  old  an  establish¬ 
ment  must  have  been  many. 
The  fruit  and  plant  houses  are 
not  of  modern  design,  but  have 
been  built,  no  doubt,  at  different 
periods  for  the  purposes  required 
of  them.  There  are  narrow  but 
lofty  cases  with  movable  front 
lights,  originally  intended  for  Peach 
growth.  Vines  are  now  the  primary 
crop,  and  occupy  the  ridge  which 
is  span-roofed.  Peaches  and  Toma¬ 
toes  fill  the  lower  spaces,  both 
doing  well.  Early  and  Muscat 
Vines  occupy  lower  lean-to  houses, 
as  also  do  Melons  and  Cucumbers. 
A  lofty  span  structure  accommo¬ 
dates  Palms  and  other  plants  for 
house  furnishing,  and  theie  are 
stoves,  greenhouses,  ferneries,  and 
pits  ail  filled  with  the  useful  and 
1  ecessary  all-the-year-round  supply 
of  plants  and  flowers. 
Much  more  might  be  written  of 
this  interesting  garden  and  estate 
did  time  permit,  but  as  only  mental 
notes  and  observations  were  allowed  by  the  time  at  my  disposal,  the 
most  striking  features  alone  can  be  given.  One,  however,  has  been 
omitted.  In  the  crevices  of  the  steps  leading  to  the  main  entrance  of 
the  mansion  are  growing  many  plants,  mostly  Campanulas,  which  are 
not  only  in  keeping  with  the  great  age  of  the  building  and  its 
surroundings,  but  with  the  garden  itself,  and  so  cherished  aie  they 
that  no  interference  with  their  progress  is  allowed.  Nature  only 
is  the  gardener  in  authority  over  this  piivileged  spot,  and  though  to 
modern  ideas  this  phase  and  place  for  gardening  is  not  idealistic, 
there  is  an  msthetio  feature  about,  it  that  must  be  revered  and 
respected. — W.  Stkugnell. 
The  "War  and  the  Tlower  Trade. — It  is  said  that  the  florists 
have  suffered  considerably  through  the  war.  A  well-known  London 
florist  asserts  that  in  July  of  last  year  he  had  twenty-seven  balls  on  his 
books,  but  this  year  he  had  only  booked  one.  The  war  represented  a 
less  to  him  of  about  £7000. 
Hoses  and  Lilies. 
It  is  a  time  of  Roses — a  time  when  all  to  whom  flowers  are  dear 
cannot  but  rejoice  at  the  glorious  blooms  given  by  the  summer  queen. 
It  is  not  needful  for  us  to  devote  ourselves  entirely  to  the  Rose  to 
be  able  to  have  unstinted  admiration  for  its  exquisite  flowers,  whose 
variety  of  colour  and  form  would  call  for  the  devotion  of  a  lifetime 
to  be  conversant  with  all  the  charms  of  the  genus,  and  the  many 
forms  to  which  her  followers  have  given  rise.  It  may  be  that  we  can 
only  stand  afar  off,  unwilling  to 
appear  as  if  we  claimed  to  be 
among  the  inner  circle  of  her  fol¬ 
lowers,  yet  we  can  enjoy  her 
beauties  in  no  grudging  way.  As 
one  looks  round  the  garden  the 
eye  is  delighted  with  the  marvel¬ 
lously  beautiful  flowers  of  Madame 
Alfred  Carriere  with  which  the 
trellis  is  adorned.  We  see  on 
the  gable  the  blooms  of  William 
Allan  Richardson,  whose  buds  and 
partially  opened  flowers  are  so 
exquisitely  coloured.  With  it  grow  s 
a  good  white  Rose  whose  name  I 
do  not  know.  It  is  one  of  those 
which  bloom  for  months  at  a 
stretch,  and  flowers  of  great  beauty 
though  not  over-large,  it  is  much 
admired.  Higher  up  Crimson 
Rambler  is  crowded  with  buds 
which  ere  long  will  be  clusters  of 
fine  colour.  Reine  Marie  Henriette 
on  the  trellis  is  full  of  flower,  and 
other  double  Roses,  from  the  old 
York  and  Lancaster  to  the  ancient 
white  Rose  of  York,  are  full  of 
flower,  and  very  lovely  despite  the 
frequent  rains  which  injure  their 
beauty  and  soon  destroy  such 
flowers  as  the  old  Cabbage  Rose, 
whose  perfume  is  so  delicious. 
The  single  Roses,  too,  are  charm- 
ing,  whether  one  looks  at  the 
Rugosa  Roses,  with  their  large 
flowers  ;  the  blooms  of  the  Pen¬ 
zance  Briers,  or  other  species  and 
varieties  sought  after  by  some.  All 
this  may  seem  straying  from  one’s 
allotted  path,  but  it  is  not  so,  or 
the  garden  of  hardy  flowers  is  not 
a  garden  at  all  without  the  Rose. 
The  stately  Lily  is  glorious  now 
as  well.  None  in  bloom  at  present 
are  so  pleasing  as  the  beautiful 
Lilium  Hansoni,  one  of  those 
flowers  which  might  be  more 
largely  grown  with  advantage,  so 
great  is  its  hardiness  and  so  satis¬ 
factory  is  it  in  general.  It  has  not 
with  it  the  traditions  which  cluster  round  the  Madonna  Lily  and  make 
it  so  precious  even  apart  from  its  beauty  Nor  has  it  been  so  long  in 
our  gardens  ;  for  thirty-five  years  is  not  a  long  time  for  a  plant  to  take 
before  it  becomes  well  known  to  the  many  who  know  little  of  the 
stores  of  garden  beauty  awaiting  their  commands.  A  native  of  Japan 
it  was  discovered  by  Maximowicz  in  1860,  but  not  introduced  until 
1865.  It  has  been  in  flower  for  some  time,  and  is  very  handsome 
with  its  tall  stems  with  whorled  leaves  and  its  charming  yellow 
flowers  which  are  beautifully  dotted  with  purple.  It  has  segments  of 
much  substance,  and  is  one  of  the  ornaments  of  my  garden  at  the 
time  this  is  wiitten.  Dr.  Wallace  called  it  “by  far  the  most  striking 
and  graceful  of  all  the  true  Martagons.”  L.  concolor,  too,  is  of  great 
charm,  and  might  well  receive  more  notice^than  is  given  it  at  present 
(fig.  32).  Others  there  are  of  equal  merit,  but  I  must  not  now  lauroh 
forth  into  a  long  descriptive  list. — S.  Arxott. 
Fig.  32. — Lilium  coxcolor. 
