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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
January  31,  1901. 
U[oor  flail,  Cookham. 
The  residence  of  F.  D.  Lambert,  Esq.,  J.P.,  is  one  of  the  prettiest 
places  on  the  Berks  side  of  the  River  Thames,  which  runs  to  the 
right  of  Moor  Hall,  going  from  Maidenhead-  to  Cookham,  a  distance 
of  about  three  miles.  On  the  other  'side  of  the  river  is  Cliveden, 
with  its  lovely  woods,  which  in  the  summer  time  forms  a  great 
attraction  for  river  parties  from  alt  parts  of  the  kingdom.  The  house 
is  a  modern  brick  villa-mansion,  surrounded  with  its  own  grounds,  and 
covered  with  climbers  and  creepers  on  one  side.  Passing  round  from  ihe 
entrance  we  come  to  the  conservatory,  a  well-built  structure  with  centre 
bed  and  side  stages,  well  adapted  for  all  kinds  of  plants.  At  the  time 
of  our  visit  it  was  very  gay  with  flowering  plants.  The  centre  bed  was 
filled  with  two  large  specimen  Kentias  and  well-grown  plants  of 
Campanula  pyramidalis  and  C.  p.  alba,  standing  about  8  feet  in  height, 
and  from  six  to  twelve  spikes  on  a  plant.  On  the  side  stages  Maiden- 
grounds  to  enter  the  gardens  proper  the  path  lies  past  two  walls,  one 
devoted  to  Tea  Roses,  and  the  other  to  cordon  Pears  and  Plum  trees, 
the  latter  of  which  were  carrying  immense  crops  of  fruit.  Beneath 
the  border  of  the  wall  bearing  the  Tea  Roses  Mignonette 
grew,  with  Salpiglossis  dotted  out  among  it,  each  plant  being  neatly 
staked. 
The  first  range  of  three  houses  we  entered  are  of  the  lean-to  type.  The 
first  was  filled  with  Carnations,  in  three  varieties — viz.,  Uriah  Pike,  Miss 
Jolliffe,  and  Germania,  this  variety  being  very  fine  ;  all  are  grown  in 
48’s,  carrying  from  six  to  twelve  blooms  each,  of  good  size  and  colour, 
and  on  looking  up  baskets  of  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine  were  seen 
in  full  bloom  depending  from  the  roof.  The  middle  house  contained  a 
small  collection  of  Caladiums,  which  are  arranged  on  a  low  stage,  so 
that  visitors  look  down  upon  them  in  passing  through,  whereby  their 
fine  ornamental  foliage  is  displayed  to  the  best  advantage.  These  also 
are  grown  in  48’s,  and  for  size  of  pot  are  excellent.  Notable  among 
these  was  one  leaf  of  Dapher,  measuring  21  inches  in  length  and  18  inches 
in  width.  Other  fine  varieties  were  Ladas,  Madame  J.  B.  Box, 
MOOR  HALL—THE  STOVE. 
hair  Ferns  formed  the  groundwork,  with  excellent  plants  of  Humea 
elegans,  L.  Harrisi,  Francoa  ramosa,  Clerodendron  fallax  (these  being 
exceedingly  showy),  and  Coleus  dotted  in  among  them  ;  while  beneath 
the  side  stages  Selaginella  grew  abundantly. 
On  emerging  from  the  conservatory  the  pleasure  grounds  appear 
extending  around,  and  though  not  cast  upon  a  large  scale,  are 
exceedingly  pretty.  A  small  herbaceous  border  runs  on  one  side, 
containing  a  suitable  collection  of  plants,  of  which  one  of  the  chief 
features  was  a  large  specimen  of  Bocconia  cordata  in  full  beauty.  From 
the  side  of  the  house  leading  on  to  the  lawn  are  large  terra  cotta  vases, 
then  filled  with  Petunias  and  Madame  Crousse  Ivy-leaf.  In  the  flower 
beds  well  known  bedding  ‘  ‘  Geraniums  ”  flourished  conspicuously,  and  two 
basket  beds  formed  with  Ivy,  containing  the  one  Olive  Carr,  and  the 
other  Waltham  Seedling,  formed  showy  objects.  Here  the  eye  was  caught 
by  a  very  pleasing  border  on  the  garden  side  of  the  lawn,  composed  of 
the  following  plants  in  the  following  order: — 1st  row,  Pyrethrum 
Golden  Ball;  2nd,  Coleus  Verschaffelti  ;  3rd,  “Geranium,”  variety 
unknown  ;  4th,  Ageratum  ;  5th,  Vesuvius  “  Geranium,”  with  a  back¬ 
ground  of  flowering  and  evergreen  shrubs.  One  corner  of  the  grounds 
boasted  of  a  small  Rose  garden,  in  which  the  trees  were  making  fine 
healthy  wood  since  the  recent  rains.  On  passing  from  the  pleasure 
Reine  de  Danmark,  Princess  Royal,  Rose  Laing,  and  Sir  W.  Broadbent, 
In  the  end  house  a  collection  of  Orchids  is  gradually  being  accumulated, 
consisting  chiefly  of  Cattleyas,  Cypripediums,  and  Oncidiums.  We 
noticed  a  fine  piece  of  Cattleya  Mossise  in  flower,  also  Oncidium  curtum, 
O.  flexuosum,  and  0.  Barcodes,  the  last  carrying  a  spike  48  inches  in 
length.  Two  span -roofs  are  devoted  to  Cucumbers  and  Tomatoes, 
Sutton’s  Matchless  and  A1  Cucumbers  being  the  varieties  grown,  and 
Sutton’s  Perfection  Tomato,  which  were  laden  with  beautiful  shaped 
fruit. 
Coming  to  the  stove,  which  is  a  large  span-roof  house,  the  centre 
bed  is  filled  with  excellent  grown  specimens  of  Panax  Viotorias, 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  Dracaenas  A.  Laing,  Lord  Roberts,  and  Lord  Wolseley  ; 
these  are  magnificent.  The  Crotons  are  equally  good,  the  best  being 
elegantissimus,  interruptus,  Laingi,  Mrs.  Bause,  and  Mrs.  Dorman.  It 
was  from  these  that  the  plants  were  selected  which  Mr.  Fulford 
exhibited  at  the  Maidenhead  Show,  where  he  secured  eight  first  prizes. 
On  the  side  stages  stand  splendid  plants  of  Aralias,  Acalyphas,  CrotonB, 
and  Dracaenas,  grown  chiefly  in  48’s  and  32’s  for  house  and  table 
decoration,  the  various  coloured  foliage  giving  them  an  aspect  almost 
resembling  that  of  flowering  plants.  Small  pots  of  Caladiutn  argyrites, 
Pilea  muscosa,  and,  Panicum  variegatum  are  used  for  edging,  and 
