Supplement  to 
March  14,  1901.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
crop  well,  the  only  drawback  being  that  they  do  not  colour  so  brightly 
as  country  grown  fruits.  I  have  thought  it  advisable  and  useful  to 
obtain  a  list  of  those  that  do  best,  which  are  :  Alexander,  Bismarck, 
Blenheim  Orange,  Bramley’s  Seedling,  Cox’s  OraDge  Pippin,  Dumelow’s 
Seedling,  Ecklinville,  Hawthornden,  Bedfordshire  Foundling,  Irish 
Peach,  Keswick  Codlin,  King  of  the  Pippins,  Lady  Henniker,  Lord 
Derby,  Lord  Suffield,  Margil,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Pott’s  Seedling, 
Prince  Albert,  Ribston  PippiD,  Stirling  Castle,  Warner’s  King,  W.  E. 
Gladstone,  Worcester  Pearmain,  and  Yorkshire  Greening,  all  of  which 
are  general  favourites  everywhere.  Two  years  ago  a  piece  of  meadow 
and  4  acres  in  extent  was  planted  with  a  collection  of  Apples  and 
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well  as  could  be  expected.  In  reference  to  Walnuts  and  Filberts, 
Mr.  Dixon  naively  added  that  fruits  are  secured  when  the  crops  are 
so  great  that  the  squirrels  cannot  steal  them  all. 
The  Glass  Houses. 
The  indoor  department  is  not  very  extensive.  The  Water  Lily 
house  contains  a  fine  collection  of  these  beautiful  and  popular  aquatics  ; 
while  forced  plants  and  subjects  for  the  flower  garden  during  summer 
occupy  some  of  the  other  structures.  In  a  long  conservatory  adjoining 
the  mansion  there  are  some  remarkable  specimen  Camellias  planted 
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Pears,  which  are  all  in  healthy  growth,  and  will  soon  be  yielding  good 
crops.  The  favourite  Pears  are  Beurre  Capiaumont,  Beurre  Diel, 
Beurre  d’Amanlis,  Easter  Beurre,  Duchesse  d’Angoul&me,  Glou  Moreau, 
Jargonelle,  Louise  Bonne  of  Jersey,  Marie  Louise,  Passe  Colmar, 
Williams’  Bon  Chre  ieD,  Beurie  Ranee,  Forelle,  Napoleon,  and  Autumn 
Bergamot.  The  only  varieiies  of  Plums  that  can  be  relied  upon, 
however,  are  Pond’s  Seedling,  Victoria,  Prince  of  Wales,  and  the 
Farleigh  Damsons.  Jefferson  and  Coe’s  Golden  Drop  yield  a  crop 
every  year  or  two.  Cherries  are  moderately  successful,  and  here  we 
find  the  well-known  Black  Tartarian,  May  Duke,  Kentish  Cherry,  and 
the  Morello,  proving  their  worth  for  the  town  garden.  Aprioots  have 
been  given  up  long  ago,  but  PeacheB  indoors  do  very  well.  Vines  are 
also  considerably  grown.  Bush  and  small  fruits  succeed  quite  as 
out  while  round  the  walls  are  to  be  seeD  scores  of  plaster  busts  of 
celebrities.  This  is  an  aspect  of  part  of  Holland  House  grounds, 
which  almost  rival  scenes  at  the  Crystal  Palace.  Our  small  illustration 
effectively  shows  a  pretty  archway  near  the  conservatory  adorned 
with  Wistaria  sinensis.  One  side  of  the  Lily  pond  garden  is  walled  in 
by  such  arches. 
But  now  we  must  leave  this  home  of  refinement,  elegance,  and 
grandeur,  whose  points  of  interest  are  so  numerous  as  to  have 
extended  to  two  large  quarto  volumes  when  its  history  was  written  by 
Princess  Marie  Leichtenstein.  Perhaps  the  R.H.S.  spring  show  may 
yet  be  located  here,  whence  thousands  of  the  Journal  readers  will  have 
an  opportunity  to  study  and  enjoy  the  whole  of  the  features  of  which  1 
have  only  been  able  tp  describe  a  few. — J.  Harrison  Dick. 
