May  16,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
415 
years  ago,  and  now  cover  with  a  network  the  columns  and  walls  of 
this  portion  of  the  house,  and  in  autumn  light  up  with  fiery  red  the 
white  stone. 
I  a  the  kitchen  gardens  Broccoli  was  looking  well,  also  a  good 
breadth  of  winter  Spinach.  Raspberries  do  well  in  these  gardens,  and 
make  fine  clean  canes.  On  a  west  wall  cordon  Pears  and  youQg 
PI  urns,  were  clean  and  healthy,  and  since  my  last  visit  a  fruit-room 
has  been  erected,  also  a  Musnroom  house,  whilst  the  large  stove  has 
been  re-roofed  again,  a  range  of  four  Melon  houses  have  been 
heightened  and  converted  into  lighter  and  better  houses  for  plant 
growth,  and  a  range  of  four  span-roofed  plant  houses  have  also  been 
re-roofed  ;  in  fact  the  whole  of  the  glass  is  in  the  best  possible 
condition,  aud  a  contrast  to  what  is  seen  in  many  gardens  of  note. 
Toe  early  Peach  house  had  set  an  excellent  crop,  whilst  the  second 
times  annually,  and  are  of  the  simplest  culture.  Primula  stellata, 
a  large  batch  of  which  war  in  full  beauty,  along  with  Cineraria  stellata, 
Spiraeas,  Azalea  molli3,  Lachenalias,  and  Freesias,  all  in  flue  fliwer, 
were  seen  in  other  houses. 
Malmaison  Carnations,  about  300  plants  in  the  best  of  health,  fifty 
of  which  were  in  8-inch  pots  with  six  and  seven  sh  x>ts  each.  A  few  tree 
Cirnationr  are  also  well  grown;  Calanthes  have  been  good,  also  Clero- 
dendron  fallax  as  large  and  small  plants.  Amongst  other  subjects  grown 
in  goo i  batches  at  E ienhall  are  Poinsettias,  Zmal  Pelargoniums  (for 
winter)  ;  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine  and  B.  Gloire  de  Sceaux,  together 
with  Acalypha  hispida,  is  largely  grown  during  summer.  There  are 
many  fiue-toliaged  plants,  Codiaeums,  Dracaena  Sanderiana,  Pandanu3, 
and  Panax  Victoria;  also  good  batches  ot  Lilium  Harrisi,  L.  longi- 
florum,  L.  auratum,  L.  lancifolium  Kraetzeri,  L.  lancifolium  rubrum. 
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BLOSSOM  IN  SPRING. 
was  showing  an  abundant  crop  of  bloom.  In  the  Fig  house  Brown 
Turkey  and  White  Marseilles  were  swelling  a  good  first  crop.  The 
early  vinery  was  nearly  in  flower.  In  this  house  is  a  cane  of  Lady 
Hastings  also  in  bearing.  The  Muscat  house  was  starting  well. 
Strawberries  in  pots  are  largely  grown.  Cucumbers  were  seen  in 
three  houses,  very  sturdy  healthy  plants.  Tomatoes  established  in 
5-inch  pots  were  good  plants.  Melons  in  small  pots  were  also 
advancing. 
Hybrid  Hippeastrums,  several  hundreds  of  which  are  grown,  and 
there  were  some  dozens  of  fine  flower  spikes.  In  the  Gardenia  house 
the  plants  were  in  robust  health,  full  of  flower  buds.  Above  a 
hundred  plants  of  Primula  obconica  were  noticed  in  3|  and  5-inch 
pots,  and  many  pans  in  which  three  plants  had  been  placed  ;  all  were 
excellent  plants,  and  full  of  flower.  Cyrtanthus  Mackayi  were 
represented  by  several  plants  in  small  pots,  with  three  or  four  spikes 
of  orange  scarlet  flowers  each.  These,  Mr.  Smith  says,  flower  several 
Violets  are  well  cultivated,  and  are  in  great  demand  at  Edenhall,  and 
when  I  saw  them  they  were  full  of  large,  fine  flowers,  the  favoured 
varieties  being  Marie  Louise  and  Californian.  The  large  greenhouse  was 
full  of  bloom.  A  good  bitch  of  Callas  was  observed  ;  while  in  the 
greenhouse  there  is  also  a  fine  plant  of  Dasylirion  acrotrichum,  with 
many  large  Myrtles,  Laurustinus,  and  Japanese  Maples  in  tubs  and 
pots. 
The  Palm  house  is  full  of  large  and  small  Palms  in  variety,  with 
Bamboos  for  house  decoration.  In  the  large  stove  is  as  fine  a  collec¬ 
tion  of  Anthuriums  as  could  ha  seen  in  any  garden,  and  the  healthy 
vigour  and  almost  constant  flowering  denotes  that  their  culture  is  well 
understood.  Eucharis  amaz  mica  is  also  a  feature  of  this  place,  and  at 
the  time  of  my  visit  scores  of  flower  spikes  were  seen.  Several  plants 
of  Vriesia  hieroglyphica  were  in  flower.  Bedding  plants,  both  in 
frames  and  houses,  looked  well.  Calceolaria  amplexicaulis  and  Veronica 
imperialis  variegata  are  largely  grown  for  bedding. — F.  Street. 
