seed), catalpa and liquidamber, fine collections of dahlias in extensive groups; and on the whole‘as many natural beauties country, and instances of good taste and judicious man of an opposite description.”(Hort. Tour, 110.)

erected by Messrs. Bailey of London, and glazed with plate glass, of the kind on the continent, A rich collection of the choice the Hackney nursery,

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indeed, rhododendrons, magnolias, and azaleas thrive exceedingly. In the open border of the flower- garden we saw dahlias in great vigour and beauty..

Several kinds of tender plants were plunged in the open border for summer, particularly the Peruvian heliotrope(Heliotropium Peruvianum, the specimens of which were uncommonly luxuriant, and, being now in full flower, spread their rich fragrance all around. The European heliotrope(H. Europeum) is likewise not uncommon in the flower-borders.":

In the fruit-garden we first saw pear and apple trees trained en pyramide or en quenouille 7%. e. pre= serving only an upright leader, and cutting in the lateral branches every year.

The hot-houses cover the north side of the fruit-garden. In the centre is a stove or hot-house for the most tender plants; on each side of this isa green-house for sheltering more hardy exotics during winter; and at each extremity is a house partly occupied with peach-trees, and partly with grape vines. In the space of ground before the houses are ranges of pine pits and melon frames. One frame is dedi- cated to a collection of cockscombs(Celosia critata), and these certainly form the boast of M. Bertrand’s garden; they are of the dwarfish variety, but large or strong of their Kind, and in brillianey and variety of colour, they can scarcely be excelled.

123. The villa of M. Meulemeester and the place of Marieleerne, in the neighbourhood of Ghent, are described, but they were both in very bad order, though tolerably laid out, and having a good many hot- houses.

124. The villa of M. Hopsomere is remarkable for three acres covered with groups of American plants of great size and in the highest degree of luxuriance. An irregular piece of water expands itself among the groups, and forms numerous bays, islets, sinuosities,&c. The surface is generally of turf, but in some places in earth, with edgings of heath to the walks; the walks are without gravel; and the gardener, as in the other places visited, was wretchedly habited, without shoes or stockings, and could not read.(Hort. Tour, 74.)

125. The seat of Madame Vilain Quatorze(fig. 10.), like most of the others mentioned, and villas in general in this country, is interspersed with water, and the boundary of the demesne, instead of being a wall, hedge, or belt of plantation, is a broad canal, over which of course is seen the adjacent country.‘The grounds are of considerable extent, and include a farm, pleasure-ground, kitchen and flower garden. A plan of a part of the grounds round the house has been given in the horticultural tour, in which the fol- lowing objects are indicated:—

A hot-house for exotic plants.(a Grape and peach houses. Peach trees are planted at the «in aviary with shrubs for the birds to perch upon.(b) back wail of each, and vines at the front.(k, k) Gardener’s room.(c) Pits for green-house and stove plants.(J, /,, J) Green-house. Entrance by flight of wooden steps,(d) Pits for melons, cucumbers, and other tender plants.(mm) Stove for exotic plants.(ce) Large barn.(n) Dry stove.(f) Stable and cow-houses.(o) Picture-gallery of a considerable height. It has an arched Part of the kitchen-garden.(p) roof, and is lighted from the top.(y) Part of the pine-apple stoves.(q) Dwelling-house.(h) Corn fields, and a cré»p of Indian corn, wheat, hemp,&c.(r) A large mirror is placed at the end of the passage. Lamps The principal floor of the house and the dicture gallery are are suspended from the ceilings of the house, gallery, green- upon ARs same level, but there is a rise of a few steps to the house, and stoves, at different places(+). When lighted, floors of the stove and green-house, which are elevated above

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