1800.] Gentlemens’ Seats in Huntingädonſbire. 24

Thus two thirds of the expence of hop planting would vaniſh, and the chance of ſucceſs remain nearly the ſame. For‘ in a favourable ſeaſon there are hops enough any where; in an uR- favourable ſeaſon, no where. This idea of hop culture ſtruck me forcibly. from ſeeing an example in point: a hop ground, planted as a new ſpeculation, was(through ignorance of the uſual pradtices) entirely negle@ed after the Ârſt year; poles were indeed fixed, but not even was the ſurface of the ground touched by a hoe, except on the very hüls. In the third year(when I ſaw it) it had a very hne crop, about 17 cwt. per acre, at leaſt equal to any of the Farnham plantations that year. Ls the Ccon— ſideration of the extreme uncertainty of the hop plantation induce any. experiments on this plan,-chey may iſſue in much public benefit. It is not uſual to recommend a ſlovenly culture in any article; but the circumſtances of this caſe, ſeems to reguire that No more manure be expended on an uncertain ſpeculation. The comparative effects of the manure ought to determine it to the molt effedive application. I think its application in the hop garden is not ſo. I remain, Your humble ſervant,

/ LUPULINUS.

DESCRIPTION OF GENTLEMENSs? SEATS IN HUNTING- DONSHIRE,

For the Commercial and Agricultural Magazine.

A laughable paper has been handed to us, as à Deſcription of Gentlemens” Seats in Huntingdonſhire. We are affured that it formed part of the re-' Port of‘that county to the Board of Agriculture. Tt is all equally true of any other county. we give it to our readers as a ridiculous ſpecimen of tumid deſcription never yet ſurpaſſed,

o bigs of the ſeats of the noblemen/ and gentlemen in this county are modern and elegant,- others, though ancient, are venerable and majeſtic, and enriched with elegant additions 5 and many of thoſe that have been recently erected, as well as thoſe that are of the greateſt antiquity, are now ornamented with ſpacious rural lawns, and adorned with widely extended gravelly walks, beautifully meandering, with eaſy ſerpentine turnings, for a conſiderable ſpace round about the circumjacent pleaſure. grounds: And the borders contiguous to theſe plea- ſant walks, are adorned with beautiful ſhrubberies and elegant clumps; curiouſly planted with majeſtic oaks, wavy pines, lofty larches, and domeſtic elms and aſhes, which are beauteouſly in- termixed with large leafed laurels, elegant lauriſtinuſes, and al- molt every verdant evergreen.‘ Among which are placed, with the moſt ingenious irregular art, fragrant roſes, delicious Íweet-briars, delicate jeſſamines,