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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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two or more acres, andis partially enclosed by a Yew hedge. It is tastefullylaid out in the usual geometrical style ; having beendesigned by the late Mr. Nesfield. It includes also direct to the greenhouse, and this walk, which crossesa portion of the site of the ancient moat, is shaded bya profusion of climbing Roses, which are neatlytrained to wire arches. The greenhouse is a some-what small polygonal structure, containing, howevera good collection of well-grown healthy plants, suchas Cinerarias, Primulas, Cyclamens, Pelargoniums&c., together with fine Orange trees and Camelliaswhile the back wall of the house is entirely coveredby a fine example of the Marechal Niel Rosewhich annually furnishes an abundance of blooms.A small plant-stove also contains some fine thrivingyoung plants of such species as the Stephanotis flori-bunda, Bougainvillea glabra, Allamandas, &c., toge-ther with two vineries, each 45 feet by 14 feet. TheVines have only been somewhat recently planted, but
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Fig. 131.—ranunculus lyallii : flowers pokcelain-white. &c. It appears to have undergone little if anyimportant external alterations, and is justly consideredto be an excellent example of the domestic architec-ture of the period of its erection. The only drawback(if such it can be considered) is its somewhat flatsituation. The following item, extracted from theaccount of household expenses for the year 1757, sug-resls that the grounds surrounding it were originallylaid out in the true Dutch stj le. It runs as follows :— In rewarde to ye Duchman gardner for clypping yeUnotts, altering ye alleys, setting ye grounde, findingherbs, and bordering ye same, xb. The interior of themansion is in all respects richly and elegantly furnished,containing a fine library, and a large collection ofportraits, representing various members of the Kytsonand Gage families and others with which they wereconnected ; while the painted glass windows of theunique old chapel represent various scriptural

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