- - - 67 On the Culture of the Orange Tree in England. The Formation of a National Society for the Promotion of Arboriculture suggested; and Hints on the Disease prevailing in Plantations of the Larch Tree communicated. By Mr. On training the Oak Tree, so as to produce FLORICULTURE. - - On producing Mushrooms in plenty in the open Air, from June to November. By Mr. J. A Proposal to water Peach and Nectarine Trees with Nitre, a Preparation from Blood, On the evil Effects of cropping the Borders in which Fruit Trees grow. By R. T. On the Uselessness of earthing up growing Crops of Potatoes. By Joseph Hayward, A Description of a Mode of cultivating Onions. Notes on Mildew, from a Lecture on that Sub- ject by Professor Lindley, delivered at the Additional Facts on the Fungus (Ecídium cancellatum Sowerby) parasitic on the Leaves and Fruit of the Pear Trees in the Garden at Buscot Park. By Mr. John Merrick On Coping for Garden Walls. By Mr. Archi- On the Advantage of growing Pine-apple Plants in Pots made with Holes in their The Results of an Instance of growing the Cucumber and the Melon in [Heath Mould Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London. Second Series. Vol. I. Parts I. and Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural So- Verhandlungen des Vereins zur Beförderung des Gartenbaues in den Königlich Preussi- schen Staaten. Transactions of the Society for the Advancement of Gardening in the Royal Prussian States. Vol. V. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agricul- - Floricultural and Botanical Notices of new Plants, and of old Plants of Interest, supple- mentary to the latest Editions of the "En- cyclopædia of Plants," and of the Hortus Britannicus " 104. 235. 363. 483. 616. 000 Metropolitan Nurseries - - - 467 Retrospective Criticism 115. 242. 368. 491. 623 Queries and Answers 122. 243. 375. 500, 627. 719 Covent Garden Market 126. 246. 380. 511. 634. - 99 London Horticultural Society and Garden 127. Provincial Horticultural Societies Notices of Provincial Horticultural Societies Obituary Provincial Nurseries 102 A Selection of the rare and interesting Plants 728 128. 256. 384. 512. 635. 751 489 THE GARDENER'S MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY, 1833. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. ART. I. General Results of a Gardening Tour, during July, August, and part of September, in the Year 1831, from Dumfries, by Kirkcudbright, Ayr, and Greenock, to Paisley. By the CONDUCTOR. (Continued from Vol. VIII. p. 521., and concluded.) PALACE Residences. There is no gentleman's house in the west of Scotland, that, in its present state, can properly be denominated a palace residence; but Drumlanrig, from its commanding situation, the extensive territory belonging to it, and the wealth and rank of its owner, we shall here consider as of this class. We feel the more justified in doing so, from the extensive improvements now carrying on in the grounds, and which will, doubtless, in a short time, be extended to the house. Nothing can exceed the dignity of the situation of this edifice; placed on a knoll, on the summit of an advancing ridge, backed by an extensive range of wooded hills and mountains, and commanding, in front, and to the right and left, as far as the eye can reach, a varied surface of corn and pasture land, watered by a considerable stream which skirts the margin of the park, and terminating in hills of heath and pasture in the horizon. To whatever side the eye turns of this extensive and magnificent prospect, the whole is the property of the Duke of Buccleugh. As this property now exists, in a general point of view, there is little for the landscape-gardener to do, except forming two new approaches to the house, a new kitchen-garden; and modifying, by planting and by some changes on the surface, the park and pleasure-ground. An excellent kitchengarden is already walled round, and the gardener's house, about to be commenced, we were informed, will be the first in Scotland, not only as a commodious and complete dwelling, but as a specimen of cottage Gothic architecture. The designer of the garden, Mr. Hannay, is the present head gardener at Drumlanrig; and the architect of the house is Mr. Burn of Edinburgh. As far as we saw the new line of approach, it did not appear to us at all satisfactory; because we could not conceive how the ascent to the house by it could be rendered either easy to travel over, or agreeable to the eye. Judging from a hasty glance, we should say that the best way to procure two approaches of perfectly easy ascent and descent, of great beauty and variety in the views seen from it, and of striking effect on arriving at the house, would be, to commence two or three miles to the right and left, and to lead from the present public road, a private one, on a uniform but very gentle slope, along the side of the range of hills at the back, or what is, we believe, the south side of the present flower-gardens. We would there form a court-yard to the palace, instead of the present one on the western front, reserving the extensive prospect from the north front to be obtained by the stranger first from the windows. As pleasureground, we would follow up the present style of the place, and form such additions and variations as would place two ranges of terrace-gardens on each side of the east, west, and north fronts. The beautiful terrace-gardens already existing show with how much effect this might be done. Whether we might not change the course of the river in some places, or produce ramifications from it, in such a way as to show more water from the palace windows, we did not take time enough to consider; but, at all events, we think we ascertained the practicability of diverting a part of its waters in such a way as to produce a powerful waterfall in one place, and a lake in another. We have great pleasure in stating that the flowergardens were in the highest order and keeping, and the grass edgings to the walks entirely to our mind. Mr. Hannay we found fully concurring in all that we had said on that subject in our October article. (Vol. VII. p. 544.) Some instruction, as well as amusement, may perhaps be obtained by the reader, from the perusal of what the celebrated Gilpin said of this place, then called Queensberry House, in his Observations relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty in Scotland, &c., published in 1776. "The garden front of Queensberry House," he observes, "opens on a very delightful piece of scenery. The ground falls from it, near a quarter of a mile, in a steep |