The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

HORTICULTURAL socaTra NEW GROUNDS.

Though the &mould of work during the last
' mouth has accomplished ,scene whisk seem almost
magical the gardens are lig se masa finished, or even
Dearly complete in all their sagehile derails. The centre
reservoir has merely bees bricked round, and
therefore only holds sae* water to mark its
future purpose. Only two of the trout streams on
the eastern side have been completed. None of the
niches for statuary have been filled, and only • few of the
handsome stow and marble vane with which the piers
of all the terrace balustrades will be surmounted arc
yet placed. The band-houses, too, Sr. sot begun ; the
stone stops of the terraces will be represented tomorrow by
wooden substitutes, and of the beautiful) -designed balus-
trade which is hereafter to surmount almost the whole
length of lofty arcade, only • few feet have been put is
positioo, as a specimen of what the general effect will ulti-
nately be. The reamer for hosts will not yet be filled :
no fountain' will play, aid the great cascade which is to
fall into the chid reservoir will not be finished for a couple
of months or so. la addition to all this, also, much has to
be dose towards completing the ultimate colour decorations
of the arcades, and above all in carving their massive
stone capitals and leoemoot4, only one of each of which is
sow cut to show what the whole will be when finished.
Yet, notwithstanding all these drawbacks, the grounds
already (says the Tama) look like a miniature fairyland, sod
as the visitor's eye range* over the roped) diversity of
lawns and shrubberies, parterres and terraces, he will not
' unnaturally think, when such effect, are produced from
little more than half-finished grounds, the cusp trail which
they most present when complete will be eomethieg toi-
-1 equalled in the history of terraced gardens. The parterres,
with their winding and involved paths, inlaid with
various kinds of coloured stone, broken fine, are now
all finished, and their effect is charming, and for ones
surpasses the expectations formed from the pictorial
design on paper. The great conservatory is also
entirely finished, with its outer verandah facing
the smith. The whole interior of this beautiful building is
painted with light, cool, neutral colours, which will har-
monise well with the plants it is to contain, and also with
the light sod slender proportions of the streams heel!.
The background of this, with its double arcade
and gallery above, is one of the gems of the garde..
On doable banks in this conservatory, and aloe. the
' wall-side of the semicircular arcade which extends from
both ends down into the gardros,will be arranged the flower
show of to morrow. On the •UCC•II of this display wowed
scarcely add that the llorticultund Society have spared no
trouble; mid we are told that the exhibition, both for the
somber, sterilises, and variety el the speeinsme, will be
' the finest that has been seen for many years. In dere
nod greenhouse plants, plants of variegated foliage, orchids,
1 sad fruit, the allow will be noternally excelleat. In order
to give the hest opportunity of eosin this enUectiou,
the guldens Sr. to be opened to the public at 1 o'clock.
it
The Prince Caron, who is to formall open the gardses,
with the other members .4 the family, will not
arrive till half-past 1. The pirty will be re-
ceived by a procession, formed the doe.preeidents
sad council of the society, the Conimiseiesers
for le6l, aid the members of the ins Arts mad Works
Committee, he, Preceded them noblemen and gentle.
am,
his royal Welber and party will traverse the mein
avenue of the gardras to the front of the conservatory,
where the addles kern the society will be read sad the sr
ply delivered. 12 • little parterre on the east side of the
itches sell the cesservatory„ the prince will pleat a
W given by Mesers. Veitch sad Saes,
amid at the iss=6cif a ptuyer by the Bishop of London
the goers will be formally declared to be opened. After
this slight owernoeg, the royal party will examine at their
leisure the various clews of the flower show, both in the
ocesernatory and under the arcades, and, after partaking of
refreshments, again traverse the grounds, quitting them
deafly at six o'clock.

CRT*yiL PALACIL ONI SHILLINO DAY.
MONDAY. Ala 3.—Admissions on psymist, 3,338 ;
ditto by mom tieknty 534 ; total, 3,592.