Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-18


copy for me. and subscribe hi. mans
To The accurate statistics nf The present
cr"p. send II 70 yon ia . nnir.e with tho
nddHion. that tie fruit was Of the VARIETY
known as The Ro,m George. very large.
aud hnrr flavor d than ha hei,,re tasicd
from trees grown under g'ass. TIE whole
trrllis from one end 10 tho other. wns
most admirably clotLed-not a vacant
pl'ce Ia he found
o. the superb water lily. laiely dicovcr.
ed IN Brazil. and named Iafe,ia Reg;a.
IN honor of The Qnecn. You have already
pahlish'ti an account. Ii hns grown and
hi"omed here more perfectly than else.
"hrrr; though there arc. a'sn good spcci,
tnrnss the Dukc oi' Northu,nberland',.
and q Kew. The finest plant here occu.
p'rSn htn s. butt especial by tur.r, GO Nv "a
i'ef' enclosing snail pond 33 feet in d.
amc'cr i"r 10 grow IN. The plant is up.
quest'on'hlN. the most magnificent aquatic
known. The huge circular leaves; 4 to
lcr' across. are like great umbrellas in
SIZE: and the blossoms. as large rs mans
haI-pnre white. tipped with crimson
iiont upon the surface with verv queen.
y dignity. as if read dy To command admir-.
ahon. a small frame or board was placed
On one Of the lravcs. merely in order to
DIVIDE thc weight equally as il noated. aud
upheld the weight ofa man rcadily.--
Some seeds were prcsentcd TO mo Of this
beautiful floral amazon before left Chats
worth; but as il requires the tank to be
heated to temperature OF S5 degrees,
and the water kept constantly in motion
by small wheel fear shah not readily
find an amateur in The United Stctcs who
viii he inclined To indulge u taste for so
expensive floral farcy.t
The kitchen and forcing grounds are
on aL immense scale, and some handsome
irut was being packed to 90 as a present
10 the Queen. The pines were unusually
argr and fine; and the Duke remarked
that Mr.. Paxton hns reduced the cost OF
producing them Two thirds, since he has
had charge Of that Department. some ten
rtw clvc years.
lf,riier this lenchihy description, ! hnvc
almost wholly taIcd to give YOU an idea
oi Cha'sworih. ii Is not holly because my
pen Is not equal TO the task. Somcthipg
must be alloac for the difficulty OF pre-.
scniingto you any adequate notion o. tho
variety. richness and completeness of nm
estate where you may spend many days
"nh new objects 81 interest and beauty
constantly before you--ohccts which on
ly % cnnmerutc. wonid be presenting you
with dry catalogues. instead living pic
trcs, h'Il.Iaut and varying as those oi the
Kaleidoscope.
Aud, ! think hear you say. this is oil
Tor 'hc pridc aud pleasure ola single iud.
vidual Al thi, is doac- to minister TO
his tnppincss. Not entirely. The Duke
Of De o Shire has the reputation, very de.
~crv'dly. sl"1ld tlink. Of being second
/" II" man IL Englan iur lis Lency olcnce.
KIND h"ar'cdnes-, and litcrahiy. Certain
y, ! think | may sairiy say that Chats.
X worth shows motN r'iiicd Taste. joined 10
masmiicrncc, both externally and internal.
=. Than any place | hn,r ever sccn.--
W ifrn one sr's how nauy person, nrc con
stanily cmpl"}cd ~ the varions orks of
impr", cnrit on hi. cslar. nd how cheer
fnll, the whole IL thrown open 10 the stu
dy and enjoyment ofthunsands and tens Of
thousands annually, Ms II model Of the fin.
'S' c'ith'ltdil"n oi naiurc AMI art. one can
mol but concedc lileral share Of udmi.
ration aud lhnnksto II Dnl,mun wlo might
'"Ilo" The example Of many o'hcrs. aud
max" his home his closed castle. Int " ho
prefers. on the other hand, 10 open. lika
national picture gallery. this macnif.
c"n'c 'prcin'n Of landscape gardening
art arcihi' cure. on which his fine taste
nd ample fortune have been a,lsh.d lnr
, h,lt = 'c"tury. One has only 10 visit
Windsor and Bnckinghnm pnacc after
Ch"rsw w"rih. 10 see the difference between.
noble and pure lnsie and u royal want
ofn, The one may serve to cd1catc aud
ei''rm the world. The utmost That tho
other eau do is 10 dazzc and astonisa
those who cannot IT cosnise real beauty or
"Nce!lcncr IN nfi. A. J ID.