The daily union., 1852-03-10


tuited elastic TO the ueadcan realize thai The phrase Is
NOT metaphor surface OF real dark green yelyet oi
dozen acres would scarcely soothe the eye more by its
ian gardens al Chalsworih
But the crowning glory Of Chasworth is lis fountains
Ia country where water IS always scarce, situation
lhat affords prey stream or small artificial lake is
raniy But the whole OF the hill or mountain that rises
behind the house and pleasure grounds is full OF springs
ana mas qeen made vast reservoir, which is perfectly
under command and fulhs It's purposes OF beauty as il Il
were under The spell OF some enehanter Ii YOU will
suppose yourself standing with me on the upper terrace
OF he Italian gardens that morning. behind you up
lne palace stately and magnificent all along It's front of
500 eet those gardens exenda carpet of velvet divided
by broad alleys, enriched by masses OF the richest flow
es ana ealivened by fountains Of various forms. spark
ling IN the sunshine like silver Before you, also,
stretches parts OF these gardensa part in which the
principal feature is mrrorl like lake. set in turf and
HssGnSSng HssnS by noble avenue Of dropping lime nees.
Out OF this lmpld sheet springs up fountain SO high
that as you look upward and fairly hold your breath
with asonishment you almost expect it, with its next
leap 10 reach the sky and yet with all this power
and volume, II is SO light aud airy and beautiful and il
bursts al the top and falls in such superb storm of da
monds, that you will not be convinced that tits pro-
Fountain, the highest in the wordabout the height.
should say. OF Trinity Church spre 1t is only suffered
to play on calm days. the weight of the falling water,
i blown aside by high wind, would seriously damage
the pleasure grounds.
AS the eye turns TO the left the wooded hill. which
forms the rich forest ackground to this scene TO
have run mad with calaacs Far o among the precpCes,
near its top, you see waterfalls bursting out among the
disappearing amid the thick foliage OF the
wood, and ihen reappearng lower down, foamipg with
velocity, and plungng again into the dark woods. To-
wards the base OF the hill stands circular temple,
out Of which the water rises gushes out as if from
the hydrant Of the watergods. and, running down a
sope falls al the back OF the gardens, down long flight
OF very broad marble steps that lead from the water
pie TO the edge OF the pleasure grounds, to give the
effect OF waterfall OF a hundred or more feet high.
This wealth OF water, some river a the back OF The
mountain had broken loose, and after wild pranks in the
hills, had been forced into order and symmetry in the
pleasure grounds. gives almost the tumult and excite.
quisite combination OF garden and natural scenery.
Leaving the polnt-where you take in, without moving,
gardens and amid pleasure grounds, till you reach
wooded and alooking paysage The fountains the
carefully polished Italian gardens are no longer in view
The path becomes wild, and, after turn, you upon
scene the very opposite 10 all that have been de-
scribing. You take it for a rocky wilderness. The
rocks are. Of vast size, and indeed of all Sizes with
hickets OF Laures, Rhododendrons, and AZaeas grow
ing among them Ivy and other vines climbing them
and foot-paths winding through them. From the top OF
rocky precipice, some 80 feet high, dashes down a
WATERFALL which loses itself in pretty meandering stream
that steals away from the foot OF the rock Nothing can
well look wilder natural than this spot and yet
this sot the " rock garden" Of six acres has all been
here-some Of them from two or three miles away II
just wild finds the skirts OF some
wooded limestone ridge in America Though it was all
made few years ago. yet now that the and shrubs
have had time take forms OF wild luxuance all traces
OF art obteraed The eye of the boanist only de-
ecs that the masses Of aures Rhododendrons
and that beautiful Azaeas of the Apst make the under
wood TO the forest that surrounds it,
You wish TO so onward. We will leave the rock gar
den BY this path on The side opposite TO that which we
entered. No; that, you see is impossible; huge rock
weighing so 80 tons. exactly stops up the path and lies
IT, Your companion smiles at your pepexty, and
with single touch Of his hand the rock slowly turns
noise, and nothing visible TO explain the mystery; and
when the rock has been quietly turned back 10 its
place looks SO rm and solid upon ITS base that yoa lee
selves obey the spell OF some unseen aud supernatural
wood spirit
One OF the greatest beauties at Chatsworh lies in the
diversity OF surace-,he succession of hill and dale
which, especially in the pleasure grounds contnu
occurs This variation offers excellent opportunities fo
the production of succession OF scenes highly or
nate and artistic, like the flower gardens, romantic
and picturesque, like the rocky valley And as we con.
nue Tambe, after entirely losing sight OF the wild
scene have just described, we enter upon another still
diferenta wide glade opening like amphithea,re
in the midst OF fine grove of trees An immense palace
OF glass rises before Its curved roof springpg &c
feet high, CLEANS in the morning and you would be
at loss conceive for what purpose this structure
intended did you not see you approached by the
ndistnct forms OF the foliage that it encoses another
garden This is the great conservatory, which 300 ee
long, and rather more than acre OF ground
Through this monster greenhouse runs broad road
which the Duke and his guests occasionally drive in
carriage and four All the riches OF the tropics are
grown here planted in the sei if in their native eli
mate and series of hot.wae pipes maintain perpeu
aly the temperature OF Cuba in the hear, OF Debyshre
The surface is entirely level but there rocky hills
and steep walks winding over them and lofty as the roo
is some of the palms OF South America have already
nearly reached the glass From the branches and trunks
OF many Of the largest hang curious air plants brilliant
and apparently little fixed TO spot summer but
erfies !,
But shall never bring this letter TO close, dwell
even slightly upon each interesting IN detail
must mention, however, in passing the drbordupi-per-
haps mile long-planeG with the rarest trees, and
every day becoming richer and more interesting TO lhe
boianist and the landscape gardener The trees are
neither set in formal lines grouped in single scene,
but scattered along picturesque drive, with space
enough for each TO develop its natural habit OF growth
There very graceful Deodar cedars here and
great many Araucarias But the two most striking and
superb trees which nowhere else half so large and
in such perfection, Doug fir, tabies Dougfas)
and the noble fir (abes nobtiis) They are two OF the
magnificent evegeens OF California and Oregon, dscoy-
cred by Douglass and brought TO England about eighteen
years ago These two specimens are now about 80 feet
high extremely elegant IN their proportions as well az
beautiful in shape and color cannot describe them,
briefly 30 well by comparing the first TO ggautc and
superb basam hr with far larger leaves, luxursnce
and freedom always wanting in the basam, together with
the richest dark bronze green foliage and the latter TO
the finest dropping Norway spruce equally multiplied IN
the scale OF luxurance and grace. They grow upon a
rocky bank overhanging pool OF clear water and look
as IL thoroughly al home on the slope OF hillside 10
Oregon.
The arboreum walk forms complete collection OF all
with space for planting every new species as may be
introduced into Great Britain. hne effect Is produced
by grating the weeping ash into the top OF common ash
tree with tall trunk 80 feet high, whence il falls on all
sides more gracefully and prettIy than when grated
Iowa hint that laid up for easy Pracice at home