The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31

length. The eastern and the western
wings running north and south, are lOO
feet long and 95 feet in depth. Be
ginning with tho east end the main
entrance Of the conservatory leads 10 the
rose house. with great terraces Of the choicest
buds. like Bon Silene, Catbarine Mermet,
the Bride. Nephetis and Perle des jardins,
with their myriad of buds. Passing along
the red tiled flooring the conservatory OF
begonias and stephanOtis is reached. Ad-
Joining is the pink house. forty feet Ia
length with over forty hye varieties In
bloom all the year round. The fernry comes
next with its vast collection OF the various
species that are indigenous 20 tropical
climes. In the main circle OF the mosque
shaped conservatory is the palm house,
with its lofty dome, roomy rotunda and spa
cious inches, all artistically filled by what
is conceded to be the finest private collec-
ton ia the world. fountain in the centre
of the palm house In which aquatic plants
lnxuriate. adds much 20 the beauty OF the
fairvlike place. There are three hundred
and ten varieties OF palms that embrace the
rarest aud choicest specimens, while there
is great prOfusion Of sugar. date sage. In
dia-rub ber and arroWroOt plants. At cost
OF moro than a. 900 Mr.. Mangold recently
bought the Cicates Emperor William, atree
that all the scientists had hunted after IN
Europe, but tor which Mr.. Goulgs order
WAS tic urHt 10 IthgA l)gAAAA ~ N'N%Ns 49,
Gould values bis palm collection az
100000"
RARE FRUITS AT ALL SEASONS.
On leaving the farmhouse in westerly
direction the grapehouses, IN four sections,
are disclosed. Mr.. Gould is especially fond
of fruits. and he can secure at any season
plentiful supply Of every known variety
Tor their culture is SO controlled as TO per-
NIT of the supply being spread over the
twelve months Of the year. In the rear or
the conservatory of roses and skirting the
easterly extension Of the rear walls IS the
orchid house filed with 10000 plants and
over $50 varieties. The collection OF crotans,
or plants of yariegated foliage, adJoins the
orchids and is without question the finest
private collection in the world, and IS said
bv many experts TO rival those OF any OF the
public gardens of Europe. In the adIotn-
ing house are kept the nepenthes, or pitcher
plants, while upon the lattice work of the
tesselated glass roof are suspended baskets
OF cold air orchids from the East Indies and
China.
The camelia house comes next. On the
extreme westerly wing there is a house
with 500 giant lilies In bloom and hundreds
OF pots Of every kind of violets. The propa-
eating house and hospital, as II IS called,
complete the number Of buildings now con
structed, but the buildings TO be built at
once will extend the conservatory east and
west so that there will be range Of 600 feet
from the aqueduct that feeds New York's
water supply on the west 10 the Hudson river
slope. There will be series Of peach and
apricot houses TO the extreme east. and con-
nected with them four Subdivisions suit
able for the raising of dollhouse pines. A
solid glass square, 500 feet in each direction.
will separate these from the main buildings,
and is 10 be flied with oranges from every
cline. In the centre Of the square will be
artisticaliy arranged miniature plantation
Of bananas.
A NATURAL PEACH AND ORANGE GROVE.
All the glass is to be movable, so that
when the weather permits the structure is
to be stripped, aud natural peach and or
ange grove Is TO be initiated aud the entire
flooring through which the heat Is 10 be ad-
mitted is TO be sodded oyer 80 as 20 make
everything as true to nature as possible.
This will involve au elaborate system Of
underground heating, where tho pipes
will be concealed from two TO three
feet under the top soil and the warmth
generated through registers placed at
regular intervals. A similar idea is to be
carried out Ia the cultivation of rhododen-
drons and azaleas aud & space SOC feet long,
running west from the seedhouse, is 10 be
utilized. The plants are not TO be forced
and will not. therefore, be subject 10 any
furnace heat. but when they are ready TO
bloom they will be stripped OF their glass
coverings and a reaf rhododendron farm
will appear. Mr.. Nangold said this was the
grandest project Of the nineteenth century
in scientific botany, and would Guido the
/ splendor of the wonderful exhibition At the
| Horticultural Gardens in London.