There are small grates placed in the walks, over the main drains, which take away all the surface water, and render the walks quite dry and firm to walk upon in wet weather or after a shower of rain. The soil was either entirely taken out to the depth of 15 in., or mixed with compost suitable to the plants intended to be planted in each bed; and annually afterwards the beds underwent a partial renewal of soil, to suit the change of arrangement which was made with the greenhouse plants and annuals; and, as the dahlias were grown every year in the same places, a quantity of soil was taken out entirely where the plants had grown, and replaced with fresh compost every season. Most of the beds have patches of bulbs, or low-growing early flowering plants, planted about 6 inches from the box, and at regular distances, according to size; and in the following list these will be named as edgings in the arrangement of each bed:

1. a, Paeonia Moutan; b, Escallonia rubra, &c; ft crocuses, snowdrops, winter aconite, dog's-tooth violets, sofilia bifolia, etc., planted near to the edge of the bed; o, bulbs; x herbaceous plants. Herbaceous plants, planted 1 ft from the edge of the bed; with different species of Narcissus planted close behind every fourth plant. The herbaceous plants are from a foot to two feet in height, and are varied as much In each bed as the number of species in the collection would allow. Some may think that the beds would be crowded with plants; bat each has not been the case, as the bulbs have chiefly done flowering before the herbaceous plants have made much growth, and the herbaceous plants are nearly all over before the dahlias are in full bloom; which arrangement has insured a succession of flowers, from the first fine weather in spring, until the frosts kill the dahlias in autumn.

Beds from No. 1 to No. 8.

Beds from No. 9 to No. It.

The beds 9,10, 11, and 12, are severally planted with moss, perpetual, and select deciduous roses, marked r; and different varieties of herbaceous paeonles, marked p; with three patches of white lily, marked l, in each bed.

The bed numbered 9 is edged with Primula farinosa and Gentiana septemfida.

10. Edged with Gentiana acaulis.

11. Edged with Gentians acaulis.

12. Edged with double primroses. As soon as the pennies have done flowering, China aster or Russian stocks are planted in front of each paeony for an autumnal bloom.

13. Common China roses, edged with auricala, of varieties.

14. Noisette roses, trained on a flat trellis, and edged with Eranthis byemalls.

16. Common China rosea, edged with Hepatica, of varieties.

16. Noisette roses, on a flat trellis, and edged with Muscari botryoides. 17. Axales pontics globose in the centre, with snowdrops around the plant \ then a circle of stimulus rosses, and the bed edged with Alpine auriculas.

18. Kalmia latifolia in the centre, surrounded with crocuses, and edged with double primrose, end planted with Lobelia gracilis for the summer.

19. Similar to No. 17, with Lobelia gracilis for the summer.

20. Similar to No. 18, with Verbena Melindres for the summer.

Bsds from No. 21 to No. 28.

A, White lilies; d, dahlias.

The beds from 21 to 28 are all edged with different varieties of Crocus and heart's-ease alternately, and were planted for summer flowering as follows:

21. Scarlet Pelargoniums.

22. Salvia Grahami and S. angustifolia. 23. Petunia nyctaginlflora.

24. Silvia patens.

25. Mimulus cardinalis.

26. Nlerembergia phoenicea grandiflora.

27. Lobelia fulgens.

28. Shrubby calceolarias.

29. Rosa minor, edged with Hepatica, and sown with Gilla tricolor.

30. Dark China roses, edged with Saxifrage granulate, and sown with Kaulfussia amelliodes.

31. Select China roses, edged with Saxifrage granulate, and sown with Collinsia bicolor.

32. Tea-scented roses, edged with Hepatica, and sown with Nemophilia maignis

33. Choice tulips and German asters.

34. Double tulips and Eschscholtzia crocea.

35. Double anemones and Lasthania glabrata.

36. Double anemones and German asters.

37. Edged with choice heart's case, and mixed choice pelargoniums.

38. The same as No. 87.

39. Edged with choice heart's-ease, and mixed with greenhouse plants.

40. The same as No. 39.

41. Jonquils and Alonsoa linearis.

42. Banunculus and Heliotropium peru-vianum.

43. Jonquils and Nierembergia gracilis.

44. Ranunculus acontifolia and Calceo-laria penduli flora.

45. A fuchzia in each bed, surrounded with a circle of Eranthis hyemalis; and, nearer the margin, a circle of dwarf lark-spurs; o, patches of Anemone Pulsatilla, A. apennma, and other species; l, patches of different varieties of martagon lilies; d, dahlias for summer and antumn bloom.

49. Bulbous Iris and Agathae'a coelastis.

50. Bulbous Iris, and Senecio elegans fl. pl

51. Tigridia pavonia, edged with Campanula pumila.

52. Gladiolus psittacinus, edged with Campanula pumila.

53. American plants, edged with double primroses.

54. The same as No. 53.

55. Azalea coccinea, edged with Gaul-therm procumbens.

56. Azalea coccinea, edged with Gaulthe-rla Shalon.

57. Rhododendron ponticum, edged with several varieties of Helianthemnm.

58. Rhododendron ponticum, edged with Erica herbacea.

59 and 60. Tazsa vases, which serve as dropping fountains during winter, and in the summer season with the jets, etc of the late Mr. Rowland.

61. Seats.

69. Sun-dial.

63. Statues.

64. Vases, which are all elevated on stone plinths, proportionate to the size of the vaze, and are filled with flowering; plants during the summer season.