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Book: Gardening tours by J.C. Loudon 1831-1842
Chapter: Hendon Rectory and Pinetum in 1840

Hendon Rectory Fuchsias

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The fuchsias and myrtles grown in tubs and pots, and set out on the lawn during summer, are splendid specimens of the following kinds: - Fuchsia gracilis, 8.5 ft. high, head 6.5 ft. wide; tub 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 10 in. high. Another specimen, 8 ft. 9 in. high, head 6.5 ft. in diameter, with a clear stem of 4.5 ft., and 6 in. in circumference; grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. 10 in. high. Another specimen, total height 10.5 ft., with a clear stem of 7 ft., the head 5 ft. in diameter; grown in a tub 1 ft. 9 in. wide, and 1 ft. 4 in. high. Another specimen, in all respects the same as the last, except that it has a clear stem of 7 ft. 10 in. Fuchsia conica, total height 6.5 ft., clear stem 5 ft., width of the head 5 ft. 9 in.; grown in a tub 1 ft. 5 in. wide, and 1 ft. 3 in. high. Fuchsia globosa major, total height 6 ft., clear stem 3.5 ft.; grown in a pot 1 ft. wide, and 1 ft. high. Fuchsia tenella, grown in a pot 1 ft. 9 in. wide, and of the same height, forms a regular cone 10 ft. 6 in. high, and 5 ft. in diameter at the base. Myrtus communis flore pleno, the common double-blossomed myrtle, total height 6.5 ft. with a clear stem of 2.5 ft., the head 4 ft. in diameter; grown in a tub 2 ft. wide, and 3 ft. 9 in. high. Two handsome standard common myrtles, 3 ft. 3 in high; grown in pots 10 in. wide, and 10 in. high. Two standard double-flowered myrtles, of the same dimensions; grown in pots of the same size.