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

Hendon Rectory Green Houses

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7, Two green-houses entirely devoted to Coniferï¾µ; in pots. The following list includes those species which constituted the collection in November, 1837; - Taxaceï¾µ. Dacrydium cupressinum, 6 ft. 9 in. high, and 5 ft. wide; in a pot 17 in. wide, and 18 in. deep: by far the largest and handsomest plant of this species ever seen in England. Coniferï¾µ, ᄎ Abietinï¾µ. Pinus sylvestris. P. s. rigensis, 4 ft. high, and 2 ft. wide; in a pot 9 in. wide, and 9 in. deep. P. pumilio. P. p. Mughus. P. Banksiana, 3.5 ft. high, and 2 ft. in diameter; in a pot 10 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. P. inops, 5 ft. high, and 3.5 ft. wide; in a pot 17 in. wide, and 17 in. deep. P. mitis. P. pungens. P. Laricio, 4 ft. high, and 18 in. wide; in a pot 10 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. P. austriaca, 1 ft. high, and 9 in. wide; in a pot 6 in. wide, and 6 in. deep. P. Pallasiana, 2 ft. 3 in. high, and 2 ft. in diameter; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. P. resinosa. P. Pinaster. P. P. var. helenica, from St. Helena, 7 ft. high, and 4 ft. in diameter, grafted on Pinus sylvestris. P. P. var. nova zï¾µlandica Lodd., from New Zealand. P. P. escarena, 6 ft. high, and 4 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. P. Pinea, 3.5 ft. high, and 2 ft. in diameter; in a pot 12 in. wide, and 12 in. deep. P. halepensis, 4 ft. 3 in. high, and 2 ft. 3 in. in diameter; in a pot 10 in. wide, and 12 in. deep. P. Tï¾µda, 3 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 8 in. wide, and 8 in. deep. P. rigida, 6 ft. 2 in. high, and 4.5 ft. in diameter; in a pot 2 ft. wide, and 2 ft. deep. P. serotina. P. ponderosa. P. Sabiniana, 4 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 19 in. wide, and 17 in. deep: and another, 7 ft. high, and 5 ft. wide; in a pot 15 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. P. Coulteri (macrocarpa Lindl.), 4 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. P. longifolia, 5.5 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. P. Gerardiana, P. australis, 3.5 ft. high, and 18 in. in diameter; in a pot 17 in. wide, and 17 in. deep. P. canariensis. P. sinensis, 3.5 ft. high, and 3 ft. in diameter; in a pot 12 in. wide, and 12 in. deep. P. insignis, 5.5 ft. high, and 2 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 14 in. deep: another is 3 ft. high, and 1.5 ft. wide. P. Teocote, 13 in. high, and 9m. wide; in a pot 7 in. wide, and 7in. deep. P. leiophylla. P. Llaveana, 2 ft. high, and 1.25 in. wide, 6 years old. P. Cembra, 4 ft. high, and 4 ft. in. diameter; in a pot 16 in. wide, and 16 in. deep. P. Strobus. P. excelsa, 1 ft. 7 in. high, and 13 in. in diameter; in a pot 7 in. wide, 7 in. deep. P. Lambertiana. P. monticola, 1 ft. high, and 9 in. in diameter; in a pot 9 in.wide, and 9 in. deep. Abies excelsa var., 2.5 ft. high, and 1.5 ft. wide; in a pot 10 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. A. e. Clanbrasiliana, 18 in. high, and 2.5 ft. wide. A. e. pygmï¾µa, 13 in. high, 13 in. wide, and 20 years old. A. nigra, 5 ft. high, and 6 ft. in diameter; in a pot 18 in. wide, and 18 in. deep. A. rubra, 6.5 ft. high, and 5.5 ft. wide. A. Smithiana, 2 ft. high, and 1.5 ft. wide; in a pot 10 in. wide, and 9 in. deep: another, 3.5 ft. high, and 3.5 ft. wide. A. Douglasii, 4 ft. 3 in. high, and 3.5 ft. in diameter; in a pot 1 in. wide, and 12 in. deep. The plant on the lawn, which is 10 ft. high, is also in a tub, plunged, and the brim covered. A. Menziesii, 3 ft. high, and 2.5 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide by 13 in. deep. A. canadensis. A cephalonica, 3 ft. 9 in. high, and 5 ft. wide; in a pot 18 in. wide, and 21 in. deep; two plants of these dimensions, and three others of smaller size. Picea. pectinata. P. balsamea. P. b. Fraseri, 2 ft. high, and 20 in. wide; in a pot 9 in. wide, and 9 in. deep. P. Pichta, 1.5 ft. high, and 1.5 ft. in diameter; in a pot 11 in. wide, and 11 in. deep. P. Webbiana, 3 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 18 in. wide, and 16 in. deep. P. grandis, 3 ft. high, and 2 ft. wide; in a pot 12 in, wide, and 13 in. deep. P.nobilis, 1.5 ft. high, and 2.5 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in, wide, and 13 in. deep. Larix europï¾µa. L. microcarpa. Cedrus Libani. C. Deodara, 3.5 ft. high, and 4 ft. wide; in a pot 14 in. wide, and 18 in. deep: another, 5 ft. high, and 4 ft. wide. Araucaria imbricata, 3.5 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide; in a pot 16 in. wide, and 17 in. deep. A. brasiliana, 6 ft. high, and 4 ft. in diameter; in a pot 18 in. wide, and 18 in. deep. A. excelsa, 5.5 ft. high, and 3.5 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. A. Cunninghamii. Cunninghamia sinensis, 6 ft. high, and 5 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. Coniferï¾µ, ᄎ Cupressinï¾µ. Thuja orientalis. T. plicata, 6 ft. high, and 3 ft. wide. T. articulata, 7 ft. high, and 2.5 ft. wide; in a pot 9 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. Callitris pyramidalis, 2 ft. high, and 1 ft. wide; in a pot 7 in, wide, and 6 in. deep. Cupressus Tournefortii, 17 in. high, and 8 in. wide; in a pot 5 in. wide, and 5 in. deep. C. lusitanica, 3 ft. high, and 2 ft. wide; in a pot 8 in. wide, and 8 in. deep, Juniperus ph£nicea, 4 ft. high, and 16 in. wide; in a pot 8 in. wide, and 8 in. deep. J. from Gossainthan, 2 ft. high, and 1 ft. wide; in a pot 8 in. wide, and 8 in. deep. J. australis, 1 ft. 9 in. high, and 1.5 ft. wide; in a pot 6 in. wide, and 6 in. deep. J. excelsa, 3 ft. high, and 15 in. wide; in a pot 9 in. wide, and 10 in. deep. J. bermudiana, 2 ft. 10 in. high, and 15 in. wide; in a pot 9 in. wide, and 9 in. deep. J. recurva, 4.5 ft. high, and 2.5 ft. wide; in a pot 13 in. wide, and 13 in. deep. 8, 8, 8, Hot-beds for striking and bringing forward pelargoniums and other flowers, for the beds, baskets, vases, &c. 9, Potting-shed. 10, Large pits for preserving fuchsias, orange trees, brugmansias, camellias, and other large plants, in tubs, through the winter. 11, Working-shed, with store-room over, and containing, also, the furnaces for heating the green-houses and the pits.