The Moult; -Jackson, Esq. The house and grounds occupy a narrow sloping strip of land at the base of a steep descent, on a rocky shore, 20 or 30 feet above high-water mark. The climate is considered to be the mildest in England, Salcombe Bay being the most southerly bay in the island. The ground is varied by terraces, and enriched by numerous plants grown elsewhere in greenhouses. On the rocks the samphire luxuriates, and in the sandy places the sea-beet. From the steep rising ground behind, a protruding rocky point on one side, the sea in front, and the continual noise of the breakers against the rocks, there is a peculiar mixture of solitariness and wildness about this place, which we have not found any where else, and with which we were much delighted. It was in good order, with abundance of oranges, lemons, and peaches on the wall trees. Among the plants we noted Aloysia 8 ft., Eucalyptus 15 ft., and Acacia dealbata 20 ft. high; Medicago arborea, 6 ft. high; Veronica decussata, 3 ft. high; a flower stem of Agave americana, 27 ft. long, the remains of a plant which had flowered after being thirty years in the open ground without protection. The leaves of some agaves which had not yet flowered were 6 and 7 ft. long. Richardia ï¾µthiopica is here quite hardy, and ripens seeds.
