Selected plants in the Hortus
Ixia ‘Dido’
Hybrid Ixia of unknown parentage. Probably bred at Camden Park but no description is extant.
Added on November 10 2009
Gladiolus x ramosus Paxt.
Gladiolus cardinalis x G. oppositiflorus hybrid, with heavy and broad leaves and flowers of a rosy-blush colour, with heavy carmine stains on the three lower divisions. [Grey].
Added on October 26 2009
Rosa ‘Lamarque’
Noisette rose. ‘Lamarque’ has very large, full, cupped white flowers with deep straw centres, produced on a vigorous, almost thornless shrub. [Gore, Rivers (1854, 1857, 1863), FC p.230/1857, Amat].
Added on February 12 2010
Nerium oleander ‘Purpurascens’
A cultivar of Nerium oleander L. Camden Park bred. ‘Purpurascens is a fine showy variety of bright rose colour raised by us from seed.’ William Macarthur. See Nerium oleander ‘Albo pleno’ for more information on this plant.
Added on June 03 2009
Clerodendrum paniculatum L.
Shrub with ovate, cordate leaves and much branched panicles of scarlet flowers. To 1.2m. [RHSD].
Added on February 22 2009
Cyclamen repandum Auct. ex Knuth
Cormous perennial with soft, caudate and wavy-edged leaves, flowers bright carmine with a deeper throat. [RHSD, Hortus].
Added on January 18 2009
News
Improvements to Hortus Camdenensis
The Hortus software has been upgraded. This led to some minor errors in the layout of plant names, particularly in the headings of Plant Profile pages but these have now been largely overcome. Improvements are also progressively being made to the content of the Hortus in three main areas, botanical and horticultural history, cross referencing and illustrations. Some enhancements will be done as the opportunity arises but most will be completed family by family. This will take at least two years to complete.
Published Sep 14, 2010 - 04:06 PM | Last updated Aug 12, 2012 - 04:36 PM
Sir William Macarthur on Vines and Vineyards
Sir William Macarthur wrote extensively on vines and Vineyards. It is our intention to publish all his writings in the Hortus.
Published Aug 01, 2010 - 04:58 PM | Last updated Oct 04, 2010 - 04:47 PM
Working Bee dates
Working Bee dates for 2012.
Published Jun 29, 2010 - 02:59 PM | Last updated Jan 10, 2012 - 05:19 PM
Open House and Gardens
Camden Park House and Gardens will be open to the public on Saturday 22nd September, 2012, from 12.00 noon until 4.00 pm, and Sunday 23rd from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm.
Published Dec 30, 2009 - 02:58 PM | Last updated Jan 09, 2012 - 05:31 PM
Essays
Camden Park Roses
Roses were very important to the Camden Park gardens, 297 are listed in the Hortus, substantially more than the next largest genus, Camellia with 140 plants. This brief review summarises the major types of rose grown and discusses the change in profile of roses over the decades from 1843 to 1861.
Published Feb 13, 2010 - 03:27 PM | Last updated Jun 27, 2010 - 11:02 AM
Letters on the Culture of the Vine Part 4: Forming the Vineyard and Planting Vines
Letters on the Culture of the Vine and Manufacture of Wine by Maro, pen-name of William Macarthur. Letters V and VI deal with the formation of the vineyard and planting the vines. The illustration used here is Macarthur’s Plate 1, a ground plan for a vineyard. This is probably based on his own third vineyard, commenced c.1830.
The entire book is reproduced in the Hortus in ten parts. For background information and Macarthur’s Introduction to the book see Part 1.
Published Sep 05, 2010 - 05:03 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2011 - 11:15 AM
Letters on the Culture of the Vine Part 6: The Vintage
Letters on the Culture of the Vine and Manufacture of Wine by Maro, pen-name of William Macarthur. Letters IX, X and XI deal with the vintage, including the theory and practice of fermentation and preparation for winemaking. The process of winemaking is dealt with in more detail in subsequent letters. The illustration used here is a wine label from the 1852 Muscat vintage. Follow this link to further examples of wine labels from this period.
The entire book is reproduced in the Hortus in ten parts. For background information and Macarthur’s Introduction to the book see Part 1.
Published Sep 15, 2010 - 03:53 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2011 - 11:15 AM
Letters on the Culture of the Vine Part 2: Climate and Soil
Letters on the Culture of the Vine and Manufacture of Wine by Maro, pen-name of William Macarthur. Letters I and II deal with climate, site and soil.
The entire book is reproduced in the Hortus in ten parts. For background information and Macarthur’s Introduction to the book see Part 1.
Published Sep 01, 2010 - 03:26 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2011 - 11:16 AM
About the Hortus
The Hortus attempts to correctly identify, describe, illustrate and provide a brief history of all the plants grown at Camden Park between c.1820 and 1861.
Plants in the Hortus
The Hortus plants served a wide range of purposes: ornament, living fences, fibre, dyestuffs, medicine, food from the garden and orchard, and many others.
Plant Families
Plants in the Hortus are grouped by Family, perhaps the most useful of the higher order classifications.
Essays
Essays enhance the Hortus by providing a level of detail about the gardens, people, and plants that would be inappropriate for an individual plant profile.
Hortus News
News provides an opportunity for people interested in the gardens to keep in touch with the work being done to maintain and reinvigorate the gardens and receive advance notice of events such as Open Garden days.
