Estate Tree Planting 1853-1854
Cost of Plants and Dispute November 11th 1853

1 Clump on the other side of the Buckingham road £20/0/0

2 do upper side of the canal £30/0/0

3 "lower side of the canal £12/0/0

4 "left hand of new road from Buckingham £50/0/0

5 "each side of the embankment of the new road £40/0/0

6 On the right on leaving the new road and going to the house £20/0/0

7 Filling up the whole of the ground round where the New Stables are proposed with trees £50/0/0

8 do betwix the laundry conservatory by river £25/0/0

The above account Excludes the cutting of the trees and shrubs with exception of those at Aylesbury which will be bought by me to the Neptune Inn.

Estimate for planting re (as) Thornton 1853

Estimate of various pieces of ground to be Double Dug and planted with trees and shrubs all failures to be made good for three years at Thornton Hall the Seat of the Honourable R.Cavendish that are not to Exceed the following amounts and to be liable the reduction if Mr Ferguson or other competent person considers them too much.

Signed D.Ferguson
Home
Buckingham
11th November 1853

(AYLESBURY RECORD OFFICE D212/19 BSHE 8/6/04)
This list was made after a dispute between the gardener and the Hon. Cavendish regarding the number of trees planted. He called in another gardener from Stowe to verify the number of trees and plants surviving. The prices are in pounds, shillings and pence. Items pencilled on the original document are here in italics. The signatures are those of the gardeners - J A Frazer being the one from Stowe.




List No. 1


No. 8. Foot of the Laundry
No.2. Clump upper side of the Canal


257 Large Laurels 2 10





200 Box 1 10
1204 Laurels £1 per 100 12

18 Spruce 1/6 1 7
212 Berberis 15/- 1 10
49 do. Small. 6.
6
30 Spruce, large 2/6 3 15
9 Oak
1
161 do. , small 8 1 1 6
19 Alder
2 6 64 Larch, large 2/- 6 - -
2 Weeping Willow
10
80 do. , small
4
36 Scotch Fir
4 6 130 Oak 12/-
15
27 Chesnuts
2 6 170 Ash 10/-
17
15 Beech
2
60 Chesnut - Large 1/6 4 10
10 Poplar
1 6 172 Hazel
6
16 Beech
2 6 24 Hornbeam
1
3 Yew
3
12 Beech
1
8 Lilac
4
7 New Thorns
14
669
7 6 6 4 Silver Fir, large
6





8 Lilac Large 1/6
12

No.4


3 Box

6
1854 W. Cavendish


450 Privet 1

June 2nd



200 Scotch Fir 10/- 1 - -
50 Spruce
5
73 Ash, now planted near the house
7
75 Common Yew 1

3064
£35 0 0
50 - do. Box
7 6




100 Holly
5

No. 3. Lower side of the Canal.


12 Cotoneaster 4
4





590 Laurels 15/- 4 5
52 Large Spruce 3/ 7 10
4 Arborvittee 1/6
6
37 do. Laurel 9d 1 7
5 - 500 Laurel 3 15
180 Small do. £1 1 15
100 Spruce 10/-
10
30 Oak 1½d
3 9
100 Box 10/-
10
42 Ash
4
52 Yews
10
17 Scotch Fir
2 6
12 Portugal Laurel
6
358
£11 2 3
450 Privet 1


35.0.0
DF
12 Chesnuts
2

11.2.3


18 Elm
3

13.10.4 J A Frazer


18 Larch
1 6
10.8.6 70 1 1
24 Oak
2





12 12 Aucubas
6






Irish Yew







4 Arborvittees
4





2 Phyllereas
1 6




2055








2146








2155
14 3 6





Thornton Hall








18th Sept 1854







No.1 D Ferguson








J A Frazer


















No. 5. Embankment next the House




No. 7. Round the Stables


300 Laurels, £1 3

110 Laurels Large 1/6 8 2 6
500 Berberis 15/- 3 15
2464 do Small, £1 25

312 Box 13/- 2 7
76 Spruce large 2/- 7 12
200 Privet 4
8
272 do. Small, 10/- 1 7
70 Dogwood 10/-
7
240 Oak 10/- 1 4
9 New Thorn 2/-
18
207 Ash 10/- 1

9 Lilac
9
50 Sycamore 10/-
5
19 Laburnum
9
77 Chesnuts
12
4 Syringias
2
10 Lauristinus
10
50 Roses 3d
12 6 6 Hollies Varigatea
9
40 Cotoneaster, 4d
13 4 17 Yews
17
3 Sumach Large
6
1 Cedrus Deodara
7 6
2 Spruce Firs

6 1 Pinus Excelsa
7 6
1 Yew
1
24 Roses
6
2 Ribes Large
2
61 Berberis
10
1511
£13 10 4 311 Ash, not planted 1 10

Embankment Side nearest(?)


60 Poplar
10

No. 6. (Dunshanger


45 Cotoneaster 4d
15

Side


2 Silver Fir
1 6
620 Laurel £1 6 4
44 Lilacs 2 2
154 Berberis 15/- 1 2 6 26 Large Snowberry 1

372 Privet
15
3 Scarlet Thorn
4 6
8 New Thorn
12
2 Weeping Ash
5
33 Cotoneaster 4d
11
5 Laburnum
2 6
2 Syringias
1
73 Scotch Fir
7
14 Laburnum
7
17 Alders - Large -
4
97 Box
15
140 Hazel
5
1 Yew
1
3 Arborvittee
10
1301
10 8 6 1 Sumach
1

D F


3 Large Turkey(?) Oak
3

J A Frazer


4381
56 10 0







DF


14. 3. 6





J A Frazer


70. 1. 1 126 1 1






36.10.0 18 - -





1. 6. 6 144








128. 7. 1