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inexpressibly delightful, unbroken as it was, except by the song of 

 the lark, or the voices of the boys urging their horses on, as the hay- 

 makers rapidly loaded up, one after another, the cocks of well-made 

 hay, which filled the air with its fragrance. 



On arriving at the place of our destination, finding that we 

 had a day to spare, we gladly embraced the opportunity for visiting 

 Cossey. Our late friend's sister accompanied us into the park, and 

 pointed out spots he had often mentioned to us in his lifetime. 

 The old family house is overshadowed with the unfinished portion 

 of a magnificent pile, which has remained in that state for a number 

 of years. We found the gardens, which are separated from the park 

 by a light iron fence, very pretty, simply laid out, and well kept up. 

 The grounds gradually ascend from the house, and terminate in 

 hanging woods, through which paths are cut, affording the most 

 delightfully shaded walks, furnished with seats in suitable places. 

 Near the mansion, and in its rear, a small stream expands into a long 

 and wide sheet of water ; on the opposite bank of which is the house 

 in which our friend was born. There his love of nature grew with 

 his growth. His attachment for the spot strengthened with years 

 and absence, and his recollections of it formed the subject of one of 

 his latest conversations with those who were privileged to perform 

 the last offices of friendship for him. 



On our return, we stopped our horse in the stream where it 

 crosses the road, a point from which one of the most striking views 

 of the mansion is obtained through the railing of a rustic bridge. 



We remarked as we rode along, that we have passed through no 

 part of England where the farm-houses and cottages are so prettily 

 covered with Roses, Honeysuckles, and other flowering climbers. 

 Some of them were really models of the beauty which may be con- 

 ferred upon buildings otherwise unsightly. A couple of tumble- 

 down cottages, in particular, were so overrun with a selection of 

 Roses of various hues, loading the air with their fragrance, that they 

 became perfect studies for the artist ; and we cannot forbear present- 

 ing our readers with a sketch of the picturesque dwelling to which 

 we returned after our day's ramble through the Norfolk lanes, be- 

 lieving that a fairer specimen of an old English farm-house could 

 not be found, and knowing that some of our Norfolk readers will, 

 with ourselves, long remember many agreeable hours spent in that 

 hospitable abode. 



NEW PLANTS, 



Figured in the Botanical Magazine for March. 



Cereus Tweedief. a simple-stemmed plant of the Cactus tribe, having a 

 dwarf erect stiff habit. The flowers are produced from the side, and are \Avgc, 

 handsome, and of a rich orange-crimson colour. This species is the prettiest of 

 all the genus, and well deserves to be cultivated in all collections. It is a native 

 of Buenos Ayres. Figured from Kew. 



Cephalotaxus Foutuni. a handsome spreading evergreen tree of the Yew 



