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156 on rearing timber... Sune 6. 
You fhould send, Mr Editor, your indolent in- 
fidels to see what wénders have been done, even in 
the stile of Englifh gardening, in this, one of the 
worst Rufsian provinces, whichnothing but political 
and commercial motives could make the residence of 
the court and nobility ; whilst they have such a su- 
perior country, and climate as Muscow to retire 
to. 
Putting the imperial gardens of Sarscocello and: 
Peterhoff out of the question, I fhall only hint at a 
few of the many, planted by subjects during my own 
time, which will sufficiently justify my criticism. 
‘Prince Orloff, about eighteen or nineteen years ago, 
adorneda magnificent seat (Gatchina, fifteen versts east 
of Sarscocello, belonging at present to his imperial 
highnefs the grand duke of Rufsia,) in.a wild part 
of the country, with a beautiful garden, planned by 
“one, and executed by another Englifhman, of the 
name of Sparrow ; and surely. amongst all the fine 
things of this delightful summer residence, the noble 
plantations are the most conspicuous, and draw most 
-attention. Fifteen versts beyond Gatchina, where the 
country, grown still wilder and apparently more 
steril, without a tree to be seen. till you arrive at 
his estate, Peter Demidoff, esq. a private Rufsian 
gentleman, who had been Jong enough in England to. 
speak and write the language, has . adorned his coun- 
try seat of Sivorik with four extensive’ contiguous 
gardens, in as many varieties of the Englith stile, to 
suit the size, ornaments, furniture, and water. of 
four houses placed at proper distances ; where he en- 
tertains his friends in a stile correspondent. to the: 
