LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



VIEW IN LEVENS GARDENS: SHOWING GARDENER'S HOUSE Frontispiece 

 Box TREE COTTAGE, RUSTINGTON . . . To face page z 



(From a draiving by Mr W. Graham Robertson) 



A PIG IN Box AT COMPTON WYNYATES . . ,, ,, 4 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goods'} 



A FARMYARD FOWL AT COMPTON WYNYATES . . ,, 6 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



A LEATHERN BOTTEL IN Box AT COMPTON WYNYATES . ,,6 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 

 LEVENS GARDENS: THE BROAD WALK ... . 8 



BOATS, PYRAMIDS, AND PEACOCKS . . . 10 



(By courtesy of Hfessrs Cheat) 



THE HARLINGTON YEW . . . . ,, 12 



(By courtesy of" The Gardener's Magazine"} 



PEACOCKS, TABLES, SPIRALS, AND BOATS IN YEW AND Box ,, ,,14 



(By courtesy of Messrs Chcal) 

 BEECH HEDGE AND BOWLING GREEN AT LEVENS . . 16 



EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIEW OF LORD HAMILTON'S 



GROUNDS NEAR THE THAMES . . . 18 



(By courtesy of ' ' The Agricultural Economist ") 

 MUNTHAM COURT, SUSSEX . . . . . zz 



(By courtesy of ( ' The Agricultural Economist ") 

 YEW TREE WITH BIRD . . . . . ,, 24 



(By courtesy of Messrs Cut bush) 

 CROWN GARDEN, MUNTHAM COURT, SUSSEX . . ,, ,,28 



(By courtesy of " The Agricultural Economist ") 

 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S CROWN AND JUG, ELVASTON CASTLE ,, ,, 30 



(By courtesy of (( The Gardener's Magazine ") 

 HENS, DUCKS, AND PEACOCKS IN Box AND YEW . ,,32 



(By courtesy of Messrs Cheal) 



YEW TREE WITH BIRD ANOTHER FORM . . 34 



(By courtesy of Messrs Cut bush) 



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