viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



CUPPED YEWS AT A COTTAGE ENTRANCE . . To face page 36 



(From JekyWs l( Old West Surrey." By courtesy 



of Messrs Longmans , Green 5* Co.) 



CROSSES AND JUGS IN Yew . . . . ,, 38 



(By courtesy of Messrs Cheat} 



VARIOUSLY-SHAPED YEW TREES . . . . ,, ,, 40 



(By courtesy of Messrs Cutbush) 



A PEACOCK CUT IN YEW AT COMPTON WTNYATES . 40 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



OLD-FASHIONED Box GARDEN, CHASTLETON HOUSE . 41 



( By courtesy of Miss Whitmore Jones) 



COTTAGE AT DITCHEAT, SOMERSET . . . ,, 44 



(Photo, by Mr Hulbert) 



CROSS IN YEW IN ST BONIFACE CHURCHYARD, BONCHURCH, 



ISLE OF WIGHT . . . . . 48 



YEWS AT MONTACUTE, SOMERSET . . . ,, 50 



{Photo, by Mr F. Goode} 



THE POST OFFICE, DITCHEAT . . . . 52 



(Photo, by Mr Hulberf) 



OLD EXAMPLE OF TOPIARY IN Box AT COMPTON WYNYATES ,, ,, 54 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



LEVENS GARDENS: GENERAL VIEW . . . ,, 56 



A VERDANT PEACOCK . . . . . ,, 60 



(Photo, by Mr Charles Thonger) 



SEAT AT THE PRIORY, GLASTONBURY . . . 62 



(Photo, by Mr Hulberf) 



LEVENS GARDENS: UMBRELLA, INDIAN WIGWAM, AND EAST 



WALK . 66 



ARM-CHAIR IN Box AT COMPTON WYNYATES . . ,, ,,68 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



THE COTTAGER'S PRIDE . . . . . 70 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



COTTAGE TOPIARY AT NORTH WEALD, ESSEX . . 72 



A SWAN IN Box AT COMPTON WYNYATES , . ,, ,, 72 



(Photo, by Mr F. Goode) 



LEVENS GARDENS: SHOWING LETTER B AND LION . 76 



NOTE. The Publisher "will be glad if readers ivill send him, at Figo Street, W., 

 photographs or notes of any remarkable specimens of 'Topiary ', for inclusion in 

 a ne-w edition. 



