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treatment of his foliage. But in the beauti- 

 fully wooded and undulating parks and 

 meadows, which abound in that vicinity, the 

 prevailing tree is the wych elm, and I was 

 reminded of his lovely landscapes and back- 

 grounds on every side. If a man has any 

 soul at all the trees he knew best as a boy 

 remain his favourites to the end of his life. 



We leave here next week for a change of 

 air at the seaside. Much I grudge it, as I 

 cannot bear to be away from my garden for 

 any length of time. Boscombe, near Bourne- 

 mouth, is our destination, but one seaside place 

 is as bad as another to me now ; after the 

 first three days' pleasure in inhaling the ozone, 

 the monotony and seasidedness of the thing 

 palls on me dreadfully. 



