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not appear to suit well, and it will not be in our time that 

 they will attain to the massive beauty of the old cedar. 



Beyond the large Holm Oak, Quercus ilex, 8 ft. in girth, 

 to the east, has been newly planted an Arbor vitae, Thuja 

 occidentalism interesting as the particular species of American 

 tree which was the first to be cultivated in this country. 



Near the Lime by the main entrance to the Garden is 

 our largest Box-tree, with a stem of about 2 ft. in girth. 

 Box-wood has been used to such an extent for making 

 engraved blocks for the illustration of books and journals 

 that the supply of large pieces in recent years has not kept 

 pace with the demand. It will be interesting to see whether 

 the substitution of photographic process-blocks for wood-cuts 

 will give large box-trees a new lease of life. 



PLAN OF THE GARDEN 



The plan of the Garden within the walls still retains its 

 early simplicity. There is a walk along each of the four 

 sides. Two main walks leading from the North to the South 

 Gate and from the East to the West Gate cross one another 

 by a circular fountain in the middle of the square garden. 

 Two other walks from north to south divide the Garden into 

 eight plots, which for ready reference are marked A to H 

 upon the plan. These two walks may be termed the Dog 

 Walk and the Boar Walk, after the sculptures which orna- 

 ment them. The originals are in the Uffizi Gallery in 

 Florence. 



The arrangement of the trees is shown on the plan, pp. 36 

 and 37. A list of wall-plants is printed on p. 144. 

 Trunk-girths are measured at a height of about 4 ft. 



On entering the Garden by the Danby Gate the visitor 

 cannot fail to notice the very fine Sophora japonica, close on 

 70 ft. in height, a species of Leguminous tree common in 

 courtyards of Eastern temples, whose flowers yield a yellow 



