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'dwarfe boxe, of excellent use to border up a knott 

 or long beds in a garden.' 



"The beds ranging with these, on the other side 

 of the gravel walk, are at present entirely occupied 

 with spring flowers largely gifts, like the others, 

 from contributors all over the kingdom. In the 

 summer they will be furnished with the low-growing 

 flowers known to the gardeners of the early years of 

 James the First's reign carnations, 'our streaked 

 gillyvors,' pansies, stocks, fox-gloves, sweet- 

 williams, snapdragons, and so on. ... 



THE WILD BANK OF HEATH 



"At the eastern or lower end of the garden the aim 

 has been to carry out, so far as the space available 

 admits, Bacon's idea, expressed in his famous essay 

 'Of Gardens,' of a 'heath or desert, in the going 

 forth, framed, as much as may be, to a natural wild- 

 ness.' With this object, there has been thrown up an 

 irregular bank, whereon have already been planted 

 most of the flowers and herbs mentioned by Shake- 

 speare in his writings ; and where, it is hoped, every 

 species known in his time will eventually find a 

 place. 



"In doing this the great natural philosopher's pre- 

 cepts have been faithfully followed, modified by 



