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La Quintinye, whose book, " The Complete 

 Gardiner," he translated into English. 



The Yew hedge at Albury is quite remarkable 

 in its way : "It is rather a row of Yew trees the 

 trunks of which are bare and the tops of which 

 form one solid head of about ten feet high, while 

 the bottom branches come out on each side of the 

 row about eight feet horizontally. The grand old 

 Hedge is quite a quarter of a mile long. There is 

 a wide gravel path, that runs parallel with it and is 

 the most delightful walk in summer or winter." 



It is supposed that Evelyn intended in his design 

 to terrace the whole of the Gardens at Albury. 

 Opinions differ as to the merit of this idea, and the 

 present design of the two Terraces, and the Irregular 

 Garden is much admired with its fine trees, Rose 

 Garden, and winding river. On a summer day it 

 is a delightful walk, up to the green Terraces along 

 gravel paths, richly planted with handsome trees, 

 and across a rustic bridge, past a Rose Garden 

 laid out in old-fashioned shaped beds. 



All this part of the Garden owes its irregular 

 charm of arrangement to the sixth Duke of North- 

 umberland, who planted the splendid row of Limes 

 along one of the prettiest paths, their tall, grey 

 stems contrasting delicately in the sunlight with 

 the masses of many-coloured Rhododendrons, 

 appearing in the undergrowth on each side. 



These Gardens are so judiciously placed, facing 



