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Embroideries to any sweeter less lasting Shrub 

 whatever, subject after a year or two to grow dry, 

 sticky, and full of gaps ; which Box is so little 

 obnoxious to, that having all seasons, it needs not to 

 be renewed for twenty years together, nor kept in 

 order with the Gar den- sheers, above once or twice a 

 year. But whilst I speak in favour of this sort of 

 edging, I only recommend the use of the Dutch Box 

 (rarely found growing in England) which is z.pumil 

 dwarf kind, with a smaller Leaf and slow of growth, 

 and which needs not to be kept above two Inches 

 high, and yet grows so close that Beds bordered 

 with Boards, keep not the Earth in better order ; 

 besides the Pleasantness of the Verdue is incom- 

 parable." In the angle of the two walls in the 

 Dutch Garden is a Columbarium or Dovecote, 

 without which few old houses were thought com- 

 plete, but, as a rule, they were not placed in the 

 Garden, for though a picturesque and delightful 

 feature, they are not, strictly speaking, Garden 

 Architecture. Walking past the house on the 

 left side of the entrance, there is a stretch of 

 grass, planted with hardy shrubs, which the soil 

 suits admirably. 



From here the Kitchen Garden is easily reached ; 

 it is a typical old-fashioned one entirely enclosed by 

 walls, and ought to be an excellent Fruit Garden, for 

 which it is chiefly used. 



On entering the Kitchen Garden, a herbaceous 



