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bright and fragrant 

 varieties of 

 flowers, are all 

 delightful in the : r 

 time. The pansy 

 is a great feature. 

 Nowadays there 

 are so many 

 varieties of the 

 plant in cultivation 

 that new beauties 

 have been attained 

 in diversified and 

 pretty blossoms, 

 all very gay and 

 bold. The 

 improvement 

 in the group is, 

 indeed, quite 

 remarkable, and 

 the "tufted" 

 kinds are particu- 

 larly noticeable, 

 as being closer in 

 habit of growth 

 and less unruly 

 tli a n the older 

 varieties. These 

 are cultivated 



in great numbers, and in favourable circumstances, at 

 Belton, and it is satisfactory to know that spring garden- 

 ing is there considered as much as the more radiant 

 gardening of the summer. B.it to make a catalogue of 

 the charms of the floral world which have been gathered 

 at Belton would neither be possible nor desirable. 



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Our fine illus- 

 t r a t i o n s show 

 sufficiently the 

 broad character 

 of the place, and 

 imagination will 

 reaJily supply the 

 rest. There is 

 sound garden archi- 

 tecture to study at 

 this noble seatalso; 

 but here, again, the 

 camera comes to 

 our aid, and calls 

 before us the visible 

 presentment of 

 things more clearly 

 than could be the 

 case with any de- 

 scription from the 

 pen. Let us there- 

 fore draw to a 

 conclusion. 



The very fine 

 conservatory 

 which stands near 

 the house, of 

 good architectural 

 character, wherein 



all the favourite flowers are grown in multitudes, 

 must, however, be alluded to. A fountain garden, with 

 ivy-grown arches, roses, lilies, and abundant other flowers, 

 is there also. But enough has now been said. Wherever 

 we go, in fact, we find good gardening reflected in each 

 part of the pleasure grounds of Belton House. 



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"Country Life." 



