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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



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THE NORTH GATE. 



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quaint old mansion. The hush of ancient times seems to 

 dwell about the Broad Walk as we enter it between those 

 two great pillars, with the beautiful urns on the top, though 

 the glamour of the eld certainly does not imply neglect or 

 di/cay at Ham House. There are no weedy paths or 

 tangled beds, and, unlike the moated grange of Mariana, 

 where 



" The rusted nails fell from the knots 

 Thnt held the pear to the gaLL-wall," 



everything is kept in perfect order. There is a delightful 



outlook over the garden from the south front, where the low 

 terrace wall is skirted by a border delightfully planted with 

 masses of flowers. Here in June lovely white lilies and pale 

 blue larkspurs are flowering, followed later by hollyhocks, and 

 such beautiful things as the Aistra>merias and Galtonia 

 candicans, and there are groups of white Canterbury bells, 

 sea-holly, evening primroses, irises, China roses, and many 

 other favourite flowers. The very walls are green and 

 beautiful with the shrubby growths they shelter. The old 

 house itself, too, is garlanded with many beautiful climbers 



Cefyrighl. 



FROM THE WEST GARDEN. 



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