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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



In many places the walls 

 are wreathed with climbing 

 plants, and give support to 

 such growths as the splen- 

 did Magnolia grandiflora, 

 whilst some of them, as on 

 the north side, are richly 

 mantled with ivy. 



There is a character of 

 great stateliness in the 

 noble pleasure grounds at 

 Panshanger. The broad 

 expanses of gre^n lawn, 

 upon which mighty trees 

 cast down their vast domain 

 of shade, combine with the 

 features nearer at hand to 

 c o m p o s e surpassingly 

 beautiful pictures. It is a 

 goodly prospect, indeed, a 

 region of delectable charms, 

 that we survey, wherein 

 Nature and Art together 

 have worked to produce the 

 glory i-f the gardens. The 

 forma! character prevails 

 largely, though the diversity 

 of treatment leaves room 

 for much that is natural and 

 picturesque. In the first 

 style is the " box garden " 

 at one end of the terrace, 

 where are the arms of 

 Cowper and De Grey 

 grown and cut in well- 

 trimmed box. The Dairy 

 Garden, on the east side of 

 the terrace in front of the 

 great conservatory, a sweet 

 place with a quaintness of its own, is 

 manner. On the other hand, the rock 



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A BACCHIC VASE. 



formed in a similar 

 garden, a delightful 



retreat, is full of natural 

 charm, and is adorned with 

 many of the plants collected 

 by the Countess Cowper 

 during her travels. Ferns 

 are grown here in great 

 abundance, the British 

 varieties being very prolific. 

 The rose garden, again, is 

 extremely delightful, with 

 pillar, standard, and climb- 

 ing plants. Everywhere 

 extreme richness charac- 

 terises the place. The 

 hardy flowers are well 

 planted in clumps for effect, 

 and grow in great numbers, 

 and the splendid woodland 

 forms a fine background for 

 the radiant charms of the 

 flower-beds and the more 

 sober attractions of the 

 lawns. In short, turn which 

 way we may, there is some- 

 thing to satisfy the eye in 

 the pleasure grounds of 

 Panshanger. 



To the many pictures 

 accompanying this article 

 must be left the full illus- 

 tration of the charms of the 

 place. The beauties of the 

 garden do not end with the 

 gay and fragrant things 

 that grow so luxuriantly, 

 for it has architectural 

 accessories of excellent and 

 appropriate character. We 

 should go far, for example, 



before we found so splendid a garden adornment, of classic 



aspect, as the great Bacchic vase we depict. 



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