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GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



fragrant with a wealth of flowers, contrasting 

 favourably with the grey stone of the mansion, 

 and the dark green of box and yew. Sir John 

 Walrond displayed both skill and judgment in 

 the formation and development of the garden. It 

 assumed rare beauties under his hand, and has gone 

 on improving with the progress of years. He was 

 followed in possession by his son, who, after serving 

 in several Governments and long representing his 

 native county in the House of Commons, took a 

 peerage in 1906, and, adopting for his title a 

 mediaeval spelling of the family name, became 



Lord Waleran. At the General Election which then 

 took place, his son, the Hon. Lionel Walrond, M.P., 

 retained the Tiverton seat which his father had 

 so continuously held ; and, on the expiration of 

 a tenancy, has established himself in the old 

 family home, where he emulates his grand- 

 father's zeal and taste in its preservation and 

 improvement. Many new features are being added 

 to the nobly wooded grounds, rose and rock and 

 Japanese iris gardens being set in sequestered spots ; 

 while the Old English garden, which lies at some 

 distance from the house, is receiving deserved attention. 



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THE OLD ENTRANCE INTO THE HALL. 



