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the Garden to be put in the same model as the gardener 

 hath proposed." The delightful terrace, which is still 

 one of the most beautiful features in the Garden, existed 

 before these alterations began, but the sun-dial which still 

 adorns it was added during these changes. The pay- 

 ment for it was made to Strong, who was contractor for 

 St. Paul's under Wren : " To Edward Strong, for the 

 pedestal for the dial in the Great Garden steps, &c., 

 jf 25." The beautiful gates of wrought iron were put 

 up in 1730. The design shows the arms of Gray's Inn, 

 as well as the winged horse of the Inner Temple, in 

 compliment to the other learned society, its close ally. 

 In the same way the Pegasus occurs at Gray's Inn. It 

 was probably along this terrace that some of the orange 

 trees in pots were placed during the summer. The pots 

 in which these oranges and other " greens " were grown 

 seem to have been specially decorative. It was a serious 

 offence when Allgood, a member of the Inn, broke some, 

 and was obliged to " furnish other pots of like fashion 

 and value," otherwise he would "be put out of com- 

 mons." After this others were purchased, as the pay- 

 ment of £S was made "for a large mould, carved in 

 wood, for casting of earthen pots for the Garden " ; 

 and in other years further similar expenses occur, one in 

 1690 " to the potter for a large pot made for the Garden, 

 painted in oil, ;^i, 5s." Some of the plants grown 

 would stand the winter in the open, but after the oranges 

 made their appearance a shelter had to be provided. 

 Green-houses owed their origin to this necessity, and as 

 they were only used in winter, and merely sheltered the 

 large pots of " greens," these green-houses or orangeries 

 were built like rooms, and used as summer-houses during 

 warm months. All the larger gardens had their green- 



