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more space to develop. A very large assortment of all 

 the best flowering shrubs which will flourish in London 

 have taken the place of worn-out evergreens. The best 

 of the hollies, arbutus and healthy evergreens have been 

 encouraged by careful attention. The great object in 

 laying out the garden originally was naturally to obtain 

 as much privacy as possible, and the earth taken out of 

 the lake was formed into a great bank, which was 

 thickly planted to screen the stables and distant houses. 

 This bank, which was stifle and formal in appearance, 

 has now been artistically broken by planting and rock- 

 work — not merely by a few stones, which would seem 

 small, unnatural, and out of place, but by bold crags, 

 over which roses climb, and where gorse, savin and 

 broom, and countless other suitable plants look per- 

 fectly at home. The aspect of the lake is also 

 greatly enhanced by the substitution of rustic stone 

 bridges for the iron structures. The water's edge is 

 well furnished with iris and other water-loving plants 

 — the finest Marliac lilies brighten its surface — and 

 the stifle, round island is now varied by striking rocky 

 promontories and is prettily adorned with broom and 

 cherries. 



The colossal vase by Westmacott, executed as a 

 memento of the Battle of Waterloo, has lately been 

 placed on one of the lawns in an amphitheatre of trees. 

 It stands in front of his Majesty's summer-house, 

 which is quaint in design, and was brought from the 

 old Spring Gardens at Whitehall. The views down 

 the wide glades, with the groups of tall trees, the 

 bridges, the herbaceous borders, and the wealth of 

 flowering shrubs, make the garden altogether one of 

 singular charm considering it is even more truly " in 



