COCKER'S NURSERY 



who hath two loaves sell one, and buy flower of 

 narcissus ; for bread is but food for the body, whereas 

 narcissus is food for the soul " ? 



The most delectable part of all this demesne lies 

 round the lake. A precipitous crag screens the 

 southern shore, planted with many choice trees and 

 shrubs. It is a great pleasure to be escorted thither 

 by Mr. Brown, who has tended these grounds for 

 more than fifty years, and can show you conifers 

 100 feet high planted by himself under direction of 

 the late Sir Thomas Hepburn. Specially notable are 

 Picea sitchensis and Abies nobilis, and by ascending 

 to the summit of the crag you may have the pleasure, 

 unusual in this country, of viewing these lofty 

 trees from a level with their tops. Here and there 

 advantage has been taken of clearings in this fine 

 wood to plant Himalayan rhododendrons, bam- 

 boos and other shelter-loving growths. 



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