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by those two industrious fellow-gardiners, Mr. London, 

 and Mr. Wise) affords such an umbraculum Jrondium^ 

 the most natural, proper station and convenience for 

 the protection of our orange-trees, myrtles, (and other 

 rare perennials and exoticks) from the scorching darts 

 of the sun, and heat of summer ; placing the cases, 

 pots, G?c. under this shelter, when either at the first 

 peeping out of the winter concleave, or during the 

 increasing heat of summer, they so are ranged and 

 disposed, as to adorn a noble area of a most magni- 

 ficent paradisian dining-room to the top of hortulan 

 pomp and bliss, superior to all the artificial furniture 

 of the greatest prince's court : Here the Indian 

 narcissus, tuberoses, Japan-lillies, jasmines, jonquills, 

 lalaes, periclymena, roses, carnations, (with all the 

 pride of the parter) intermixt between the tree-cases, 

 flowry vasas, busts and statues, entertain the eye, and 

 breath their redolent odors and perfumes to the smell : 

 The golden fruit and apples of Hesperides, gratifie 

 the taste, with the delicious annanas, affecting all the 

 sensories ; whilst the chearf ul ditties of canorus birds, 

 recording their innocent amours to the murmurs of 

 the bubling fountain, delight the ear, and with the 

 charming accents of the fair and vertuous sex, (pre- 

 ferable to all the admired composure of the most 

 skilful musitians) join consort in hymns and hallelujahs 

 to the bountiful and glorious Creator, who has left 

 none of the senses, which he has not gratify'd at once, 

 with their most agreeable and proper objects. 



But to return to Brompton : 'Tis not to be imagin'd 

 what a surprizing scene, such a spacious salone, tapis- 

 tried with the natural verdure of the glittering 

 foliage, present the spectator, and recompenses the 

 toil of the ingenious planter ; when after a little 



