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trees, with the court and fountaine of the stables adorn'd 

 with the Caesar's heads. 



I went to Box-hill to see those rare natural bowers, 

 cabinets, and shady walkes in the box-copses : hence 

 we walk'd to Mickleham, and saw Sir F. Stidolph's 

 seate environ'd with elme-trees and walnuts innumer- 

 able, and of which last he told us they receiv'd a 

 considerable revenue. Here are such goodly walkes 

 and hills shaded with yew and box as render the place 

 extreamely agreeable, it seeming from these ever-greens 

 to be summer all the winter. 



9 Aug., 1 66 1. I first saw the famous Queen's Pine l 

 brought from Barbados and presented to his Majestie ; 

 but the first that were ever seen in England were those 

 sent to Cromwell foure years since. 



June, 1662. The park (at Hampton Court) formerly 

 a flat naked piece of ground, now planted with sweete 

 rows of lime-trees ; and the canall for water now neere 



1 At Kensington Palace is a curious picture of King 

 Charles receiving a pine apple from his gardener Mr. Rose, 

 who is presenting it on his knees. 



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