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is impossible to give an adequate idea of it by a photograph ; 

 the farthest point on the left is Syston House, the residence 

 of Sir J. Thorold, Bart., 8J miles away ; Belton Park 

 with the flag tower, and Harlaxton Manor may also be seen; 

 in the middle distance is the ancient village of Woolsthorpe- 

 by-Belvior with its church tower ; stretching away to the 

 right is a fine lake which extends a mile (see T^late 

 XUII), this was formed by banking up a small stream 

 called the Devon, which comes from Croxton and afterwards 

 joins the Trent at Newark. In the foreground the whole 

 garden is displayed, occupying a sloping bank, the bottom of 

 which is upwards of one hundred feet below the spectator. 



The greatest beauty is seen in May when the Rhododen- 

 drons are in flower, but a good variety of colour effect is 

 obtained continuously from March to November ; in the centre 

 of the dell shaped space are several tall columnar trees of 

 Cupressus Lawsoniana; these give a welcome variety of form 

 and relieve the flatness of the picture ; large bushes of Acer 

 negundo variegata The North American Maple are very 

 conspicuous with their white leaves. In one instance this tree 

 has been planted near to the purple leaved Hazel, and a nice 

 contrast is obtained in spring and early summer. A good 

 plant of Ulmus campestris Rosseelsii gives a patch of gold near 

 the centre, this is a small leaved elm and the best of the golden 

 varieties. Red, dark brown, or orange according to the time 

 of the year are furnished by the Japanese Maples mentioned 

 on page 72 ; a good specimen of the purple leaved Plum 

 Prunus Pissardii grows near to the Maples and retains its 

 colour through the summer better than they do ; in the autumn 



