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the golden setting of oak and elm trees enhances the appear- 

 ance, and in the winter they contribute largely to the warmth 

 of this garden by screening the cold winds from every quarter. 

 Some large trees of the gean or wild cherry (Cerasus 

 avium) may be seen just outside the fence, and until quite 

 recently two very large ones hung over the walk near the 

 north entrance. This tree is very conspicuous from the neigh- 

 bouring hills when in flower ; the foliage is also beautifully 

 coloured in the autumn and gives off a nice perfume. The 

 flower of the double white Cherry is very beautiful, and the 

 tree grows freely ; a good sized specimen about twenty years 

 old grows in the lower part of the garden ; smaller plants of 

 the double Chinese Cherry Cerasus pseudo cerasus may 

 also be seen ; this is one of the best of our spring flowering 

 shrubs and will grow into a good sized tree, the variety called 

 J. H. Veitch is the finest. Both have large double flowers of a 

 delicate pink colour. On the east side of the centre by the 

 side of one of the rockeries is a fine plant of Cornus mas 

 variegata. This is conspicuous in spring when in flower by 

 reason of its small yellow blossoms which appear before the 

 leaves, and throughout the summer retains its variegated foli- 

 age in good condition ; a few yards below this are some large 

 bushes of the Sweet Gale Myrica gale both catkins and 

 leaves of which emit a fragrant perfume when rubbed in the 

 hand. It is well known in Scotland and the Northern parts of 

 England, where it grows wild in damp places and is called 

 Bog Myrtle ; a near relation to this is the Candleberry 

 Myrtle Myrica cerasifera a native of North America, a 

 plant is growing in the central part of the garden among some 



