1 2 Yew- Trees of Great Britain and Ireland 



in existence. 1 The yew-trees on the terrace at 

 H addon Hall were formerly clipped, but are now 

 growing naturally into great trees. 



Fine yew hedges are to be seen at Barncleuth, 

 Haddingtonshire, and at Montacute, and there are 

 also good examples at Rockingham, Brickwall, 

 Northiam, Sussex; at Button John, near Penrith ; 

 at Wrest, Bedfordshire, a yew hedge twenty feet 

 high surrounds the fish-pond. 2 



' At Melbourne, Derbyshire, and at Holme Lacy, 

 Hereford, where they are magnificent and of extra- 

 ordinary height and thickness.' 3 At Ashridge 'the 

 wall enclosing a corner of the garden is part of the 

 cloister, and near it there is also a third yew hedge 

 enclosing another small piece of garden. Those at 

 Arley, Cheshire, and at Penshurst, are said to be 

 only twenty-five years old.' 



At Helmarton Lodge, Calne, there are two 

 hedges, Q|- feet thick and about 60 yards in length. 

 They are between forty-five and fifty years old. 



The yew hedges at Coryton Park, Devon, date 

 probably from 1756. 



A charming effect is that produced at Aldby Park, 

 near York. The lawn, on the river-front of the 

 house, is bordered by clipped yew hedges, 1 5 feet in 

 thickness, with marble statues in front ; the hedges 

 are backed by fine yew-trees, about 180 years old, 



1 The Formal Garden. 2 History of Gardening in England, p. 26. 



3 Morris, County Seats of Great Britain, vol. i. 



