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from which the gardeners take water, and all the strawberries are planted 

 close to the wells in the inner and outer walled gardens. 



The kitchen-gardens, the hot-houses, and the store-houses and some other 

 structures can be locked up at pleasure, Mr. Harrison and Mr. Pratt being 

 the only persons having complete master keys. Part of the outer kitchen- 

 garden is enclosed with an open iron spike fence, 5 ft. 6 in. high, within which 

 and the inner walled garden are the strawberries and choicest gooseberries, 

 figs, etc., and these enclosures are opened only by the master keys. The 

 whole, therefore, of the wall and best fruit is secured from plunder. 



The beauties of this place, as has been already mentioned, depend chiefly 

 on the taste and judgment displayed in laying out the walks, and distrib- 

 uting the trees and shrubs ; though the choice of a situation for the pond, 

 and the mount adjoining it, is also a matter of some consequence. 



ani Agave Mount.] 



The trees and shrubs, being comparatively limited in number, consist of 

 one of almost every kind that is to be procured in British nurseries, exclusive 

 of those which are common, or not considered ornamental. In selecting 

 these, the more rare kinds have been procured, and planted quite young ; 

 Mr. Harrison and Mr. Pratt having found, by experience, that the pines and 

 firs should be planted out when not more than of three or four years' growth. 



