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with the box that it growes in, and the earth 

 and materialls feeding the same, wee valew at 

 10. 05. Od. 



"There are also belonginge to the said 

 oringe-garden six pomegranet-trees, bearing 

 faire and large fruits, which, togeather with 

 the square boxes they growe in, and the 

 earth and materialls therein feeding the same, 

 wee valew at three poundes a tree, one with 

 another, in toto, 18. Os. Qd." 



There were also eighteen orange-trees 

 that had not borne fruit, which, with their 

 boxes, were valued at 5 a tree, one with 

 another, 90. 



A white marble fountain, with a statue 

 of Diana upon it, and " a fayer led cestern 

 belonging to it, and a chanelled pavement," 

 were esteemed to be worth 7- 



" Another fountain of white marble, with 

 a statue of a mermaid, with the cestern, &c." 

 were valued at 10. 



Orange-trees have been grown in the 

 southern parts of Devonshire for more than 

 100 years past. When trained to walls, they 

 produce large, handsome fruit, but not of 

 equal value to the lemons grown in the same 

 situation. Most of these were raised in this 

 country from seeds, and they are thought 

 to be more hardy than trees imported ; but 



