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17. DAFFODILS IN A MIDDLESEX GARDEN 121 



18. A POET'S ORCHARD IN KENT 128 



19. A KENTISH GARDEN IN AUTUMN 137 



20. A HAMPSTEAD GARDEN IN WINTER 144 



21. AZALEAS IN BLOOM, ROTTEN Row 153 



22. IN HYDE PARK 160 



23. THE SEAT BENEATH THE OAK IN THE POET LAUREATE'S 



GARDEN 169 



24. IN THE BOTANIC GARDEN, OXFORD 176 



25. THE PRIDE OF SPRING, SURREY 185 



26. A ROSE GARDEN IN BERKSHIRE 192 



27. A SHEPHERD OF CONISTON 201 



28. A DOVECOTE IN A SUSSEX GARDEN 208 



29. A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GARDEN g]7 



30. A PATH IN A ROSE GARDEN 224 



31. A CHURCHYARD IN THE COTSWOLDS 235 



32. AUTUMN COLOUR AT BONCHURCH OLD CHURCH NEAR 



VENTNOR 238 



