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notwithstanding all these changes, is still almost as .great as 

 ever ; because the rare trees and shrubs, which were at all 

 times the only objects of permanent value, still remain. 

 We have not time to particularise these in detail; the list, 

 even in this garden, would be too long ; but, were we to 

 include, at the same time, the garden in " the wood," and to 

 note the number and dimensions of each fine plant, it would 

 fill a magazine. It must be recollected, that almost all of these 

 plants were planted during the latter ten years of the last cen- 

 tury and the first ten years of the present, when the prices 

 of many articles now to be purchased for 2s. or 35. were 

 5, 10, 15, and 20 guineas each. The greater number of 

 these costly plants were furnished from the Hammersmith 

 nursery; and, in 1804, the late Mr, Lee informed us, that 

 the Marquess of Blandford's bill with him exceeded 15,000/. ! 

 Before we proceed to " the wood." we shall notice a kw of 

 the trees in the house-garden. There is a group of varie- 

 gated trees, in which one of the varieties of variegated oak is 

 remarkably fine, presenting, at a distance, the appearance of 

 a tree of shining silver. It deserves to be extensively pro- 

 pagated as an ornamental plant ; and we strongly recom- 

 mend it to the attention both of Mr. Priest and Mr. 

 Wakerill, not forgetting Mr. Donald. Clethra paniculata, 

 now coming into flower, has attained, in some places, the 

 height of 15 ft. Cunninghams, 10 ft. high, has stood with- 

 out the slightest protection, for fifteen years. Six trees of 

 Aildntus glandulosa flower every year, producing only male 

 blossoms. There are fine specimens of iaurus Sassafras a.ndi 

 Ju. Benzoin^ and of Nyssa aquatica. A standard Photinia 

 serrulata is 15 ft. high, the branches extending over a circle of 

 15 ft. in diameter. When we first saw this plant, in 1804, 

 and also, we believe, in 1818, it was covered with a glass 

 case ; but it has now received no protection for many years. 

 Ci'atae^gus salicifolia is large, and is assuming a very remai'k- 

 able cedar-like character, ^'rbiitus ^ndrachne is 10 ft. or 

 12 ft. high, and is believed to be the largest in England. The 

 separate specimens of azaleas, on the lawn, are remarkably 

 fine ; and many of them are above 6 ft. high, forming hills of 

 blossom in May and June. The banks of rhododendrons 

 are higher than the boundary wall. The compartments of 

 the garden are, in some places, formed into panels, sunk 

 about 18 in. deeper than the surrounding walks; this has 

 an exceedingly good effect, by giving a terraced and elevated 

 character to the walks, and to the spectator a more command- 

 ing view of the beds in the panel. In all formal flower- 

 gardens, bordered by right lines, where turf edgings, or 



