Wilton Shrub-lifter. 



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upon a gentle declivity sloping to the south on an angle formed 

 from the bend of a valley running east and west in front, and 

 turning nearly north on the left ; though on that side the valley is 

 completely filled with wood. Such, then, is the picture I have been 

 endeavouring to describe to you, and which, I trust, you will 

 view some time or another; for I can assure you that you will 

 find several fine mansions in the neighbourhood, well worthy of 

 your notice. 



Art. V. Notice of the Wilton Shrub-li/ter. By its Inventor, 

 Harry Alcock. 



If you think the accompanying sketches {Jigs. 125. to 127.) 

 worthy of a place in your Magazine, pray accept them as a trifling 



mite from one who has been gratified for many and many an hour 

 by the perusal of your different valuable works for us country 



gentlemen. 



I have called it the Wilton Shrub-lifter, from the name of 

 this house ; and my first reason for thinking of making it was, 

 when superintending the removal of evergreens, &c., I observed 



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that half the men's time was lost in trying to get the tree out of 

 the hole, after it was loose. Now, Sir, with the lifter, I can do as 



