THE 



GARDENERS MAGAZINE, 



JUNE, 1836. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. Notes made during a Tour to Cashiohury Park, Ashridge 

 Park, Woburn Abbey, atid Hatjield House, in October, 1825. By 

 the Conductor. 



Our esteemed friend Mr. Britten, who is about to publish A 

 Topographical and Descriptive Account of Cashiobury^ having 

 asked us if we could supply any information respecting the gar- 

 dens, we are induced to print the present article, which was pre- 

 pared exactly as it is in Nov., 1825; with the exception of the 

 additions contained within brackets and the engravings. These 

 additions are made entirely from the Return Paper filled 

 up for us by the gardener at Cashiobury, Mr. Anderson. The 

 whole is very far from being a correct idea of the gardens at 

 Cashiobury ; but, not having time to revisit it at present, we con- 

 sider it our duty to supply what we have to Mr. Britton, leaving 

 him to choose any part of it, or reject the whole, as he may think 

 proper. Mr. Britton's work, as will be seen by the literary no- 

 tice of it, p. 263., will be unique in its kind ; and it would afford 

 us very great pleasure to be able to give any information worthy 

 of insertion in such a work. 



Oct. 13. 1835. London to Watford and BerJchampstead. — 

 Proceeding along the Edgware Road, we found it had undergone 

 great improvement within the last three or four yeai's. This 

 road needed no alteration in the direction, being nearly a straight 

 line from Paddington to Edgware ; but it was very irrefular in 

 regard to breadth; and some hills required lowering, and hollow 

 places and trifling watercourses filling up, or being crossed by 

 substantial bridges. All these improvements, and others, have 

 been accomplished in a very effectual and satisfactory manner, 

 under the direction of the local trustees. At Edgware there is 

 one of the handsomest toll-houses in the neighbourhood of Lon- 

 don, {fg. 31.) On the summit of the tower is a reflecting lamp 



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