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the beauty and abundance and fragrance of 

 its blossoms in spring, and seen to the great- 

 est advantage in the avenues of Bushey Park. 

 There is a scarlet-blossomed horse-chestnut 

 likewise, which is very beautiful in spring 

 when planted in contrast with the former. 

 Some very fine trees of both these, thus 

 planted in contrast with each other, are grow- 

 ing in Ashley Park, near "Walton-on-Thames, 

 Surrey, the seat of Sir Henry Pletcher, Bart. 



SPANISH CHESTNUT. 



This timber is said to be more durable 

 than oak, and is supposed to be that used in 

 the roof of Westminster HaU. I have known 

 instances of its durability as park paling 

 when oak of the same date of being used 

 had for some time been in a state of decay. 

 This was the case, I know, when I resided at 

 Taxal, at Henbury Hall, near Macclesfield, 

 in Cheshire, the seat of Edward Marsland, 

 Esq., where many yards of paling of this 



