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The Field Maple in Boldre cliurchyardj refen-ed to by 

 Gilpiiij was destined to be invested with a peculiar inte- 

 rest, for under its shadow is the grave of this true lover 

 of Nature. Gilpin, as we have already stated, was buried 

 in Boldre churchyard by his own request, and his grave- 

 stone bears an inscription part of which he himself had 

 written some little time before his death. The same 

 grave encloses the remains of Gilpin's wife, who died 

 July 14th, 1807.— Ed. 



The Great Maple, commonly called tlie Syca- 

 more, is a grander and nobler tree than the smaller 

 Maple ; but it wants its elegance ; it is coarse in 

 proportion to its bulk. It forms, however, an 

 impenetrable shade, and often receives well-con- 

 trasted masses of light. Its bark has not the 

 furrowed roughness of the Oak, but it has a 

 species of roughness very picturesque. In itself, 

 it is smooth, but it peels off in large flakes, like 

 the Planes (to which, in other respects, it bears a 

 near alliance), leaving patches of diflFerent hues, 

 seams and cracks, which are often picturesque. 



The Chestnut, in maturity and perfection, is a 

 noble tree, and grows not unlike the Oak. Its 

 ramification is more straggling; but it is easy, 

 and its foliage loose. This is the tree which 



