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Azalias, &c. Along the centre are planted various 

 sorts of the Holly, always pleasingly conspicuous 

 by its glossy foliage. Opposite to this Bank is the 

 collection of Pines and other genera, belonging to 

 the Conifer/E tribe, amongst which may be seen 

 the Piniis Douglasii, Lambertiana, Ponderosa, Ge- 

 rardi, and Araucaria, imbricata, brasilia?ia, Cedrus 

 Deodara, &c. &c. Adjoining the collection of Pines 

 is situated the Salictuni, consisting of the most nu- 

 merous species and varieties of Salices in Britain : 

 a splendid work on this genus was printed in 1829, 

 by His Grace, for private distribution, illustrated 

 by coloured plates of all the different species that 

 were then in this collection, both foreign and indi- 

 genous. 



The larger growing kinds are planted round the 

 outer beds, or circles of this grove, and the small, 

 or dwarf species, occupy the centre circles. The 

 whole is enclosed by a Holly-hedge, with the ex- 

 ception of the entrance, which is formed by an iron 

 arch trellis, intertwined with some of the more flexible 

 salices. Opposite to the Willow Garden is a large 

 mass of Rock-work, lately formed, and planted with 

 a choice collection of the hardy alpine plants : 

 upon the left of this, rises another bank of Rock- 

 work, wherein exists a very complete Rosarium 

 Scoticum, approached by a similar iron arch trellis, 

 containing all the numerous varieties of the Scotch 

 Rose, raised by Messrs. Dickson and Turnbull, whose 

 Nursery, at Perth, has been so long celebrated for 

 this Rose, as well as for their very extensive collec- 

 tion of other ornamental plants. 



