238 THE PLEASURE GROUND. 



The entrance is covered with the different varie- 

 ties of the Ayrshire Rose that were raised by Mr. 

 Smith, the well-known Botanist, whose extensive 

 collection at Monkwood^ near Ayr, has long ranked 

 amongst the first in the kingdom. Along the top 

 of the Rock-bank is planted a row of the Pyrus 

 Japonica, whose scarlet blossoms are so brilliant in 

 the early Spring, or at whatever period they expand 

 their flowers. The plants are all trained to a neat 

 iron trellising, which separates them from the Ame- 

 rican plants, by which the rock-work is backed. At 

 a short distance from the Willow Garden is a clump 

 of Cedars, one of which measures 62 feet in length 

 of clear straight timber, and is 10 feet in girth at 6 

 feet from the ground. This tree is upwards of 80 

 feet in height, and is certainly one of the handsomest 

 timber trees of the kind in the country, or the author 

 has ever met with. In a clump, towards the top of 

 the Pleasure Ground, is a collection of American 

 Oaks, terminated by a very fine Oak Tree. From 

 this part of the grounds there is a beautiful view of 

 nearly twenty miles extent, finely varied with wood, 

 hill, dale, and other elements of the Picturesque. 

 Hence, the walk winds towards the Menagerie, pass- 

 ing through different clumps of Forest Trees that 

 have been lately introduced in this part of the 

 grounds; with the species of each genus grouped to- 

 gether, whereby they are much more readily dis- 

 tinguished from each other, than they can be when 

 planted promiscuously. A very complete Arboretum, 

 surrounding the extremity of the grounds, will thus, 



