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are, also, some trees of the Weymouth Pine, 

 {Pinus Strobus,) whose height are above 74 feet, 

 and 11 feet in girth. In the front ground of these 

 large trees, we have the numerous varieties of 

 Hollies, Evergreen Oaks, Arbutuses, Rhododendrons, 

 Cypresses, and other species of Evergreen Shrubs, 

 &c. growing in great perfection. There are, also, 

 several trees of the Quercus Ilex (Evergreen Oak,) 

 45 feet high, and 9 feet in circumference. Again, 

 in the undulations and openings, we have the mag- 

 nificent Cedar of Lebanon, and several single trees, 

 and clumps of the genus Pinus, such as the Pinus 

 cembra, halapensis, inops, pinaster, &c. all growing 

 in great luxuriance and beauty. In a recess, near 

 the commencement of the main ride, is a clump 

 of four Cedars, which cover nearly a rood of ground, 

 and are 70 feet high ; the trunks, at six feet from the 

 ground, measure 17 feet in circumference. As the 

 Evergreens extend towards the North East, in a 

 circuitous direction, for nearly two miles in length, 

 we meet with the Silver Fir, of great magnitude, 

 and the Holly, which forms a hedge of 500 yards in 

 extent, of 45 feet in height ; some are nearly six 

 feet in girth. There are, also, several very fine 

 specimens of the Hemlock Spruce in this part, and 

 an abundance of the Arbutus uva-ursi, flourishing on 

 the banks, in the shade of the trees. 



Throughout these Grounds are formed spacious 

 walks and rides, whose margins are richly decora- 

 ted with evergreen and flowering Shrubs ; and at 

 various openings, towards the South, are large clumps 

 of different varieties of Rhododendrons, which have 



