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of birds, and the floor is inlaid with different kinds 

 of oak. 



On the walls are hung two magnificent fruit 

 pieces, painted by G. Lance, Esq. whose accuracy 

 in the delineation of fruits is universally admired. 



The interior of the Garden is divided into four 

 quarters, each of which is surrounded by a row of 

 standard fruit trees, planted along the flower borders. 

 By thus confining the trees to the borders, the 

 quarters are left free from their shade, and enabled 

 to produce vegetables of a better quality. The shoots 

 of the trees being all trained in the weeping or 

 French form, which they call the " Quenouille" they 

 do not shade, or but little injure the flowers or crops 

 adjoining the borders. This method of training the 

 shoots has also the advantage of checking the flow of 

 sap, and throwing the trees, at a much earlier 

 period, into a bearing state, than if they were per- 

 mitted to grow in their natural form. In the cen- 

 tre of the Garden, where the walks cross each other, 

 is an iron cupola, which is covered with creepers, 

 and forms a pleasing object to the eye from the dif- 

 ferent parts of the Garden. 



The principal entrance to the Garden is situated 

 opposite to the centre of the West wall ; its being 

 in the most direct line from the Abbey, renders it 

 the most suitable site for it, as the ground opposite 

 the centre of the South wall, (which would, else, 

 be the more appropriate space for the entrance, as 

 commanding the best view of the Hot-houses,) falls 

 much too rapidly into a hollow, which continues, 

 for a considerable distance, on each side, opposite 

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