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terrace here a narrow path follows the general circular plan 

 of the whole garden. It lies on the outer side of a high wall 

 of the grey stone which has made Windsor Castle famous for 

 its colour throughout the world. The masonry is partly hidden 

 by foliage of many plants ; and on the other side of the walk 

 are more roses still — on arches, chains and pillars, and even 

 growing almost wild as brambles ; while below them the 

 shrub-covered ground slopes precipitously down to the back 

 of Fountain Terrace. At the north end of this top walk 

 there is a garden-house called " King James's Herbere," from 

 the fact that it is right opposite the window from which the 

 boy prisoner saw the garden he described in his poem five 

 hundred years ago. 



Just below the herbere begin the daffodil banks, which are 

 a joy and a breathless delight to thousands of people, many 

 of whom come to Windsor in spring-time almost specially to 

 see them. The slopes from top to bottom are planted with a 

 profusion of bulbs. The whole bank in April is converted into 

 a shimmering sea of palest yellow, with the cool grey-green 

 colour peculiar to daffodils' stems showing between, here 

 and there, to accentuate the loveliness of the flowers. At 

 the foot of the hill, bog and water gardens have been formed. 

 They, too, are full of interest and beauty, and are approached 

 from above by steps and slanting paths leading across the 

 daffodil bank. Just below the bog garden is " Lady Jane's 

 Bower," which crosses from Lavender Walk to a flight of 

 stone steps leading up again to Fountain Terrace. 



Not the least interesting feature of the garden is the fact 

 that nearly everything has its proper name. For instance, a 

 stone-built summer-house near the foot of the pergola is 

 called " Poet's Corner." It has a portrait of and is dedi- 

 cated to Tennyson, many of whose exquisite garden verses 

 are inscribed upon its walls. And most of the beautifully 

 designed arbours and seats have each their special name, to 

 commemorate a friend or to record an interesting event. 



It is quite impossible to describe in detail every division 

 of this wondrously lovely garden. It is not large — true, but 



