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and blossom trees. An old walnut, and an even older mul- 

 berry are two. The latter, possibly, was planted in James I.'s 

 time. His partiality for this particular tree is mentioned in 

 Chapter VI. Other trees, on or near the lawns, helping to 

 give the effect of extraordinary variety for which the garden 

 is so truly remarkable, are pears, apples and cherries. Thus 

 an appearance of a remote orchard is presented by this part 

 of the garden. The inner side of the lawn is bounded by a 

 low retaining wall, and 



" Right in the middest of that Paradise 

 There stood a stately Mount, on whose round top " 



stands the venerable tower-keep of Windsor. The hill is 

 clothed with trees and shrubs of numberless kinds, all chosen 

 with due consideration for their intrinsic beauty of flower, 

 fragrance or foliage, all placed with imaginative taste for 

 their future appearance, and knowledge of the sort of position 

 they are likely to thrive best in. 



The steep bank is rendered accessible by zigzag paths and 

 steps. One such passage begins near the south-east end of 

 Lavender Walk. It is covered by a curved pergola sloping 

 sharply upwards. Clematis and Dorothy Perkins roses, among 

 other climbers, clothe its pillars and arched roof. On its right 

 a grey stone wall affords an opportunity for the growth of 

 many varieties of lovely wall-plants, and to the left an exquisite 

 early spring rock garden enjoys a sheltered and sunny position. 

 The background of a most delightful picture is filled in with 

 the architectural beauty of Albert Memorial Chapel. 



Brick-paved slopes and stone steps beneath the pergola lead 

 upwards to Fountain Terrace, which is about half-way up 

 and extends some thirty or forty yards round the steep sides 

 of the hill below Round Tower. On its inner side a strong 

 retaining wall, clothed with many climbing roses and clematis, 

 slopes backwards from a border, planted principally with 

 tulips for spring and superb delphiniums for later months, 

 at its base. The low parapet on the outer side of the 

 terrace is built on a raised platform walk of stone, which 



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