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Royal Family in summer, is the Dairy. On the way to it 

 from the mansion along the south side of the Kitchen Garden 

 is another much admired feature. This is the Lavender 

 Walk, whose plants having grown into veritable hedges, 

 present a glorious sight (and the perfume is not less agree- 

 able) when the countless spikes of flower appear. The 

 Dairy is situated in a pretty little Dutch garden, and is 

 cosily enclosed with a dense shrubbery, in which flowering 

 trees predominate. Here there is a sunk garden containing 

 a number of quaintly clipped Yew and Box trees resembling 

 birds, armchairs, snakes on sticks, boats, &c. Flower-beds 

 cut out in the grass on the terrace, and others with closely 

 trimmed Yew edgings, are very gay in spring when filled 

 with many - coloured bulbous flowers. Forget-me-nots, 

 double Daisies, Polyanthus, &c., and sweet-smelling Wall- 

 flowers occupy the borders immediately round the build- 

 ing. Two sundials, one being made from a part of 

 old Kew Bridge, stand on the turf at either side of the 

 entrance gate. 



Vegetable Gardens and Screens. — To screen the vegetable 

 quarters from the main walk along the north side of the 

 Kitchen Garden is a Rose fence 300 yards in length, 

 having pillars at intervals with hanging chains. The 

 pillars have a variety of climbing Roses planted at their feet. 

 They include Lady Gay, Tausendschon, Tea Rambler, Eng- 

 land's Glory, Mons. Desir Franfois Crousse, Caroline Testout, 

 Reine Marie Henriette, Gruss au Teplitz, &c. &c., the fence 

 being covered with Aimee Vibert, whose almost evergreen 

 character makes it an excellent Rose for the purpose. High 

 brick walls all round form admirable shelter for the Kitchen 

 Garden, and on them excellent examples of fruit trees are 

 trained. These include best varieties of the choicest hardy 

 fruits, while large numbers of Apple and Pear trees and fruit 

 bushes occupy the central portions of the garden and divide 

 its principal plots. Very large quantities of fruit, cut flowers 

 and vegetables (forced and in season) are required daily, and 



