MY GARDEN runs a border laid out into elaborate geometric 

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patterns. Here are shaded walks and arbors, 



dovecots and fountains. The maze or laby- 

 rinth is a favorite feature. Carved animals of 

 wood or stone, or of clipped evergreen shrubs 

 of "marvaylous likeness'' are distributed over 

 this garden, and fanciful sun-dials, without 

 which no garden is considered complete. 



Flowers as well as herbs and vegetables 

 grow here. The Acanthus, Asphodel, Auricula, 

 Amaranth, Cornflower, Daisy, Cowslip, Daf- 

 fodil, Gillyflower, Hollyhock, Iris, Lily-of- 

 the-Valley, White and Red Lilies, Nigella, 

 Pansy, Pink, Peony, Periwinkle, Poppy, Prim- 

 rose, Rocket, Rosemary, Jasmine, Roses, — 

 especially the Sweet Brier, — Snapdragon, 

 Sweet William, Violet, Wallflower, — all these 

 I find in a list of this "garden glorious. " 



We think of Cardinal Wolsey's famous 

 garden at Hampton Court, described by Cav- 

 endish. There, we are told, the Cardinal was 

 accustomed to walk at the close of the day as 

 he recited evensong. 



Henry VIII, to make room for improve- 

 ments designed by himself, almost swept away 



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