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cuius ruhicunda) ; 6, variegated sycamore {A. variegata) ; 7, birch 
(Betula alba) ; 8, Spanish chesnut (var. Knight’s prolific, Castanca 
vesca). Outer line (evergreen), — group 1, black American spruce 
{Abies nigra) ; 2, Ceuibran stone pine {Pinus Cembra) ; 3, Menzies’ 
spruce {A. Menziesii) ; 4, mountain Weymouth pine (P. monticola) ; 
5, the Douglas pine (A. Douglasii) ; G, Austrian pine (P. Austriaca ) ; 
7, tlie Albert spruce (A. Alhertii) ; 8, Lobb’s arbor-vitae {Thuja 
Loblii). 
As the ground becomes too narrow to admit of grouping being 
continued the entire way to the gate, the form of planting would 
therefore require to be altered, and carried on only in a double row, 
say of Finns Austriaca and Abies nigra; but, at the gate itself, a 
fine large terminal group miglit be formed, composed of the beau- 
tiful weeping birch, acacia {Bobinia pseudo-acacia), and Lombardy 
poplar {Populus fastigiata) intermixed. 
The above would appropriately screen off from view all that is 
necessary to be excluded from the prospect in this direction ; and 
the remaining portion of the park, on the same side, would admit of 
a few additional groups and some single specimens being inserted, 
and these might be planted parallel with, but at a suitable distance 
from, the railing in east front of the palace. The specimens should 
comprise (1) Picea nobilis, (2) P. iNordmanniana, (3) P. ginsapo, 
and (4) P. lasiocarpa — which four would probably be found quite 
sufficient to form this line ; and in front of these, eastward, let two 
groups be planted, consisting of (1) Acer Pemisglvanica and (2) 
double scarlet, double white, and single scarlet thorn ; this latter 
group should be placed towards the drive ; while right in centre of 
these two, but extending to west end of drill-ground, another group, 
composed of Gedrus deodara, would show with immense effect. 
Crossing the drive to the foot of the hill, extending from the 
elbow of the crags eastwards to St. Anthony’s Chapel, a great group 
of abies, sorts, would stand with much advantage on the level 
ground. Norway spruce (A. excelsa) might be given as a back- 
ground to show with greater effect Menzies’s spruce (A. Menziesii), 
Douglas spruce (A. Douglasii), the white spruce (A. alba), the black 
spruce (A. nigra) ; while the lake in front of the chapel I would sur- 
round with birch [B. alba), Abele poplar (P. alba), the Huntingdon 
willow {Salix alba) ; and at intervals Abies nigra and the hemlock 
spruce (A. Canadensis). The two last named would contrast 
favourably in summer with the foliage of the deciduous trees, and 
serve as a winter clothing when the others had shed their leaves. 
This towering clump would have a grand effect ; and the old ruins 
of the chapel would be considerably lightened up by having a few 
plants of the gold and silver striped elder {Sambucus var.) inter- 
spersed about it. 
West of the lake we leave a wide entrance to Hunter’s Beg, 
where a group of limes {Tilia Europcea) and scarlet horse-chestnut 
{zEsculus ruhicunda) would be in fine keeping ; and advancing in 
the direction of the lodge, a few single specimens of the upright elm 
{Uhnus montana foLstigiata), t\ie golden ash {Fraxinus aurea),t\\Q 
purple beech (P. s. purpurea), with small groups intermixed of 
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