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the Garden to be put in the same model as the gardener 
hath proposed.” The delightful terrace, which is still 
one of the most beautiful features in the Garden, existed 
before these alterations began, but the sun-dial which still 
adorns it was added during these changes. The pay¬ 
ment for it was made to Strong, who was contractor for 
St. Paul’s under Wren: “To Edward Strong, for the 
pedestal for the dial in the Great Garden steps, &c., 
^25.” The beautiful gates of wrought iron were put 
up in 1730. The design shows the arms of Gray’s Inn, 
as well as the winged horse of the Inner Temple, in 
compliment to the other learned society, its close ally. 
In the same way the Pegasus occurs at Gray’s Inn. It 
was probably along this terrace that some of the orange 
trees in pots were placed during the summer. The pots 
in which these oranges and other “ greens ” were grown 
seem to have been specially decorative. It was a serious 
offence when Allgood, a member of the Inn, broke some, 
and was obliged to “ furnish other pots of like fashion 
and value,” otherwise he would “ be put out of com¬ 
mons.” After this others were purchased, as the pay¬ 
ment of ^8 was made “ for a large mould, carved in 
wood, for casting of earthen pots for the Garden ”; 
and in other years further similar expenses occur, one in 
1690 “ to the potter for a large pot made for the Garden, 
painted in oil, £1, 5s.” Some of the plants grown 
would stand the winter in the open, but after the oranges 
made their appearance a shelter had to be provided. 
Green-houses owed their origin to this necessity, and as 
they were only used in winter, and merely sheltered the 
large pots of “ greens,” these green-houses or orangeries 
were built like rooms, and used as summer-houses during 
warm months. All the larger gardens had their green- 
