The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . dgings were taken up, but have since beenplanted again, at least in many places, nothing making sofair and regular an edging as box, or is so soon brought toperfection. Of the general appearance presented by the gardens atthis time, a good idea can be formed from the plates at ^ Arch(Zologia^ vol. xii., p. i8i, No. are deficient upon a view of them in xvi., A short account of several gar- 1691 —citing an original manuscript, dens near London, with remarks on signed J. Gibson, Jan. 26, 1691. some particulars wherein they excel or ^ Ichfiograp
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . dgings were taken up, but have since beenplanted again, at least in many places, nothing making sofair and regular an edging as box, or is so soon brought toperfection. Of the general appearance presented by the gardens atthis time, a good idea can be formed from the plates at ^ Arch(Zologia^ vol. xii., p. i8i, No. are deficient upon a view of them in xvi., A short account of several gar- 1691 —citing an original manuscript, dens near London, with remarks on signed J. Gibson, Jan. 26, 1691. some particulars wherein they excel or ^ Ichfiographia Rustica, vol. i., p. 75. 1690 Queen Marys Gardens. 37 pages 42 and 44, after engravings by Sutton Nicholls, and onpages 108 and 178, after engravings by Kip. In that on page42, giving a view of the South Front of the Palace and ofthe Privy Garden, there is to be noticed, on the left, thelong arbour of wych or Scotch elm, one of the most inte-resting curiosities of Hampton Court Gardens, usuallyknown by the name of Queen Marys Bower. It is 100. Queen Marys Bovver. yards in length, 20 feet high, and 12 feet wide, and thebranches of the trees are so wonderfully intergrown andinterlaced, as to form an avenue completely enclosed androofed in. It was, perhaps, in existence prior to the build-ing of the new Palace and the alterations in the gardens ;for Evelyn tells us in his Diary, under date June 9th, 1662,that the cradle-work of horne-beame, in the Garden, is for 38 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1690 the perplexed twining of the trees very observable. Thetrees, however, are not hornbeam, but wych elm.^ During the summer of 1690, while William was in Ireland,Mary, who had been appointed Regent in his absence, wasso busily occupied with public affairs in London, that sherarely had an opportunity of coming down to HamptonCourt. She managed, however, to do so now and then, tosee how things were getting on, and to report on the progressof the works to her husband. On these occ
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