BEDFORD Lodge is a small place, delightfully situated on an eminence, commanding an extensive prospect, bounded by the Surrey hills; and, being on a dry gravelly soil, the situation is considered remarkably healthy. By the plan (fig. 75.), the ground appears to be in the form of a narrow strip, the upper part of which is a piece of table-land, on a level with the ground at the entrance gate, and the remainder slopes considerably to the south. This residence is chiefly remarkable for the extent and beauty of its flower-garden, and the admirable manner in which it is cropped and managed, so as to produce a brilliant show of flowers in May, June, and July, by His Grace's gardener, Mr. Caie, whose name has already appeared in this Magzine. - Cond.] Fig. 74. is a view of the south front of the house, showing the verandas, the flower-beds, and scattered trees and shrubs on the lawn; with an ivied arbour on the right, and a large arbutus, clipped into a hemispherical form, on the left. This tree has since been cut down.
