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THE GARDENS OF WARLEY PLACE.
Space will not permit of reference to the extensive range of
glass-houses, frames, and hot-beds, nor of an adequate des-
cription of the orchards, peach-houses, vineries, and many other
features in these remarkable gardens. The plants are all carefully
named in accordance with the Index Kewensis. It is also with
some regret that we must conclude this paper without reference
to Miss Willmott's gardens in Savoy, and upon the Mediterranean
coast. Miss Willmott was this year awarded the Grande Medaille
Geoffroy St. Hilaire by the Societe d'Acclimatation de France,
and it will be remembered that she was among the first women
to be admitted to the Linnean Society of London.
We cannot make a better conclusion to this article than by
quoting the dedication of the Botanical Magazine of 1907.
"To Miss Willmott, F.L.S., V.M.H., of Warley Place, Essex,
whose skill in gardencraft is only surpassed by the generosity
with which she dispenses the treasures of her gardens and
accords to others the benefit of her experience."
The illustrations to this paper are from blocks kindly lent by
The Garden and by Miss Willmott.