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in the 18th century. ^[[ ( ]] Only one wing of the original house remains, the south one; ^[[ ) ]] other portions are [[underlined]] a [[/underlined]] more recent development.

[[margin]] [[red dot]] [[/margin]] [[underlined]] 53. [[/underlined]] [[bracketed]] On main axis with the formal approach from the river are the circular steps. The architect planning this garden had especially in mind the great vistas running to focal points, [[/bracketed]] both east and west, north and south. The central vista, east and west, extends through the center of the rose garden. North and south, the longest vista is framed by the wide path paralleling the canal north and south and bordering the garden on the west, extending into the park. ^[[ ( ]] The canal is terraced on all sides. ^[[ ) ]]

[[margin]] [[red dot]] [[/margin]] [[underlined]] 54 [[/underlined]]. ^[[ ( ]] Nothing is known of the earliest planting. ^[[ ) ]] Miss Lucas, writing in 1742, says that Crowfield, another South Carolina estate, had serpentine beds of flowers. There may have been serpentine beds at Middleton Place which, of course, were flowers planted in sweeping parterres, but today there are largely trees and shrubs and they are the main interest. ^[[ ( ]] We know that there were no Camellias and Azaleas; they were not yet introduced into this country. The great Middleton oak must have been standing, though no attempt was made to feature it in the design. ^[[And]] Doubtless amny of the Magnolias whose trunks in themselves are a study, so old and rugged and gnarled are they , [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] over a hundred and forty-eight years old. ^[[ ) ]] And [[bracketed]] the Kalmia and other shrubs show massive tree-like trunks giving testimony to their great age. [[/bracketed]]