. The book of the garden. Gardening. 688 GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. Hence it is that we have so few written instructions how these things are to be managed; and also because those who, for the most part, have excelled in this kind of work, have been unable to com- municate even their ideas of it to paper, because they are in general men in the humblest walks of life, and without the advantage of education. Still we see nature has endowed even them with a peculiar gift that few educated men possess. The best article we have met with upon rustic architecture is a paper communi- cated t
. The book of the garden. Gardening. 688 GARDENESQUE STYLE OF FLOWER-GARDENS. Hence it is that we have so few written instructions how these things are to be managed; and also because those who, for the most part, have excelled in this kind of work, have been unable to com- municate even their ideas of it to paper, because they are in general men in the humblest walks of life, and without the advantage of education. Still we see nature has endowed even them with a peculiar gift that few educated men possess. The best article we have met with upon rustic architecture is a paper communi- cated to "The Gardeners' Ma- gazine," vol. x. p. 532, by our esteemed friend, Mr Toward, who fortunately pos- sesses both the natural gift, and also the ability of conveying his ideas of con- struction to us in a very clear and perspicuous manner. The subject of elucidation is a very complete and tasteful rustic-house, erected in the grounds at Bagshot Park by himself, of which a view and ground-plan are given in figs. 967 and 968, and is to the following effect: " The form is an irregular hepta- gon, with a Gothic portico in front, sup- ported on rustic pillars. The ceiling of the portico is inlaid with moss of various colours, representing a star and diamonds, as shown in fig. 969, with a cornice of pin- aster cones. The floor under the portico is a copy of the ceiling, in different coloured elliptical-shaped stones of a small size. On each side of the doorway are panels formed in the rustic style, with dif- ferent coloured woods. The en- trance into the house is Goth- ic, opposite to which are two Gothic windows, with stained glass of various colours. Under these are four square panels, with a large diamond in the centre of each, all formed with moss. Along the sides, between the. Fig. 968. Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra
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