. An encyclopædia of gardening; . f beasts cut in box. The xystus, or terrace, before the porticus, and on the sides of the hippodrome, or plain so called, on the north side of the house. Plane trees on the straight bounds of the trees on the semicircular bounds of the hippo-drome. The stibadium and other buildings ill the cut into names and other pratulura, or little meadow in the imitation of the natural face of some country in thegarden. The walk, covered with acanthus or moss. (14)(15)(IC)(17)tl8)(19)(20) 21)(22)(iiS)(24)(25)•2C)
. An encyclopædia of gardening; . f beasts cut in box. The xystus, or terrace, before the porticus, and on the sides of the hippodrome, or plain so called, on the north side of the house. Plane trees on the straight bounds of the trees on the semicircular bounds of the hippo-drome. The stibadium and other buildings ill the cut into names and other pratulura, or little meadow in the imitation of the natural face of some country in thegarden. The walk, covered with acanthus or moss. (14)(15)(IC)(17)tl8)(19)(20) 21)(22)(iiS)(24)(25)•2C) 27 The meadows before the gestatio. The tops of the hills, covered with aged t rees. The underwood on the declivities of the liills. Vineyards below the underwood. Corn-fields. The river Tiber. The temple of Ceres, built by Mustius. The farmery. Vivarium, or park. Kitchen-garden. Orchard. Apiary. Cochlearium, or , or place for {Villat of the Ancienls, p. 3^1., and Plate Thuscum,. 43. That the style of Plinys villas gave the tone to the European taste? in gardening upto the end of the lYth century is sufficiently obvious. It is almost superfluous to remark, 12 HISTORY OF GARDENING. Part I. observes the autlior of the Historiml View, tlie striking resemblance which Plinysgardens bear to the French or Dutch taste. The terraces adjoining to the house; thelawn declining fronn tlience ; the little flowei-garden, with tlie fountain in tlie centre;the walks bordered with box, and the trees sheai-ed into whimsical artificial fonns ; toge-ther with the fountains, alcoves, and summer-houses, form a resemblance too striking tobear dispute. In an age, observes LordWalpole, when architecture displayed all itsgrandeur, all its purity, and all its taste ; when arose Vespasians amphitheatre, thetemple of Peace, Trajans forum, Domitians bath, and Adrians villa, the ruins andvestiges of which still excite our astonishment and curiosity ; a Roma
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