. The book of the garden. Gardening. THEIR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT, <fcq. 627 a large scale, and situated in front of a mansion or range of conservatories. It was composed for the lawn on the west front of an Elizabethan residence in the north of England. The mansion is sur- rounded on the south and west sides by a terrace 50 feet in breadth, bounded by a richly-cut parapet-wall, and the garden is reached by a flight of steps at the centre, and the whole space enclosed within a wire-fence extending from the gates a to b. The parterre c c, next to the mansion, is laid out on gravel with box edgi
. The book of the garden. Gardening. THEIR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT, <fcq. 627 a large scale, and situated in front of a mansion or range of conservatories. It was composed for the lawn on the west front of an Elizabethan residence in the north of England. The mansion is sur- rounded on the south and west sides by a terrace 50 feet in breadth, bounded by a richly-cut parapet-wall, and the garden is reached by a flight of steps at the centre, and the whole space enclosed within a wire-fence extending from the gates a to b. The parterre c c, next to the mansion, is laid out on gravel with box edgings, while the larger figures beyond the principal walk d d are cut out on grass ; e is an arbour of wire-work covered with roses; / /, &c, are vases elevated on square pedestals 4 feet in height; g g, &c, are porte-fleurs of arti- ficial stone, standing 3 feet above the sur- face ; h basin of water with the fountain fig. 836, a Triton, modelled from a foun- tain in the Barberini Palace, 7 feet 9 inches in height. The kerb of the foun- Fig. 836. tain is polished stone, rising 15 inches above the gravel. Figs. 837, 838, 839.—Three examples Fig. 837. u c D £. of geometrical parterres, which, by exten- sion, would each form an interesting gar- den, or be made parts of a large garden, or disposed over a lawn of considerable size and diversified character, as was at one time so well exemplified at Bagshot Park. They are also adapted for gardens upon a small scale, and, in that case, should be laid down with box or stone edgings and gravel-walks. 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 illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864. Edinburgh and London, W. Blackwood
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