164 Hints on Landscape Gardening 



We now proceed, without any distant views in 

 the woods, first on the heights, then descending 

 under a small bridge (see Plate XXV) made of 

 oak branches with the bark left on, and continu- 

 ing toward the river, along which we go for a 

 little while, then crossing a broad meadow called 

 the *' Erlwiese " (formerly a bottomless morass) 

 and dedicated to the ** Erlkonig," and ascending 

 the height once more, we see at the last bend of 

 the road the English house (aa) which, in con- 

 trast with the temple scene, presents the charac- 

 teristics of gay rural social life. A "cottage" in 

 the foreground, overgrown with roses and Vir- 

 ginia creeper, contains some rooms reserved for 

 the " Herrschaft." On the left in the shade we 

 can see between the branches a covered bowling 

 alley; a grass plot, with three arbor-like seats 

 near by for those who wish to enjoy Nature and 

 the open air. In the central arbor are placed pier 

 glasses which reproduce the most attractive points 

 of the surrounding landscape. 



A second ** cottage " adjacent serves as a dwell- 

 ing for the cafe keeper, and as shelter for guests 

 in unfavorable weather. On the other side is seen 

 a pavilion, which contains a small ballroom and 

 two rooms for games. Farther on a bird pole and 

 targets have been set up for marksmen, besides 

 a range for pistol shooting, the same thing seen 

 in Paris at Lepages ; also in Pyrmont and other 

 places. 



On a hill opposite stands an isolated salon in 

 the bushes, built of rough logs of bark, which is 



