wonderful. There is nothing at all like it in any of 

 the other gardens; it is quite unique. To one who 

 doubts the advantage of straight lines in gardening, 

 the extreme beauty of the perspective in the Quirinal 

 would teach much. The principal hedge walk nearest 

 the palace shows this at its best. At the right of the 

 path is the great ridge leading in a perfectly straight 

 line to the limit of the garden ; on the left are formal 

 beds filled with flowers, allowed to grow much as they 

 will, and the formality of the mass cut up by trees and 

 flowering shrubs. Pots of azalias and orange -trees 

 are placed here and there to make the opening of the 

 smaller paths, near to sides of the walk, form a con- 

 trast one to another, and make of the whole a most 

 complete and satisfying garden effect. There are 

 other parts of the garden that have not been so skil- 

 fully treated, and where the admirable opportunities, 

 the result of time and overgrowth, have been neglected. 

 An attempt to produce an English lawn is misplaced 

 here, and the disposition of the statuary and the sur- 

 roundings of the fountains are unfortunate. These 

 things are lost sight of, however, in the beauty of the 

 greater part of the garden, the charm of the old walks, 

 and the delightful seclusion of the green walled courts. 



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