the villa is thus as a whole so unsatisfactory, there 

 are parts, taken by themselves, full of charm, and 

 among these are a series of alleys leading from a small 

 central fountain. High hedges border the paths, and 

 behind them are tall stone-pines, giving shade and 

 marking the perspective of each of these walks as the 

 eye follows them to the end. The flower-garden, 

 though not intended as a show feature, is very inter- 

 esting in its simplicity. It is intended simply as a 

 place to grow flowers for cutting, and an absence of 

 any design not necessary for the convenience of the 

 gardener has given the place a quaint character which 

 one rarely finds as a result of design. In the centre 

 is a basin from which the flowers are watered, and the 

 beds are. in long lines, with a wide path only in the 

 middle of the garden, the lateral ones being lost by 

 the growth of the plants. There are many bits of 

 statuary and architectural details of the Roman time, 

 once used to decorate the gardens of the Villa 

 Mattei. These are now placed often where they do 

 not add to the general effect, but at least where 

 they may be studied by the archaeological student. 



