Contents 



JvADY MARY WORTI^Y MONTAGUE. 



BETTERS TO THE COUNTESS OF BUTE . . .163 



THOMAS WHATEXY. 



OBSERVATIONS ON MODERN GARDENING . .175 



OUVEJR GOLDSMITH. 



DESCRIPTION OF A CHINESE GARDEN . . .216 

 THE HISTORY OF A POET'S GARDEN . .221 



HORACE WAI,POI,E. 



BIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM KENT . 228 

 THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN TASTE IN GAR- 

 DENING ......... 236 



JOHN 



OF FENCES AND QUICKSETS ..... 282 



