EVOLUTION OF THE GARDEN 5 



garden were broken by turrets and pierced with a 

 little door, usually opposite the chief entrance; the 

 walks were paved with brick or stone, or they were 

 sanded, or graveled ; and at the intersection of these 

 walks a graceful fountain usually tossed its spray 

 upon the buds and blossoms. The little beds were 

 laid out formally and were bright with flowers, 

 growing singly and not in masses. Often, too, pots 

 or vases were placed here and there at regular in- 

 tervals, containing orange, lemon, bay, or cypress 

 trees, their foliage beautifully trimmed in pyramids 

 or globes that rose high above the tall stems. Not 

 infrequently the garden rejoiced in a fruit-tree, or 

 several fruit-trees. Stone or marble seats invitingly 

 awaited visitors. 



The note here was charming intimacy. It was a 

 spot where gentleness and sweetness reigned, and 

 where, perforce, every flower enjoyed the air it 

 breathed. It was a Garden of Delight for flowers, 

 birds, and men. 



To trace the formal garden to its origin would 

 take us far afield. We should have to go back to the 

 ancient Egyptians, whose symmetrical and magnifi- 

 cent gardens were luxurious in the extreme ; to Baby- 

 lon, whose superb "Hanging Gardens" were among 

 the Seven Wonders of the World; and to the 



