"THE CURIOUS KNOTTED GARDEN" ?i 



labyrinth. It was a favorite diversion for a visitor 

 to puzzle his way through the green walls, breast 

 high, to the center; and the owner took delight in 

 watching the mistakes of his friend and was always 

 ready to give him the clue. When James I on his 

 "Southern Progress" in 1603 visited the magnificent 

 garden known as Theobald's and belonging to Lord 

 Burleigh, where we have already seen l Gerard was 

 the horticulturist, the King went into the labyrinth 

 of the garden "where he re-created himself in the 

 meanders compact of bays, rosemary and the like, 

 overshadowing his walk." 



The labyrinth, or maze, was a fad of the day. It 

 still exists in many English gardens that date from 

 Elizabethan times and is a feature of many more 

 recent gardens. Perhaps of all mazes the one at 

 Hampton Court Palace is the most famous. 



The orchard was another feature of the Eliza- 

 bethan garden. It was the custom for gentlemen 

 to retire after dinner (which took place at eleven 

 o'clock in the morning) to the garden arbor, or 

 to the orchard, to partake of the "banquet" or 

 dessert. Thus Shallow addressing Falstaff after 

 dinner exclaims: 



"Nay, you shall see mine orchard, where, in an 



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