ENGLISH PLEASURE GARDENS 



Arbours. 



Banqueting 

 houses. 



and to cover arbours and galleries. Solid wooden 

 posts, placed at intervals to support the lattice, formed 

 a pleasing contrast. 



Every garden contained one or more arbours. In 

 the " Gardener's Labyrinth " two kinds are described 

 in detail. One had a square-topped 

 the other an arched roof. Both 

 were constructed of willows or osiers 

 "so winded that the branches of 

 the vine, melon, or cucumber run- 

 ning and spreading all over, might 

 shadow and keep both the heat 

 and the sun from the sitters there- 

 under." Fragrant rosemary, jasmine, and roses of 

 various sorts, especially the sweetbrier or eglantine, 

 were also trained over the trellis, which often rested 

 on a part of the wall. As was remarked by an old 

 writer, " The herbers erected and framed in most 

 gardens are to their much refreshing and delight." 



More solid constructions of brick or of stone were 

 useful in winter as well as summer, as they were fur- 

 nished with chimneys. Such a one, on a large scale, is 

 still to be seen at Hampton Court, and is called the 

 banqueting house. Another, which has now disap- 

 peared, was built for Elizabeth of York at Windsor. 



Long covered walks formed another important feature 

 in every garden. Sometimes they passed between 



