GARDEN-HOUSE AND WALL-THL ORCHARDS 



A classifica- 

 tion. 



Naturalistic 

 gardens. 



CHAPTER X 



MODERN GARDENS 



LL sorts of gardens exist in Eng- 

 land to-day. To classify them is 

 almost impossible, but broadly they 

 may still be separated into two 

 divisions the naturalistic and the 

 formal. Each is an evolution con- 

 taining motives derived from the different styles 

 described in the preceding chapters, with the addition 

 of certain novel features bringing the garden up to 

 date. These additions are, however, adaptations rather 

 than original creations in their design. 



Under the head of naturalistic might be men- 

 tioned the many so-called wild, Alpine, rock, bog, water, 

 and subtropical gardens, if the latter name can be 

 applied to a plantation unconfined by apparent bound- 

 aries. This style is usually adopted also for botanical 

 gardens. The object in all these plantations is to 



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