CONTENTS. XXf 



Anecr]>)te of Lord Stair — Note — Gravel ami t( rrncc walk rom- 



pnred 133 



Tlic irrt;4ulnr cnricliinciUS of a broken bank, compared with llic 



regular ones of an ornamented parapet lOB 



7ole ill the lion's skin, Note - 13& 



The varieties in broken ground serve as indications where to 

 plant n-ith etTcct: in a nuit'orm bank no motive of preference 141 



Leonardo da Vinci, Note ibid. 



The use of a mixture of stone and wood-work in tlic fore- 

 grounds of everv style of building — trellisses 1-42 



Toleration in gardening — that of the Romans in religion lH 



The introduction of Dutch gardening probably banished the 



Italian style 145 



Quotation from Pontanus, Note • • • «. 146 



Revolution in gardening and politics compared 147 



Reformation of Knox and ]Brown conipared ibid. 



Mr. Brown most successful in gardens, not in grounds 118 



His merit in gravel walks — those at Blenheim 149 



His ridicule of zig-zag walks. Note 150 



fountains and statues ». . I5i 



Caution with regard to statues in gardens Ij8 



General comparison of ancient and modern gardening ibifU 



Symmetry, formality, strait lines 159 



The Italian style of gardening most suited to stately architec- 

 ture, but there are gr^fUvtions in garden ornaments, as in 



buildings 160 



JIow a red an ' ,: grcssive improvement in gardening might be 



made 161 



f^lsc idea of onguiality. 163 



