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GARDEN CRAFT IN EUROPE 



Amongst other curiosities of the Chateau de Gaillon were the Hermitage 

 and an island retreat known as La Maison bla?iche, a shining white garden 

 pavilion that glistened in the sun, surrounded by fairylike parterres. The 

 magnificent octagonal marble fountain reproduced on page 70 from Du 

 Cerceau's drawing had three large basins, the water spouting from one to 

 the other through satyr masks ; the lower panels were richly sculptured with 

 iimornl be-^rmgs 



THE CHATEAU DE MONTARGIS. 



At the Chateau de Blois (illus., p. 71) the garden scheme consisted of 

 three principal large gardens with several smaller ones attached. The largest 

 of all had a central pavilion similar to that at Gaillon and was divided into 

 a series of square flower parterres, each enclosed within a low railing. It 

 was entirely surrounded by a wooden gallery for the training of plants, and 

 similar galleries leading from one garden to the other made it possible to 

 reach almost any part under cover, protected from rain or sun. These also 

 appear in the garden at the Chateau de Beauregard, illustrated from Du 

 Cerceau's drawing. 



