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GARDEN CRAFT IN EUROPE 



THE TERRACE, POWIS CASTLE, WALES. 



The chief point of difference between English and continental gardens 

 at this period was in the desire that the English showed for a greater cultiva- 

 tion of flowers. Under the influence of a more gloomy atmosphere the 

 English gardeners sought to supply a note of gaiety by bright flower parterres 

 rather than by the use of coloured earths, sculpture and vases. In the 



