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1 . Part of the Plan of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 8 



2. Orchard and Vineyard of the Monastery of Canterbury . . 9 

 .3. Vine Pruners. From an Anglo-Saxon MS., eleventh century . 23 



4. Ashridge. From a photograph . . . . .29 



5. The Eagle Pond, Newstead Abbey. From a photograph . 3 1 



6. Garden in a Town. From French MS., late fifteenth century . 37 



7. Grafting. From the Arte of Planting and Grafting, by Leonard 



Mascall, 1592 ...... 53 



8. Turfed Seat in a garden wall. From Roman de la Rose, Flemish 



MS., late fifteenth century . . . . .54 



9. Arbour, from the same MS. . . . 56 



10. Fountain, from an English MS., " Speculum," c. 1450 . . 58 



1 1. Garden, from Flemish MS. of the Roman de la Rose, late fifteenth 



century ....... 63 



12. The Feate of Gardening, by Ion Gardener, MS. c. 1440, Trinity 



College, Cambridge . . . . . .70 



13. Railed Flower Bed. From French MS. of the Roman de la 



Rose, c. 1450 . . . . 78 



14. The Mount, Rockingham. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 80 

 i^. Old Yew Walk and Mount, Rockingham. From a photograph . 81 



1 6. Garden with a gallery. From "The Second Booke of Flowers, 



Fruicts, Beastes, Birds and Flies," 1650 . v . 82 



17. Garden House, Loseley. From a drawing by Howard Carter . 85 



1 8. Knot from the " Gardener's Labyrinth " ... 87 



19. Picture at Hampton Court, showing the railed beds and beasts . 92 



20. Apricot Trees on old garden wall, Littlecote. From a drawing 



by Howard Carter . . .-,*-. . -97 



21. From " Gardener's Labyrinth " . . . . .99 



22. Tools used in Grafting . . , . . .106 



23. Pleached Alley at Dray ton. From a photograph . .. 117 



24. Boscobel in 1894. From a photograph . . . .119 



25. Boscobel in 1660. From an old print . . . .121 



26. Maze. From the Art of Gardening . . . .123 



27. Heslington. From a photograph . . . .124 



28. Example of Topiary Work in Cottage Garden, Haddon. From a 



drawing by Lady William Cecil . . . .125 



29. Charter of the Gardeners' Company . . . .137 



30. The South Prospect of Castle Bromwich in Warwickshire . 144 



31. Castle Bromwich. From a photograph . . . .145 



32. Orange Court at Burghley House. From a Picture at Burghley 158 



