Chap. I . of GARDENING, &c. 3 5 



And when we come nearer the Times of 

 Pliny ^ as little Account is given, none of the 

 Gardens of Rcme^ or any other part of that 

 Empire, being yet extant in Tables, by which 

 'tis poffible to colled any thing ^ tho* there 

 are imperfeft Sketches of the Gardens of G«- 

 far^ Domitian, MecdiTias^ Sergius, Galha, Sal- 

 liijl^ and Martial in the ancient Maps of 

 Rome^ as well as the Hiftories of thofe 

 Times. 



Columella, indeed, has fome plain Wooden 

 Cuts 5 but they aim at no more than the Ma- 

 thematical Decuflation or Boundary of a Field 

 in general ^ of which as much may be found 

 in any of our Books of Geometry : And I 

 remember to have feen the Plan of a Garden, 

 in a Tranflation of one of the Roman Archi- 

 tefts ^ but the fame was very mean, and fuch 

 as has been out of ufe with us fome time. 



But in the Country adjoining to Rome^ the 

 Monuments of Agriculture, Planting, and 

 Hortenfial Care, were very fpkndid 5 fuch 

 were the Villa^s of Quintus Hortenfius^ Pifo, quincus 

 Marius C^far^ and Pompey -^ fuch was the "^^'^"^"^• 

 Retirement of Servilius^ when Tiberuis Cafar ^^^^] 

 afflided the Roman Nobles ^ and fuch was the J^™ 

 volunZ2iTj Exih o( Scipio Africanus, from thepoinpey. 

 Ingratitude of the Roman State 5 and fuch, 

 in particular, was the Tiifcuhm or Villa Aca- 

 demica of the incomparable Orator Cicem^Ciccro, 

 (of all which Pliny has given fome Account 

 in feveral Chapters of his Natural Hijlory, 

 and fome imperfed Remains are or have been 



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