GLEANINGS ON GARDENS. u 



CHAPTER II. 



DESCRIPTION OF MANY GARDENS IN ENGLAND 

 AND SCOTLAND, IN 1714. 



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'HETHER it is likely to obtain prints or 

 drawings of any of our ancient gardens, 

 described or alluded to in any of the following works, 

 I know not : 



The first is from the Spectator, which originally 

 came out in small folio weekly numbers, a part of each 

 number being appropriated to advertisements In that 

 of August 14th, 1711, appears: * At Westerham, in 

 Kent, within twenty miles of London, a dwelling-house 

 is to be sold, with stables, coach-house, brew-house, 

 and complete conveniences of all kinds, together with 

 a very fine garden laid out in terraces, and planted 

 with variety of greens and fruit trees. Enquire at 

 the Lady Reeve's, at Westerham, or at Mr. Wilkin- 

 son's Chambers, in Searle's Court, in Lincoln's Inn, 

 London/ 



Peck, in his Desiderata Cwriosa, quotes the follow- 

 ing description of Theobald's, from a MS. Life of 

 Lord Burleigh : ' He greatlie delighted in making 



