24 GLEANINGS ON GARDENS. 



pcedia of Gardening for the whole of the following 

 notices of our ancient gardens : 



In Part I., Chapter IV., it mentions, amongst a 

 great many celebrated old gardens, Dr. Sherard's at 

 Eltham, 'one of the richest gardens England ever 

 possessed,' immortalised, says Pulteney, by the pen 

 of Dillenius ; and Collinson's 'fine garden' at Mill 

 Hill. And in the subsequent pages (amongst an 

 infinite variety) I select only the following : 



Gabions, near North Mimms. 



In Henry the Seventh's time, the seat of the 

 father of the illustrious Sir Thomas More. The 

 gardens were then, and in the succeeding reign, 

 celebrated for their splendour in the ancient taste. 



Theobald's Park. 



The gardens were large, and ornamented with 

 labyrinths, canals, and fountains. There were nine 

 knots artificially and exquisitely made, one of them in 

 imitation of the king's arms. 



Blenheim. 



The flower garden was an oval, with a basin of 

 water in the centre, and radiating walks, after the 

 plan of that of Madame de Pompadour, at Versailles. 



