GLEANINGS ON GARDENS. 27 



Oxton House, Devon. 



The grounds, which had been laid out at great 

 expense, in the old style, are modernized. 



Leeswood, near Mold. 



The grounds occupy a fine slope, and were laid out 

 by Switzer above a century ago ; the magnificent iron 

 gateway still remains. 



Pentre, Pembroke. 



The house is in a pleasant rural spot, embosomed in 

 trees ; the gardens in the old style, carefully kept up - t 

 the whole greatly admired. 



Powis Castle. 



The ascent by two immense terraces, rising one 

 above the other, connected by steps, and ornamented 

 by vases, statues, and other antique remains. There 

 were hanging gardens in imitation of those of St. 

 Germains, composed of a series of terraces, connected 

 by flights of steps cut out of the solid rock, with 

 water-works, &c.* 



* See Sir Uvedale Price's remarks on Powis Castle, in his ' sharp 

 but most candid and gentleman-like letter to Mr. Kepton. The 

 spirit of these pages (87 and 88), with other rich ones, in his 

 writings on landscape gardening, lend (to borrow a quotation of his 

 own) 



'. . . . afire 

 E'en to the dullest peasant.' 



