92 GLEANINGS ON GARDENS. 



quarters of the above-mentioned little wilderness are 

 filled with these and with cherry-trees of the best 

 kinds, all within reach of the hand. At the ends of 

 these terraces run two long walks under the side-walls 

 of the garden which communicate with the other 

 terraces that front these opposite. Between the valley 

 is laid level, and divided into two irregular groves of 

 horse-chestnuts and a bowling-green in the middle of 

 about 180 feet. This is bounded behind with a canal 

 that runs quite across the groves, and also along one 

 side in the form of a "!" Behind this is a semi- 

 circular berceau, and a thicket of mixed trees that 

 completes the crown of the amphitheatre, which is of 

 equal extent with the bowling-green. Beyond that 

 runs a natural river through green banks of turf, over 

 which rises another row of terraces, the first supported 

 by a slope wall, planted with vines ; so is also the wall 

 that bounds the channel of the river. A second and 

 third appeared above this ; but they are to be turned 

 into a line of wilderness, with wild winding walks, for 

 the convenience of passing from one side to the other 

 in shade ; the heads of whose trees will lie below the 

 uppermost terrace of all, which completes the garden 

 and overlooks both that and the country. Even above 

 the wall of this the natural ground rises and is crowned 

 with several venerable ruins of an old castle, with 

 arches and broken views of which I must say more 



